Icom IC-705 Advanced Manual page 120

12. GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED)
GPS SET
» GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS
> TX Format > Item
Item Name
Enter an Item name of up to 9 characters.
Data Type
Sets the Item's status.
• Live Object: The Item is valid.
• Killed Object: The Item is invalid.
Symbol
The symbol is an icon that indicates the Item's
means of transportation or location. The saved
symbol is transmitted along with the position data
while in the D-PRS mode.
LSee page 12-32 for details of editing a symbol.
Comment
Enter a comment to transmit it with the D-PRS
position data.
The number of characters you can enter differs,
depending on the Data Extension and Altitude
data entry.
Data Extension
OFF
OFF
Course/Speed
Course/Speed
Power/Height/Gain/Directivity
Power/Height/Gain/Directivity Entered
The symbol " " displays the transmittable
comment range. Please note that the characters
that exceed the range will not be transmitted.
Transmittable comment range display
(Example: up to 28 characters)
(Default: Live Object)
(Default: Radio)
Characters
Altitude entered
(maximum)
— 43 (Default)
Entered 35
— 36
Entered 28
— 36
28
Position
(Default: LATITUDE: 0°00.00'N,
LONGITUDE: 0°00.00'W, ALTITUDE: ------ft)
Displays the position information of the Item.
Push to open the QUICK MENU screen
shown below.
TIP: When you select "Capture From GPS" or
"Set From GPS Memory," you can capture the
position from the GPS, or set the Item's position
from the GPS memory.
LSee page 12-35 to enter the position information
manually.
Data Extension
Selects whether or not to transmit the Course/
Speed data or the Power/Hight/Gain/Directivity
data with the position data in the D-PRS mode.
LThe number of characters you can enter in
"Comment" differs, depending on the "Altitude" and
"Data Extension" settings.
• OFF:
• Course/Speed: Transmits the course and
• Power/Height/Gain/Directivity:
Course
Sets the Item's course to between 0º and 360º.
LThis item is displayed when "Data Extension" is set
to "Course/Speed."
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(Default: OFF)
Does not transmit any
information.
speed data with the position
data.
Transmits the TX power level,
height, antenna gain, and
antenna direction, along with
the position data.
(Default: 0º)