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Yaesu FTM-510DE Instruction Manual

Yaesu FTM-510DE Instruction Manual

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DUAL BAND DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER
FTM-510DR
FTM-510DE
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  • Page 1 C4FM/FM 144/430MHz DUAL BAND DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER FTM-510DR FTM-510DE Instruction Manual (APRS Edition)

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents APRS initial settings ......................2 ® Initial setting process for APRS operations ..............2 When operating APRS using the GPS function ............3 When operating APRS without using the GPS function ..........3 Setting this station callsign.................... 4 Setting the APRS modem .....................

  • Page 3: Aprs ® Initial Settings

    APRS initial settings ® APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) is a communication system to exchange GPS location data and packet messages; it was developed and is supported by Bob Bruninga (WB4APR). Position data may be entered manually in advance or automatically from the built-in GPS satellite receiver.

  • Page 4: When Operating Aprs Using The Gps Function

    When operating APRS using the GPS function In order to use the GPS satellite data for the station position information, press and hold the FUNC knob → [96 MY POSITION SET] → press the FUNC knob → rotate the FUNC knob to select [GPS].

  • Page 5: Setting This Station Callsign

    Setting this station callsign Register this station callsign in order to send and receive messages and to transmit beacons in APRS. Enter the callsign like “W6DXC-9”. The “-9” in the callsign indicates the SSID (Secondary Station Identifier) of which there are 16 types, including one with no SSID.

  • Page 6: Setting The Aprs Baud Rate

    Setting the APRS baud rate This sets the APRS baud rate. Press and hold the FUNC knob → [71 DATA SPEED]. Press the FUNC knob. Rotate the FUNC knob to select the “APRS” and then press the FUNC knob. Rotate the FUNC knob to select the APRS baud rate. 1200bps: APRS operations using AFSK 1200bps packets 9600bps: APRS operations using GMSK 9600bps packets Press the DIAL knob, SUB DIAL knob or PTT to return to the operation screen.
  • Page 7 REC.Vehicle ICON 2 House QTH (VHF) ICON 3 Yaesu Radios USER Press the DIAL knob, SUB DIAL knob or PTT to return to the operation screen. y Entering a symbol character directly You can enter a symbol character directly if the symbol that you want is not available.

  • Page 8: Setting The Aprs Operating Band

    Setting the APRS operating band Sets the APRS operating band. It is usually recommended to use the APRS factory default settings. Press and hold the FUNC knob → [70 DATA BAND]. Press the FUNC knob. Rotate the FUNC knob to select “APRS” and then press the FUNC knob. Rotate the FUNC knob to select the Band to be used for APRS operation: MAIN BAND: Always operate on the Main Band (upper region of the screen).

  • Page 9: Receiving Aprs ® Beacons

    Receiving APRS beacons ® Receiving beacons y Displaying beacons in the APRS pop-up screen A alarm will sound when a beacon is received on the B band frequency, and the APRS pop-up screen will be displayed. FT5D 02/14 15114km 15:36 The contents displayed in the “APRS POP-UP SCREEN”...

  • Page 10: Description Of The Aprs Station List Screen And Operations

    Description of the APRS STATION LIST screen and operations ③ ② ④ STATION LIST ⑤ ① 1 E JA1ZRL- 9 15:36 2 E JA6YPC- 7 12:34 3 W JA1YOE-13 04:56 4 E JQ1YBF- 9 02/14 5 E JQ1YBG-14 02/03 6 E JA1ZRL- 9 01/28 ①Number: Received beacons (up to a maximum of 100) will be displayed, starting with the most recent one received.
  • Page 11 y Description of Station List Character Examples of 15 types of station list characters are described here. Refer to the description page listed on the table for the detail screen. 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 5 E JQ1YBG-14 02/03...

