Transmit An Aprs ® Message - Yaesu FTM-350 Series Manual

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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. Press the [ MEDIT ] key to enter the "TX
Message Edit" mode.
4. Press the [ CLR ] key to clear any previously
stored callsign, if necessary.
5. Enter the callsign (with SSID) of the station
you wish to contact using the following ex-
amples.
Example 1: Press one of the microphone keypad button. Press the [ A ] / [ B ] key to
move the cursor forward or backward, and press the [ C ] key to delete all
data after the cursor.
Example 2: Rotate the left side [ DIAL ] knob to select a character/number and press
the [
backspace the cursor.
6. When you have completed entering the callsign (with SSID), press the microphone [ B ]

key or [ ] key.
7. Press the [ CLR ] key to clear any previous messages, if necessary.
8. Enter the message using the same procedures as above. Additionally, you may select/
add/delete the characters/message using the following procedure:
a. Press the [ FONT ] key to change the character (upper-case alphabet, lower-case
alphabet, numeric, and symbol).
b. If you want to add a previously stored message (select a message from the list
stored in "APRS/PKT" Set Mode item "E04 APRS MESSAGE TEXT"; see next
page):
1) Press the [ F ] key to change the
[ SMART FUNCTION ] keys cat-
egory to "E-2" mode.
2) Press the [ MTXT ] key to open the
"MESSAGE TEXT" window, then
rotate the left side [ DIAL ] knob to
select the desired previously stored
message.
3) Press the [ ENT ] key to insert the message, then press the [ ESC ] key to close
the window.
c. Press the [ INS ] key to add a character.
d. Press the [ CLR ] key or microphone [ C ] key to delete all data after the cursor.
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