Yaesu FT2DR Instruction Manual

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16Receiving APRS ® beaconsDescription of the APRS STATION LIST screen and operationsy Description of the APRS STATION LIST screen and operations⑧⑦①②③④ ⑤ ⑥①Number: Received beacons (up to a maximum of60) will be displayed, starting with the mostrecent one received.②Character: The station list characters will be displayed.Refer to the following page for details.③Station name: The call sign or object name / item name ofthe received beacon will be displayed.④[TOP]: Touch this icon to move to the top of the list.⑤[REPLY]: Touch this icon to display the “replymessage” text input screen.⑥ : Touch this icon to display the functionexpansion key screen. Touch this whenreplying to a message or moving to the APRSMESSAGE LIST screen and so on.⑦Beacon auto / manual transmission icon:Do not display (MANUAL), Display “ ”(AUTO) ( P.33), Display “ ” (SMART)( P.33)⑧Time or date: Time (HH:MM) or date (MM/DD) will bedisplayed. The time display will change thedate display on the following day.• Scroll the screen…Turn the DIAL.• Move to the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen ( P.43)…Touch followed by[M.LIST].• Replying messages ( P.53)…Touch [REPLY].• Move the cursor to the top of the APRS STATION LIST…Touch [TOP].• Delete a selected beacon station from the display ( P.32)…Touch followedby [DEL].• Move to the “APRS STATION LIST” detail screen ( P.18 - P.26)…Turn the DIALto select the beacon whose details you want to see and press the key.• Set mode ( P.57)… Press the key for one second or longer.• Manual transmission of a beacon ( P.33)…Touch followed by [BEACON TX].Tips• When [APRS] → [3 APRS FILTER] is set to on, a received beacon matching the filter setting will becaptured and shown on the display. If “OFF” is selected, a “beep ( ) ” will sound and the beaconwill not be captured or shown.• The receive audio (beacon or voice etc.) of Band [B] when APRS is operating may be muted bysetting [APRS] → [8 APRS MUTE] in the set mode.• The reception of an APRS beacon is notified by a ringing sound set in [APRS] → [10 APRS RINGER]in the set mode. If “OFF” is selected, no audio alarm will sound upon receiving a beacon.