Magellan eXplorist XL - Manual (Page 70)

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RMC Transit Specific (to be followed by RMB)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12
RMC,XXXXXX,A,XXXX.XX,N,XXXXX.XX,W,XX.X,XXX.,XXXXXX,XX.,E *XX
1 Time, UTC
2 Status (A = valid, V = invalid)
3-4 Latitude at UTC time, N or S
5-6 Longitude at UTC time, E or W
7 Speed over ground, knots
8 COG (track), degrees
9 Date (DDMMYY)
10 Variation, degrees
11 Variation, sense (E or W)
12 CHECKSUM (Mandatory in this sentence)
VTG Actual Track and Ground Speed (SOG)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
VTG,XXX.,T,XXX.,M,XX.X,N,XX.X,K
1-2 Track degrees, True
3-4 Track degrees, Magnetic
5-6 Speed, knots
7-8 Speed, kilometers/hour
The formats listed are NMEA formats and Magellan receivers may not
output all of the information listed for a particular format.