Kenwood RC-D710 - Manual (Page 46)

APRS-
Setting gPS PoRt
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 602
n Baud Rate
Set the communication speed of the external GPS or
other equipment that is connected to the GPS terminal.
The speed is set to 4800 bps (NMEA)/ 9600 bps (IPS
format: SONY) when a GPS receiver is connected.
• It does not correspond to the Gamin-TXT format.
n input type
[OFF]: You can perform APRS communications
without the use of a GPS receiver or Weather Station.
Set your station position data manually through Menu
No. 605 (MY POSITION).
[GPS]: You can perform APRS communications using
a GPS receiver. Verify your station position data by
pressing the [POS] key.
[WEATHER (Davis)]: You can perform APRS
communications using a Davis Weather observation
device. Verify your station weather data by pressing
the [WXI] key.
• Operation verification model (currently March 2008)
Vantage PRO2 TM
• Please use the Data Logger bundled with “WeatherLink ®
for Vantage Pro2 TM , Windows, Serial Port” (Davis
Part No.06510SER) or “WeatherLink ® for APRS, with
Streaming Data Logger” (Davis Part No.06540) with
Vantage PRO2 TM .
• When using the “WeatherLink ® for APRS, with Streaming
Data Logger” (Davis Part No.06540) Data Logger, set
the BAUD RATE (Menu No.602) to 9600bps for stable
operation.
[WEATHER (PeetBros. )]: You can perform
APRS communications using a PeetBros Weather
observation device. Verify your station weather data by
pressing the [WXI] key.
• Operation verification model (currently March 2008)
ULTIMETER ® 2100 (Packet mode)
n output type
[WAYPOINT]: Waypoint information is forwarded. The
call sign and positioning data received from another
station can be displayed as the waypoint data through
the device connected to your GPS receiver or on the
GPS receiver display.
[DGPS]: Differential GPS information is forwarded.
The differential information which is received in the
beacon from a reference station (amateur radio
station), is sent to the GPS receiver.
Setting WAy Point
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 603.
n 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.
n 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].
n 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.
n 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.