VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL 163
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 9: APRS RINGER BCON
Function: Enables/Disables the alert ringer when the APRS beacon is received.
Available Values: ON/OFF
Default: ON
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 10: APRS UNIT
Function: Selects the unit for the APRS Beacon information.
Available Values: Position: MM.MM’/MM’SS”, Distance: km/mile,
Speed: km/h/knot/mph, Altitude: m/ft, Temp: °C/°F, Rain: mm/inch, Wind: m/s/mph
Default: Position: MM.MM’, Distance: mile, Speed: mph, Altitude: ft, Temp: °F,
Rain: inch, Wind: mph
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 11: APRS TX DELAY
Function: Select the transmission delay time between transmitting the APRS data and
transmitting a preamble (flag code) prior to the APRS data.
Available Values: 100ms/200ms/300ms/400ms/500ms/750ms/1000ms
Default: 300ms
PRS/GPS Set Mode Item 12: BEACON INTERVAL
Function: Select the Beacon Interval time during APRS operation
Available Values: 15sec/30sec/1min/2min/3min/5min/10min/15min/30min
Default: 5min
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 13: BEACON STATUS TXT
Function: Store the message for the APRS Beacon
See page 85 for datils.
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 14: BEACON TX
Function: Enables/Disables the automatic transmission of the APRS Beacon.
Available Values: AUTO/MANUAL
Default: MANUAL
AUTO: The VX-8R transmits the APRS beacon automatically at the time interval
which is set in Set Mode Item
11: BEACON INTERVAL11: BEACON INTERVAL
11: BEACON INTERVAL11: BEACON INTERVAL
11: BEACON INTERVAL.
MANUAL: The VX-8R does not transmit the APRS beacon automatically. To transmit the
APRS beacon, just press the key.
APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 15: DIGI PATH
Function: Sets the APRS packet path you wish to path through.
Available Values: Addr 1 ~ Addr 8
Default: Addr 1: WIDE-1 -1, Addr 2: WIDE-2 -1, Addr 3 ~ Addr 8: non
APRS/GPS SET MODE
APRS/GPS SET MODE DETAILS