  • Page 12: Deleting A Beacon Station From The List

    Deleting a beacon station from the list A beacon station which is no longer required can be deleted from the list by selecting it on the APRS STATION LIST screen. Press and hold the SUB DIAL knob. Or press the FUNC knob → [103 STATION LIST] → press the FUNC knob. The APRS STATION LIST screen will be displayed.
  • Page 13 y Explanation of the detail screen display in an E (Mic-E) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Rotate the DIAL knob in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “E” station and press the DIAL knob to display the E (Mic-E) detailed screen. ①...
  • Page 14 y Explanation of the detail screen display in a P (Position: Fixed station) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Rotate the DIAL knob in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “P” station and press the DIAL knob to display the P (Position) detailed screen. ①...
  • Page 15 y Explanation of the detail screen display in a P (Position: Fixed station) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Rotate the DIAL knob in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “P” station and press the DIAL knob to display the P (Position) detailed screen. Detailed information known as the PHGR code may be included in the position information.
  • Page 16 y Explanation of the detail screen display in a P (Position: Moving station) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Rotate the DIAL knob in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “P” station and press the DIAL knob to display the P (Position) detailed screen. Movement-related information (Speed, Course), if any, will be displayed as follows.
  • Page 17 y Explanation of the detail screen display in a W (weather report: meteorological station) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Rotate the DIAL knob in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “W” (Weather report) station and press the DIAL knob to display the W or w (Weather report) detailed screen. ①...
  • Page 18 y Explanation of the detail screen display in a O (Object) or I (Item) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Rotate the DIAL knob in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “O” (Object) or “ ” (Item) station and press the DIAL knob to display the O (Object) or I (Item) detailed screen.
  • Page 19 y Explanation of the detail screen display in a S (Status) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Rotate the DIAL knob in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “S” (Status) station and press the DIAL knob to display the S (Status) detailed screen. ①...
  • Page 20 y Explanation of the detail screen display in a G (Raw GPS) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Rotate the DIAL knob in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “G” (Raw GPS) station and press the DIAL knob to display the G (Raw GPS) detailed screen. ①...
  • Page 21 y Explanation of the detail screen display in a ? (Other) APRS STATION LIST and description of operations Rotate the DIAL knob in the APRS STATION LIST screen to select the “?” (Other) station and press the DIAL knob to display the ? (Other) detailed screen. This is displayed when a packet that cannot be interpreted as an APRS beacon is received.

  • Page 22: Aprs Reception Pop-Up Setting

    APRS reception pop-up setting This sets the display time of the pop-up that appears when an APRS beacon and message is received. Press and hold the FUNC knob → [78 APRS POPUP] → Press the FUNC knob. Rotate the FUNC knob to select [BEACON] or [MESSAGE], then press the FUNC knob.

  • Page 23: Audio Notification Of A Beacon Or Message Received Aprs Ringer Function

    First digit N = New: New signal D = Duplicate: Received signal A = ACK: Message ACK signal (page 36) R = Reject: Message REJ signal (page 32) O = Other: Message to other stations Second digit E = Mic-E: Beacon of a mike encoder station P = Position: Beacon of a fixed station (FIXED) / mobile station (MOVING) p = Position: Beacon of a fixed station (fixed) / mobile station (moving) (compression...

  • Page 24: Displaying Raw Packet Data

    Displaying RAW packet data Display the packet data (raw data) of the partner station from the APRS STATION LIST detail screen. Press and hold the SUB DIAL knob. Or press the FUNC knob → [103 STATION LIST] → press the FUNC knob. The APRS STATION LIST screen will be displayed.

  • Page 25: Transmitting Aprs ® Beacons

    Transmitting APRS beacons ® Transmitting an APRS beacon manually Press and hold the FUNC knob → [106 BEACON TX] → Press the FUNC 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 SUB DIAL knob →...

  • Page 26: Setting The Smartbeaconing

    Setting the SmartBeaconing™ SmartBeaconing™ is a function that efficiently transmits an APRS beacon including your own station position, speed and direction of travel. The information is based on data from a GPS satellite receiver unit. This device supports automatic beacon transmission using SmartBeaconing™. Three SmartBeaconing™...

  • Page 27: Selecting A Position Comment

    Rotate the FUNC knob to select the TX RATE. Select the rate from 1/1 (every time) to 1/8 (once in 8 times). When select to 1/2(FREQ) to 1/8(FREQ), the status text is sent once every set number of times and the frequency information is sent each time. Press the [BACK] key.

  • Page 28: Setting The Digipeater Route

    Caution Never select “Emergency!” unless emergency aid is required e.g. accidents and disasters etc. In the event an emergency message is sent out by mistake, select a position comment other than "Emergency!" and send another packet. Do not turn the radio OFF. Setting the digipeater route A digipeater is a station that relays packets such as beacons.

  • Page 29: Setting The Address Of The Digipeater Route

    Setting the address of the digipeater route After selecting PATH 1 - PATH 4 / FULL 1 / FULL 2 under [86 DIGI PATH] in the set-up menu, enter the specific address information (callsign and ALIAS). A maximum of 2 addresses for PATH 1 - PATH 4, and a maximum of 8 addresses for FULL 1 - FULL 2 can be registered.

  • Page 30: Aprs ® Message Screen And Operating Instructions

    APRS message screen and operating instructions ® Description of the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen and operations Text messages can be sent and received separately from beacons in APRS. Replies can be sent in response to messages received, and standard messages saved in the memory can also be selected to be sent as replies.

  • Page 31: Description Of The Aprs Message List Detail Screen And Operations

    Press the SUB DIAL knob → [STN LIST] Move to the STATION LIST screen. The message will be read out loud. (Required the optional Press the SUB DIAL knob → [VOICE] FVS-2.) Display the message input screen. Press the SUB DIAL knob → [MSG EDIT] Returning a read message to unread status.

