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1. Press the
key several times until the APRS MESSAGE
screen appears on the display.
2. Press the
3. Any previously stored message may be cleared using the
following procedures.
1) Press the
2) Press the
3) Press the
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
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 (determined through APRS/GPS
Set Mode item 6: APRS MSG TXT; see next page), press the
select the "MSG TXT 1" through "MSG TXT 7" then press the
b. If you want to delete the message after the cursor, press the
"CLEAR" then press the
c. If you want to add a character, press the
press the
7. When the message entry is complete, press the
transmit the message and return to the APRS MESSAGE
screen. The transmitted message is stored into the APRS
MESSAGE screen.
8. When an acknowledgment packet ("ack") is received, the
beeper will sound and " " icon will appear on the display.
If an acknowledgment packet ("ack") is not received, the
APRS message is transmitted repeatedly five times, once
each minute.
9. The remaining number of transmissions of the message is shown on the display. When
there is no acknowledgment packet
("ack") even if the APRS message
transmits five times, the " " (pe-
riod) icon (on the APRS MES-
SAGE screen) or "TXOUT" notation (on the Detailed Message screen) will appear on
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key to enter the "EDIT" mode.
key
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key to select the "ALL CLEAR".
key.
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key pad (select the cursor) or
key briefly.
key.
key.
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key pad (select the
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key to
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key.
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key to select
key to select "INSERT" then
key to
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