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VX-8GR/GE O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
81
APRS ® O
PERATION
T
RANSMIT AN
APRS M
ESSAGE
1. Press the
m
key several times until the APRS MESSAGE
screen appears on the display.
2. Press the
h
key to enter the “EDIT” mode.
3. Any previously stored message may be cleared using the
following procedures.
1) Press the
B
key
2) Press the
a
/
b
key to select the “ ALL CLEAR ”.
3) Press the
c
key.
4. Enter the callsign (with SSID) of the station you wish to
contact using the
B
/
M
key pad (select the cursor) or
turn the
DIAL
knob (select the number/letter).
5. When you have completed entering the callsign (and SSID),
press the
M
key briefly.
6. Enter the message using the
B
/
M
key pad (select
the cursor) or turn the
DIAL
knob (select the number/let-
ter). Available length is up to 67 characters. You may add/
delete a message/character using the following procedure.
a.
If you want to add a previously stored message (determined through APRS/GPS
Set Mode item
5: APRS MSG TXT ; see next page), press the
a
/
b
key to
select the “ MSG TXT 1 ” through “ MSG TXT 7 ” then press the
c
key.
b. If you want to delete the message after the cursor, press the
a
/
b
key to
select “
CLEAR
” then press the
c
key.
c. If you want to add a character, press the
a
/
b
key to select “ INSERT ” then
press the
c
key.
7. When the message entry is complete, press the
d
key to
transmit the message and return to the APRS MESSAGE
screen. The transmitted message is stored into the APRS
MESSAGE screen.
8. When an acknowledgment packet (“ack”) is received, the
beeper will sound and “
” icon will appear on the display.
If an acknowledgment packet (“ack”) is not received, the
APRS message is transmitted repeatedly five times, once
each minute.
9. The remaining number of transmissions of the message is shown on the display. When
there is no acknowledgment packet
(“ack”) after the APRS message
has been transmitted five times, the
“
” (period) icon (on the APRS
MESSAGE screen) or “ TXOUT ” notation (on the Detailed Message screen) will ap-