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Yaesu FT2DR Instruction Manual

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FT2DR
Instruction Manual
(APRS Edition)
Thank you for purchasing this Yaesu product.
This instruction manual explains information related to the "APRS Function".
For information on basic operation of the transceiver, please refer to the supplied
FT2DR Operating Manual.
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144/430 MHz
DIGITAL/ANALOG TRANSCEIVER
C4FM/FM

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  • Page 1 DIGITAL/ANALOG TRANSCEIVER C4FM/FM Instruction Manual (APRS Edition) Thank you for purchasing this Yaesu product. This instruction manual explains information related to the “APRS Function”. For information on basic operation of the transceiver, please refer to the supplied FT2DR Operating Manual.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Using the APRS Function ® Table of Contents Using the APRS Function..................... 1 ® APRS initial settings ......................2 ® Initial setting process for APRS operations ..............2 When operating APRS using the GPS function ............3 When operating APRS without using the GPS function ..........4 Setting your own station call sign..................

  • Page 3: Aprs ® Initial Settings

    P.3) Turning the GPS function ON Turning the GPS function OFF P.3) P.4) Setting the clock of this device FT2DR Operating Manual P.44) Setting the position of your own station( P.5) Setting your own station call sign P.8) Setting the APRS baud rate and turning ON the APRS function ( P.9)

  • Page 4: When Operating Aprs Using The Gps Function

    APRS initial settings ® When operating APRS using the GPS function When the GPS function is activated, the internal clock setting and location coordinates of your own station will be acquired from the GPS satellite signals automatically. We recommend that the GPS function be used in mobile operations. Press the key for one second or longer The Set Mode Menu will appear.

  • Page 5: When Operating Aprs Without Using The Gps Function

    If the internal clock of this device is set, the time will be reflected in the time display of the APRS screen. Please refer to “Setting Clock Time” ( FT2DR Operating Manual P.44) on how to set the time. Press the key for one second or longer The Set Mode Menu will appear.
  • Page 6 APRS initial settings ® Turn the DIAL to select “MANUAL” Press The GPS clock will be set to MANUAL and the set mode will be cancelled. Tips • You cannot connect a PC to operate the I-GATE and digipeater. • The unit of the APRS data can be changed using the [APRS] → [11 APRS UNIT] setting.
  • Page 7 APRS initial settings ® Turn the DIAL to select [Manual] and press the A screen to enter the position information of your own station will be displayed. Reference Factory shipping value: GPS Turn the DIAL to select “LAT” and press the The cursor will move to the item for setting the latitude.
  • Page 8 APRS initial settings ® Turn the DIAL to select [Minute] and press the The cursor will move to the item for setting the “1/100th Minute”. Turn the DIAL to select [1/100th Minute] and press the The seconds will be displayed within parentheses. Turn the DIAL to select “LON”...

  • Page 9: Setting Your Own Station Call Sign

    APRS initial settings ® Setting your own station call sign Register your own station call sign in order to send and receive messages and to transmit beacons in APRS. Enter the call sign like “JA1ZRL-7”. The “-7” in the call sign indicates the SSID (Secondary Station Identifier) of which there are 16 types, including one with no SSID.

  • Page 10: Setting The Aprs Baud Rate

    Input the call sign in the alphabet and numeric input screens Refer to “Entering Letters” ( FT2DR Operating Manual P.19) for instruction to enter the call sign. Up to 6 digits can be entered for the call sign. [If no SSID is set] Proceed to Step 6 to set the SSID.
  • Page 11 APRS initial settings ® Touch [APRS] Turn the DIAL to select [4 APRS MODEM] and touch it on the display Turn the DIAL to set the APRS baud rate The APRS baud rate can be selected from the following three options. “OFF”, “1200 bps”, “9600 bps”...

