Kenwood RC-D710 - Manual (Page 51)

APRS-11
SETTING WAY POINT
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 603.
■ 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.
■ 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].
■ 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.
■ 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.
PROGRAMMING POSITION DATA
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 605.
■ Select Position channel
This transceiver has 5 memory channels for storing
position data. Program latitude and longitude data for
up to 5 locations from which you will often transmit
APRS packets. You can also name the 5 memory
channels.
■ Name Entry
You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special
ASCII characters (up to 8 digits).
■ Latitude Entry
The north/ south latitude is entered.
■ Longitude Entry
The east/ west longitude is entered.
Note: When selecting GPS in Menu 602 (GPS PORT), the position
information where it is set is not used.
SETTING BEACON INFORMATION
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 606.
■ Speed Information
Select whether or not to transmit speed information
when using APRS data communications.
■ Altitude Information
Select whether or not to transmit altitude information
when using APRS data communications.
• When the beacon type is “NAVITRA”, this information will
not appear on the display.
■ Position Ambiguity
There may be cases where you do not know or do not
want to report your precise locations. For position data,
you can select the number of digits not to be included
in your packets. Select 1 to 4, or OFF (default). The
table shows how the digits are cleared.
OFF 1-DIGIT 2-DIGIT 3-DIGIT 4-DIGIT
33°50.43 33°50.4 33°50 . 33°5 . 33° .
118°13.72 118°13.7 118°13 . 118°1 . 118° .
• When the beacon type is “NAVITRA”, this information will
not appear on the display.