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Transmitting APRS Beacons
Setting the digipeater route
A digipeater is a station that relays packets such as beacons. The following 2 types of
digipeater routes can be selected for use in the device.
Route
Number of
relay steps
Address
Format
OFF
0
–
–
WIDE 1-1
1
Configured (settings cannot be
changed)
New-Paradigm format*
WIDE 1-1, WIDE 2-1
2
Configured (settings cannot be
changed)
New-Paradigm format*
When “WIDE 1-1, WIDE 2-1” is selected, the beacon is initially relayed to the digipeater
station at the first location as specified in WIDE 1-1, and then it is relayed to the digipeater
at the second location as specified in WIDE 2-1.
As of 2015, digipeater stations used in APRS are recommended to operate in the New-
Paradigm format
*
. As the number of supporting digipeater stations is the largest, the
default setting of this radio is therefore set to “WIDE 1-1, WIDE 2-1” when shipped from
the factory on the assumption of a digipeater station operating in the New-Paradigm
method. It is recommended that you operate the transceiver without changing the setting.
* Please refer to the following website for the description of the New-Paradigm format.
http://aprs.org/fix14439.html
Caution
When too many relay steps are set, multiple transmission beacons from the same station are relayed,
resulting in congestion among the channels.
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
[15 DIGI PATH SELECT]
, then
press
.
The screen for selecting the digipeater route will be
displayed.