  • Page 12: Setting The Symbol Of Your Own Station

    APRS initial settings ® Setting the symbol of your own station This sets the transmit symbol of your own station. The symbol can be selected from among 48 types. The default setting when shipped from the factory is “ ”, “ ”, “...
  • Page 13 Human [ /b ] Bicycle [ /> ] [ YY ] Yaesu Radio Press the The symbol of your own station will be set. Press To exit the set mode and return to the operating screen. y Entering a symbol character directly You can enter a symbol character directly if the symbol that you want is not available.
  • Page 14 APRS initial settings ® Turn the DIAL to select [25 MY SYMBOL] and touch it on the display Turn the DIAL to select “4” Press the The cursor will move to the “Code” area. Reference If “25 MY SYMBOL (User)” does not appear after pressing the key, turn the DIAL to select “25 MY SYMBOL (User).
  • Page 15 APRS initial settings ® Press the The cursor will move to the Symbol Code (character on the right side of “Code”). Turn the DIAL to select the Symbol Code Press the The symbol will be set. Press To exit the set mode and return to the operating screen. Reference Please refer to “http://aprs.org/symbols/symbolsX.txt”...

  • Page 16: Receiving Aprs ® Beacons

    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.

  • Page 17: Description Of The Aprs Station List Screen And Operations

    Receiving APRS beacons ® Description of the APRS STATION LIST screen and operations y Description of the APRS STATION LIST screen and operations ①Number: Received beacons (up to a maximum of ③ 60) will be displayed, starting with the most ⑦...
  • Page 18 Receiving APRS beacons ® y Description of Station List Designators Examples of 14 types of station list designators are described here. Refer to the description page listed on the table for the detail screen. Display Description Page Mic-E: Displayed when a beacon of a microphone encoder station is received Position: Displayed when the beacon from a fixed station (FIXED) or a 19-21...
  • Page 19 Receiving APRS beacons ® y Explanation of the detail screen display in an Enc (Mic-E) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Turn the DIAL in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “ ” station and press the key to display the Enc (Mic-E) detailed screen.
  • Page 20 Receiving APRS beacons ® y Explanation of the detail screen display in a P (Position: Fixed station) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Turn the DIAL in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “ ” station and press the key to display the P (Position) detailed screen.
  • Page 21 Receiving APRS beacons ® y Explanation of the detail screen display in a P (Position: Fixed station) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Turn the DIAL in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “ ” station and press the key to display the P (Position) detailed screen.
  • Page 22 Receiving APRS beacons ® y Explanation of the detail screen display in a P (Position: Fixed station) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Turn the DIAL in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “ ” station and press key to display the P (Position) detailed screen.
  • Page 23 Receiving APRS beacons ® y Explanation of the detail screen display in a p (compressed type: fixed/mobile station) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Turn the DIAL in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “ ” (Position Compressed type) station and press the key to display the P (Position) detailed screen.
  • Page 24 Receiving APRS beacons ® y Explanation of the detail screen display in a W or w (weather report: meteorological station) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Turn the DIAL in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “ ” (Weather report) or “ ” (Weather report Compressed type) station and press the key to display the W or w (Weather report) detailed screen.
  • Page 25 Receiving APRS beacons ® y Explanation of the detail screen display in a O (Object) or I (Item) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Turn the DIAL in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “ ” (Object) or “ ” (Item) station and press the key to display the O (Object) or I (Item) detailed screen.
  • Page 26 Receiving APRS beacons ® y Explanation of the detail screen display in a S (Status) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Turn the DIAL in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “ ” (Status) station and press the key to display the S (Status) detailed screen.

  • Page 27: Notification Of Beacon Or Message Arrival In A Pop-Up Screen Aprs Popup Function

    Receiving APRS beacons ® y Explanation of the detail screen display in a ? (Other) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Turn the DIAL in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “ ” (Other) station and press the key to display the ? (Other) detailed screen.
  • Page 28 Receiving APRS beacons ® Touch [APRS] Turn the DIAL to select [9 APRS POPUP] and touch it on the display Turn the DIAL to select the item to be set Turn the DIAL to select the item to be set. Refer to the list of set mode actions (P.61) for details of each item.

  • Page 29: Screen When Bnd 2 S - Bnd 60 S Is Selected

    Receiving APRS beacons ® ACK.REJ: OFF / BND 2 s - BND 60 s OTHER MSG: OFF / BND 2 s - BND 60 s Press the The cursor will move to the set value. Turn the DIAL to select the set value Press the Repeat Step 4 to 7 to set the remaining items Press...

