Icom IC-905 Advanced Manual page 111

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GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED)
GPS SET
» GPS > GPS TX Mode > NMEA
GPS Sentence
Selects sentences to be transmitted in the GPS mode
to transmit position data. The selectable sentences
are RMC, GGA, GLL, VTG, GSA, and GSV.
NOTE: Set the GSV sentence to OFF when
sending the GPS message to conventional digital
transceivers. (p. 9-2)
The GSV sentence is incompatible with them.
L Information
• Up to 4 GPS sentences can be set at a time.
• Displays "✓" when the sentence is set to ON.
• "VTG," "GSA," and "GSV" sentences are not transmitted
when your location has been manually set.
TIP: Contents of GPS sentence
The Time Stamp is displayed based on the UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) time.
Sentence Lon/Lat
RMC
✔
GGA
✔
GLL
✔
VTG
GSA
GSV
Sentence
RMC Magnetic variation, Mode Indicator
Number of satellites in use, HDOP, Geoidal separation, Age of Differential GPS data,
GGA
Differential reference station ID
GLL Mode Indicator
VTG COG (Magnetic north), SOG (km/h), Mode Indicator
GSA PRN number of satellites used in solution, PDOP, HDOP, VDOP
Total number of sentences, Sentence number, Total number of satellites in view,
GSV
Satellite information (ID, Elevation, Azimuth, S/N)
(Default: GGA)
GPS Time
Alt Stamp
(UTC)
✔
✔ ✔
✔
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GPS Message
Enter a GPS message of up to 20 alphanumeric
characters. (p. 9-18)
NOTE: When you do not want to send a message,
delete the entered message.
» GPS
GPS Information
Displays the GPS satellite direction, elevation angle,
satellite number, and receiving status. (p. 9-8)
Date
Status
(UTC)
✔ ✔
✔
✔
✔
Others
COG
2D/3D
(True)
✔
✔
✔
SOG
(knot)
✔
✔