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12. GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED)
Checking your location
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About the Course
The course displayed on the GPS POSITION
screens is indicated in degrees.
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About the Grid Locator
Grid Locator (GL) is a position compressed into a
6 character code, calculated by the longitude and
the latitude.
The locator is simply calculated by dividing the
earth’s surface into squares.
It is used to find the location of a transceiver
station.
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Changing the GPS Memory or Alarm
You can change the GPS Memory or GPS Alarm
in the GPS POSITION screen.
1. While selecting the MEM screen or ALM
screen, push
.
2. Touch “GPS Memory Select,” or touch “Alarm
Select.”
MEM screen
ALM screen
3. Select the GPS Memory or GPS Alarm to
display on the GPS POSITION screen.
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Adding or editing a GPS Memory: p. 12-19
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Setting the GPS Alarm: p. 12-24
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90°
270°
180°
45°
135°
225°
315°
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PM74SO
Field
Square Subsquare
The grid locator map of Japan
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140°
40°
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PM
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QM