Beacon Signal Configuration

Use this page to configure the beacon.

Select Beacon / Configuration.

 

Tune Mode – Select one of the following modes from the list:

  • Disable – Select this option to disable the beacon signal tracking.

  • Auto Power – Select this option to search for and use the strongest beacon signal available.

  • Auto Range – Select this option to search for and use the closest beacon station as defined by the internal beacon almanac.

    The internal beacon almanac cannot be edited, however additional information is automatically added when a valid RTCM type 7 message is received from a beacon station when the receiver is locked onto it.

  • Manual – Select this option if you know the frequency of the beacon station you want to use. Enter the frequency in kHz in the range 283.5 kHz to 325 kHz.

  • IDxxx kHz – The last three entries in the list are the closest three beacon station IDs selected from the internal almanac with respect to the current receiver location.

Beacon Database – The receiver maintains its own database of IALA Beacon Reference stations and the latest radiobeacon almanac broadcast in the RTCM version 2, Type 7 or Type 27 messages. Both the database and the almanac are stored in flash memory in the receiver.

A beacon station can be added to the database from this page.

Broadcase Station ID – The IALA Transmitting Station ID number as published by the IALA.

Frequency – The transmitting frequency in KHz (283.5 to 325.0 KHz).

Latitude/Longitude – The reference station position (WGS-84 datum).

Station Name – The IALA reference station name as published by IALA.

 

Operation on database file:

  • Download File – Select this option and click OK to download a beaconDB.bcn text file that has the following delimited data for each radiobeacon station.

1;36;2850;6776;16500;Temiyukskiy;

Field 1: Always '1' to denote start of record.

Field 2: Station ID.

Field 3: Frequency expressed as kHz x 10.

Field 4: WGS-84 Longitude expressed as an integer of decimal degrees x 182.

Field 5: WGS-84 Latitude expressed as an integer of decimal degrees x 364.

Field 6: Station name.

  • Delete File – Select this option and click OK to delete the file and restore the receiver to the factory installed database of IALA radiobeacon stations. Any user-added beacon stations will be lost.