APRS-18
STORING AUTO MESSAGE REPLY
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 622.
■ Auto Answer Reply <REPLY>
While you are driving, for example, you cannot immediately
answer to received messages. On this transceiver, you can
program the message to be automatically returned when a
message is received.
You can choose from the following delay times: [ON
(DELAY TIME NONE)], [ON (DELAY TIME 10 sec)], [ON
(DELAY TIME 30 sec)]. As an example, when selecting [ON
(DELAY TIME 10 sec)], your auto response message will be
transmitted approximately 10 seconds after having received a
message.
• The auto response message will be cancelled if you
operate the transceiver before the delay time expires,
after having received a message.
• “AA:” (Auto Answer) is automatically added to the top of
the auto response message.
1 Rotate the Tuning control to select “ON (DELAY TIME
NONE)”, “ON (DELAY TIME 10 sec)”, or “ON (DELAY
TIME 30 sec)”, then press the Tuning control.
2 Rotate the Tuning control to select “TEXT”, then press
the Tuning control.
• The display for entering a message appears; the fi rst digit blinks.
• You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII
characters.
■ Reply To Callsign <REPLY TO>
When there is a message you would like to reply to for the
specifi c callsign, preset that callsign for automatic responses.
PROGRAMMING A MESSAGE GROUP CODE
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 623.
Use a message group code to exchange messages only among
your group members. With one or more message group codes
programmed, you will receive messages that include the same
group code(s), besides messages addressed to you. If you
program one or more bulletin group codes, you will not receive
bulletins addressed to other specifi c groups. You can program
any desired code using alphanumeric characters; up to 9
characters for messages, and up to 4 characters for bulletins.
You can also program up to 6 codes at the same time; each code
must be separated by a comma (,). If you program 3 message
group codes, for example, you will receive all messages that
include one of the 3 codes. If you program 3 bulletin group codes,
you will reject bulletins addressed to specifi c groups which do not
use any of the 3 codes.
• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, , (comma), and –. For messages, “ ” is
also selectable.
• The keypad on the microphone also is available to enter
alphanumeric characters.
• In order to include a message group code in your outgoing packet,
enter a group code in place of a callsign. To include a bulletin group
code, enter it following BLN#; for example, “BLN#ABC” where ABC is
a group code. Use up to 9 characters for a message group code or
up to 4 characters for a bulletin group code.
Note: Unlike a message, a bulletin including a group code will be received by
stations who do not program any bulletin group code.