Yaesu FT3Dr Instruction Manual

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29Selecting a position commentThis selects the position comment (standard message) to be incorporated into your ownstation beacon.1 Press and hold the [DISP] key → Touch [APRS] → [26 POSITION COMMENT].2 Turn the DIAL to select the position comment.Select the position comment from the following list.Off Duty / En Route / In Service / Returning / Committed / Special / Priority / Custom0 - Custom 6 / EMERGENCY!Remark Factory shipping value: Off DutyReference Turn the DIAL to select another comment if you want to cancel the selected positioncomment.3 Press the PTT.The position comment will be registered and returned to the operating screen.Reference A confirmation message “OK?” will appear and a “poo poo poo” alarm will sound onlywhen “EMERGENCY!” is selected and the PTT is pressed.CautionNever select “Emergency!” unless emergency aid is required e.g. accidents and disasters etc.Setting the digipeater routeA digipeater is a station that relays packets such as beacons. When using a digipeater,register the call sign or alias of the digipeater in the radio.This transceiver is preset to “WIDE1-1” (relay setting of one location) and “WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1” (relay settings of two locations). When “WIDE 1-1, WIDE 2-1” are selected,the beacon is initially relayed to the digipeater station at the first location as specifiedin WIDE 1-1, and then it is relayed to the digipeater station at the second location asspecified in WIDE 2-1. Under this setting, the beacon is relayed by the digipeater stationsat 2 locations.In the USA, digipeater stations using APRS customarily operate in the New-Paradigmformat*. Therefore the default settings of this transceiver are configured on the assumptionof a digipeater station operating in the New-Paradigm method.Select P4 - P8 and enter the call sign and alias if you are using another relay method(follow the following steps to enter the call sign and alias).* Refer to the following website for details on the New-N Paradigm method.http://aprs.org/fix14439.html (as of July 2019).CautionWhen too many relay steps are set, the beacons transmitted from the same station are repeatedlyrelayed, resulting in signal congestion on the APRS channel. Use the default settings as far as possible.