6
GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED)
6-17
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Weather station transmission
When you transmit as a weather station, you should
set the weather station’s settings and input the
weather data into the [USB] port�
You can input the weather data from a third party’s
weather device by converting it to the APRS weather
format in your PC or microcomputer�
After completing the weather station’s settings and
inputting the weather data, you can transmit as a
weather station�
NOTE:
To input the Weather data into the [USB]
port, set “USB Connect” to “Serialport,” and set “USB
Serialport function” to “DV Data�”
([MENU] > SET > Function >
USB Connect
)
([MENU] > SET > Function >
USB Serialport function
)
If the weather data is not input into the [USB] port,
you cannot transmit as a weather station�
Weather
device
Microcomputer
PC
USB cable
(User supplied)
or
To the [USB]
port
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Application setting
Configure the communication software as follows�
• Port:
The COM port number that is used by the
transceiver�*
• Baud rate: Your desired speed
• Data:
8 bit
• Parity:
none
• Start:
1 bit
• Stop:
1 bit
• Flow control: none
* Depending on the PC environment, the COM port number
used by the ID-52A/E may be higher than 5�
In that case, use an application that can set it to higher
than 5�
Transmitting D-PRS data
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Confirming the weather data input
You can confirm whether or not the weather data is
input into the [USB] port�
1� Set “GPS TX Mode” to “D-PRS,” and “TX format”
to “Weather�” (p� 6-16)
2� On the Standby screen, push [QUICK]�
3� Select “Weather Information�”
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Displays the WEATHER INFORMATION screen if the
weather data is entered correctly�
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When the weather information is displayed, you can
transmit as a weather station� If “-” is displayed on the
screen, the weather data is not entered� In that case,
check the entered data settings�
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About the weather data content
The weather data should be input according to the
format (based on the APRS
®
Weather Data), shown
below�
Example:
220/004 g005 t077 r000 p000 P000 h50 b09900 End code
1 2 3 4 5
6
7 8
9
No.
Item
Value
Unit
1
Wind direction
000 to 360
°
2
Wind speed
000 to 999
mph
3
Gust speed
g000 to g999
mph
4
Temperature
t-99 to t-01,
t000 to t999
°F
5
Rainfall
r000 to r999*
1
inch
6
Rainfall (24 Hours)
p000 to p999*
1
inch
7
Rainfall (Midnight)
P000 to P999*
1
inch
8
Humidity
h00, h01 to h99
(h00 indicates 100%�)
%
9
Barometric pressure b00000 to b99999*
2
hPa,
mb
*
1
The last two digits indicate the one decimal place and the
two decimal places�
*
2
The last digit indicates the one decimal place�
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If you have no data, enter a space or “�” (period) instead
of a number�
(Example: “���/���g���t077r000p���P���h50b�����”)
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Enter <CR>, <LF>, or <CR><LF> for an end code�
