West Marine VHF500 Specifications download pdf (Page 62)

• Flush mounting bracket for “in dash” installation.

(White = 500FMW, Black = 500FMB)

Contact your West Marine store or dealer from whom you purchased the

radio for information.

Optional Accessories

NMEA Technical Setup

VHF500 NMEA0183 GPS Input Connection Specification

This section is useful when attaching an external GPS to the VHF500

radio. Many GPS units have a setup menu to be able to configure the

NMEA0183 serial data output. This output can be used to supply

information to other devices on the vessel, such as the VHF500 DSC

VHF radio, auto pilots, chart plotters, etc.

To setup the GPS to be used with the

VHF500 radio, the following items

need to be considered for proper operation:

1. Baud Rate – Set the Baud rate to 4800.

2. Data Bits – Set the Data Bits to 8.

3. Parity – Set the Parity to None.

4. Stop Bits – Set the Stop Bits to 1.

5. GPRMC Command – This command is used by the

VHF500 and

includes the UTC Time, Latitude, Longitude, Speed, Direction, and

Date information.

The data amplitude : Over 3.0V

Drive capability : Over 10mA

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West Marine VHF500 Specifications Page 62