Transmitting Nmea Data; D Setting The Gps Data Sentence - Icom IC-9700 Advanced Manual

8. GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED)

Transmitting NMEA data

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

D Setting the GPS data sentence

1. Open the NMEA SET screen.
» GPS > GPS TX Mode > NMEA
MENU
2. Touch "GPS Sentence."
3. 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.
QUICK
L Pushing and touching "Default" returns to the
default setting.
4. Repeat step 3 to set the GPS sentence.
L Up to 4 GPS sentences can be set at a time.
5. To close the NMEA SET screen, push
several times.
• Returns to the standby screen, then
displayed.
Contents of GPS sentence
Sentence Lon/Lat Alt
RMC
✔
GGA
✔ ✔
GLL
✔
VTG
GSA
GSV
EXIT
is
Date
UTC Status
(UTC)
✔ ✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔
NOTE:
• Set GSV Sentence to "OFF" when sending
the GPS message to a conventional digital
transceivers.
• 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.
» GPS > GPS Set > GPS Select
MENU
» GPS > GPS Set > Manual Position
MENU
• Note that if GPS Auto TX is set to any other
option than "OFF," data is automatically
transmitted according to the set time.
» GPS > GPS Auto TX
MENU
L If GPS Select is set to "OFF" or "Manual," the GPS
Automatic Transmission function is not activated.
2D COG SOG
/3D (True) (knot)
Magnetic variation, Mode Indicator
✔ ✔
Number of satellites in use, HDOP,
Geoidal separation, Age of Differential
GPS data, Differential reference station
ID
Mode Indicator
COG (Magnetic north), SOG (km/h),
✔ ✔
Mode Indicator
PRN number 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)
8-19
Others