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Yaesu FT1DR Instruction Manual

Yaesu 144/430 mhz digital/analog transceiver aprs edition
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144/430MHz
DIGITAL/ANALOG TRANSCEIVER
C4FM FDMA

Instruction Manual

(APRS Edition)
Thank you for purchasing this Yaeau product.
This instruction manual explains information related to the "APRS Function".
For information on basic operation of the transceiver, please refer to the
enclosed FT1DR instruction manual.
Company names and products in this manual are trademarks or registered
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  • Page 1: Instruction Manual

    This instruction manual explains information related to the “APRS Function”. For information on basic operation of the transceiver, please refer to the enclosed FT1DR instruction manual. Company names and products in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective company.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ® Using the APRS Function Table of Contents ® Using the APRS Function..................... 1 ® ..................................2 Initial Settings for APRS Initial Setup Procedure for APRS Operation..............2 Operating APRS using the GPS function..............3 Operating APRS without using the GPS function............3 Setting the Callsign of Your Station................

  • Page 3: Initial Settings For Aprs

    ® Initial Settings for APRS The APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) is a system proposed by WB4APR, Bob Bruninga for data communication by acquiring the station location information and sending/receiving messages. Manually inputting position data beforehand will allow location reporting on transmissions without using the GPS function. Upon receiving an APRS signal from a remote station, information such as direction to the remote station from your station, distance to the remote station, and speed of the remote station appear on the LCD of your transceiver.

  • Page 4: Operating Aprs Using The Gps Function

    ® Initial Settings for APRS Operating APRS using the GPS function. When the GPS function of the transceiver is used, your transceiver’s internal clock and position are automatically set by the obtained GPS information. If you use APRS with your transceiver while walking or traveling, the use of the GPS function is recommended.
  • Page 5 ® Initial Settings for APRS Press M over 1 second. Enters the Set mode. Turn O to select [9 APRS]. Press H. Turn O to select [21 GPS TIME SET]. Press H. Turn O to select [MANUAL]. Press M. GPS TIME SET is set to MANUAL. Press p.

  • Page 6: Setting The Callsign Of Your Station

    ® Initial Settings for APRS Turn O to enter [Minute]. Press H. The cursor moves to the setting item for [1/100 minute]. Pressing F returns the cursor to the previous item. Turn O to enter [1/100 Minute]. Seconds will be displayed in parentheses. Press H.
  • Page 7 Truck mobile station communication and event management – Handy type operating station such as – digipeater, mobile station, weather FT1DR transceiver station, etc. Press M over 1 second. Enters the Set mode. Turn O to select [9 APRS]. Press H.

  • Page 8: Setting Aprs Baud Rate

    ® Initial Settings for APRS [Setting call sign with SSID] Press H. Turn O to set SSID. SSID is displayed in [–] after the call sign. It is recommended to select [7] with this transceiver. Press M to register SSID. Press p.

  • Page 9: Setting The Symbol Of Your Station

    ® Initial Settings for APRS • If the baud rate is set to 1200bps/9600bps, the reception save function is automatically deactivated. • If you set [8 APRS MUTE] to [ON] after selecting [9 APRS] [8 APRS MUTE], [B] band reception volume (such as beacon and sound) will be muted and [A12] or [A96] will blink.
  • Page 10 [ /[ ] Human/Person [ /b ] Bicycle [ /> ] [ YY ] Yaesu Radios Press M. To set the symbol of your station Press p. Exits from the Set mode. O Directly entering symbol characters. If you do not find any desired symbols, symbol characters can be directly entered.

  • Page 11: Receiving Aprs Beacons

    ® Receiving APRS beacons Set the APRS operating frequency before receiving beacons. Setting the operating frequency for APRS. The frequency varies between regions and countries. Press A. Set the operating band to B-band. APRS can only operate on B-band. Check that A12 or A96 is displayed in the right edge section of the frequency. (See page 7).

