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5
GPS OPERATION
5-13
Transmitting D-PRS data
D
About each
setting item
Unproto Address
Displays an unproto address of up to 56 alphanumeric
characters.
NOTE:
You should use the default address, and
editing is not recommended.
Symbol
Select the symbol that indicates your operating
situation. The selected Symbol channel’s Symbol
(1 ~ 4) is transmitted with position data.
L
See “Selectable Symbol list.” (p. 5-15)
TIP: To change the Symbol
1�
Select a Symbol channel you want to edit.
L
Do not push [ENT].
2�
Push [QUICK].
3�
Select “Edit Symbol.”
4�
Select a Symbol.
• Sets the Symbol into the Symbol channel.
SSID
Select an SSID based on APRS
®
to add to your call
sign, to show your operating style to other stations.
The addition methods of the SSID differ, depending on
whether the call sign includes a space or not.
• ---:
The space in call sign is converted to “-.”
L
If no text is entered after the space, the space
will be deleted, and the space is not converted
to “-.”
Example:
JA3YUA → JA3YUA
JA3YUA
A
→ JA3YUA
-A
• (-0):
No SSID is added.
L
If a call sign includes a space, any text or digit
after the space will be deleted.
Example:
JA3YUA → JA3YUA
JA3YUA
A
→ JA3YUA
• -1~-15: Adds an SSID of -1 to -15 to your call sign.
L
Example:
SSID is “-9.”
JA3YUA → JA3YUA
-9
JA3YUA
A
→ JA3YUA
-9
• -A~-Z: Adds an SSID of -A to -Z to your call sign.
L
Example:
SSID is “-Z.”
JA3YUA → JA3YUA
-Z
JA3YUA
A
→ JA3YUA
-Z
TIP: About the SSID
To assist in identifying a station’s type, designated
call sign SSIDs are used in D-PRS (or APRS
®
),
according to a common guideline.
The guideline may be changed when the
infrastructure environment, such as a product
or network, is changed. Please check the latest
guideline in the web site related to D-PRS and
APRS
®
, and correctly set.
http://aprs.org/aprs11/SSIDs.txt
Comment
Enter a comment to transmit it with the D-PRS
position data. You can enter up to 4 comments. The
number of characters you can enter differs, depending
on the
Altitude
and
Data Extension
settings�
( MENU > GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS (DV-A) >
Altitude
,
Data Extension
)
Data Extension
Altitude
Characters
entered
(Maximum)
OFF
OFF
43 (Default)
OFF
ON
35
Course/Speed
OFF
36
Course/Speed
ON
28
The symbol “ ” displays the transmittable comment
range. Note that the characters that exceed the range
are not transmitted.
Transmittable comment range display
(In case of up to 28 characters)