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8. GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED)
Transmitting D-PRS data
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Setting D-PRS Object/Item
Set to transmit as a D-PRS Object or Item.
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See page 8-3 for details.
1. Setting the GPS TX Mode to D-PRS
MENU
» GPS > GPS TX Mode >
D-PRS
2. Checking the Unproto Address
You should use the default address, and editing is not
recommended.
3. Setting the TX format to “Object” or “Item”
4. Entering Object name or Item name
Enter an Object or Item name, such as an event
information or location.
5. Setting Data type
Set the Object or Item’s status.
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For example, if you want to transmit finished event
information as an Object, set the Date type to “Killed
Object.”
6. Setting the Symbol
Select a symbol that indicates an Object or Item.
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See page 8-29 to directly enter the Symbol.
7. Entering a comment
Enter a comment to transmit as an Object or Item.
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The number of characters you can enter differs,
depending on the data extension and altitude settings.
(p. 8-30)
1. Touch “Comment.”
2. Push
QUICK
.
3. Touch “Edit.”
4. Enter a comment.
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See “Keyboard entering and editing” in the BASIC
MANUAL for details.
5. After entering, touch [ENT].
6. Push
EXIT
.
8. Setting the Position
Set the position data of an Object or Item.
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For example, if you want to transmit traffic accident
information as an Item, set the location where the
accident has happened.
If the position data is entered in the GPS memory, you
can easily set the position data from the memory.
9. Setting the Data Extension
Set the data extension of an Object or Item’s
information.
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Set the Data Extension to “Course/Speed” to transmit as
a mobile station.
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Set the Data Extension to “Power/Height/Gain/Directivity”
to transmit as a base station.
When you set the Data Extension to
“Course/Speed”:
9-1. Setting the Course
Set the Object or Item’s course when the station
moves.
9-2. Setting the Speed
Set the Object or Item’s speed.
When you set the Data Extension to
“Power/Height/Gain/Directivity”:
9-3. Setting the TX power
Select the TX power level of the Object or Item if
the station is a repeater, node, access point, and
so on and an antenna is installed.
9-4. Setting the antenna height
Select the height of the Object or Item’s antenna.
9-5. Setting the antenna gain
Select the gain of the Object or Item antenna.
9-6. Setting the antenna directivity
Select the direction the base Object or Item’s
antenna was pointing.
10. Setting the SSID
To assist in identifying a station’s type, the displayed
APRS
®
(Automatic Packet Reporting System) based
SSID is added after the D-PRS data call sign.
The way to add SSID’s differs, depending on whether
you enter a space in your call signs or not.