Motorola APX 8500 Manual page 203

Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System
Peer-Location on the Display (ASTRO
This feature is only available for radio-to-radio voice
transmissions, dispatch call and selective call.
Both the transmitting radio and receiving radio must
be configured to enable them to send and receive
the GPS coordinates.
Note: If the receiving radio is operating in a Mixed
Mode channel, only if its voice transmission is
through conventional ASTRO
radio can receive the location coordinates of the
peers.
This feature is also operable in a Scan Active
channel or Scan Talkback channel.
After receiving a voice transmission with GPS
coordinates enabled on the receiving radio, the
display shows the coordinates available in full or in
short coordinates.
®
25 system then the
®
25 Conventional)
Full location coordinates
•
PTT ID (optional)
•
Longitude and latitude
•
Relative distance or direction
Short location coordinates
•
PTT ID (optional)
•
Longitude and latitude
Note: If the transmitting radio is stale at the location
after a period, the receiving radio display shows the
last known location. If the transmitting radio does not
have GPS or the receiving radio could not decode
the GPS signal of the received signal, the receiving
radio display shows the location as unknown.
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