User's Manual

GPS location services 101
DRAFT 2
About GPS location information
While you may be able to view your GPS location
information on analogue channels, sending GPS
information is only available for digital channels.
If your radio is connected to a global positioning
system (GPS) receiver, you can view GPS location
information such as latitude and longitude, true
course, speed, and coordinated universal time. Your
radio can also display universal transverse mercator
(UTM) information such as the UTM zone, and
northing and easting coordinates.
You radio may also be set up to send or receive and
log GPS information.
About GPS status information
In the GPS Info menu, GPS status information
appears at the top right of the display.
The following GPS status information appears at the
top right of the display.
■ Trk: the GPS receiver is displaying up-to-date sat-
ellite information.
■ no fix: the GPS receiver is having trouble connect-
ing to satellites and the radio is displaying stored
information that may not be current.
■ no cnx: the radio has lost serial communications
with the GPS receiver.
The
Send option is a digital feature, and is only
available on digital channels.
Zone: 55 Trk
Easting:
321025
Northing: 5812578
SendExit
GPS status
information