5. GPS OPERATION
5-4
5.5
Type 16 Message
The type 16 message provides weather information. It is transmitted by the Japan Maritime Safety
Agency, thus you must be within the transmitting range of a japanese DGPS reference station to
receive this type of message.
You may display this type of message as follows:
1. Press the
MENU
key to show the menu.
2. Choose GPS and then press the
ENTER
key.
3. Choose Type 16 Message and then press the
ENTER
key. (If no messages are present you
cannot choose this menu item.)
Type 16 message
Weather messages from as many as six DPGS reference stations are shown and the latest is at
the top.The oldest message is erased when a new message arrives.
To close only the message board, press the
ENTER
key.
Type 16 Message
Type 16 Message
Point Name
Time
Wind
Pressure
Wave
Direction/Speed
Murotasaki
Kobe
Osakako
Oseki
Tomgashima
Shinomisaki
13:25
13:55
13:45
13:15
13:50
13:55
13:35
13:05
13:30
13:00
ENE
NE
NW
N
N
NW
SSW
S
NW
W
5m
10m
5m
10m
5m
10m
5m
10m
5m
10m
1015hPa
1016hPa
1015hPa
1017hPa
1017hPa
1017hPa
1013hPa
1015hPa
1015hPa
1016hPa
10m
13m
11m
10m
9m
10m
8m
9m
5m
10m
13:30
13:00
NW
W
5m
10m
1015hPa
1016hPa
5m
10m
[MENU]: Close MENU [ENTER]: Close this window
Name of DGPS
reference station
Time
Wind direction
and speed
(16 compass pts.)
Atmospheric
pressure (0-9999 hPa)
Wave height
(0-99 m)
