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Using the APRS
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Function
Table of Contents
Using the APRS
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Function............................................................................................. 1
Initial Settings for APRS
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Initial Setup Procedure for APRS Operation. ................................................................ 2
Operating APRS using the GPS function. ..................................................................... 3
Operating APRS without using the GPS function. ........................................................ 3
Setting the Callsign of Your Station............................................................................... 5
Setting APRS baud rate ................................................................................................ 7
Setting the Symbol of Your Station ............................................................................... 8
Receiving APRS
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beacons ............................................................................................. 10
Setting the operating frequency for APRS. ................................................................. 10
Receiving APRS
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beacons ......................................................................................... 10
Description of APRS beacon screen and key operation. ............................................ 11
Notification of beacons or messages with a popup screen.
APRS POPUP Function .............................................................................................. 21
Screen when BND2s to BND60s is selected........................................................... 23
Notification of beacon or message reception with a ringer sound.
APRS RINGER Function ............................................................................................ 24
Displaying RAW packet data ...................................................................................... 25
Deleting beacon stations from the list ......................................................................... 26
Transmitting the APRS
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beacon ..................................................................................... 26
Manually transmitting a beacon .................................................................................. 26
Switching between manual and automatic beacon transmission................................ 26
Set the automatic transmission interval for sending a beacon.................................... 27
Setting SmartBeaconing™.......................................................................................... 28
Status Text Register .................................................................................................... 29
Select a Position Comment......................................................................................... 31
Setting the Digipter Route ........................................................................................... 32
APRS message screen and key operation ..................................................................... 34
Description of APRS message screen and key operation .......................................... 34
Reception/Transmission Details Screen and Key Operation ...................................... 35
Message Editing Screen and Key Operation .............................................................. 36
Receiving Messages ................................................................................................... 37
Receive message filter settings .................................................................................. 38
Deleting messages from the list .................................................................................. 39
Transmitting an APRS
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Message ................................................................................... 40
Message creation and transmission ........................................................................... 40
APRS Set Mode List ....................................................................................................... 45
APRS Set mode function list .......................................................................................... 49