  • Page 12: Description Of Aprs Beacon Screen And Key Operation

    ® Receiving APRS beacons Description of APRS beacon screen and key operation. O Description of STATION LIST screen and key operation. a Number: Received beacons (up to 60) are displayed in the order received. b Character: The station list character is displayed. For instructions, see the next page.
  • Page 13 ® Receiving APRS beacons O Description of Station List Characters This section explains the display examples for the 14 types of station characters. For details on the description screen, see the next pages listed on the table. Display Description Page EMic-E: Displayed when a beacon from a MIC encoder station is received.
  • Page 14 ® Receiving APRS beacons O Explanation of the Detailed Display for Station List of E (Mic-E) and key operation Pressing H and selecting O station with [ ] in the STATION LIST will open the details screen for E (Mic-E). Though only 4 rows are displayed on screen, scrolling with O reveals the additional information rows.
  • Page 15 ® Receiving APRS beacons O Explanation of the Detailed Display for Station List of P (Position: Fixed Station) and key operation. Pressing H and selecting [ ] station with O in the STATION LIST screen will open the detail screen for P (Position).
  • Page 16 ® Receiving APRS beacons O Explanation of Display details and key operations for Station List of P (Position: Fixed Station). Pressing H and selecting [ ] station with O in the STATION LIST will open the detail screen for P (Position). Position may contain detailed information called PHG code in some cases.
  • Page 17 ® Receiving APRS beacons O Explanation of Display details and key operations for Station List of P (Position: Fixed Station). Pressing H and selecting [ ] station with O in the STATION LIST will open the detail screen for P (Position). If there is information related to movement (Speed, Course) in data received, it is displayed as shown below.
  • Page 18 ® Receiving APRS beacons O Explanation of the Detailed Display and key operations for Station List of p (Position: Fixed Station). Pressing H and selecting [ (Position Compressed type)] station with O in the STATION LIST screen will open the details screen for P (Position). Though only 4 rows are displayed on screen, scrolling with O will reveal the additional rows of information.
  • Page 19 ® Receiving APRS beacons O Explanation of the Detailed Display for Station List of W (Weather report: Weather Station) and key operation. Pressing H and selecting [ ] (Weather report) or [ ] (Weather report Compressed type) station with O in the STATION LIST screen will open the details screen for W or w (Weather report).
  • Page 20 ® Receiving APRS beacons O Explanation of the Detailed Display and key operations for Station List of O (Object) or I (Item). Pressing H and selecting [ (Object)] station or [ (Item)] station with O in the STATION LIST screen will open the details screen for O (Object) or I (Item).
  • Page 21 ® Receiving APRS beacons O Explanation of the Detailed Display and key operations for Station List of S (Status). Pressing H and selecting [ (Status)] station with O in the STATION LIST will open the details screen for S (Status). Though only 4 rows are displayed on screen, scrolling with O shows all the information.

  • Page 22: Notification Of Beacons Or Messages With A Popup Screen

    ® Receiving APRS beacons O Explanation of the Detailed Display and key operations for Station List of ? (Other). Pressing H and selecting [ ] (Other) station with O in the STATION LIST will open the details screen for ? (Other).
  • Page 23 ® Receiving APRS beacons Turn O to select setting item. For details on each item, refer to Set mode Function List (See page 50). Mic-E: OFF / ALL2s to ALL60s / ALLCNT / BND2s to BND60s / BNDCNT POSITION: OFF / ALL2s to ALL60s / ALLCNT / BND2s to BND60s / BNDCNT WEATHER: OFF / ALL2s ~ ALL60s / ALLCNT / BND2s to BND60s / BNDCNT...

  • Page 24: Screen When Bnd2S To Bnd60S Is Selected

    ® Receiving APRS beacons Screen when BND2s to BND60s is selected If a beacon or message from the remote station is received when [BND2s to BND60s] is selected for APRS POPUP, a screen like shown below is displayed. 2 alphabetic characters are displayed.

  • Page 25: Notification Of Beacon Or Message Reception With A Ringer Sound

    ® Receiving APRS beacons Notification of beacon or message reception with a ringer sound. APRS RINGER Function A ringer sound can be set to notify the reception of APRS beacons or messages from the remote stations. Press M over 1 second. Enters the Set mode.

  • Page 26: Displaying Raw Packet Data

    ® Receiving APRS beacons Displaying RAW packet data Display packet data (raw data) received from the remote station on the STATION LIST details screen. Press F and then 0. The STATION LIST screen appears. Turn O to select a beacon station. Select the beacon station to see the RAW packet data received from it.

  • Page 27: Deleting Beacon Stations From The List

    ® Receiving APRS beacons Deleting beacon stations from the list Delete unnecessary beacon stations from the STATION LIST by selecting them on the STATION LIST screen. Press F and then 0. The STATION LIST screen appears. Turn O to select a call sign to delete. Scroll the screen display and select a call sign to delete.

