1Using the APRS® FunctionTable of ContentsUsing the APRS® Function............................................................................................. 1Initial Settings for APRS ® ..........................................................................................................................................................................2Initial Setup Procedure for APRS Operation. ................................................................ 2Operating APRS using the GPS function. ..................................................................... 3Operating APRS without using the GPS function. ........................................................ 3Setting the Callsign of Your Station............................................................................... 5Setting APRS baud rate ................................................................................................ 7Setting the Symbol of Your Station ............................................................................... 8Receiving APRS ® beacons ............................................................................................. 10Setting the operating frequency for APRS. ................................................................. 10Receiving APRS ® beacons ......................................................................................... 10Description of APRS beacon screen and key operation. ............................................ 11Notification of beacons or messages with a popup screen.APRS POPUP Function .............................................................................................. 21Screen when BND2s to BND60s is selected........................................................... 23Notification of beacon or message reception with a ringer sound.APRS RINGER Function ............................................................................................ 24Displaying RAW packet data ...................................................................................... 25Deleting beacon stations from the list ......................................................................... 26Transmitting the APRS ® beacon ..................................................................................... 26Manually transmitting a beacon .................................................................................. 26Switching between manual and automatic beacon transmission................................ 26Set the automatic transmission interval for sending a beacon.................................... 27Setting SmartBeaconing™.......................................................................................... 28Status Text Register .................................................................................................... 29Select a Position Comment......................................................................................... 31Setting the Digipter Route ........................................................................................... 32APRS message screen and key operation ..................................................................... 34Description of APRS message screen and key operation .......................................... 34Reception/Transmission Details Screen and Key Operation ...................................... 35Message Editing Screen and Key Operation .............................................................. 36Receiving Messages ................................................................................................... 37Receive message filter settings .................................................................................. 38Deleting messages from the list .................................................................................. 39Transmitting an APRS ® Message ................................................................................... 40Message creation and transmission ........................................................................... 40APRS Set Mode List ....................................................................................................... 45APRS Set mode function list .......................................................................................... 49