FTM-350 S
ERIES
APRS
®
M
ANUAL
8
T
RANSMIT
AN
APRS
®
B
EACON
M
ANUAL
T
RANSMISSION
To transmit your APRS beacon manually, press
the [
F
] key repeatedly, until the [
SMART
FUNCTION
] keys category changes to “
F-3
”
mode, if necessary, then press the [
B-TX
] key.
A
UTOMATIC
T
RANSMISSION
The
FTM-350
allows you to transmit your APRS beacon automatically and repeatedly.
1. Press the [
F
] key repeatedly, until the
[
SMART FUNCTION
] keys category
changes to “
F-3
” mode, if necessary.
2. Press the [
BCON
] key repeatedly to select
the “Auto” beacon mode (“
OFF
”, “
ON
(
FIX
)” or “
SMART
”).
OFF
:
Disables Automatic Transmission (no icon)
ON
(
FIX
): Enables Automatic Transmission (“
” icon appears at the left of the “A12”
icon).
Transmits your APRS beacon in accordance with the interval determined
by “
2 INTERVAL
” of the Set Mode item “
E14 BEACON TX
” in the
“
APRS/PKT
” group.
SMART
: Enables Automatic Transmission (“
{
” icon appears)
Transmits your APRS beacon in accordance with the interval determined
by Set Mode item “
E33 SmartBeaconing
Ú
” in the “
APRS/PKT
” group.
OFF
ON
(
FIX
)
SMART
When the APRS frequency is busy (squelch is open), the
FTM-350
will not transmit an
APRS beacon in manual or automatic modes. Insure that the squelch is closed.
You may transmit the APRS beacon manually by pressing the [
B-TX
] key, even if the
FTM-350
is in automatic mode.
Ú
: SmartBeaconing
TM
is an algorithm created by Tony Arnerich KD7TA and Steve
Bragg KA9MVA of HamHUD for adjusting the transmit rate using the speed and
heading changes of the vehicle.
Visit www.hamhud.net for more information about SmartBeaconing
TM
.