  • Page 28: Set The Automatic Transmission Interval For Sending A Beacon

    ® Transmitting the APRS beacon Icon is off (MANUAL): APRS beacon of your station is only transmitted when 9 is pressed Icon is off (MANUAL): (default setting). is continually lit (AUTO): For transmission on the frequency is continually lit (SMART): screen, press F then 9.

  • Page 29: Setting Smartbeaconing

    ® Transmitting the APRS beacon • When the APRS beacon transmit is changed to [AUTO], the timer for the automatic beacon transmit interval is reset, and the count for the automatic beacon interval begins. When the set time is reached, the initial beacon will be transmitted. •...

  • Page 30: Status Text Register

    ® Transmitting the APRS beacon Press H again and select TYPE by turning O. Select a TYPE from the following: OFF: Deactivates the SmartBeaconing function TYPE1: Settings recommended for high-speed movement such as by vehicle. TYPE2: Settings recommended for medium speed movement such as by bicycle. TYPE3: Settings recommended for low speed movement such as walking.
  • Page 31 ® Transmitting the APRS beacon Press H. TX RATE is for setting how frequently status texts are sent when APRS beacons are transmitted. Turn O to select [TX RATE]. Select between 1/1 (every time) to 1/8 (once every 8 times) Press M.

  • Page 32: Select A Position Comment

    ® Transmitting the APRS beacon Press p. Exits from the Set mode. The status text registered last is transmitted. When entering the status text, a : (colon) appears on the character, the 29 character, and the 43rd character. If text exceeding the position a : (colon) appears, some transceivers may not be able to display the entire message upon reception.

  • Page 33: Setting The Digipter Route

    ® Transmitting the APRS beacon Setting the Digipter Route A station that relays transmissions such as beacons is called a digipeater. In order to use a digipeater, register the callsign or ALIAS of the digipeater to your transceiver. This transceiver is preset to [WIDE1-1] (relay setting for 1 position) and [WIDE1-1, WIDE2-1] (relay setting for 2 positions).
  • Page 34 ® Transmitting the APRS beacon Turn O to select the address. Select address (1 or 2). Only in P8, up to 8 addresses can be set. Press H. The cursor moves to the next item. Pressing F moves the cursor back to the previous item. Enter the CALLSIGN using keypad keys.

  • Page 35: Aprs Message Screen And Key Operation

    APRS message screen and key operation Description of APRS message screen and key operation Pressing F, then 0 twice in the frequency display screen opens the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen. Pressing 0 toggles between the APRS STATION LIST screen and APRS MESSAGE LIST screen.

  • Page 36: Reception/Transmission Details Screen And Key Operation

    APRS message screen and key operation Reception/Transmission Details Screen and Key Operation On the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen, selecting a station to view details by turning O and pressing H opens the reception/transmission details screen. On the Reception/Transmission Details screen, details of received and transmitted messages on the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen are displayed.

  • Page 37: Message Editing Screen And Key Operation

    APRS message screen and key operation Message Editing Screen and Key Operation Pressing D on the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen or Reception/Transmission screen opens the Message Edit Screen. Received or transmitted messages can be edited and transmitted on the message editing screen.

  • Page 38: Receiving Messages

    APRS message screen and key operation Receiving Messages Pressing F, then 0 twice in the frequency display screen, opens the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen. Pressing the 0 key toggles between STATION LIST screen and APRS MESSAGE LIST screen. When a message is received, a popup screen appears with a bell sound [( )] and strobe (white LED) lighting, then the following screen appears.

  • Page 39: Receive Message Filter Settings

    APRS message screen and key operation Receive message filter settings A group filter can be set for receiving massages or bulletin messages from a specified group (such as ALL, CQ, QST, or YAESU). Press M over 1 second. Enters the Set mode.

  • Page 40: Deleting Messages From The List

    APRS message screen and key operation • Turning [9 APRS] [1 APRS AF DUAL] to ON in Set mode options prevents radio broadcast reception and radio sound being disrupted, even while APRS is being received on B-band and APRS beacons or messages are received. Received beacon information and APRS messages can be checked by switching to the APRS screen.

