Kenwood TM-D710GE Instruction Manual - Page 55
Aprs-10, Setting Way Point, Com Port On/off, Programming Position Data, Setting Beacon Information
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SETTING WAY POINT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 603. PROGRAMMING POSITION DATA Enter Menu mode and access Menu 605. ■ Way Point Format Select the type of Way point Format that is sent. [NMEA]: The data which is output from the GPS terminal using the NMEA-0183 "$GPWPL" format. [MAGELLAN]: The data which is output from the GPS terminal using the " $PMGNWPL" format. [KENWOOD]: The data which is output from the GPS terminal using the " $PKWDWPL" format. ■ Way Point Name Select the length of the Way Point Name. The length can be set as [6-CHAR], [7-CHAR], [8-CHAR] or [9-CHAR]. ■ Way Point Output [ALL]: All Way point information is sent. [LOCAL]: If the position limit is ON, all the data within the position limit is sent. If the position limit is OFF, all Way point data is sent. [FILTERED]: Information that is permitted using the packet filter is output as Way point information. COM PORT ON/OFF Enter Menu mode and access Menu 604. ■ Output This function outputs data from the COM port after receiving packet and TNC command data from the APRS data communications. Use this function to verify the received data from the transceiver. ■ Select Position channel This transceiver has 5 memory channels for storing position data. Program latitude and longitude data for up to 5 locations from which you will often transmit APRS packets. You can also name the 5 memory channels. ■ Name Entry You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters (up to 8 digits). ■ Latitude Entry The north/ south latitude is entered. ■ Longitude Entry The east/ west longitude is entered. Note: When selecting GPS in Menu 602 (GPS PORT), the position information where it is set is not used. SETTING BEACON INFORMATION Enter Menu mode and access Menu 606. ■ Speed Information Select whether or not to transmit speed information when using APRS data communications. ■ Altitude Information Select whether or not to transmit altitude information when using APRS data communications. • When the beacon type is "NAVITRA", this information will not appear on the display. ■ Position Ambiguity There may be cases where you do not know or do not want to report your precise locations. For position data, you can select the number of digits not to be included in your packets. Select 1 to 4, or OFF (default). The table shows how the digits are cleared. OFF 1-DIGIT 2-DIGIT 3-DIGIT 4-DIGIT 33°50.43 33°50.4 33°50. 33°5 . 33° . 118°13.72 118°13.7 118°13. 118°1 . 118° . • When the beacon type is "NAVITRA", this information will not appear on the display. APRS-10