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APRS-8
[CLR]: Cancels further transmissions of the current
message.
The table below shows the meanings of the symbols to be
shown in step 2.
aMeaning
Message addressed to you
B Bulletin message
! Report by the National Weather Service
bRX or TX?
Received message (or bulletin)
A message (or bulletin) for transmitting
c
Status
n
1
“n” indicates the remaining number of times
for transmitting the message (or bulletin).
1
A message for which a reception
acknowledgment was returned
.
1
A message (or bulletin) transmitted
5 times (For a message, a reception
acknowledgment was not returned.)
1
These indicators appear for outgoing messages (or bulletins).
TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE
When you press [SEND] on the “MESSAGE LIST” display, the
remaining messages on the Message List will be transmitted.
After entering a message on the message display, pressing the
Tuning Control will cause it to transmit every minute.
BASIC SETTINGS
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 600.
■ My Callsign <MY CALLSIGN>
Program your callsign using a maximum of 9 alphanumeric
characters. You may include SSID characters in the string.
Unless you program a callsign, you cannot transmit APRS
packets.
1 Select MY CALLSIGN.
• The display for entering a callsign appears; the fi rst digit
blinks. The default is “NOCALL”.
2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the fi rst digit.
• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and –.
3 Press the Tuning control.
• The cursor moves to the next digit.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits.
Note: When all settings are blank, “NOCALL” is automatically set. In this
case, the Position packet or Message packet cannot be transmitted.
■ Beacon Type <BEACON TYPE>
[APRS]: Beacons are transmitted in APRS format when
the “APRS” icon appears on the upper left of the display.
Additionally, in Menu mode, only those menus which can be
set with APRS are displayed.
[NAVITRA]: Beacons are transmitted in NAVITRA format
when the “NAVITRA” icon appears on the upper left of the
display. Additionally, in Menu mode, only those menus which
can be set with NAVITRA are displayed.
■ APRS Lock <APRS LOCK>
This function prevents accidentally changing the built-in data
band frequency or accidentally transmitting on the data band
by pressing [PTT].
The “APRSLOCK” appears when APRS lock is activated.
[FREQUENCY]: The frequency of the built-in data band
cannot be changed.
(You also cannot perform Scan with [CALL], [VFO], [MR],
[MHz], or the Tuning control.)
[FREQUENCY & PTT]: The frequency of the built-in data
band cannot be changed. You cannot transmit on the data
band by pressing [PTT].
[FREQUENCY & TNC]: The frequency of the built-in data
band cannot be changed. While in APRS mode, pressing
[TNC] will not exit APRS mode.
[FREQUENCY & PTT & TNC]:
The frequency of the built-in
data band cannot be changed. You cannot transmit on the
data band by pressing [PTT]. While in APRS mode, pressing
[TNC] will not exit APRS mode.
• When the data band is set as the cross band, both band
frequencies cannot be changed and you cannot transmit using
[PTT].
• During APRS lock, you cannot change the CTCSS/DCS setting
of the data band.
• During APRS lock, you cannot change the DUAL setting of the
non-data band.
[OFF]: Changes the internal Data Band frequency so that
you can transmit on the internal Data Band by pressing
[PTT].
Not-yet-read
indicator
Time/ Date < before today >
(message received)
Sequence