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Checking GPS Position
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Previous view 10 GPS OPERATION ■■Checking GPS Position You can check your current position. The GPS position screen is cancelled when [PTT] is pushed. After releasing, the screen automatically appears. During transmission, the GPS position screen can be selected by pushing [QUICK] . DDDisplaying Position Data qqPush [QUICK] to open the Quick Menu screen. wwPush D-pad() to select "GPS Position," and then push D-pad(Ent). The first MY GPS position screen appears. (1/5) D-pad (Ent) () eePush D-pad() to view other position screens. • MY Position: Displays your latitude and longitude, grid locator, altitude, speed*, time, direction* and compass heading*. *Does not appear when "GPS Se- lect" is set to "Manual." (p. 16-32) (GPS > GPS Set > GPS Select) • RX Position 1: D isplays the caller station's latitude and longitude, grid locator, altitude, distance/direction from your posi- tion, D-PRS symbol, call sign and SSID. • Depending on the received signal, some data may not be displayed. (p. 10-6) • RX Position 2: D isplays the caller station's call sign, SSID, course, speed, TX power lev- el, height, antenna gain, antenna direction, temperature, rainfall, wind direction, wind speed, barometric pressure, humidity and Time stamp. • Depending on the received signal, some data may not be displayed. (p. 10-6) MY Position Compass direction Top is North Your course heading is north-east Your course heading is 170 degrees RX Position 1 The direction of the RX station from you. The station is east-northeast of you. Shows the D-PRS symbol RX Position 2 Latitude Longitude Grid Locator Altitude The distance from you to the station Caller's call sign with SSID. The course heading of the RX station is 41 degrees from north. • Example of the GPS data screens to the right GPS memory: Tokyo Big Sight 249 ml GPS alarm: Tokyo Skytree 251 ml RX station Your station Course is 41 degrees Speed is 0.4 mph. Course is 170 degrees Speed is 0.4 mph. 10-3 Shows the time the caller acquired the position data ☞☞Continued on the next page