  • Page 41: Transmitting An Aprs Message

    ® Transmitting an APRS Message Message creation and transmission There are two methods for creating messages (1) Individually enter each character. (2) Create a message using fixed text O Individually enter each character. Press F and then 0 twice on the frequency display screen.
  • Page 42 ® Transmitting an APRS Message Repeat steps 9 and 10 to enter characters. Up to 67 characters can be entered. • When F is pressed, a character is deleted and the cursor moves to left. • Pressing H moves the cursor to the right. •...
  • Page 43 ® Transmitting an APRS Message Press V. Fixed texts can be selected by repeating steps 9 to 10. • Characters can be added or deleted from the selected fixed text. in addition, characters can be added to the beginning and end a fixed text. •...
  • Page 44 ® Transmitting an APRS Message Press H. The cursor moves to the 1 character position. Enter the characters using keypad keys. Press H. The cursor moves to the next character position. When F is pressed, a character is deleted and the cursor moves to left.
  • Page 45 ® Transmitting an APRS Message Display example for remaining attempts Display of remaining transmission attempts. Press H. APRS MESSAGE screen Transmission Details screen (example of when 4 attempts (example of when 4 attempts remain) remain) “ ” is displayed when ACK is being received.

  • Page 46: Aprs Set Mode List

    6 APRS MSG GROUP Group filter message receive G1 ALL¼¼¼¼¼¼ / settings. G2 CQ¼¼¼¼¼¼¼ / G3 QST¼¼¼¼¼¼ / G4 YAESU¼¼¼¼ / G5 (arbitrary) / B1 BLN¼¼¼¼¼¼ (arbitrary) / B2 BLN¼ (arbitrary) / B3 BLN¼ (arbitrary) 7 APRS MSG TXT Entering fixed text characters.
  • Page 47 APRS Set Mode List Selectable Items Reference Set mode item No./Item Description of function (Bold letters: Default) page 9 APRS POPUP Setting the type and time of WEATHER: messages to display popup. OFF / ALL2s ~ ALL60s / ALLCNT / BND2s ~ BND60s / BNDCNT ALL10s OBJECT: OFF / ALL2s ~ ALL60s /...
  • Page 48 APRS Set Mode List Selectable Items Reference Set mode item No./Item Description of function (Bold letters: Default) page 10 APRS RINGER Settings the bell sound when Mic-E: ON / OFF beacon or message is received. POSITION: ON / OFF WEATHER: ON / OFF OBJECT: ON / OFF ITEM: ON / OFF STATUS: ON / OFF...
  • Page 49 APRS Set Mode List Selectable Items Reference Set mode item No./Item Description of function (Bold letters: Default) page 17 COM PORT SETTING Setting the COM port. Mic-E: ON / OFF POSIT: ON / OFF WEATHER: ON / OFF OBJECT: ON / OFF ITEM: ON / OFF 18 DIGI PATH Setting the digipeater route.

