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Setting the SmartBeaconing™
SmartBeaconing™ is a function that efficiently transmits an APRS beacon including your
own station position, speed and direction of travel. The information is based on data from
a GPS satellite receiver unit.
This device supports automatic beacon transmission using SmartBeaconing™. Three
SmartBeaconing™ settings (TYPE1, TYPE2 and TYPE3) are available.
If different timing settings are needed, the TYPE1 - TYPE3 parameters can also be
changed. In order to ensure that beacons can be transmitted in an appropriate manner,
adjust the parameters and DIGI PATH settings of the SmartBeaconing™ function for
efficient operation and reduced signal congestion.
1
Press and hold the [
F menu
] key → [
97 SmartBeaconing
] → Press the
DIAL
knob.
2
Press the
DIAL
knob, then rotate the
DIAL
knob to select TYPE.
OFF
: Turn the SmartBeaconing function OFF.
TYPE1 / TYPE2
/
TYPE3
: Turn the SmartBeaconing function ON.
Factory default value:
STATUS: OFF
STATUS
TYPE1
TYPE2
TYPE3
LOW SPEED
5
5
5
HIGH SPEED
70
70
70
SLOW RATE
30min
30min
30min
FAST RATE
120sec
120sec
120sec
TURN ANGLE
28°
28°
28°
TURN SLOPE
26
26
26
TURN TIME
30sec
30sec
30sec
3
Press the [
DISP
] key or press the
PTT
switch to return to the operating screen.
Tip
Set STATUS to TYPE1, TYPE2 or TYPE3; set [
93 MY POSITION SET
] to “
GPS
”; and set the “
AUTO
”
in the [
82 BEACON TX SET
] to “
SMART
” to activate the SmartBeaconingTM function.
*SmartBeaconing™ is a function provided by HamHUD Nichetronix.
Registering status text
A maximum of up to 60 characters can be registered for 5 types of status comment.
The following characters can be entered.
1
Press and hold the [
F menu
] key → [
81 BEACON STATUSTXT
] → Press the
DIAL
knob.
2
Press the
DIAL
knob,
then rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
SELECT
” and press the
DIAL
knob.
3
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
TEXT 1
” to “
TEXT 5
”.
4
Press the
[
SQL back
]
key.
5
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
TX RATE
” and press the
DIAL
knob.
Set how frequent a status text is sent with a APRS beacon.
