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Sending and Receiving APRS Messages
Using standard text
A pre-registered character string can be appended to the message text. Up to 8 types of
text containing a maximum of 16 characters can be registered.
(1) Registering standard text
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
[4 APRS MESSAGE TEXT]
,
then press
.
The text selection screen will be displayed.
4
Turn the DIAL, select the text number (1 to 8), then
press
.
The cursor moves to the item for inputting text.
5
Turn the DIAL and select characters to enter them.
Tip
Numbers and symbols can be entered.
Press [
] → This switches between letters,
numbers and symbols.
Press [
] → This deletes all characters to the right of the cursor.
Press [
] → This shifts the cursor to the left.
Press [
] → The cursor will shift to the right.
Press [
] → This deletes all characters to the left of the cursor.
Please refer to “Input characters” ( P. 20) in the basic operating manual for details.
6
Press
The standard text is displayed as a message text.
Tip
Repeat Steps 4 to 6 to continue entering other text.
