27Transmitting the APRS® beaconIcon is off (MANUAL): APRS beacon of your station is onlytransmitted when 9 is pressed(default setting).For transmission on the frequencyscreen, press F then 9.is continually lit (AUTO): APRS beacon of your station istransmitted automatically every 5minutes.* 1is continually lit (SMART): APRS beacon is sent automaticallyusing the SmartBeaconing function.* 2Icon is off (MANUAL):is continually lit (AUTO):is continually lit (SMART):*1: In APRS set mode option [9 APRS] [14 BEACON INTERVAL], the interval for transmission canbe set.*2: • For details on the SmartBeaconing function, see page 28.• This setting can only be selected if: STATUS setting in [9 APRS] [27 SmartBeaconing] is setbetween Type 1 and Type 3, and [9 APRS] [24 MY POSITION] is set to GPS.TipIn Set mode option [9 APRS] [12 APRS TX DELAY], the data transmission delay time can bechanged.Set the automatic transmission interval for sending a beaconSet the time interval for automatically transmitting the APRS beacon.1 Press M over 1 second.Enters the Set mode.2 Turn O to select [9 APRS].3 Press H.4 Turn O to select [14 BEACON INTERVAL].5 Press H.6 Turn O to select the automatic transmission interval.Select an automatic transmit interval from the following:30sec/1min/2min/3min/5min/10min/15min/20min/30min/60minTip Default: 5 minutes7 Press M.The automatic beacon transmit interval is set.8 Press p.Exits from the Set mode.