  • Page 30: Audio Notification Of A Beacon Or Message Received Aprs Ringer Function

    Receiving APRS beacons ® i = Item: Beacon of an item station (compression type) K = Killed Object/Item: Deleted object station / item station k = Killed Object/Item: Deleted object station / item station (compression type) S = Status: Beacon of a status station ? = Other: Beacon that could not be interpreted Audio notification of a beacon or message received APRS RINGER function...

  • Page 31: Displaying Raw Packet Data

    Receiving APRS beacons ® STATUS: ON / OFF OTHER: ON / OFF MY PACKET: ON / OFF MSG: ON / OFF GRP: ON / OFF BLN: ON / OFF MY MSG: ON / OFF DUP.BCN: ON /OFF DUP.MSG: ON / OFF ACK.REJ: ON / OFF OTHER MSG: ON / OFF TX BCN: ON /OFF...
  • Page 32 Receiving APRS beacons ® Turn the DIAL to select the beacon Select the beacon station to confirm the RAW packet data. Press the A detail screen of the APRS STATION LIST will appear in the display. followed by [RAW] Touch The RAW packet data will appear in the display.

  • Page 33: Deleting A Beacon Station From The List

    Receiving APRS beacons ® Deleting a beacon station from the list A beacon station which is no longer required can be deleted from the list by selecting it on the APRS STATION LIST screen. Touch [F MW] followed by [S.LIST] The APRS STATION LIST screen will be displayed.

  • Page 34: Transmitting Aprs ® Beacons

    Transmitting APRS beacons ® Transmitting a beacon manually Touch [F MW] followed by [BCN-TX] (to display the frequency screen) Touch followed by [BEACON TX] in the APRS STATION LIST screen and APRS STATION LIST detail screen. When transmitting a beacon automatically, set the following “Beacon manual / auto transmission switch”...

  • Page 35: Setting The Automatic Beacon Transmit Interval

    Transmitting APRS beacons ® Setting the automatic beacon transmit interval This sets the time interval for automatically sending out an APRS beacon. Press the key for one second or longer The Set Mode Menu will appear. Touch [APRS] Turn the DIAL to select [14 BEACON INTERVAL] and touch it on the display Turn the DIAL to select the automatic transmission interval time...

  • Page 36: Setting The Smartbeaconing

    Transmitting APRS beacons ® Setting the SmartBeaconing™ SmartBeaconing™ is a function that efficiently transmits an APRS beacon including your own station position, speed and direction of travel. The information is based on data from a GPS satellite receiver unit. This device supports automatic beacon transmission using SmartBeaconing™. Three different SmartBeaconing™...
  • Page 37 Transmitting APRS beacons ® Press the key and turn the DIAL to select TYPE Select one of the following TYPEs. OFF: Turn the SmartBeaconing function OFF TYPE1: Recommended setting when moving at a high speed in a car etc. TYPE2: Recommended setting when moving at a low speed such as a bicycle.

  • Page 38: Registering Status Text

    Transmitting APRS beacons ® Registering status text A maximum of up to 60 characters can be registered for 5 types of status comment. The following characters can be entered. • Alphabet letter (half-byte upper case, half-byte lower case) • Number (half-byte) •...
  • Page 39 Press the key to return to the previous screen. Touch [EDIT TEXT] Enter the text Refer to “Entering Letters” ( FT2DR Operating Manual P.19) on how to enter text. Press To exit the set mode and return to the operating screen.

  • Page 40: Selecting A Position Comment

    Transmitting APRS beacons ® When entering status text, a colon symbol (:) will appear in the 21st, 29th and 43rd characters. When entering a long text that exceeds the position of this colon, the text may not be displayed in certain models. Enter a text that is shorter than the colon position as much as possible.

  • Page 41: Setting The Digipeater Route

    Transmitting APRS beacons ® Turn the DIAL to select the position comment Select the position comment from the following list. Off Duty / En Route / In Service / Returning / Committed / Special / Priority / Custom 0 - Custom 6 / EMERGENCY! Remark Factory shipping value: Off Duty Reference...
  • Page 42 Transmitting APRS beacons ® Touch [APRS] Turn the DIAL to select [18 DIGI PATH] and touch it on the display Turn the DIAL to select the DIGI PATH Select the DIGI PATH from P1 - P8. P1 (OFF) P2 (WIDE1-1), P3 (1:WIDE1-1/2:WIDE2-1) are fixed values.
  • Page 43 Transmitting APRS beacons ® Enter the call sign using the text input screens Refer to “Entering Letters” ( FT2DR Operating Manual P.19) on how to enter the call sign. Touch [ Touch the SSID you want to set Press the The digipeater route will be set.

