Kenwood TM-D710GE Instruction Manual - Page 58
Aprs-13, Setting Beacon Tx Algorithm
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APRS supports approximately 200 icons. It allows users to select each icon by specifying a combination of two ASCII codes, for example, ! and /. One is a symbol code, and the other is a table identification code (either /or \). If you select "OTHERS", use the following procedures: 1 Rotate the Tuning control to select a symbol code, then press the Tuning control. SETTING BEACON TX ALGORITHM Enter Menu mode and access Menu 611. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select a table identification code, then press the Tuning control. • Overlay Icon Setting For example, to set the Digipeater icon to the letter "S", select "OTHERS" under the icon type menu, select "#" under "SYMBOL", then select "S" under "TABLE". ■ Packet Transmit Method Select the operation method for transmitting APRS packets. The table concludes how operations differ depending on the selection. [MANUAL]: Each press of [BCON] transmits your APRS packet. [PTT]: 1 Press [BCON] to switch the function ON. • "BCON" appears and blinks. Note: ◆ APRS icon codes (symbols/tables) are sometimes updated. Please refer to the following official APRS website (as of October 2013): http://www.aprs.org/symbols/symbolsX.txt http://aprs.org/symbols/symbols-new.txt ◆ Set an icon that represents your operational status. (For example, setting an Aircraft icon or Balloon icon to a fixed station will cause confusion when a station receives a beacon.) 2 Press and hold the microphone [PTT], then speak into the microphone. 3 Release the microphone [PTT]. • Releasing the switch transmits your APRS packet. • You cannot retransmit an APRS packet unless the time selected in passes. Wait until "BCON" starts blinking to indicate transmitting is ready. 4 To switch the function OFF, press [BCON] again. [AUTO]: 1 Press [BCON] to switch the function ON. • "BCON" appears. • Switching the function ON transmits your APRS packet once. After that, APRS packets are automatically transmitted at intervals of the period selected in . 2 To switch the function OFF, press [BCON] again. [SmartBeaconing]: 1 Press [BCON] to switch the function ON. • "BCON" appears and blinks. • After manually transmitting your station position data 1 time, your position data will be automatically transmitted using the time interval set under "SmartBeaconing" . 2 To switch the function OFF, press [BCON] again. Note: After setting "SmartBeaconing", the TX Interval Time, Decay Algorithm and Proportional Pathing features will no longer operate. APRS-13