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Transmitting APRS Beacons
Attaching status text to a beacon
Pre-registered comments can be appended to your own station beacons as status text.
5 types of text containing a maximum of 60 characters including embedded information
can be registered.
Caution
When entering a long text that exceeds 21, 29 or 43 characters, the text may not be displayed in certain
model radios. The beacon transmission time will also become longer for each transmission, increasing
the frequency occupation time and congestion. Please keep the text as short as possible.
1
Press
for one second or longer.
The set-up menu will be displayed.
2
Turn the DIAL, select
[10 APRS]
, then press
.
The menu list will be displayed.
3
Turn the DIAL, select
[13 BEACON STATUS TEXT]
,
then press
.
4
Turn the DIAL, select
[TX RATE]
, then press
.
With TX RATE, the frequency for sending the status
text when sending APRS beacons can be set.
5
Turn the DIAL, select the TX rate, then press
.
Select the TX rate from among 1/1(every time) to 1/8 (once every 8th time) and1/2
(FREQ)to 1/8 (FREQ).
6
Turn the DIAL, select
[TEXT 1]
, then press
.
The screen for selecting the embedded information
in the status text will be displayed.
NONE:
Nothing will be embedded in the status text.
FREQUENCY:
The band frequency on the opposite side of the APRS operating band will be
automatically embedded in the status text.