  • Page 44: Aprs ® Message Screen And Operating Instructions

    APRS message screen and operating instructions ® Description of the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen and operations Touch [F MW] in the frequency display screen followed by [M.LIST] to display the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen. A maximum of 60 received or transmitted messages that have been saved can be displayed in a list in the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen.

  • Page 45: Description Of The Aprs Message List Detail Screen And Operations

    APRS message screen and operating instructions ® Description of the APRS MESSAGE LIST detail screen and operations From the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen, turn the DIAL to select the message whose details you want to see and press the key to display the APRS MESSAGE LIST detailed screen.

  • Page 46: Message Edit Screen And Description Of Operations

    APRS message screen and operating instructions ® Message edit screen and description of operations followed by [MSG EDIT] in the APRS MESSAGE LIST detail screen to Touch display the message edit screen. You can edit and transmit a received or transmitted message in the message edit screen.

  • Page 47: Receiving Messages

    APRS message screen and operating instructions ® Receiving messages When a message is received, a pop-up screen appears, together with a “pee po pee po... ( )” audio alarm and a flashing strobe (white LED), followed by the screen below. Touch [F MW] in the frequency display screen followed by [M.LIST] to display the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen.

  • Page 48: Filter Setting For Messages Received

    Turn the DIAL to select [6 APRS MSG GROUP] and touch it on the display Turn the DIAL and touch the group filter “G1 ALL”, “G2 CQ”, “G3 QST”, “G4 YAESU” and “G5 (any)” can be selected for the group code. For bulletin, “B1” to “B3” can be selected.
  • Page 49 APRS message screen and operating instructions ® Show the group name such as Bulletin View bulletin ALL, CQ, QST, YAESU etc. number name Self-addressed message Group message reception Bulletin reception screen screen screen Tips • If the [APRS] → [1 APRS AF DUAL] setting is set to ON in the set mode, the receive audio will continue to be heard without being interrupted by a received signal in the AF DUAL mode, even if an APRS beacon or message is received on Band B.

  • Page 50: Deleting A Message From The List

    APRS message screen and operating instructions ® Deleting a message from the list Unwanted messages on the APRS MESSAGE screen can also be deleted. Touch [F MW] followed by [M.LIST] in the frequency display screen The APRS MESSAGE LIST screen will be displayed. Turn the DIAL to select the message Turn the DIAL to select the message to delete.

  • Page 51: Transmitting Aprs ® Messages

    Input the call sign in the alphabet input screen and numeric input screen Refer to “Entering Letters” ( FT2DR Operating Manual P.19) on how to enter the call sign of the destination station. A maximum of 6 digits can be entered for the call sign.
  • Page 52 Touch [EDIT TEXT] The screen for editing text will be displayed. Enter the text Refer to “Entering Letters” ( FT2DR Operating Manual P.19) on how to enter text. A maximum of up to 67 characters can be entered. Press the Return to the APRS MESSAGE EDIT screen.
  • Page 53 Transmitting APRS messages ® Touch [MTXT] A list of fixed text messages will be displayed. Turn the DIAL to select a standard message Select a standard message from the list of messages (1-8) registered beforehand. Touch [PASTE] The selected fixed text will be entered. You can repeat these steps to continue selecting standard messages.
  • Page 54 Transmitting APRS messages ® Using the reply function You can also reply to a station that has sent an APRS message. Turn the DIAL to select the partner station Select the partner station to reply to in the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen. Touch [REPLY] The display will change to the APRS MESSAGE EDIT screen.
  • Page 55 A screen for editing the fixed text message will be displayed. Entering a fixed text message Refer to “Entering Letters” ( FT2DR Operating Manual P.19) on how to enter a fixed text message. A maximum of up to 16 characters can be entered. Press the The fixed text message will be registered.
  • Page 56 Transmitting APRS messages ® y Message receipt acknowledgment (ACK) When a message is sent to a specific partner station, an ACK packet (receipt acknowledgment) will be returned to acknowledge receipt of the message by the partner station. The transmission process ends with an audio alarm to acknowledge receipt when an ACK packet is returned by the partner station.
  • Page 57 Transmitting APRS messages ® Show “.” during TX OUT Show “.” during TX OUT Press APRS MESSAGE LIST screen [Transmit detail screen] (display during TX OUT) (display during TX OUT) A maximum of 60 messages can be displayed in the APRS screen, with the oldest messages being deleted automatically if the number exceeds 60.

