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FTM-350 S
The FTM-350 series transceiver is equipped with a 1200/
9600bps AX.25 Data Modem to enable APRS
matic Packet Reporting System) operation. The Automatic
Packet Reporting System (APRS
and registered trademark of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.
FTM-350 S
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  • Page 1 FTM-350 S ERIES APRS M ANUAL The FTM-350 series transceiver is equipped with a 1200/ ® 9600bps AX.25 Data Modem to enable APRS (Auto- matic Packet Reporting System) operation. The Automatic ® Packet Reporting System (APRS ) is a software program and registered trademark of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.
  • Page 2 REPARATIONS Before performing any APRS ® operations, set your callsign, SSID (Secondary Station Iden- tifier), and symbol into the FTM-350, and activate the AX.25 Data Modem via the Set Mode. 1. Press the [ SET ] key to enter the Set Mode. 2.
  • Page 3 REPARATIONS left side [ DIAL ] knob then press the left side [ DIAL ] knob to save the new setting, and then skip to step 19. Otherwise, select “MANUAL” by rotating the left side [ DIAL ] knob and advance to the next step. Note: You may choose your position from the “Point”...

  • Page 4: Receiving An Aprs ® Beacon

    APRS ® ECEIVING AN EACON 1. Set the “Sub” band to the APRS frequency. 144.390MHz is generally used in North America. If you don’t know the APRS frequency of your country, ask your dealer. Note: In the factory default, the APRS operation uses the “Sub” band (The “A” icon will appear at the right side of the “Sub”...
  • Page 5 APRS ® ECEIVING AN EACON “S ” ELETING A ECEIVED EACON FROM THE TATION 1. Press the [ SLIST ] key to open the “Station List” window. 2. Rotate the left side [ DIAL ] knob to select the beacon station to be deleted. 3.

  • Page 6: Aprs Filter Setting

    APRS ® ECEIVING AN EACON APRS F ILTER ETTING The APRS filter option allows you to select the specific types of the data to receive. 1. Press the [ SET ] key to enter the Set Mode. 2. Rotate the left side [ DIAL ] knob to select “APRS/PKT” group, then press the left side [ DIAL ] knob.
  • Page 7 APRS ® ECEIVING AN EACON FTM-350 S APRS ® ERIES ANUAL...

  • Page 8: Transmit An Aprs ® Beacon

    APRS ® RANSMIT AN EACON ANUAL RANSMISSION To transmit your APRS beacon manually, press the [ F ] key repeatedly, until the [ SMART FUNCTION ] key category changes to “F-3” mode, if necessary, then press the [ B-TX ] key. UTOMATIC RANSMISSION The FTM-350 allows you to transmit your APRS beacon automatically and repeatedly.

  • Page 9: Optional Settings

    APRS ® RANSMIT AN EACON PTIONAL ETTINGS IGIPEATER ETTING The FTM-350 allows you to set up to eight digipeaters for the APRS packet path. The FTM-350 is preset to “WIDE1-1” and “WIDE1-1, WIDE2-1” digi-path to insure that your transmitted APRS beacon is repeated by the New-N paradigm digipeaters. We recom- mend that you use this default setting.
  • Page 10 APRS ® RANSMIT AN EACON PTIONAL ETTINGS TATUS ESSAGES You may store five Status Text Messages (up to the 60 characters for each memory), and you may transmit one of these Status Text Messages with the APRS beacon. 1. Press the [ SET ] key to enter the Set Mode. 2.
  • Page 11 APRS ® RANSMIT AN EACON PTINAL ETTINGS 8. Rotate the left side [ DIAL ] knob to select “1: SELECT” item, then press the left side [ DIAL ] knob. 9. Rotate the left side [ DIAL ] knob to select the Status Text resister (“TEXT 1”...

  • Page 12: Receiving An Aprs ® Message

    APRS ® ECEIVING AN ESSAGE 1. Set the “Sub” band to the APRS frequency used in your area. 144.390MHz is generally used in North America. If you don’t know the APRS frequency of your country, ask your dealer. Note: In the factory default, the APRS operation uses the “Sub” band (the “A” icon will appear at the right side of the “Sub”...
  • Page 13 APRS ® ECEIVING AN ESSAGE “M ” ELETING A ECEIVED ESSAGE FROM THE ESSAGE 1. Press the [ MSG ] key to open the “Message List” window. 2. Rotate the left side [ DIAL ] knob to select the station which includes the message to be deleted.
  • Page 14 4. Rotate the left side [ DIAL ] knob to select the “group” you wish to utilize (GROUP1: ALL, GROUP2: CQ, GROUP3: QST, or GROUP4: YAESU). 5. If you add a new message group code and/or bulletin group code, select “GROUP5”, “GROUP6”...
  • Page 15 APRS ® ECEIVING AN ESSAGE FTM-350 S APRS ® ERIES ANUAL...

