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APRS
O
®
1. Press the
key several times until the APRS MESSAGE
screen appears on the display.
2. Press the
on the display.
3. Press the
/
the
key to clear the previously-stored message.
4. Enter the callsign (with SSID) of the station you wish to
contact using the
turn the DIAL knob (select the number/letter).
5. When you have completed entering the callsign (and SSID),
press the
key briefly.
6. Enter the message using the
cursor) or turn the DIAL knob (select the number/letter).
Available length is up to 67 characters. You may add/delete
a message/character using the following procedure.
a. If you want to add a previously stored message (deter-
mined through APRS/GPS Set Mode item 6: APRS
MSG TXT; see next page), press the
MSG TXT
MSG TXT
MSG TXT
MSG TXT
select the "MSG TXT 1
press the
b. If you want to delete the message after the cursor, press the
"CLEAR
CLEAR" then press the
CLEAR
CLEAR
CLEAR
c. If you want to add a character, press the
press the
7. When the message entry is complete, press the
transmit the message.
8. Press the
key to return to the APRS MESSAGE screen.
The transmitted message is stored into the APRS MESSAGE
screen.
9. When an acknowledgment is received, the beeper will sound. If an acknowledgment
is not received, the APRS message is transmitted repeat-
edly five times, once each minute.
10. The remaining number of transmissions of the message is
shown on the display. When there is no acknowledgment
even if the APRS message transmits five times, the " "
icon (on the APRS MESSAGE screen) or "TXOUT
tion (on the Detailed Message screen) will appear on the
display, instead of the remaining number of transmissions.
90
PERATION
T
RANSMIT AN
key to show any previously-stored message
key to select the "ALL CLEAR
/
key pad (select the cursor) or
/
MSG TXT 1" through "MSG TXT 5
MSG TXT 1
MSG TXT 1
MSG TXT 1
key.
key.
key.
APRS M
ESSAGE
ALL CLEAR", then press
ALL CLEAR
ALL CLEAR
ALL CLEAR
key pad (select the
6: APRS
6: APRS
6: APRS
6: APRS
/
key to
MSG TXT 5" then
MSG TXT 5
MSG TXT 5
MSG TXT 5
/
key to
TXOUT" nota-
TXOUT
TXOUT
TXOUT
VX-8R O
/
key to select
key to select "INSERT
INSERT" then
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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