Transmitting Aprs ® Beacons; Transmitting An Aprs Beacon Manually; Transmitting An Aprs Beacon Automatically - Yaesu FTM-200DE Instruction Manual

Transmitting APRS

Transmitting an APRS beacon manually

1
Press and hold the [F menu] key → [103 BEACON TX] → Press the DIAL knob.
The APRS beacon will be transmitted.
On the APRS STATION LIST screen or the APRS STATION LIST details screen, a
beacon may be sent manually by pressing the [F menu] key → [BCN-TX] → then
press the DIAL knob.
Tip
When using the GPS function in APRS operations, be sure to check that [93 MY POSITION SET] is set
to "GPS". A beacon cannot be transmitted if GPS data cannot be captured.

Transmitting an APRS beacon automatically

An APRS beacon can be sent automatically at a fixed interval.
1
Press and hold the [F menu] key → [82 BEACON TX SET] → Press the DIAL knob.
2
Rotate the DIAL knob to select the [AUTO], then press the DIAL knob.
3
Rotate the DIAL knob to select the "ON" or "SMART", then press the DIAL knob.
4
Rotate the DIAL knob to select the [INTERVAL], then press the DIAL knob.
5
Rotate the DIAL knob to select the transmission interval can be selected from the
following times.
30sec / 1min / 2min / 3min / 5min / 10min / 15min / 20min / 30min / 60min
Factory default value: 5 min
6
Press the [DISP] key or press the PTT switch to return to the operating screen.
The beacon transmission setting on the APRS Station List screen is displayed with the
following icon:
No display (OFF):
appears (AUTO):
appears (SMART): Transmit
*(Refer to "Setting the SmartBeaconing™" (Page 24) on the details of the SmartBeaconing™ function.)
Tip
• If Setup Menu [97 SmartBeaconing] is set to TYPE1, TYPE2 or TYPE3, the setting of the BEACON
INTERVAL will be ignored.
• If the squelch is open when the specified time has passed to transmit a beacon, the beacon
transmission is delayed. The beacon will be sent when the squelch is closed.
beacons
®
Only when select the [103 BEACON TX],
then press the DIAL knob will the APRS
beacon of your station be transmitted (with
the default settings).
Automatically transmit the APRS beacon
of your own station at a 5-minute interval.
automatically
SmartBeaconing™ function.*
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STATION LIST
1 E JA1ZRL- 9 15:36
2 E JA6YPC- 7 12:34
3 W JA1YOE-13 04:56
4 E JQ1YBF- 9 02/14
with the
5 E JQ1YBG-14 02/03
6 E JA1ZRL- 9 01/28
ALL