Looks like that's what the guy who's page Chris linked to did, only he got fancy and put it in a mini-box. Or, if you Google "5V power supply module" you'll get about a quadrillion hits for little PCB units like this one for a couple of bucks each.Originally Posted by WØTKX
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All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
After researching some more, I'm no so much concerned with the power supply. I found like 50 million little dc to dc converters on the bay.
What I'm more concerned about is actually connecting the GPS antenna to the radio. The guy in the post connected his via a neat little board. The problem I'm having a hard time understanding is that most vhf radios get their input from a chartplotter output. Will the simple GPS puck supply the necessary data to the radio without going through some sort of software?
I've attached a photo of the back of the radio, and the page from the installation guide. If I buy this antenna and cut the 6 pin connector off I should be able to make direct connections to the radio, correct? I would just use the data in/out wires from the radio, and make a separate connection with the power wires on the antenna through a USB converter?
Am I making sense? LOL
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