Icom IC-905 Advanced Manual page 109

9
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 Item: The Item is valid.
• Killed Item: 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.
L See page 9-28 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
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 Item)
(Default: Radio)
Characters
Altitude entered
(maximum)
— 43 (Default)
Entered 35
— 36
Entered 28
— 36
Entered 28
Position
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�
L See page 9-30 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.
L The number of characters you can enter in "Comment"
differs, depending on the "Altitude" and "Data Extension"
settings.
• OFF: Does not transmit any information.
• Course/Speed:
Transmits the course and speed data with the
position data�
• Power/Height/Gain/Directivity:
Transmits the TX power level, height, antenna
gain, and antenna direction, along with the
position data�
Course
Sets the Item's course to between 0º and 360º.
L This item is displayed when "Data Extension" is set to
"Course/Speed."
Speed
Sets the Item's speed to between 0 and 1150 mph.*
* If the Speed unit is set to "km/h," set to between 0 to 1850
km/h, or set to "knots," set to between 0 and 999 knots.
L This item is displayed when "Data Extension" is set to
"Course/Speed."
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(Default: LATITUDE: 0°00.00'N,
LONGITUDE: 0°00.00'W,
ALTITUDE: ------ft)
(Default: OFF)
(Default: 0º)
(Default: 0mph)