Vertex Standard VX-8R ユーザーズマニュアル

VX-8R O

PERATING

ANUAL

APRS

PERATION

RANSMIT

APRS M

ESSAGE

1. Press the

key several times until the APRS MESSAGE

screen appears on the display.

2. Press the

key to show any previously-stored message

on the display.

3. Press the

key to select the “ALL CLEAR

ALL CLEAR

”, then press

the

key to clear the previously-stored message.

4. Enter the callsign (with SSID) of the station you wish to

contact using the

key pad (select the cursor) or

turn the DIAL knob (select the number/letter).

5. When you have completed entering the callsign (and SSID),

press the

key briefly.

6. Enter the message using the

key pad (select the

cursor) or turn the DIAL knob (select the number/letter).
Available length is up to 67 characters. You may add/delete
a message/character using the following procedure.
a. If you want to add a previously stored message (deter-

mined through APRS/GPS Set Mode item 6: APRS

6: APRS

MSG TXT

; see next page), press the

key to

select the “MSG TXT 1

MSG TXT 1

” through “MSG TXT 5

MSG TXT 5

” then

press the

key.

b. If you want to delete the message after the cursor, press the

key to select

“CLEAR

CLEAR

” then press the

key.

c. If you want to add a character, press the

key to select “INSERT

INSERT

” then

press the

key.

7. When the message entry is complete, press the

key to

transmit the message.

8. Press the

key to return to the APRS MESSAGE screen.

The transmitted message is stored into the APRS MESSAGE
screen.

9. When an acknowledgment is received, the beeper will sound. If an acknowledgment

is not received, the APRS message is transmitted repeat-
edly five times, once each minute.

10. The remaining number of transmissions of the message is

shown on the display. When there is no acknowledgment
even if the APRS message transmits five times, the “¿”
icon (on the APRS MESSAGE screen) or “TXOUT

TXOUT

” nota-

tion (on the Detailed Message screen) will appear on the
display, instead of the remaining number of transmissions.