  • Page 50: Aprs Set Mode Function List

    APRS Set mode function list O 1 APRS AF DUAL Sound setting for AF Dual Function Setting Item: ON / OFF Default: OFF Explanation: ON/OFF setting to enable the AF Dual function while APRS function is active. O 2 APRS DESTINATION Model Code Display Setting Item: [APY01D] Default: [APY01D]...
  • Page 51 O 6 APRS MSG GROUP Group filter setting for APRS MSG GROUP reception messages Setting Items: A filter can be set for receiving messages with a specified group code (ALL or CQ). G1: ALL¼¼¼¼¼¼ G2: CQ¼¼¼¼¼¼¼ G3: QST¼¼¼¼¼¼ G4: YAESU¼¼¼¼...
  • Page 52 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). “¼”: Acts as a wild card matching any character received. O 7 APRS MSG TXT Entering fixed text characters.
  • Page 53 APRS Set mode function list O 9 APRS POP-UP Setting the popup function for APRS reception Setting item: Mic-E: OFF / ALL2s to ALL60s / ALLCNT / BND2s to BND60s / BNDCNT POSITION: OFF / ALL2s to ALL60s / ALLCNT / BND2s to BND60s / BNDCNT WEATHER: OFF / ALL2s to ALL60s / ALLCNT / BND2s to BND60s /...
  • Page 54 APRS Set mode function list OBJECT: ALL10s STATUS: ALL10s OTHER: ALL10s MY PACKET: ALL10s MSG: ALL10s GRP: ALL10s BLN: ALL10s MY MSG: BND10s DUP.BCN: BND10s DUP.MSG: BND10s ACK.REJ: BND10s OTHER MSG: BND10s Explanation: When an APRS BEACON is received, the content is shown in a POPUP. This setting is for the method and time the POPUP is displayed.
  • Page 55 APRS Set mode function list ACK REJ: Setting for the time a POPUP is displayed when response data of a message sent by your station is received. OTHER MSG: Setting for the time a POPUP is displayed when a message addressed to a different destination is received.
  • Page 56 APRS Set mode function list Explanation: Set the bell sound for transmission/reception of APRS beacons and messages and the conditions for when it rings. Mic-E: Setting for the sound of the bell that rings when a Mic-Encoder beacon is received. POSITION: Setting for the sound of the bell that rings when a position beacon is received.
  • Page 57 APRS Set mode function list O 11 APRS UNIT Unit setting for APRS display. Setting item: Position: .mm’ / ’ss” Distance: km / mile Speed: km/h / mph / knot Altitude: m / ft Temp: °C / °F Rain: mm / inch Wind: m/s / mph Default: Position: .mm’...
  • Page 58 APRS Set mode function list O 13 BEACON INFO Setting the transmit beacon information Setting item: AMBIGUITY: OFF / 1digi / 2digi / 3digi / 4digi SPD/CSE: ON / OFF ALTITUDE: ON / OFF Default: AMBIGUITY: OFF SPD/CSE: ALTITUDE: Explanation: AMBIGUITY: This function is for masking lower denominations of your position (longitude, latitude) to disambiguate the position of your station.
  • Page 59 APRS Set mode function list O 15 BEACON STATS TXT Entering status text Setting Item: S.TXT: ON / OFF TX RATE: 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 1: (Not entered) 2: (Not entered) 3: (Not entered) 4: (Not entered) 5: (Not entered) * Up to 60 characters can be entered for status text into TEXT1 to TEXT5.
  • Page 60 APRS Set mode function list O 17 COM PORT SETTING COM Port setting Setting Item: STATUS: OFF / ON SPEED: 4800 / 9600 / 19200 / 38400 INPUT: OFF / GPS OUTPUT: OFF / GPS / WAY.P WAYPOINT: NMEA9 / NMEA6 / NMEA7 / NMEA8 Mic-E: ON / OFF POSIT:...
  • Page 61 APRS Set mode function list OUTPUT: OFF: Deactivate the input function of the data terminal (negate function). GPS: Output GPS data ($GPRMC in NMEA-0183 format or $GPGGA data) obtained by this transceiver. WAY.P: Output position information from APRS PACKET received from a BEACON received from another station as WAYPOINT data ($GPWPL in NMEA-0183 format).
  • Page 62 APRS Set mode function list • If you are to connect the transceiver with a PC using SCU-18, the following settings must be applied on the PC. DATA SPEED: 9600bps (the SPEED setting of this transceiver and a PC must correspond). DATA LENGTH: 8bit Parity Bit: None...
  • Page 63 APRS Set mode function list O 20 GPS POWER ON/OFF setting for the GPS function. Setting Item: ON / OFF Default: ON Explanation: Turn the GPS function ON or OFF. O 21 GPS TIME SET ON/OFF of the GPS time and date automatic acquisition function. Setting Item: AUTO / MANUAL Default: AUTO Explanation:...
  • Page 64 APRS Set mode function list Register a CALLSIGN as shown below. ¼¼¼¼¼¼ – NN ¼: CALLSIGN (Up to 6 characters) NN: Number (a number between 1 to 15, or no SSID.) Entering [–7] after the CALLSIGN is recommended in standard mobile use. O 24 MY POSITION Setting the station position.
  • Page 65 Setting Item: Symbol Default: ICON 1: Human/Person ( ICON 2: Bicycle ( ICON 3: Car ( USER: Yaesu Radios ( Explanation: Set the symbol for your station to transmit. Select your symbol from 45 types. O 26 POSITION COMMENT Set up the position comment function.
  • Page 66 APRS Set mode function list Explanation: The SmartBeaconing function is a function for efficiently transmitting beacons of position information of your station, based on data obtained from the GPS unit. Set STATUS to one of TYPE1 to TYPE3, set [9 APRS] [24 MY POSITION] to [GPS], [16 BEACON TX] to [SMART] (can also be set by pressing B twice and [9 APRS]...
  • Page 67 APRS Set mode function list The higher the coefficient value setting, the greater the judgment angle is when moving at slow speeds. 1 to 255 (X10)°/SPEED (If the real number for units of rotating tilt is set to 1/10, this is the same as the unit setting used in HamHUD Nichetronix, LLC series transceivers.) TURN TIME: Set the time limit until the next BEACON can be transmitted, after a...
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