Icom ID-5100A

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GPS OPERATION
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Checking your GPS position (Continued)
GPS position data has two transmit modes: D-PRS and
NMEA. Moreover, with the D-PRS mode data, five type
of position format, Position (Mobile station/Base sta-
tion), Object, Item and Weather, are selectable.
NMEA
D-PRS
Position (Mobile)
Item
Position (Base)
Object
Weather
• D-PRS: D-PRS is a function which simultaneously
sends position data received from the inter-
nal or external GPS receiver, using the slow
speed data packet space, along with voice.
• Mobile: A station operating while moving.
• Base: A station operating at home or in any build-
ing.
• Object: A station transmitting specic position
data.
An event notice, earthquake information,
satellite track information, and so on, can
be transmitted.
You can add a time stamp data to the object
signal.
• Item: A station transmitting a specic position
data, not containing a time data.
Position information such as a traffic ac-
cident, lighthouse, antenna or DV access
point location, and so on, can be transmit-
ted.
You cannot add a time stamp to the item
signal.
• Weather: A station transmitting a weather information
received from the weather device.
• NMEA: A station transmitting position data
(NMEA0183) received from the internal or
an external GPS receiver.
ForuserswhohaveaD-STARtransceivermodel
priortotheID-5100A/E:
The GPS TX mode, “GPS (DV-G)” and “GPS-A (DV-
A),” are now called “NMEA” and “D-PRS.”
• GPS (DV-G)  NMEA
• GPS-A (DV-A)  D-PRS
Example: When the caller’s TX format is D-PRS
Position (Mobie)
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