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Ft-991a GPS

The document summarizes how to use GPS functionality with the Yaesu FT-991A radio transceiver. Connecting an external Yaesu FT5DR/E, FTM-300DR/E, or commercially available GPS receiver to the FT-991A's GPS/CAT jack will allow the radio to display location information. The GPS receiver must acquire signals from at least 3 satellites to determine position. Users can manually enter location information or display real-time position data from an external GPS device connected to the radio.

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Ft-991a GPS

The document summarizes how to use GPS functionality with the Yaesu FT-991A radio transceiver. Connecting an external Yaesu FT5DR/E, FTM-300DR/E, or commercially available GPS receiver to the FT-991A's GPS/CAT jack will allow the radio to display location information. The GPS receiver must acquire signals from at least 3 satellites to determine position. Users can manually enter location information or display real-time position data from an external GPS device connected to the radio.

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Connecting a YAESU FT5DR/E, FTM-300DR/E or a commercially available GPS receiver/antenna to the FT-991A

will permit the transceiver to constantly receive and display the station location information.
By utilizing the GPS location information, you can register stations with which you frequently communicate and use the

GPS or Global Positioning System is a satellite location 1. Press and hold in the front panel ON/OFF switch to
system that is used to determine the current position on turn the transceiver on.
earth. It is a military system developed by the US De- The satellite search will begin and the “ ” icon will
partment of Defense with approximately 30 GPS satel- be displayed at the top right of the screen.
lites orbiting the earth at an altitude of about 20,000 km,
When signals from three or more satellites in space are
received, the current position information (longitude,
latitude, altitude etc.) may be determined within an ac-
curacy of several meters. The accurate time can also be It may take several minutes to acquire the satel-
received from the atomic clock built into the GPS satel- lites.
lite. When three or more satellites cannot be acquired,
the icon display will disappear. In this case, posi-
tioning is not possible and the position informa-
tion cannot be used.

About GPS Positioning

Positioning refers to the calculation of one’s own position derived from the satellites orbit information and the
transmission time of the radio waves. Positioning requires that three or more satellites be acquired. When posi-
tioning cannot be carried out properly, move to an open space as far away from buildings as possible and where
there are fewer obstructions.

Depending on the surrounding environment of the receiver location, an error of several hundred meters may oc-
cur. Although positioning is possible using only three satellites, depending on the positioning conditions, the po-
sitioning accuracy may become worse, or may no longer be possible under the following conditions:
Between high rise buildings, narrow roads between buildings, indoors and under the shade of buildings, be-
low high voltage lines and underneath overhead structures, between trees and shrubs such as in forests and

FT-991A transceiver, and when turning it on


after It has not been used for a long period time, positioning may take several minutes in order to search for the

several minutes in order to search for the satellites.

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Using the GPS Function

Positioning Using an External GPS Device


A YAESU FT5DR/E, FTM-300DR/E or a commercially available GPS receiver/antenna may be connected to the
GPS/CAT jack on the rear panel.
The GPS/CAT jack connector is illustrated below.

GPS/CAT Jack

FT5DR/E (CT-169 Option)

TXD (Serial data output) (FT5DR/E FT-991A)


RXD (Serial data input) (FT5DR/E FT-991A)
GND

GPS/CAT jack

FTM-300DR/E
TXD (Serial data output)
(CT-163 Option)
RXD (Serial data input)

GND

1. Press the front panel ON/OFF switch to turn the

2. Plug the connector of the external device into the


GPS/CAT jack on the rear panel.
3. Press and hold in the front panel ON/OFF switch to
turn the transceiver on.
4. Press the MENU(SETUP) button to enter the Menu
mode. GPS/CAT Jack

5. Rotate the MULTI knob to select Menu item “028


GPS/232C SELECT”. ON/OFF Switch MENU(SETUP) Button

6. Touch [ SELECT] on the LCD, then rotate the


MULTI knob to set this Menu item to “GPS1” or
“GPS2” (the default setting is “GPS1”).
GPS1: Enables connection to an external GPS de-
vice.
GPS2: Enables connection to an external GPS de-
vice, and displays the location information in
real time. MULTI Knob

7. Touch [ENTER] on the LCD to save the new setting.


8. Press the MENU(SETUP) button or touch [BACK] When connecting to an external GPS device, refer to
on the LCD to exit to normal operation. the operating manual of the connected device as well.
When the external device acquires three or more When using an external GPS device, separate the
satellites, the “ ” icon will be displayed on the top FT-991A transceiver away from the external GPS
right of the screen. device to reduce the possibility of RF interference.

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1. Press and hold the button. MENU(SETUP) Button
2. Touch [ ] on the LCD.
3. Touch [ ] on the LCD.

The latitude and longitude of this station will be dis-


played.

1. Press and hold the button.


2. Touch [ ] on the LCD.
The latitude and longitude of this station will be dis-
played in real-time.

Entering the Location Information Manually


1. Press and hold the button. 5. Touch [ ] on the LCD.
2. Touch [ ] on the LCD.
3. Touch [ ] on the LCD.

6. Enter the longitude, then touch [ ] followed


by [ ].
4. Enter the latitude, then touch [ ] followed by
[ ].

7. Press the button to exit to nor-


mal operation.

The manually registered location information can be


erased by touching and holding [ ]/[ ] on
the LCD for one second.

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