VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL164
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 16: GPS DATUM
Function: Select the GPS Datum.
Available Values: WGS-84/Tokyo Mean/Tokyo Japan/Tokyo Korea/Tokyo Okinawa
Default: WGS-84
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 17: GPS TIME SET
Function: Enables/Disables the GPS clock data to be used.
Available Values: AUTO/MANUAL
Default: AUTO
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 18: GPS UNIT
Function: Selects the units for GPS information.
Available Values: Position: .MMM’/ ‘SS”, Speed: km/h/knot/mph, Altitude: m/ft
Default: Position: .MMM’, Speed: mph, Altitude: ft
Note: The “Position” item selects the coordinate system. When the “Position” item is set
to “
.MMM’.MMM’
.MMM’.MMM’
.MMM’”, the VX-8R displays the location (Lat/Lon) in “
ddd° mm. mmmddd° mm. mmm
ddd° mm. mmmddd° mm. mmm
ddd° mm. mmm” (Decimal
system). When the “Position” item is set to “
‘SS”‘SS”
‘SS”‘SS”
‘SS””, the VX-8R displays the location (Lat/
Lon) in “
ddd° mm ssddd° mm ss
ddd° mm ssddd° mm ss
ddd° mm ss” (Sexagesimal System). The position information used during APRS
operation is used to display the location (Lat/Lon) in Sexagesimal System, regardless of
this Set Mode setting.
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 19: MSG FILTER
Function: Selects the filter type option allowing you to receive only the specified types of
APRS Message information.
Available Values: G1 ~ G5, B1 ~ B3
Default: G1: ALL, G2: CQ, G3 ~ G5: non, B1 ~ B3: non
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 20: MY CALLSIGN
Function: Program your callsign.
See page 80 for datils.
APRS/GPS SET MODE
APRS/GPS SET MODE DETAILS
