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• Flush mounting bracket for “in dash” installation.
(White = 500FMW, Black = 500FMB)
Contact your West Marine store or dealer from whom you purchased the
radio for information.
Optional Accessories
NMEA Technical Setup
VHF500 NMEA0183 GPS Input Connection Specification
This section is useful when attaching an external GPS to the
VHF500
radio. Many GPS units have a setup menu to be able to configure the
NMEA0183 serial data output. This output can be used to supply
information to other devices on the vessel, such as the
VHF500
DSC
VHF radio, auto pilots, chart plotters, etc.
To setup the GPS to be used with the
VHF500
radio, the following items
need to be considered for proper operation:
1.
Baud Rate – Set the Baud rate to 4800.
2.
Data Bits – Set the Data Bits to 8.
3.
Parity – Set the Parity to None.
4.
Stop Bits – Set the Stop Bits to 1.
5.
GPRMC Command – This command is used by the
VHF500
and
includes the UTC Time, Latitude, Longitude, Speed, Direction, and
Date information.
The data amplitude : Over 3.0V
Drive capability : Over 10mA
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