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DIGITAL MODE OPERATION
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■ GPS operation
A GPS receiver (RS-232 output/NMEA format/4800 bps) can
be connected to [DATA] jack of the IC-V82/U82 to indicate the
current position (Latitude and Longitude). The position data
can also be transmitted with a message to another station.
DD
Position indication
q While connected to a GPS receiver, push [A•
FUNC
] and
[0•
OPT
] to enter
OPTION SET MODE
.
w Push [
YY
] or [
ZZ
] several times to select the GPS setting.
• “GPS” appears.
e Rotate [VOL] to select the suitable sentence formatter for
the connecting GPS receiver.
• Sentence formatters
rPush [
YY
] twice to select the position indication.
tPush and hold [0•
OPT
] for 1 sec. to enter the position indi-
cation.
• Latitude and longitude date appear in order as below.
yAfter checking the current position, push [✱•
ENT
] (or
[D•
CLR
]) to return to normal operating mode.
IMPORTANT: When setting the sentence formatter in
step e for connection to a GPS receiver, and you have al-
ready programmed your own call sign, the GPS transmit
setting will automatically activate to every 3 minutes. The
automatic transmission can be changed to an interval time
or deactivated, if desired. (see the next page)
