Icom ID-5100A

8
GPS OPERATION
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This screen is used to view GPS satellite information
when the GPS indicator does not stop blinking for a
long time.
GPS Information displays the quantity, signal power
and position of the GPS satellites.
The sky view screen shows the position of GPS sat-
ellites. The screen also shows the direction, elevation
angle, satellite numbers and their receiving signal
strength status.
Touch the GPS icon. q
Touch [GPS Information]. w
• Opens the “GPS INFORMATION” screen.
Meaningofeachicon
• (): Untracking satellite.
• (01): Tracking satellite with a weak signal shown by
the satellite number.
• (‚1): Tracking satellite with a strong signal shown by
the satellite number.
• (SAT): The quantity of tracking satellites.
• Altitude: The altitude of your station.
The altitude is only displayed when more than 4
satellites are tracked. When less than 3 satellites
are tracked, “------ft” is displayed.
• Longitude/Latitude:
Longitude and Latitude of your station.
• Signal strength graph:
Signal strength of the satellites
: Tracking satellite with a strong signal
: Tracking satellite with a weak signal
: Untracking satellite
Touch [ e ].
• Closes the “GPS INFORMATION” screen.
CheckingGPSinformation(Skyviewscreen)
Latitude
Tracking
satellite
quantity
Signal strength graph
Altitude
Longitude
Sky view
screen
N
W
E
S
Elevation angle
0 degree line
Elevation angle
30 degree line
Elevation angle 60
degree line
Elevation angle 90
degree line (Zenith)
Satellite
number
31
• Theimageofthesatellitenumber31
North
Untracking
satellite
Satellite
number 32’s
signal is
weak.
Satellite
number 31’s
signal is
strong.
Elevation angle
0 degree line
Elevation angle
30 degree line
Elevation angle
60 degree line
Elevation angle 90
degree line (Zenith)
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