Viewing The Contents Of A Beacon - Yaesu FTM-400DR Instruction Manual

Receiving APRS Beacons

Viewing the contents of a beacon

The contents of the beacon will be displayed in the following screen.
➀ Number
➁ Symbol
➂ Station name
➃ Beacon type
➄ Compass
➅ Distance
➆ Transmitting station
information
➇ [BACK]
➈ [TEXT]
[TOP]
➉ [QSY]
[ ]
Tips
• When the radio is first turned on, the position and distance will not be displayed if the detailed
screen is displayed before the GPS is acquired.
• Turn to change to another beacon display. Press
right, and turn to scroll the display contents one row at a time.
➁ ➂
➀
➄
➅
➇ ➈
Display explanation
Entry number in the station list
Symbol of transmitting station
For overlay symbols, the characters will be displayed at the top left.
Call sign, object name, or item name of a transmitting station
Tag showing the contents of the beacon (refer to the table on the
following page)
Display the direction of the transmitting station as seen from your own
station
The direction of the compass panel will switch between "N-UP (with
north shown at the top all the time)" and "H-UP (with the direction of
advance of your own station shown at the top all the time)" every time it
is touched.
Distance from transmitting station to your own station
Information and comments of transmitting station
The display will return to the previous screen when touched.
The display will switch to the top of the comment list when touched.
The display will switch to the top of the information list when touched.
When touched, the frequency information embedded in the target station
can be set in a band separate from the APRS operating band.
The expansion key screen will be displayed when touched.
➃
➉
to remove the "LIST" displayed at the top
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