GSOF message: Radio

This message describes radio information. It contains the following data:

  • GPS time

  • Number of radios

  • Radio data length, radio band, signal and noise strength

Radio info (Type 57 record)

Field

Item

Type

Value

Meaning

1

Output record type

Char

57

Radio information output record.

2

Record length

Char

 

The length of this sub-record excluding both the output record type byte and this record length byte.

3 to 4

GPS time weeks

Unsigned Short

 

Provides the unsigned 16-bit value of the GPS time in weeks. If GPS time is unavailable, this field will be 0.

5 to 8

GPS time (ms)

Unsigned Long

msec

GPS time, in milliseconds, of GPS week

9

Number of radios

Char

number

Identifies how many times the following "grouped" data will repeat:

0 = no radio data to follow
1 or greater = how many times the "Repeat for number of radio bands" data is repeated.

Repeater for number of radios

10

Radio data length

Char

0x09

The length of the "grouped" radio data section, including this byte.

11

Radio band

Char

 

Represents the type of data:

0xFF = No radio detected
0x01 = 450 MHz radio
0x02 = 900 MHz radio
0x03 = 220 MHz radio
0x04 = 2.4 GHz radio
0x05 = GPRS modem

12

Channel number

Char

 

13 to 14

Signal strength

Signed Short

 

Reported in units of dBm:

0x7FFF = measurement not available.
For GPRS modems, 0 = not available.

15

Signal bars

Char

0 to 5

Indicates how many bars out of 5 should be used to represent the given signal strength.

16 to 17

Noise strength

Signed Short

 

Reported in units of dBm:

0x7FFF = measurement not available.

18

Noise bars

Char

0 to 5

Indicates how many bars out of 5 should be used to represent the given noise strength.

 

TBD

 

 

For future expansion.