Yaesu FT2DR Instruction Manual page 76

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.
When a CALLSIGN is registered to your station, it is displayed on the LCD when the
power of this transceiver is turned on.
Register a CALLSIGN as shown below.
 – NN
: CALLSIGN (Up to 6 characters)
NN: Number (a number between 1 to 15, or no SSID.)
Entering [–7] after the CALLSIGN is recommended in standard mobile use.
y 24 MY POSITION
Setting the station position.
Setting Item: GPS / Manual / P1 to P10
Default: GPS
Explanation:
Set whether position information for your station is obtained via GPS, or manually
entered.
GPS: Acquire the position of your station automatically via GPS.
Manual: Manually set the position of your station.
P1 to P10: Position information of radio stations, acquired via GPS, can be saved in 10
memories (P1 to P10).
Registered position information can be transmitted as data for the current
position of your station with the APRS BEACON.
1 Obtain the position information via GPS.
2 Press the
The Set Mode Menu will appear.
3 Touch [APRS]
4 Turn the DIAL to select [24 MY POSITION] and touch it on the display
5 Turn the DIAL to select the memory to register
Select a memory channel from P1 to P10, to register the position
information.
6 Press the
7 Touch [P.WRITE]
The position information is registered to the selected memory channel.
In standard operation of APRS, the position of your station is automatically
acquired via GPS.
Other than when a GPS antenna unit is connected to your station, be sure
to have the setting as "GPS".
key for one second or longer
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APRS Set mode function list