Icom IC-9700 Instruction Manual advanced - Page 83

8. GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED) GPS SET MENU » GPS > GPS TX Mode > GPS GPS Sentence (Default: GGA) Select sentences to be transmitted in the GPS mode to transmit position data. Set to between RMC, GGA, GLL, VTG, GSA, and GSV. NOTE: Set the GSV sentence to OFF when sending the GPS message to conventional digital transceivers. The GSV sentence is incompatible with them. LLInformation •• Up to 4 GPS sentences can be set at a time. •• Displays "✓" when the sentence is set to ON. •• Even if GPS Auto TX is set to "5 sec," when 4 sentences are selected, the time is automatically changed to "10 sec." (p.8-41) •• "VTG," "GSA," and "GSV" sentences is not transmitted when your position has been manually set. GPS Message Enter a GPS message of up to 20 alphanumeric characters. (p. 8-20) NOTE: When you do not want to send a message, delete the entered message. MENU » GPS GPS Information Displays the GPS satellite direction, elevation angle, satellite number, and receiving status. (p. 8-10) 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 Alt GPS Time Stamp (UTC) Date (UTC) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Status ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2D/3D ✔ COG (True) ✔ ✔ SOG (knot) ✔ ✔ Sentence Others RMC Magnetic variation, Mode Indicator GGA Number of satellites in use, HDOP, Geoidal separation, Age of Differential GPS data 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 GSV Total number of sentences, Sentence number, Total number of satellites in view, Satellite information (ID, Elevation, Azimuth, S/N) 8-36