9
Receiving APRS
®
beacons
This sets the operating frequency of the APRS before receiving a beacon.
Setting the APRS operating frequency
The customary APRS operating frequency differs depending on the region and country.
In the USA, the usual operating frequency is 144.39 MHz. Therefore, to begin APRS
operations set the Band B frequency to 144.39 MHz.
1
Press the [
A/B
] key
Switch the operating band to Band B.
The APRS will operate only in Band B. Check that A12 (1200bps) or A96 (9600bps) is
displayed on the right-hand side of the frequency (page 6).
2
Setting the operating frequency
Reference
If the baud rate setting in [
APRS
] → [
4 APRS MODEM
] is set to 1200 bps or 9600 bps in
the Setup Menu, the receive and save functions will stop automatically.
Receiving beacons
y
Displaying beacons in the APRS pop-up screen
A “ping pong” audio alarm will sound when a beacon is
received on the Band B frequency, and the APRS pop-up
screen will be displayed.
The contents displayed in the “APRS POP-UP SCREEN”
and the “APRS STATION LIST DETAIL SCREEN” to be
explained next are basically the same.
y
Displaying beacons in the APRS STATION LIST detail screen
1
Press the [
F
MENU
] key → touch [
S.LIST
].
The APRS STATION LIST screen will be displayed.
2
Rotate the DIAL knob, to select the beacon whose details
you want to review.
3
Press the [
F
MENU
] key to display the details screen.
Turn the DIAL knob to scroll the screen.
4
Press the [
BACK
] key.
Returns the screen to the APRS STATION LIST screen.
FTM-300D 04/07
12.5km 15:36
Speed 68km/h
Course 47
̊
Alt
36m
(Off duty)
E JA1ZRL-9
1 E JQ1YBG- 9 15:36
2 E JA6YPC- 7 12:34
3 W JH1YPC-13 04:56
4 E JQ1YBF -9 12/27
5 E JQ1YBG-14 11/18
