Kenwood TH-D72A Instruction Manual

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APRS – 12Q Longitude EntryAccess Menu 363.The east/ west longitude is entered.SETTING BEACON INFORMATIONQ Speed InformationAccess Menu 370.Select whether or not to transmit speed informationwhen using APRS data communications.Q Altitude InformationAccess Menu 371.Select whether or not to transmit altitude informationwhen using APRS data communications.• When the beacon type is “NAVITRA”, this information willnot appear on the display.Q Position AmbiguityAccess Menu 372.There may be cases where you do not know or donot want to report your precise locations. For positiondata, you can select the number of digits not to beincluded in your packets. Select 1 to 4, or Off (default).The table shows how the digits are cleared.OFF 1-Digit 2-Digit 3-Digit 4-Digit33°50.43 33°50.4 33°50. 33°5X. 33° .118°13.72 118°13.7 118°13. 118°1X. 118° .• When the beacon type is “NAVITRA”, this information willnot appear on the display.SELECTING A POSITION COMMENTAccess Menu 380.The APRS data which you transmit always includes oneof the 15 predetermined position comments. Select anappropriate comment depending on your situation.The selectable comments are listed below:“Off Duty”, “Enroute”, “In Service”, “Returning”,“Committed”, “Special”, “PRIORITY”, “CUSTOM 0 ~CUSTOM 6” or “EMERGENCY!”• If you select “EMERGENCY!”, a confirmation messageappears. Press [ OK] again.ATTENTION:When it is unnecessary, do not select“EMERGENCY!”. When an emergency signal isreceived using APRS, the Emergency Alarm on allstations will sound.