TM-D710A/E CONTENTS 93 PREPARATIONS FOR USING APRS3.1 What Do I Need to Configure?The following need to be configured before beginning to operate TM-D710A/E or RC-D710 withAPRS.• Built-in ClockAPRS data will be stamped with date and time, therefore the built-in clock must be set.• MY CALLSIGNThe station configured for MY CALLSIGN will be used as the originating station when APRSdata is sent. You cannot send any data using NOCALL.• BEACON TYPEUse BEACON TYPE to select APRS data format for sending.• PositionYour station’s position is added to APRS data, therefore you must configure your latitude andlongitude. You can get your own position also from GPS.• FrequencyThe operating frequency will depend in what region of the world you are operating. You canbegin operating using the frequency configured for the data band as follows:North America: 144.390 MHz, Europe: 144.800 MHz, Australia: 145.175 MHz,New Zealand: 144.575 MHz, Argentina: 144.930 MHz, Brazil: 145.570 MHz, Japan: 144.640 MHz3.2 ConfigurationFollow the explanations below to configure each item listed in the previous section.3.2.1 Built-in ClockSelect Menu 524 (AUX - DATE) and configure the date.• K-type (U.S.A. and Canada): Set month, date, year in this order.• E-type (Europe): Set date, month, year in this order.Note: If using RC-D710, then set month, date, year regardless in which region you are located.Example:Configure the date May 16, 2008 (K-type). Refer to Figure 3-1.Figure 3-1 Menu 524 (AUX - DATE)