  • Page 32: Message Edit Screen And Description Of Operations

    Press the SUB DIAL knob → [MSG EDIT] Edit the selected message Returning a read message to unread status. Press the SUB DIAL knob → [UNREAD] The beacon information of the messaging station is searched Press the SUB DIAL knob → [POS] and displayed.

  • Page 33: Receiving Messages

    BULLETIN 2: BLN? BULLETIN 3: BLN? “GROUP 1: ALL”, “GROUP 2: CQ”, “GROUP 3: QST”, “GROUP 4: YAESU”, “GROUP 5 (any)” and “GROUP 6 (any)” can be selected for the group code. For bulletin, “BULLETIN 1” to “BULLETIN 3” can be selected.

  • Page 34: Deleting A Message From The List

    When a group or bulletin message is received, screens like the following are displayed: Show the group name e.g.: ALL, CQ, QST, YAESU etc. View bulletin name 1 From:JA1YPC- 7 1 From:JA1YPC- 7 1 From:JA1YPC- 7 MESSAGE :12 GROUP :TOURING...

  • Page 35: Transmitting Aprs ® Messages

    Transmitting APRS messages ® Text containing a maximum of 67 characters can be sent as an APRS message in this device. Creating and sending messages Press and hold the FUNC knob → [104 MESSAGE LIST] → Press the FUNC knob. The APRS MESSAGE LIST screen will be displayed.
  • Page 36 y Use fixed text to write a message A character string registered in advance can be appended to a message text. Refer to “Registering a standard message” for the registration method. Follow Steps 1 - 6 in “Creating and sending messages” (page 34).
  • Page 37 Using the reply function You can also reply to a station that has sent an APRS message. Rotate the FUNC knob to select the partner station. Select the partner station to reply to in the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen. Press the SUB DIAL knob. Rotate the SUB DIAL knob to select the [REPLY], then press the SUB DIAL knob.
  • Page 38 Show the number of remaining transmissions MESSAGE LIST 1 4 JA1ZRL- 9 15:36 JA6YPC- 7 12:34 JA1YOE-13 04:56 JQ1YBF- 9 02/14 JQ1YBG-14 02/03 JA1ZRL- 9 01/28 APRS MESSAGE LIST screen (when the number of transmissions remaining is four) Show “ • ” during TX OUT MESSAGE LIST 1•...

  • Page 39: Aprs Setup Menu List

    APRS Setup menu List Menu Number / Item Selectable options Reference Description (Display item name on the (Bold letters: Default) page function list screen) 73 APRS DESTINATION Model code display Non-editable. APY510 (FIX) (APRS DEST) 74 APRS FILTER Filter function settings. Mic-E: ON / OFF (APRS FLTR)
  • Page 40 Menu Number / Item Selectable options Reference Description (Display item name on the (Bold letters: Default) page function list screen) 82 APRS UNITS APRS display unit settings. POSITION: dd°mm.mm' / (APRS UNITS) dd°mm'ss'' DISTANCE: km / mile SPEED: km/h / mph / knot ALTITUDE: m / ft BARO: hPa / mb / mmHg /...
  • Page 41 Group filter setting for received GROUP 1: ALL ****** messages. (MSG GROUP) GROUP 2: CQ ******* GROUP 3: QST ****** GROUP 4: YAESU **** GROUP 5: ---------- GROUP 6: ---------- BULLETIN 1: BLN? ***** BULLETIN 2: BLN?----- BULLETIN 3: BLN?-----...
  • Page 42 Menu Number / Item Selectable options Reference Description (Display item name on the (Bold letters: Default) page function list screen) 104 MESSAGE LIST Displays the APRS Message list – screen. (MSG LIST) 105 BEACON TX Beacon automatic transmit / Manual MANUAL / AUTO / (SmartBeaconing)* transmit switch.

