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Connecting a GPS to Your Icom M504/M504A radio
The back panel of your M504/A radio has 2 wires that you can use to connect to your
GPS.
M504 Connections
Radio
NMEA in + (red wire)
NMEA in (red wire shield)
NMEA out + (white wire)
NMEA out (white wire shield)
GPS Example Connections
You will need to solder the 2 wires and their shields to the NMEA wires from your
GPS. For more specific information, consult the individual instruction manual from
the GPS manufacturer.
Garmin GPS
©2011 Icom America Inc
GPS
NMEA / Data out
→
NMEA / Data ground
→
NMEA / Data in
→
NMEA / Data ground
→
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Icom America, Inc.
12421 Willows Rd NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
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- Page 1 Icom America, Inc. 12421 Willows Rd NE Kirkland, WA 98034 Connecting a GPS to Your Icom M504/M504A radio The back panel of your M504/A radio has 2 wires that you can use to connect to your GPS. M504 Connections Radio...
- Page 2 Kirkland, WA 98034 Raymarine GPS Note: When using some Raymarine equipment you may need to connect your Icom radio directly to the Raymarine GPS itself, not through a repeated port from other equipment, such as a plotter. This ensures that the proper NMEA sentence passes to the radio.
- Page 3 • Have a technician check the plotter/GPS using test equipment to verify it is sending the GPS sentence. • Check the solder points on the radio and plotter connectors. Some connectors are very small, increasing the likelihood of solder bridging. Page 3 ©2011 Icom America Inc...
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