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GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED)
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GPS SET
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GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format >
Item
Item Name
Enter an Item name of up to 9 characters.
Data Type
(Default: Live Item)
Sets the Item’s status.
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Live Item: The Item is valid.
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Killed Item: The Item is invalid.
Symbol
(Default: Radio)
The symbol is an icon that indicates the Item’s means
of transportation or location. The saved symbol is
transmitted along with the position data while in the
D-PRS mode.
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See page 9-28 for details of editing a symbol.
Comment
Enter a comment to transmit it with the D-PRS
position data�
The number of characters you can enter differs,
depending on the Data Extension and Altitude data
entry�
Data Extension
Altitude
Characters
entered
(maximum)
OFF
—
43 (Default)
OFF
Entered
35
Course/Speed
—
36
Course/Speed
Entered
28
Power/Height/Gain/Directivity
—
36
Power/Height/Gain/Directivity Entered
28
The symbol “ ” displays the transmittable comment
range. Please note that the characters that exceed the
range will not be transmitted.
Transmittable comment range display
(Example: up to 28 characters)
Position
(Default: LATITUDE: 0°00.00′N,
LONGITUDE: 0°00.00′W,
ALTITUDE: ------ft)
Displays the position information of the Item.
Push
to open the QUICK MENU screen shown
below.
TIP:
When you select “Capture From GPS” or “Set
From GPS Memory,” you can capture the position
from the GPS, or set the Item’s position from the
GPS memory�
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See page 9-30 to enter the position information manually.
Data Extension
(Default: OFF)
Selects whether or not to transmit the Course/Speed
data or the Power/Hight/Gain/Directivity data with the
position data in the D-PRS mode.
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The number of characters you can enter in “Comment”
differs, depending on the “Altitude” and “Data Extension”
settings.
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OFF: Does not transmit any information.
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Course/Speed:
Transmits the course and speed data with the
position data�
•
Power/Height/Gain/Directivity:
Transmits the TX power level, height, antenna
gain, and antenna direction, along with the
position data�
Course
(Default: 0º)
Sets the Item’s course to between 0º and 360º.
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This item is displayed when “Data Extension” is set to
“Course/Speed.”
Speed
(Default: 0mph)
Sets the Item’s speed to between 0 and 1150 mph.*
* If the Speed unit is set to “km/h,” set to between 0 to 1850
km/h, or set to “knots,” set to between 0 and 999 knots.
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This item is displayed when “Data Extension” is set to
“Course/Speed.”