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You may store five Status Text Messages (up to the 60 characters for each memory), and
you may transmit one of these Status Text Messages with the APRS Beacon.
1. Press the
screen appears on the display.
2. Press and hold the
GPS Set Mode.
3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 13: BEA-
CON STATS TXT.
4. Press the
Mode Item.
5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Status Text register
(1 - 5) you wish to store data to.
6. Press the
selected resister.
7. Rotate the DIAL knob (or press the keyboard) to select the
first character of the comment.
8. Press the
9. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to program the remainder of the com-
ment.
10. If you make a mistake, press the
correct character.
11. You may add/delete a character to a comment using the following technique.
1) If you want to clear any previous comments, press the
"ALL CLEAR" then press the
2) If you want to delete a previously-stored comment after the cursor, press the
key to select "CLEAR" then press the
3) If you want to add a character, press the
press the
Note: Some transceivers cannot receive the full 60-character message. We recom-
mend that you make the message as short as possible.
12. When you have completed your entry, press the PTT switch to save the new setting
and exit to the STATION LIST screen.
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key several times until the STATION LIST
key for one second to enter the APRS/
key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
key briefly to begin comment entry into the
key to move to the next character.
key.
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key to back-space the cursor, then re-enter the
key.
key.
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key to select "INSERT" then
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key to select the
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