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Sending calls
GPS position call (option)
GPS (Global Positioning System) is a system for displaying
the geographical location of a station. The GPS receiver picks
up latitude and longitude coordinates from passing satellites.
A GPS position call sends your global position to another
station.
If you want to make sure that only the station you are calling
receives your GPS position, use the transceiver’s call privacy
feature. By setting up a privacy key, you limit the stations that
can read your GPS position to those stations using the same
privacy key. Refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 5,
Call privacy on/off.
Before you can send a GPS position call, you need to:
• enable both the selcall and GPS options (refer to the 9390
Reference manual, Chapter 7, Password entry to enable
transceiver options)
• connect a GPS receiver and set the correct RS-232 and
baud rate settings (refer to the 9390 Reference manual,
Chapter 11, Connecting ancillary equipment)
• make sure that the station you are calling is also set up for
using GPS
• decide whether you want to use a privacy key (refer to the
9390 Reference manual, Chapter 5, Call privacy on/off)
• set up your self ID (refer to the 9390 Reference manual,
Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup)
• set up a channel for selcalling (refer to the 9390 Reference
manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation and editing).
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