  • Page 58: Aprs Set Mode List

    CONTINUOUS 4 sec 6 APRS MSG GROUP G1: ALL Group filter message receive settings. G2: CQ G3: QST G4: YAESU G5: --------- B1: BLN B2: BLN B3: BLN 7 APRS MSG TXT Input of standard message text. 1 to 8 ch...
  • Page 59 APRS Set Mode List Selectable Items Reference Set mode item No./Item Description of function (Bold letters: Default) page 10 APRS RINGER Setting the bell sound when Mic-E: ON / OFF beacon or message is received. POSITION: ON / OFF WEATHER: ON / OFF OBJECT: ON / OFF ITEM: ON / OFF STATUS: ON / OFF...
  • Page 60 Setting the symbol for your Total of 48 icons including station. 1(/[Human parson]) / 2(/b Bycycle) / 3(/> Car) / 4(YY Yaesu Radios) 26 POSITION COMMENT Setting the position comment Off Duty / En Route / function. In Service / Returning /...
  • Page 61 APRS Set Mode List Selectable Items Reference Set mode item No./Item Description of function (Bold letters: Default) page 27 SmartBeaconing Setting the smart beaconing STATUS: function. OFF / TYPE1 / TYPE2 / TYPE3 LOW SPD: 2mph ~ 30mph HIGH SPD: 3mph ~ 90mph SLOW RATE: 1min to 100min FAST RATE: 10sec to 180sec...

