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GPS > GPS TX Mode > D-PRS >
TX Format > Item
Item Name
Enter an Item name of up to 9 characters.
Data Type (Default: Live Item)
Sets the Item’s status.
• Live Item: The Item is valid.
• Killed Item: The Item is invalid.
Symbol (Default: Radio)
The symbol is an icon that indicates the Item’s means
of transportation or location. The saved symbol is
transmitted along with the position data while in the
D-PRS mode.
L See page 9-28 for details of editing a symbol.
Comment
Enter a comment to transmit it with the D-PRS
position data�
The number of characters you can enter diers,
depending on the Data Extension and Altitude data
entry�
Data Extension Altitude
Characters
entered
(maximum)
OFF — 43 (Default)
OFF Entered 35
Course/Speed — 36
Course/Speed Entered 28
Power/Height/Gain/Directivity — 36
Power/Height/Gain/Directivity Entered 28
The symbol “ ” displays the transmittable comment
range. Please note that the characters that exceed the
range will not be transmitted.
Transmittable comment range display
(Example: up to 28 characters)
Position (Default: LATITUDE: 0°00.00′N,
LONGITUDE: 0°00.00′W,
ALTITUDE: ------ft)
Displays the position information of the Item.
Push
to open the QUICK MENU screen shown
below.
TIP: When you select “Capture From GPS” or “Set
From GPS Memory,” you can capture the position
from the GPS, or set the Item’s position from the
GPS memory�
L See page 9-30 to enter the position information manually.
Data Extension (Default: OFF)
Selects whether or not to transmit the Course/Speed
data or the Power/Hight/Gain/Directivity data with the
position data in the D-PRS mode.
L The number of characters you can enter in “Comment”
diers, depending on the “Altitude” and “Data Extension”
settings.
• OFF: Does not transmit any information.
• Course/Speed:
Transmits the course and speed data with the
position data�
• Power/Height/Gain/Directivity:
Transmits the TX power level, height, antenna
gain, and antenna direction, along with the
position data�
Course (Default: 0º)
Sets the Item’s course to between 0º and 360º.
L This item is displayed when “Data Extension” is set to
“Course/Speed.”
Speed (Default: 0mph)
Sets the Item’s speed to between 0 and 1150 mph.*
* If the Speed unit is set to “km/h,” set to between 0 to 1850
km/h, or set to “knots,” set to between 0 and 999 knots.
L This item is displayed when “Data Extension” is set to
“Course/Speed.”