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Aprs Message Functions

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APRS® Page 3: a c b d e f g h a Moving direction of the other station b Moving direction c Speed and moving direction of the other station d Station icon of the other station e Distance from the other station f My Callsign g Speed and moving direction of my station h My station icon Page 4: a b c a Latitude, Longtitude b Grid square locator c Packet path (Digipeated route) APRS MESSAGE FUNCTIONS Entering a Message 1 Press [MSG]. The message list appears on the display. Key Name Operation [ENC] To select a list number. [] To return to the frequency screen. [] To move to the detail screen. [A/B] To delete the message on the cursor. 2 Select a list number by [ENC] control and press [ ]. The message list Menu appears on the display. First page: Last page: ab c d f g h e i Receiving a Message Each time a proper message is received, the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below: c a b a Meaning indicator b Callsign (Sender) c Message Key Name [ ]/ [MODE] [] [A/B] Operation To return to the frequency screen. To move to the detail screen. To move to the message screen. Meaning Message addressed to you B Bulletin message ! Report by the National Weather Service A message for which a reception acknowledgment was returned G Group message • When a duplicate message from the same station is received, the reception interrupt display does not appear and an error tone sounds. When the frequency at that time appears on the display, "dM" (duplicate Message) and the calling station's Callsign appears on the display. a Status b Meaning indicator c Receiving message/ sending message d Callsign e Message f Receive date g Receive time h Line number i Message group • The display shows up to 67 characters of the message. • The following indicators appear depending on the types of received messages. Status n "n" indicates the remaining number of times for transmitting the message A message for which a reception acknowledgment was returned . A message transmitted 5 times (For a message, a reception acknowledgment was not returned.) Meaning Message addressed to you B Bulletin message ! Report by the National Weather Service RX or TX Received message A message for transmitting 32

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APRS
®
Page 3:
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
Moving direction of the other station
b
Moving direction
c
Speed and moving direction of the other station
d
Station icon of the other station
e
Distance from
the other station
f
My Callsign
g
Speed and moving
direction of my station
h
My station icon
Page 4:
a
b
c
a
Latitude, Longtitude
b
Grid square locator
c
Packet
path (Digipeated route)
APRS MESSAGE FUNCTIONS
Receiving a Message
Each time a proper message is received, the frequency
display is interrupted to show information as below:
a
b
c
a
Meaning indicator
b
Callsign (Sender)
c
Message
Key Name
Operation
[
]/ [MODE]
To return to the frequency screen.
[
]
To move to the detail screen.
[A/B]
To move to the message screen.
Meaning
Message addressed to you
B
Bulletin message
!
Report by the National Weather Service
A message for which a reception acknowledgment was
returned
G
Group message
When a duplicate message from the same station is
received, the reception interrupt display does not appear
and an error tone sounds. When the frequency at that time
appears on the display, “dM” (duplicate Message) and the
calling station's Callsign appears on the display.
Entering a Message
1
Press
[MSG]
.
The message list appears on the display.
Key Name
Operation
[ENC]
To select a list number.
[
]
To return to the frequency screen.
[
]
To move to the detail screen.
[A/B]
To delete the message on the cursor.
2
Select a list number by
[ENC]
control and press
[
]
.
The message list Menu appears on the display.
First page:
Last page:
ab c d
e
g
h
f
i
a
Status
b
Meaning indicator
c
Receiving message/
sending message
d
Callsign
e
Message
f
Receive date
g
Receive time
h
Line number
i
Message group
The display shows up to 67 characters of the message.
The following indicators appear depending on the types
of received messages.
Status
n
“n” indicates the remaining number of times for
transmitting the message
A message for which a reception acknowledgment was
returned
.
A message transmitted 5 times (For a message, a
reception acknowledgment was not returned.)
Meaning
Message addressed to you
B
Bulletin message
!
Report by the National Weather Service
RX or TX
Received message
A message for transmitting