Attaching Status Text To A Beacon - Yaesu FTM-400DR Instruction Manual

Transmitting APRS Beacons

Attaching status text to a beacon

Pre-registered comments can be appended to your own station beacons as status text.
5 types of text containing a maximum of 60 characters including embedded information
can be registered.
Caution
When entering a long text that exceeds 21, 29 or 43 characters, the text may not be displayed in
certain model radios. The beacon transmission time will also become longer for each transmission,
increasing the frequency occupation time and congestion. Please keep the text as short as possible.
1
Press for one second or longer
The set-up menu will be displayed.
2
Select and touch [APRS]
The menu list will be displayed.
3
Select and touch [14 BEACON STATUS TEXT]
The detailed setting screen will be displayed.
4
Select and touch [TEXT 1]
The screen for selecting the embedded information in
the status text will be displayed.
NONE:
No data will be embedded in the status text.
FREQUENCY:
The frequency on the band opposite from the APRS operating band will be
automatically embedded in the status text.
FREQ & SQL & SHIFT:
The band frequency on the band opposite from the APRS operating band and
information such as the tone (squelch), shift, etc. will be automatically embedded
in the status text.
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