Checking Gps Position; D Displaying Position Data - Icom ID-51A Advanced Manual

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10
GPS OPERATION

■ Checking GPS Position

You can check your current position.
The GPS position screen is cancelled when [PTT] is
pushed. After releasing, the screen automatically appears.
During transmission, the GPS position screen can be se-
lected by pushing [QUICK]

D Displaying Position Data

q Push [QUICK] to open the Quick Menu screen.
w Push D-pad() to select "GPS Position," and then
push D-pad(Ent).
The first MY GPS position screen appears. (1/5)
D-pad
(Ent)
( )
e Push D-pad() to view other position screens.
• MY Position: Displays your latitude and longitude,
grid locator, altitude, speed*, time,
direction* and compass heading*.
* Does not appear when "GPS Se-
lect" is set to "Manual." (p. 16-32)
(GPS > GPS Set > GPS Select)
• RX Position 1: Displays the caller station's latitude
and longitude, grid locator, altitude,
distance/direction from your posi-
tion, D-PRS symbol, call sign and
SSID.
• Depending on the received signal,
some data may not be displayed.
(p. 10-6)
• RX Position 2: Displays the caller station's call sign,
SSID, course, speed, TX power lev-
el, height, antenna gain, antenna
direction, temperature, rainfall, wind
direction, wind speed, barometric
pressure, humidity and Time stamp.
• Depending on the received signal,
some data may not be displayed.
(p. 10-6)
• Example of the GPS data screens to the right
GPS memory:
Tokyo Big Sight
249 ml
Your
station
Course is 170 degrees Speed is 0.4 mph.
.
GPS alarm:
Tokyo Skytree
251 ml
RX station
Course is 41 degrees
Speed is 0.4 mph.
MY Position
Compass
direction Top
is North
Your course
heading is
north-east
Your course
heading is
170 degrees
RX Position 1
The direction of
the RX station
from you.
The station is
east-northeast
of you.
Shows the
D-PRS
symbol
RX Position 2
The course
heading of the
RX station is
41 degrees
from north.
10-3
Latitude
Longitude
Grid Locator
Altitude
The distance
from you to
the station
Caller's call sign
with SSID.
Shows the
time the caller
acquired the
position data
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