= NOW 20 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JULY 2021 QST PAGE 40 = SENSITIVE, AND IT WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A POSITION FIX QUICKLY EVEN WHEN I WAS USING IT INDOORS WITH JUST A WINDOW TO ACCESS THE OPEN SKY SEE FIGURE 2. THE IC R30 GPS CAN BE USED LIKE ANY OTHER GPS RECEIVER TO DETERMINE YOUR POSITION AND LOG YOUR TRAVELS. THE GPS DATA CAN BE SAVED TO THE MEMORY CARD AND EXPORTED FOR USE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS GOOGLE EARTH. GPS LOGGING HAS A PRACTICAL APPLICATION THAT I DIDNT DISCOVER UNTIL I HAD USED THE RADIO FOR A WHILE. IF YOURE ROAMING THE COUNTRYSIDE AND TRACKING LOCAL SIGNALS, IT HELPS TO KNOW WHERE YOU WERE AT A GIVEN TIME. AUDIO RECORDINGS ARE TAGGED WITH THE DATE AND TIME, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO MATCH RECORDINGS WITH YOUR GPS LOG. VHF AND BEYOND THE ICOM IC R30 TRULY EXCELS IN THE WORLD ABOVE 50 MHZ. IN PARTICULAR, ITS SCANNING FEATURES ARE AMONG THE = END OF 20 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <