Kenwood TM-D700A Instruction Manual

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144RECEIVING APRS DATAEach time a new APRS packet is received, the frequencydisplay is interrupted to show information as below:• The received APRS packet may include information on anobject such as a hurricane or tornado. In this case, thename of the object appears instead of a call sign.• Press [DETAIL] to access further information {page 15}.• To restore the frequency display, press [ESC] or just waitfor approximately 10 seconds.Note:uWhen you receive an APRS packet including an “Emergency”comment, a different format of display from the above will appear anda different beep will sound.uWhen you receive an APRS position packet that you transmitted, thefrequency display is not interrupted. “MY POS” will appear on thedisplay. This could happen when one or more digipeaters {page 9}are used. If you receive a message {page 30} that you transmitted,“MY MESSAGE” will appear.If a received packet does not include new (or proper)APRS data, the frequency display is not interrupted. Anindicator such as “dP” appears depending on the typesof data. See the table.1 The transceiver automatically transmits the appropriateinformation in approximately 2 minutes after receiving arequest.Note: The APRS programs for PCs have entry fields for a positioncomment and status text. The data entered to these two fields aretransmitted as separate packets. This transceiver, however, includesboth of a position comment and status text in one packet to transmit.This transceiver beeps each time it receives any type ofAPRS packet. You may access Menu 3–F (BEEP) tochange this setting. The default is “ALL”. The selectionin this menu is shared with APRS Message {page 29}.rotacidnI gninaeM ?dedulcnIsitahWPdnoitisopetacilpuDtnemmocehtsatnemmocemaSehtmorfenosuoiverpnoitatsemasSd sutatsetacilpuDtxetydaerlatxetsutatSdeviecerP>noitisopdnoyeBtimilnoitatsamorfataDdetcelesehtedistuo}62egap{egnar?Q 1 yreuQ gnidnesroftseuqeRnoitamrofni?? dedocedebtonnactahttekcaPsnoitceleS tekcaPweN etacilpuDtekcaP tekcaPdilavnIFFO peeboN peeboN peeboNENIM egasseMSRPArofylnodilavsinoitcelessihT.}92egap{WENLLA peeB peeboN peeboNLLA peeB peeB peeBPositioncomment(or status text)