  • Page 16: Transmit An Aprs ® Message

    APRS ® RANSMIT AN ESSAGE 1. Press the [ F ] key repeatedly, until the [ SMART FUNCTION ] keys category changes to “F-3” mode, if necessary. 2. Press the [ MSG ] key to open the “Message List” window. 3.
  • Page 17 APRS ® RANSMIT AN ESSAGE 9. When the message entry is complete, press the [ MTX ] key to transmit the message and return to the “Message List” window. The transmitted message is stored into the “Mes- sage List”. 10. The APRS message is transmitted repeat- edly, up to five times, once each minute un- til an acknowledgment packet (“ack”) is re- ceived.
  • Page 18 APRS ® RANSMIT AN ESSAGE TORE THE IXED ESSAGE The FTM-350 allows you to store eight fixed form messages (up to 16 characters for each message). 1. Press the [ SET ] key to enter the Set Mode. 2. Rotate the left side [ DIAL ] knob to select “APRS/PKT” group, then press the left side [ DIAL ] knob.
  • Page 19 APRS ® RANSMIT AN ESSAGE FTM-350 S APRS ® ERIES ANUAL...
  • Page 20 APRS/PKT S VAILABLE ALUES UNCTION EFAULT E01 APRS COMPASS Selects the compass display heading NORTH UP / HEADING UP APY350 ( Fixed ) E02 APRS DESTINATION Displays the model code of this transceiver. E03 APRS FILTER Selects the filter type option allowing you to re- 1 Mic-E: ON / OFF ceive only specified types of APRS beacon data.
  • Page 21 1 GROUP1: ALL  only specified types of APRS Group/Bulletin mes- 2 GROUP2: CQ  sage information. 3 GROUP3: QST  4 GROUP4: YAESU  5 GROUP5: 6 GROUP6: 7 BULLETN1: BLN?  8 BULLETN2: BLN? 9 BULLETN3: BLN? E27 MESSAGE REPLY...
  • Page 22 1 SORT: TIME / CALLSIGN / DISTANCE 2 FILTER: ALL / MOBILE / FREQUENCY / OBJECT / ITEM / DIGIPEATER / VOIP / WEATHER / YAESU / OTHER PKT / CALL RINGER / RNG RINGER FTM-350 S APRS ® ERIES...
  • Page 23 APRS/PKT S E01: APRS COMPASS Function: Selects the display format of the APRS compass. Available Values: NORTH UP or HEADING UP Default: NORTH UP NORTH UP: The FTM-350 displays the compass scale in the “North up” orienta- tion and displays the beacon station with a “D D D D D ” icon on the compass scale.
  • Page 24 APRS/PKT S When this item set to “ON”, the FTM-350 shows the stations which OBJECT: send an Object Beacon. When this item set to “ON”, the FTM-350 shows the stations which ITEM: send an Item Beacon. STATUS: When this item set to “ON”, the FTM-350 shows the stations which send a Status Beacon.
  • Page 25 APRS/PKT S E08: APRS RINGER Function: Enables/Disables the alert ringer during APRS operation. Available Values: 1 TX BEACON: OFF or ON 2 TX MESSAGE: OFF or ON 3 RX BEACON: OFF or ON 4 RX MESSAGE: OFF or ON 5 CALL RINGER: OFF or ON 6 RNG RINGER: OFF/1 - 100 7 MSG VOICE: OFF or ON Default:...
  • Page 26 APRS/PKT S E09: APRS RINGER ( CALL ) Function: Programs the callsigns, which causes a ringing bell sound when the “5 CALL RINGER” function of the Set Mode item “E08 APRS RINGER” is set to ON. You may program up to eight callsigns. E10: APRS TXDELAY Function: Selects the transmission delay time between transmitting the APRS...
  • Page 27 APRS/PKT S ALTITUDE: Enables/Disables transmission of the altitude data. E13: BEACON STATUS TXT Function: Enables/Disables the transmission of the Status Text and programs its message. Available Values: 1 SELECT: OFF / TEXT 1 ~ TEXT 5 2 TX RATE: 1/1 ~ 1/8 3 TEXT 1: 4 TEXT 2: 5 TEXT 3:...
  • Page 28 APRS/PKT S E14: BEACON TX Function: Enables/Disables the automatic transmission feature of the APRS bea- con and selects its parameters. Available Values: 1 AUTO: OFF, ON(FIX), or SMART 2 INTERVAL: 30sec, 1min, 2min, 3min, 5min, 10min, 15min, 20min, 30min, or 60min 3 PROPORTIONAL: ON or OFF 4 DECAY: ON or OFF...

