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GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED)
6-36
GPS items
Position
(Default: LATITUDE: 0°00.00′N,
LONGITUDE:0°00.00′W, ALTITUDE: ------ft)
[MENU] > GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format > Item >
Position
Displays the position information of the Item�
Push [QUICK] to open the Quick Menu window 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 6-34 when you want to enter the position
information manually�
Data Extension
(Default: OFF)
[MENU] > GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format > Item >
Data Extension
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 settings�
• OFF:
Does not transmit any information�
• Course/Speed:
Transmits the course and speed data
with the position data�
• Power/Height/Gain/Directivity:
Transmits the TX power level, height,
antenna gain, antenna direction, and
position data�
Course
(Default: 0°)
[MENU] > GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format > Item >
Course
Sets the Item’s course to between 0° and 360°
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This item is displayed when “Data Extension” is set to
“Course/Speed�”
Speed
(Default: 0°)
[MENU] > GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format > Item >
Speed
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�”
Item Name
[MENU] > GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format > Item >
Item Name
Sets the Item station’s name of up to 9 characters�
Data Type
(Default: Live Item)
[MENU] > GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format > Item >
Data Type
Selects the Item station’s status�
• Live Item:
The Item station is valid�
• Killed Item: The Item station is invalid�
Symbol
(Default: Transceiver)
[MENU] > GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format > Item >
Symbol
Selects the symbol that indicates the Item’s means
of transportation or location� The selected symbol
channel’s symbols are transmitted with position data
while in the D-PRS mode�
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See page 6-31 for details of editing a symbol�
Comment
[MENU] > GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format > Item >
Comment
Enters 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 settings�
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)