Yaesu FTM-100DR Instruction Manual

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13Receiving APRS BeaconsThe signal containing the position of the radio station, meteorological information,communication range, etc. that is transmitted in APRS format, is known as a “beacon”while the radio station that transmitted the beacon is called a “station”.The received beacon will be downloaded into the radio memory. Up to a maximum of 100beacons can be saved in the memory.● To display using the “APRS pop-up” screenA “ping pong” bell will ring and the “APRS pop-up” screen will be displayed for a fixedperiod of time when a beacon is received on the frequency display screen.The contents displayed on the “APRS pop-up” screen and the “STATION LIST” detailsscreen explained below are basically the same.● To display using the “STATION LIST” details screenThe “STATION LIST” screen is displayed when is pressed for one second or longer atthe frequency display screen, then the DIAL is turned, [APRS STATION LIST] is selectedand is pressed.The screen switches between the “STATION LIST” screen and the “MESSAGE LIST”screen each time [ ] is pressed.Tips• You can switch between “2 HEADING UP” for always displaying the direction in which this station isheading at the top and “1 NORTH UP” to always display the north at the top by selecting [10 APRS]→ [1 APRS COMPASS] on the set-up menu.• The display time of the detailed information can be changed by selecting [10 APRS] → [7 APRSPOP-UP] on the set-up menu. The detailed information can also be set not to appear even when abeacon is received by setting the display time to “OFF”.• The beacons to be downloaded into the main device can be filtered by selecting [10 APRS] → [3APRS FILTER] on the set-up menu.• The reception audio (beacon, voice, etc.) of the APRS operating band can be muted by selecting [10APRS] → [6 APRS MUTE] on the set-up menu.• A notification bell can be rung when an APRS beacon is received by setting “3 RX BEACON” under[10 APRS] → [8 APRS RINGER] on the set-up menu to “ON”. The bell ring when a beacon isreceived can be muted by setting it to “OFF”.