Table Of Contents - Yaesu FTM-400DR Instruction Manual

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What is APRS ? ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
APRS Initial Settings .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Setting the position information of your own station ................................................................................................. 3
Using the GPS function........................................................................................................................................ 3
Setting the function manually ............................................................................................................................... 4
Setting your own station call sign ............................................................................................................................. 6
Setting the symbol of your own station ..................................................................................................................... 8
Setting the APRS baud rate.................................................................................................................................... 12
Other settings ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Starting APRS Operation ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Activating the APRS function .................................................................................................................................. 14
Deciding the operating band................................................................................................................................... 15
Setting the squelch detection condition .................................................................................................................. 16
Matching the frequency .......................................................................................................................................... 17
Receiving APRS Beacons .................................................................................................................................... 18
Checking downloaded beacons.............................................................................................................................. 19
Viewing the contents of a beacon ........................................................................................................................... 20
Viewing the beacon information using packet data (RAW display) .................................................................... 31
Convenient functions .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Sorting the station list ............................................................................................................................................. 33
Sorting a list ....................................................................................................................................................... 33
Filtering the list ................................................................................................................................................... 34
Deleting information from a list .......................................................................................................................... 36
Transmitting APRS Beacons ............................................................................................................................... 38
Manually transmitting APRS beacons .................................................................................................................... 38
Sending an APRS beacon automatically ................................................................................................................ 39
Setting the APRS beacon automatic transmission interval ................................................................................ 39
Using SmartBeaconing™ ....................................................................................................................................... 40
Attaching status text to a beacon ........................................................................................................................... 42
Selecting a position comment................................................................................................................................. 43
Setting the digipeater route .................................................................................................................................... 45
Sending and Receiving APRS Messages ........................................................................................................... 48
Checking messages........................................................................................................................................... 48
Viewing the message contents .......................................................................................................................... 49
Receiving APRS messages .................................................................................................................................... 50
Convenient functions ......................................................................................................................................... 50
Sending APRS messages ...................................................................................................................................... 52
Creating and sending a new message .............................................................................................................. 52
Using standard text ............................................................................................................................................ 55
Replying to a received message ........................................................................................................................ 57
Sorting the APRS message list............................................................................................................................... 59
Deleting a message from the list........................................................................................................................ 59
Message receipt acknowledgement (ACK) ............................................................................................................ 62
APRS Set-up Menu List ........................................................................................................................................ 64
APRS set-up menu basic operations...................................................................................................................... 67
Resetting the APRS settings .................................................................................................................................. 68
Using the APRS Set-up Menu .............................................................................................................................. 69
APRS compass setting ...................................................................................................................................... 69
Model code display ............................................................................................................................................ 69
Filter function setting .......................................................................................................................................... 70
Inputting standard message text ........................................................................................................................ 71
Using APRS
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