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Transmitting APRS
®
beacons
Transmitting an APRS beacon manually
1
Press and hold the [
F menu
] key → [
103 BEACON TX
] → Press the
DIAL
knob.
The APRS beacon will be transmitted.
On the APRS STATION LIST screen or the APRS STATION LIST details screen, a
beacon may be sent manually by pressing the [
F menu
] key → [
BCN-TX
] → then
press the
DIAL
knob.
Tip
When using the GPS function in APRS operations, be sure to check that [
93 MY POSITION SET
]
is set
to “
GPS
”. A beacon cannot be transmitted if GPS data cannot be captured.
Transmitting an APRS beacon automatically
An APRS beacon can be sent automatically at a fixed interval.
1
Press and hold the [
F menu
] key → [
82 BEACON TX SET
] → Press the
DIAL
knob.
2
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the [
AUTO
], then press the
DIAL
knob.
3
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the “ON” or “SMART”, then press the
DIAL
knob.
4
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the [
INTERVAL
], then press the
DIAL
knob.
5
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the transmission interval can be selected from the
following times.
30sec / 1min / 2min / 3min / 5min / 10min / 15min / 20min / 30min / 60min
Factory default value: 5 min
6
Press the [
DISP
] key or press the
PTT
switch to return to the operating screen.
The beacon transmission setting on the APRS Station List screen is displayed with the
following icon:
No display (OFF):
Only when select the [
103 BEACON TX
],
then press the
DIAL
knob will the APRS
beacon of your station be transmitted (with
the default settings).
appears (AUTO):
Automatically transmit the APRS beacon
of your own station at a 5-minute interval.
appears (SMART):
Transmit automatically with the
SmartBeaconing™ function.*
1 E JA1ZRL- 9 15:36
2 E JA6YPC- 7 12:34
3 W JA1YOE-13 04:56
4 E JQ1YBF- 9 02/14
5 E JQ1YBG-14 02/03
6 E JA1ZRL- 9 01/28
STATION LIST ALL
*(Refer to “Setting the SmartBeaconing™” (Page 24) on the details of the SmartBeaconing™ function.)
Tip
•
If Setup Menu [
97 SmartBeaconing
] is set to TYPE1, TYPE2 or TYPE3, the setting of the BEACON
INTERVAL will be ignored.
•
If the squelch is open when the specified time has passed to transmit a beacon, the beacon
transmission is delayed. The beacon will be sent when the squelch is closed.