Using a flip-phones GPS NMEA data for the GPS in an APRS station

Question

I have heard that it is possible to connect certain flip-phones to external devices via their Micro USB port and, through the USB port, send the NMEA location Data from their internal GPS to an external device.

I am wondering if it would be possible to use a GPS and Micro USB equipped flip-phone in this way to receive the GPS NMEA location data for an APRS station.

Was there a particular phone you had heard of that had this feature? — Paul V, Dec 26 '14 at 04:23
@PaulV the Kyocera Dura XT: http://www.kyoceramobile.com/duraxt/#specs — W8AWT, Dec 26 '14 at 15:24
Any modern Android device is capable of doing this. It's called an OTG cable. — PearsonArtPhoto, Dec 29 '14 at 03:12
@PearsonArtPhoto Even pushing the NMEA GPS output to another device through the OTG cable? — W8AWT, Dec 29 '14 at 15:16
It would likely require the right program running on the device... — PearsonArtPhoto, Dec 29 '14 at 20:52

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:37

This question was answered in part at Stack Overflow for an Android device. As they are getting to be quite inexpensive, I assume it will work for your needs. Here are some parts to your solution:

Use an OTG cable to connect your phone to your other device.
The phone needs to run a program called "ShareGPS ", which will communicate the location over USB.

Feel free to look at the question to see a solution for TCP/IP, Bluetooth, etc.

Using a flip-phones GPS NMEA data for the GPS in an APRS station

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