Vertex Standard VX-8R DIAL, DIAL, 79: SAVE RX, RECEIVING AN APRS BEACON, The AX.25 modem cannot be activated in the “A-Band”

APRS® OPERATION

RECEIVING AN APRS BEACON

1.Set the “B-Band” to the APRS frequency. 144.390 MHz is generally used in North America. If you don’t know the APRS frequency of your country, ask your dealer.

The AX.25 modem cannot be activated in the “A-Band”.

2.Disable the Receiver Battery Saver via the Set Mode Item 79: SAVE RX.

When the Receiver Battery Saver is turned on, the VX-8R can not reliably receive an APRS Beacon.

3.Press the key several times until the “STATION LIST”

screen appears on the display. The “STATION LIST” screen
will save up to 40 stations. And the “STATION LIST” screen
sorts each station according to the received time.
4. To confirm the details of the received beacon, rotate the					STATION LIST CHARACTER
DIAL knob (or press the		/	keys) to select the de-		DIRECTION TO THE RECEIVED STATION
sired station, then press the		key. The “Received Data			STATION LIST CHARACTER
and Time”, “Distance and Direction of the station”, and other					STATUS TEXT “FLAG”
information will be displayed.
When the “Status Text” is included in the Mic Encoder Sta-
tion Beacon, the “ ” icon appears at the upper right corner
of the display.					RECEIVED DATE & TIME
5. Rotate the DIAL knob (or press the			/	keys) to scroll
					DISTANCE TO THE RECEIVED STATION
through additional lines or pages of the received informa-
tion.
6. When the confirmation is finished, press the				key to return to the STATION LIST
screen.
		STATION LIST CHARACTER
CHARACTER			DETAILS
E	Mic-E: Mic Encoder Station
P	Position (Fixed/Moving) Station
p	Position (Fixed/Moving) Station (Compressed Data)
W	Weather Station
w	Weather Station (Compressed Data)
O	Object Station
o	Object Station (Compressed Data)
I	Item Station
i	Item Station (Compressed Data)
K	Killed Station
k	Killed Station (Compressed Data)
S	Status Station
?	Other Station (Include Non-Decoding Station)

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