Icom IC-9700 Advanced Manual page 88

8. GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED)
GPS SET
» GPS > GPS Alarm
MENU
Alarm Area (RX/Memory)
Select the GPS active alarm range.
When a target enters in the active alarm range, the
GPS Alarm sounds and the GPS alarm icon blinks.
L When Alarm Select is set to "RX" or "Memory," this
setting is enabled. (p. 8-40)
• Limited: The transceiver sounds 3 beeps and the
GPS Alarm icon blinks when the target
enters the 500 meter range.
• Extended: The transceiver sounds 3 beeps and the
GPS Alarm icon blinks when the target
enters the 1 kilometer range.
• Both: The transceiver sounds a beep and
the GPS Alarm icon blinks when the
target enters the 1 kilometer range, and
sounds 3 beeps and the icon blinks
when it enters the 500 meter range.
When the target exits the 500 meter
range, but is still in the 1 kilometer
range, the icon continues to blink, but
no beeps sound.
Example:
When a target station enters in the active alarm range
(500 meter or 1 kilometer range, depending on the
setting), the GPS Alarm sounds and the GPS Alarm
icon blinks.
Extended range
approximately 1 km, 1094 Y
Limited range
approximately 500 m, 547 Y
Your location
Target
station
Sounds a beep.
(Default: Both)
Sounds 3 beeps.
» GPS
MENU
GPS Auto TX
Select an option for the GPS automatic transmission
function.
This function automatically transmits the current
position data received from a GPS receiver, as well
as any entered GPS message, at the set interval.
NOTE: When GPS TX Mode is "NMEA," set GPS
Select to "External GPS." If you set to "Manual"
or "OFF," the current position data is automatically
transmitted.
• OFF:
• 5 sec to 30 min: Transmits the current position
N
8-41
(Default: OFF)
Does not automatically transmit
the position data. (When you push
or microphone's [PTT],
TRANSMIT
the transceiver transmits the
position data.)
data at the selected interval (5*,
10, or 30 seconds, or 1, 3, 5, 10,
or 30 minutes).
* Not displayed when you set
4 GPS sentences in GPS
Sentence. (p. 8-19)