  • Page 62: Aprs Set Mode Function List

    APRS Set mode function list y 1 APRS AF DUAL Receive audio for AF Dual Function Setting Item: ON / OFF Default: OFF Explanation: ON/OFF setting to enable the AF Dual function while APRS function is active. y 2 APRS DESTINATION Model Code Display Setting Item: [APY02D] Default: [APY02D]...
  • Page 63 APRS Set mode function list y 4 APRS MODEM APRS baud rate settings Setting Item: OFF / 1200bps / 9600bps Default: OFF Explanation: OFF: Turn APRS function [OFF]. 1200bps: Sets APRS baud rate to 1200bps. 9600bps: Sets APRS baud rate to 9600bps. y 5 APRS MSG FLASH Setting for strobe flash when there is an incoming message.
  • Page 64 Explanation: A filter can be set to receive messages with a specified group code (ALL or CQ) (ALL, CQ, QST, and YAESU are selected in default settings). “”: Acts as a wild card matching any character received. y 7 APRS MSG TXT Entering fixed text characters.
  • Page 65 APRS Set mode function list y 9 APRS POPUP Setting the popup function for APRS reception Setting item: Mic-E: OFF / ALL 2 s - ALL 60 s / ALL CNT / BND 2 s to BND 60 s / BND CNT POSITION: OFF / ALL 2 s - ALL 60 s / ALL CNT / BND 2 s to BND 60 s / BND CNT WEATHER: OFF / ALL 2 s - ALL 60 s / ALL CNT / BND 2 s to BND 60 s / BND CNT...
  • Page 66 APRS Set mode function list Explanation: When an APRS BEACON is received, the content is shown in a POPUP. This setting is for the method and time the POPUP is displayed. Mic-E: Setting for the time a POPUP is displayed when a Mic-Encoder beacon is received.
  • Page 67 APRS Set mode function list DUP.MSG: ON / OFF ACK.REJ: ON / OFF OTHER MSG: ON / OFF TX BCN: ON / OFF TX MSG: ON / OFF Default: Mic-E: POSITION: WEATHER: OBJECT: ITEM: STATUS: OTHER: MY PACKET: ON MSG: GRP: BLN: MY MSG:...
  • Page 68 APRS Set mode function list ACK REJ: Setting for the sound of the bell that rings when response data (ACK, REJ) of a message sent by your station is received. OTHER MSG: Setting for the sound of the bell that rings when a message addressed to another destination is received.
  • Page 69 APRS Set mode function list y 12 APRS TXDELAY Set the data sending delay time. Setting item: 100ms / 150ms / 200ms / 250ms / 300ms / 400ms / 500ms / 750ms / 1000ms Default: 300ms Explanation: The preamble (data transmission delay time), APRS beacon transmission content Start Transmission End Transmission...
  • Page 70 APRS Set mode function list y 14 BEACON INTERVAL Automatic transmit interval settings for beacon Setting item: 30 sec / 1 min / 2 min / 3 min / 5 min / 10 min / 15 min / 20 min / 30 min / 60 min Default: 5 minutes Explanation:...
  • Page 71 APRS Set mode function list y 16 BEACON TX Set the automatic beacon transmit interval. Setting Item: MANUAL / AUTO / SMART Default: MANUAL Explanation: Set the method the APRS BEACON is automatically transmitted. You can also change the transmission method by touching in the APRS MESSAGE LIST or APRS STATION LIST screen and then touching the appropriate [BEACON].
  • Page 72 APRS Set mode function list Explanation: STATUS: OFF: Set to OFF when data terminal is not in use. ON: Set to ON when using data terminal. Various setting items are added when ON is selected. SPEED: Set the communication speed for the data terminal. INPUT: OFF: Deactivate the input function of the data terminal (negate function).
  • Page 73 APRS Set mode function list Mic-E: ON: Mic-E BEACON information (BEACON displayed as [E] on LIST) is output with WAPOINT data. OFF: Mic-E BEACON information is not output when set to OFF. POSIT: ON: POSITION BEACON information (BEACON displayed as [P] or [p] on LIST) is output with WAPOINT data.
  • Page 74 APRS Set mode function list y 18 DIGI PATH Setting the digipeater route. Setting item: P1 WIDE1-1 (fixed value) WIDE1-1, WIDE2-1 (fixed value) P4 to P7: Up to 2 addresses can be entered arbitrarily. Up to 8 addresses can be entered arbitrarily. Default: P3: FWIDE1-1 AWIDE2-1 (fixed value) Explanation: A station that relays packets, such as beacons, is called a digipeater.
  • Page 75 APRS Set mode function list PINNING: ON: The latitude and longitude data is fixed when the movement speed of this device is 0. OFF: The latitude and longitude are constantly calculated when the movement speed of this device is 0. DGPS: ON: Correction data is used from a geostationary satellite to improve the accuracy.
  • Page 76 APRS Set mode function list y 23 CALLSIGN (APRS) Specify the CALLSIGN of your station. Explanation: Register the CALLSIGN of your station which is needed for APRS communication. APRS data cannot be transmitted if a CALLSIGN for your station is not registered. Be sure to register a CALLSIGN.
  • Page 77 Setting Item: Symbol Default: 1: Human/Person ( 2: Bicycle ( 3: Car ( 4: Yaesu Radios ( Explanation: Set the symbol for your station to transmit. Select your symbol from 48 types. y 26 POSITION COMMENT Set up the position comment function.
  • Page 78 APRS Set mode function list Explanation: SmartBeaconing™ is a function that efficiently transmits an APRS beacon including your own station position, speed and direction of travel. The information is based on data from a GPS satellite receiver unit. Set STATUS to TYPE1, TYPE2 or TYPE3; set [APRS] → [24 MY POSITION] to GPS; and set [APRS] →...
  • Page 79 APRS Set mode function list TURN SLOP: Set the coefficient for automatically altering the angle that judges changes in the direction of movement according to speed. The higher the coefficient value setting, the greater the judgment angle is when moving at slow speeds. 1 to 255 (X10)°/SPEED (If the real number for units of rotating tilt is set to 1/10, this is the same as the unit setting used in HamHUD Nichetronix, LLC series...
  • Page 80 Copyright 2015 YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. 1506-A0...

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