APRS-7

ENTERING A MESSAGE

To transmit a message, fi rst enter the callsign of the target
station. To transmit a bulletin, enter “BLN#” instead; where # must
be 0 to 9 or A to Z. When the length of your bulletin exceeds 64
digits, you may transmit more than one packet to send the entire
bulletin. Use # to indicate the sequence of the bulletin portions.
For example, enter “BLN0” (or “BLNA”) to send the fi rst packet,
then “BLN1” (or “BLNB”) to send the second packet.
1 Press [KEY], [MSG].
2 Press [NEW], [REPLY], or [F], [EDIT].
• Select [EDIT] to edit the contents of received or transmitted
messages, or to edit the address of where to send the message.
• The display for entering a callsign appears; the fi rst digit blinks.
(When you press [REPLY] or [EDIT], not necessarily)
[BACK]: Cancels entry of a callsign.
[]: Causes the cursor to move backward.
[INS]: Inserts the currently selected character.
[CLR]: Deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking.
3 Rotate the Tuning control to select the fi rst digit.
• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and –.
4 Press the Tuning control.
• The cursor moves to the next digit.
5 Rotate the Tuning control to complete the setting.
• The display for entering a message appears; the fi rst digit blinks.
[SPACE]: Inserts a space
• To copy a message, enter message compilation mode, press
[F] to enter function mode, then press [PASTE1], [PASTE2],
[PASTE3], [PASTE4], [PASTE5], [PASTE6], [PASTE7], or
[PASTE8] to copy the message that has been set up for each
key.
[NEXT]: Displays the next page ([PASTE5] ~ [PASTE8]).
[ALLCLR]: Clears all digits and backs the cursor to the fi rst digit.
6 Rotate the Tuning control to select the fi rst digit.
• You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII
characters.
7 Press the Tuning control.
• The cursor moves to the next digit.
8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter up to 67 digits.
9 Press the Tuning control to complete the setting.
The keypad on the microphone also is available to enter
alphanumeric characters in steps 3 and 6.

ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES

This transceiver is capable of storing a maximum of 100
messages in memory. You can easily access one of those.
1 Press [KEY], [MSG].
• The newer message the smaller number assigned; the latest
message is assigned 1.
[POS]: Displays the latest position data of the current
station, if stored in memory.
2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired message
using the cursor (s).
3 Press the Tuning control.
• If you select an incoming message, the following display appears:
[BACK]: Restores the list of messages.
[NEW]: Create a new message.
[REPLY]: Responds to the party from whom you received.
Enters into message setting.
[SEND]: Messages in the list that have not been sent are
transmitted.
[POS]: The position data of the transmitting station is
displayed (if the station data is available).
[COPY]: Copies the GPS position data to Menu No. 605 (MY
POSITION).
[N/H]: Switches between North up and Heading up.
[
SET]: Sets the date and time from the GPS receiver to
the internal clock.
[CLR]: Deletes the current message.
• If you select one of your outgoing messages, the following
display appears:
[BACK]: Restores the list of messages.
[NEW]: Create a new message.
[EDIT]: Allows you to edit the transmitted message.
[SEND]: All messages which can be transmitted will be
sent 1 time.
[RE-TX]: When pressed for a message assigned a period
(.), resets the retry counter to 5 more transmissions.