  • Page 43: Aprs Setup Menu Function List

    APRS Setup menu function list y 73 APRS DESTINATION Model Code Display Setting Item: [APY500] Default: [APY500] Explanation: Displays the model code. This setting cannot be changed. y 74 APRS FILTER Filter function setting Setting Item: Mic-E / POSITION / WEATHER / OBJECT / ITEM / STATUS / OTHER / RANGE LIMIT / ALTNET Default: Mic-E: ON POSITION: ON...
  • Page 44 y 76 APRS MODEM APRS modem ON/OFF setting. Setting Item: OFF / ON Default: OFF Explanation: OFF: Turn APRS function [OFF]. Turn APRS function [ON]. y 77 APRS MUTE AF mute ON / OFF setting for APRS reception band when APRS function is on. Setting Item: ON / OFF Default: OFF Explanation: When the APRS function is on, all received sounds in the band set as the...
  • Page 45 y 79 APRS RINGER Setting the bell sound when a message or beacon is transmitted/received. Setting item: TX BEACON: ON / OFF TX MESSAGE: ON / OFF RX BEACON: ON / OFF RX MESSAGE: ON / OFF MY PACKET: ON / OFF CALL RINGER: ON / OFF RANGE RINGER: 1mi - 100mi (1km - 100km) / OFF...
  • Page 46 y 80 APRS RINGER (CS) Callsign setting for CALL RINGER Setting Items: -NN : Callsign (a maximum of 6 characters) NN: SSID (a number between one and 15 or nil) Explanation: Turn “CALL RINGER” under [79 APRS RINGER] in the set-up menu to ON to set the callsign of the station which will ring the special bell.
  • Page 47 y 83 BEACON INFO Setting the transmit beacon information. Setting item: AMBIGUITY: OFF / 1 digit / 2 digits / 3 digits / 4 digits SPEED/COURSE: ON / OFF ALTITUDE: ON / OFF Default: AMBIGUITY: SPEED/COURSE: ALTITUDE: Explanation: AMBIGUITY: This function is for masking lower denominations of the station position (longitude, latitude) to ambiguate the station position.
  • Page 48 y 85 BEACON TX SET Beacon transmission setting. Setting Item: AUTO : OFF / ON / SMART INTERVAL: 30sec - 60min PROPORTIONAL: OFF / ON DECAY: OFF / ON LOW SPEED: 1 - 99 RATE LIMIT: 5sec - 180sec Default: AUTO : INTERVAL: 5min PROPORTIONAL: ON...
  • Page 49 LOW SPEED: Set the cut-off value for determining when the station has stopped and “DECAY” is set to ON. When the speed is lower than the value set, the station will be deemed to have stopped. RATE LIMIT: Set the timer limiting automatic transmissions from the last beacon transmission to a certain period of time.
  • Page 50 y 88 DIGI PATH 2 Setting the digipeater route addresses. Setting item: ADDRESS 1 ADDRESS 2 Default: –– –– –– –– Explanation: Enter specific address information (callsign and alias) when “PATH 2” is selected in [86 DIGI PATH] in the setup menu. A maximum of up to 2 addresses can be specified.
  • Page 51 BULLETIN 3: BLN? Explanation: A filter can be set to receive messages with a specified group code (ALL or CQ) (ALL, CQ, QST, and YAESU are selected in default settings). “”: Acts as a wild card matching any character received.
  • Page 52 98 MY SYMBOL Set the Station Symbol Setting Item: Symbol Default: ICON 1: [/>] Car ICON 2: [/R] REC.Vechicle ICON 3: [/-] House QTH (VHF) ICON 4: [YY] Yaesu Radios Explanation: Set the symbol for the station to transmit.
  • Page 53 y 99 POSITION COMMENT Set up the position comment function. Setting Item: Off Duty / En Route / In Service / Returning / Committed / Special / Priority/ Custom 0 / Custom 1 / Custom 2 / Custom 3 / Custom 4 / Custom 5 / Custom 6 / Emergency! Default: Off Duty Explanation: Select the position comment (standard message) incorporate into the...
  • Page 54 Setting Item: SORT: TIME / CALLSIGN / DISTANCE FILTER: ALL / MOBILE / FREQUENCY / OBJECT/ITEM / DIGIPEATER / VoIP / WEATHER / YAESU / OTHER PACKET / CALL RINGER / RANGE RINGER / 1200bps / 9600bps Default: SORT: TIME...
  • Page 55 Only VOIP station such as WIRES will be displayed. WEATHER: Only meteorological stations will be displayed. YAESU: Only stations which are using Yaesu wireless transceivers will be displayed. OTHER PACKET: Only RAW NMEA data stations, status stations and non- APRS packet information that cannot be analyzed are displayed.
  • Page 56 y 102 VOICE ALERT Voice alert function setting. Setting Item: VOICE ALERT: NORMAL / TONE SQL / DCS / RX-TSQL / RX-DCS TONE SQL: 88.5Hz to 254.1Hz DCS: 023 to 754 Default: VOICE ALERT: NORMAL TONE SQL: 100.0Hz DCS: Explanation: This is an audio notification function that will announce the presence of other stations which can communicate via voice communications.
  • Page 57 y 105 BEACON TX SELECT Beacon transmission method setting Setting Item: MANUAL / AUTO / SmartBeaconing Default: MANUAL Explanation: Set whether to send APRS beacons manually, or automatically on a regular basis. MANUAL: Manually send the APRS beacon. AUTO: Automatically sends APRS beacons every 5 minutes (Factory default).
  • Page 58 Copyright 2025 YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. Omori Bellport Building D-3F 6-26-3 Minami-Oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-0013, Japan YAESU USA 6125 Phyllis Drive, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A.

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