RHOTHETA User Manual RT-800
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6.3.4 COSPAS-SARSAT Bearing and List
This view combines the “COSPAS-SARSAT Bearing” and “COSPAS-SARSAT List” views for
the last arrived COSPAS-SARSAT messages (s. Fig. 63).
Fig. 63 "Decode” page. "Bearing and List" view
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Use the hotkey “406.025” for changing the frequency (s. Fig. 63, position 1).
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Pressing the hotkey “C/S Bearing” (s. Fig. 63, position 2) will change to the “COSPAS-
SARSAT Bearing” view (s. 6.3.3).
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Pressing the hotkey “C/S List” (s. Fig. 63, position 3) will change to the “COSPAS-
SARSAT List” view (s. 6.3.2).
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Hotkey “Export” exports the GPS coordinates of the currently displayed COSPAS-
SARSAT message to the “Bearing” page (s. Fig. 63, position 4). See also chapter 6.3.5
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Like in the “COSPAS-SARSAT List” view, it is possible to delete all stored COSPAS-
SARSAT messages by pressing the hotkey “Delete All” (s. Fig. 63, position 5).
6.3.5 Export to Bearing Page
The calculated bearing of an emergency beacon, which is based on the decoded GPS
position, can be exported to the “Bearing” page by pressing the hotkey “Export” (s. Fig. 61 or
Fig. 63, position 4). In this case, the RT-800 is operating on the selected COSPAS-SARSAT
frequency in the normal bearing mode.
The GPS based information like:
- numerical indication of the GPS true bearing,
- indication of the GPS true bearing as the “GPS Arrow” in gray,
- the calculated distance to the emergency beacon
is displayed at the same time.
