Transmitting Nmea Data; D Setting The Gps Data Sentence - Icom ID-31A PLUS Advanced Manual

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GPS OPERATION

Transmitting NMEA data

Set a GPS sentence to transmit GPS data in the DV
mode.

D Setting the GPS data sentence

MENU > GPS > GPS TX Mode > NMEA (DV-G)>
GPS Sentence
1� Push [MENU].
2� Select "GPS."
3� Select "GPS TX Mode."
4� Select "NMEA (DV-G)" and then
select "GPS Sentence."
▼
5� Select the GPS sentence.
• Displays "✓" when the sentence is set to ON.
L The selectable GPS sentences are RMC, GGA, GLL,
VTG, GSA, and GSV. The GGA sentence is set to
ON as the default GPS sentence.
L Pushing [QUICK] and selecting "Default" returns to
the default setting.
Contents of GPS sentence
Sentence Lon/Lat
RMC
✔
GGA
✔
GLL
✔
VTG
GSA
GSV
[Up]
[ENT]
[Down]
Date
Alt UTC Status
(UTC)
✔ ✔ ✔
✔ ✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔
6� Repeat step 5 to set the GPS sentence.
L Up to 4 GPS sentences can be set at a time.
7� Push [MENU].
• Returns to the standby screen, then "DV-G" is
displayed.
NOTE:
• Set GSV Sentence to "OFF" when sending
the GPS message to a conventional digital
transceivers. (p. 5-4)
• If GPS Select is set to "Manual," the transceiver
automatically sets the NMEA sentence, and
transmits it along with the manually entered
position data in Manual Position. (p. 11-9)
(GPS > GPS Set > GPS Select)
(GPS > GPS Set > Manual Position)
• Note that if GPS Auto TX is set to any other
option than "OFF," data is automatically
transmitted according to the set time. (p. 11-18)
(GPS > GPS Auto TX)
2D COG SOG
/3D (True) (knot)
Magnetic variation, Mode Indicator
✔ ✔
Number of satellites in use, HDOP,
Geoidal separation, Age of Differential
GPS data
Mode Indicator
COG (Magnetic north), SOG (km/h),
✔ ✔
Mode Indicator
ID numbers of satellites used in
✔
solution, PDOP, HDOP, VDOP
Total number of sentences, Sentence
number, Total number of satellites
in view, Satellite information (ID,
Elevation, Azimuth, S/N)
5-18
Others