KISS protocol radio integration

Hello Alberto,

in the "Sensors manager" is already available under "Others > NMEA reader" device, that should already read transmitted NMEA messages and display data on the screen. Give it a try and let me know, if it works as expected.

Screenshoy 👇

Hello Alberto,
to move this further (and to help with the "custom icons" idea), could you tell me a bit more about your setup?

• Which radio model and firmware are you using?
• If possible, can you record a short sample of what your radio sends to Locus? (in "Sensors manager > ⋯ > Raw data recorder", ~30 seconds is enough or record as NMEA over app settings)
• What does "custom icons" mean for you exactly — pick the closest:
  a) just replace the default pin with one icon I choose,
  b) different icons by station type (car / house / weather …),
  c) different icons by callsign (my friends vs. others),
  d) my own position should look different from received stations.
• Should the icon rotate to show direction of movement?
• Should the callsign be shown as a label below each icon?
  

Thanks!

Hello Alberto,
a couple of APRS-related improvements landed in the upcoming Locus Map 4.33.1 based on your screenshots and the discussion above:

• Received Kenwood radio waypoints ($PKWDWPL) are now plotted at the correct position — there was a latitude/longitude swap that placed them on the wrong continent.
• The default rendering for received APRS stations is now a discreet Locus dot instead of the loud Garmin red flag.
• You can now pick a custom icon per APRS sensor in Sensors manager > (your APRS sensor) > Settings > Waypoint icon. Tap to choose, long-press to reset to the default dot.
• Timestamps on received waypoints now use the date carried in the message itself, fixing ±24-hour jumps around UTC midnight.

The wider KISS-protocol integration (decoding raw AX.25 from any TNC, not just Kenwood-style radios) is a much bigger piece of work.

Try the next beta when it lands and let us know how it works for your setup.