Position & Vector Settings

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The Position & Vector tab provides settings whose values can be transmitted by associated macros, and optionally enables these settings to be updated by a NMEA-compliant Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) receiver. (screen capture)

position panel

latitude your current latitude in DD MM' N/S format ;striking the enter key updates the grid square setting
longitude your current longitude in DDD MM' E/W format ;striking the enter key updates the grid square setting
grid square your current maidenhead grid square; striking the enter key updates the latitude and longitude

 

vector panel

course your current course
speed your current speed

 

GPS panel

enable enables a NMEA-compliant GPS receiver to update the latitude, longitude, grid square, course, and speed settings via the serial port
sats indicates the number of GPS satellites contributing to the current location computation
serial port panel lets you specify and configure the serial port by which your GPS receiver is connected