NMEA-0183 message: HDT
Applicable receivers: All receivers
Heading from True North
NOTE – The heading computation in this message is computed from the moving baseline vector, which requires a two-antenna system.
An example of the HDT string is:
$GPHDT,123.456,T*00
                    
Heading from true north message fields
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                                     Field  | 
                                
                                     Meaning  | 
                            
|---|---|
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                                     0  | 
                                
                                     Message ID $GPHDT  | 
                            
| 
                                     1  | 
                                
                                     Heading in degrees  | 
                            
| 
                                     2  | 
                                
                                     T: Indicates heading relative to True North  | 
                            
| 
                                     3  | 
                                
                                     The checksum data, always begins with *  |