
Course Over  | 309.62  | degrees  | True  | 
Ground  | 
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Date  | 120598  | 
  | ddmmyy  | 
  | 
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Magnetic Variation  | 
  | degrees  | E=east or W=west  | 
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Mode  | A  | 
  | A=Autonomous, D=DGPS, E=DR  | 
  | 
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Checksum  | *10  | 
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2.1.6 VTG-Course  Over Ground and Ground Speed
Table 
Table 2-10  VTG Data Format
Name | Example  | Units  | Description  | 
  | 
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Message ID  | $GPVTG | 
  | VTG protocol header  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
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Course  | 309.62  | degrees  | Measured heading  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
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Reference  | T  | 
  | True  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
Course  | 
  | degrees  | Measured heading  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
Reference  | M  | 
  | Magnetic  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
Speed  | 0.13  | knots  | Measured horizontal speed  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
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Units  | N  | 
  | Knots  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
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Speed  | 0.2  | km/hr  | Measured horizontal speed  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
Units  | K  | 
  | Kilometer per hour  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
Mode  | A  | 
  | A=Autonomous, D=DGPS, E=DR  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
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Checksum  | *6E  | 
  | 
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<CR><LF>  | 
  | 
  | End of message termination  | 
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