58APRS Set mode function list 15 BEACON STATS TXTEntering status textSetting Item: S.TXT: ON / OFFTX RATE: 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/81: (Not entered)2: (Not entered)3: (Not entered)4: (Not entered)5: (Not entered)* Up to 60 characters can be entered for status text into TEXT1 toTEXT5.Default: S.TXT: OFFTX RATE: 1/11 to 5: Text not entered.Explanation:S.TXT: Select the status text to send when transmitting a beacon.Selecting OFF transmits the beacon without a status text.TX RATE: Set how frequent a status text is sent with a APRS beacon. Select from 1/1:every time, 1/2: 2 once every 2 transmissions, to up to 1/8: once every 8transmissions, a status text is sent with a beacon. 16 BEACON TXSet the beacon automatic transmission interval.Setting Item: MANUAL / AUTO / SMARTDefault: MANUALExplanation:Set the method BEACON is automatically transmitted.The transmission method can also be change by pressing B on the STATION LISTscreen.MANUAL: An APRS BEACON is transmitted by pressing F then 9.Press 9 on the STATION LIST and STATION LIST Details screens totransmit an APRS BEACON.AUTO: An APRS BEACON of your station is transmitted automatically according toBEACON INTERVAL settings.SMART: A BEACON is automatically transmitted using the SmartBeaconing TMfunction.This setting can only be selected if: STATUS setting in [9 APRS] [27SmartBeaconing] is set between Type 1 and Type 3, and [9 APRS] [24MY POSITION] is set to GPS.