Icom ID-31A PLUS Advanced Manual page 160

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MENU SCREEN
GPS items
GPS Sentence
MENU > GPS > GPS TX Mode > NMEA (DV-G) >
GPS Sentence
Select sentences to be transmitted in the GPS mode
to transmit position data� Set to between RMC, GGA,
GLL, VTG, GSA, and GSV�
NOTE: Set the GSV sentence to OFF when
sending the GPS message to conventional digital
transceivers (IC-2820H, IC-E2820, ID-800H, IC-
91AD, IC-E91, IC-V82, IC-U82, IC-2200H)�
The GSV sentence is incompatible with them�
Information
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• Up to 4 GPS sentences can be set at a time�
• Displays "✓" when the sentence is set to ON�
• Even if GPS Auto TX Timer is set to
"5 sec�," when 4 sentences are selected, the time is
automatically changed to "10 sec�"
• "VTG," "GSA," and "GSV" sentences is not transmitted
when your position has been manually set�
TIP: Contents of GPS sentence
The Time Stamp is displayed based on the UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) time�
Sentence Lat/Lon
RMC
✔
GGA
✔
GLL
✔
VTG
GSA
GSV
Sentence
RMC Magnetic Variation, Mode Indicator
Number of used satellites, HDOP, Geoidal separation, Age of Differential GPS data,
GGA
Differential reference station ID
GLL Mode Indicator
VTG COG (Magnetic north), SOG (km/h), Mode Indicator
GSA PRN number of satellites, PDOP, HDOP, VDOP
Total number of sentences, Sentence number, Total number of satellites in view, Satellite
GSV
information (ID, Altitude, Azimuth, S/N)
(Default: GGA)
GPS Time
Alt Stamp
(UTC)
(UTC)
✔
✔ ✔
✔
GPS Message
MENU > GPS > GPS TX Mode > NMEA (DV-G) >
GPS Message
Enter a GPS message of up to 20 alphanumeric
characters� (p� 5-19)
NOTE: When you do not want to send a message,
delete the entered message�
Date
Status
✔ ✔
✔
✔
✔
Others
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COG
2D/3D
(True)
✔
✔
✔
SOG
(knot)
✔
✔