Yaesu FT2DR Instruction Manual

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33Transmitting APRS ® beaconsTransmitting a beacon manually1 Touch [F MW] followed by [BCN-TX] (to display the frequency screen)Touch followed by [BEACON TX] in the APRS STATION LIST screen andAPRS STATION LIST detail screen.When transmitting a beacon automatically, set the following “Beacon manual / autotransmission switch” to “AUTO” or “SMART”.Tips• If the [DUP BCN] setting under [APRS] → [10 APRS RINGER] is set to ON in the set mode, a “Peepo po... ( )” alarm will sound when your own station beacon relayed to a digipeater is received.• When using the GPS function in APRS operations, be sure to check that [APRS] → [24 MYPOSITION] is set to “GPS”. A beacon cannot be transmitted if GPS data cannot be captured.Switching between automatic and manual beacon transmissionThis sets the APRS beacon to auto / manual transmission.1 Touch [F MW] followed by [S.LIST]The APRS STATION LIST screen will be displayed.2 Touch followed by [BEACON]Each time the [BEACON] is touched, the setting will switch between “MANUAL”,“AUTO” and “SMART”.This is a short-cut to [ APRS] → [16 BEACON TX] in the set mode.No display (MANUAL): Only when and [BEACON TX] aretouched will the APRS beacon of yourown station be transmitted (with thedefault settings).Touch [F MW] followed by [BCN-TX] inthe frequency screen.appears (AUTO): Automatically transmit the APRS beaconof your own station at a 5-minuteinterval. * 1appears (SMART): Transmit automatically with theSmartBeaconing™ function. *2No display (MANUAL)appears (AUTO)appears (SMART)*1: The beacon transmit interval can be changed in the APRS set mode with the [APRS] → [14BEACON INTERVAL] setting.*2: Refer to Page 35 on the details of the SmartBeaconing™ function.This setting can be selected only when the status setting of [APRS] → [27 SmartBeaconing] inthe set mode is set to TYPE 1 - TYPE 3, and [APRS] → [24 MY POSITION] is set to GPS.TipThe data transmission delay time can be changed using the [APRS] → [12 APRS TX DELAY] settingin the set mode.