  • Page 29: Low Speed

    APRS/PKT S PROPORTIONAL: This item enables changing the transmit APRS beacon path route au- tomatically according to the “INTERVAL” time determined from the item of this Set Mode. For example, if you set this item to “ON” when Set Mode item “E19 DIGI PATH SELECT”...
  • Page 30 APRS/PKT S E15: COM PORT SETTING Function: Sets the COM port setting. Available Values: 1 SPEED: 4800 bps, 9600 bps, or 19200 bps 2 OUTPUT: OFF, GPS OUT, or PACKET Default: 1 SPEED: 9600 bps 2 OUTPUT: OFF SPEED: This item selects the baud rate of the COM port which connects the optional packet cable.
  • Page 31 APRS/PKT S E18: DATA SQUELCH Function: Configures the Squelch settings for APRS, DATA, and TX. Available Values: 1 APRS: RX BAND or TX/RX BAND 2 DATA: RX BAND or TX/RX BAND 3 TX: OFF or ON Default: 1 APRS: RX BAND 2 DATA: RX BAND 3 TX:...
  • Page 32 Sets the filter type option allowing you to receive only the specified types of APRS Group/Bulletin Message information. Available Values: 1 GROUP1: ALL 2 GROUP2: CQ 3 GROUP3: QST 4 GROUP4: YAESU 5 GROUP5: 6 GROUP6: 7 BULLETN1: BLN? 8 BULLETN2: BLN? 9 BULLETN3: BLN?
  • Page 33 APRS/PKT S E28: MY CALLSIGN Function: Program your callsign. See page 2 for details. E29: MY POSITION SET Function: Determine your location (Longitude/Latitude). Available Values: GPS, MANUAL, or P.LIST GRP1-POINT1 ~ P.LIST GRP4-POINT4 Default: GPS: Your location is determined by the optional GPS Unit. When the op- tional GPS Unit is connected to the transceiver, select this item.

  • Page 34: High Speed

    APRS/PKT S E33: SmartBeaconing Function: Selects the various parameters of the SmartBeaconing The SmartBeaconing function regulates the APRS beacon trans- missions based on the received GPS data (Movement speed, and move- ment direction etc.). Available Values: 1 STATUS: OFF, TYPE1, TYPE2, or TYPE3 2 LOW SPEED: 2 ~ 30 3 HIGH SPEED: 3 ~ 70 4 SLOW RATE: 1 min ~ 100 min...
  • Page 35 Function: Selects the Sort method and Filter type. Available Values: 1 SORT: TIME, CALLSIGN, or DISTANCE 2 FILTER: ALL, MOBILE, FREQUENCY, OBJECT/ITEM, DIGIPEATER, VOIP, WEATHER, YAESU, OTHER PKT, CALL RINGER, RNG RINGER Default: 1 SORT: TIME 2 FILTER: ALL SORT...

  • Page 36: Call Ringer

    WEATHER: Only the APRS beacons from the weather stations are displayed. YAESU: Only the APRS beacons transmitted from a Yaesu transceiver, such as the VX-8D, FTM-350 etc. are displayed. OTHER PKT: Only APRS beacons of the STATUS stations including RAW NMEA data, and APRS Beacons including packet data (except APRS beacon data) are displayed.
  • Page 37 APRS/PKT S FTM-350 S APRS ® ERIES ANUAL...
  • Page 38 PPENDIX CT-140 C ABLE ONNECTIONS D-SUB 9-P  N.C.  TXD (Serial data output: FTM-350  PC)  RXD (Serial data input: FTM-350  PC)  N.C.  GND  N.C.  Connected to pin      ...
  • Page 39 PPENDIX CT-142 C ABLE ONNECTIONS                To FTM-350 To PC  MINI DIN D-SUB 9-P  PKD (Packet data input)  N.C.  GND  TXD (Serial data output: FTM-350  PC) ...
  • Page 40 Printed in Japan Copyright 2010 VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. FTM-350 S APRS ® ERIES ANUAL...

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