User manual YAESU VX-8DR

[. . . ] 50/144/430 MHz TRIPLE-BAND HEAVY DUTY SUBMERSIBLE TRANSCEIVER VX-8DR OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO. , LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U. S. A. YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U. K. VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD. Unit 5, 20/F. , Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong VERTEX STANDARD (AUSTRALIA) PTY. , LTD. Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Controls &Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Display Icons & Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Keypad Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] When the confirmation is finished, press the screen. When the VX-8DR GPS signal is interrupted; such as when you enter into a tunnel, the disSTATION LIST CHARACTER play maintains CHARACTER DETAILS E Mic-E: Mic Encoder Station the direction on the compass Emg Mic-E: Mic Encoder Station (Emergency Beacon) icon, distance to the received P Position (Fixed/Moving) Station station and the position inp Position (Fixed/Moving) Station (Compressed Data) W Weather Station formation (Longitude/Latiw Weather Station (Compressed Data) tude) at the point where the O Object Station GPS signal was lost. o Object Station (Compressed Data) I i K k S ?Item Station Item Station (Compressed Data) Killed Station Killed Station (Compressed Data) Status Station Other Station (Include Non-Decoding Station) VX-8DR OPERATING MANUAL 83 APRS® OPERATION RECEIVING AN APRS BEACON Deleting a Received Beacon from the "STATION LIST" 1. Press the key several times until the STATION LIST screen appears on the display. Rotate the DIAL knob (or press the / keys) to select the beacon station to be deleted. Press the key once more, the selected beacon station will be deleted from the STATION LIST. APRS FILTER SETTING The APRS filter option allows you to receive only specified types of the data. Press the key several times until the STATION LIST screen appears on the display. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the APRS/ GPS Set Mode. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 3: APRS FILTER. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item. Press the / key to select the "Filter" you wish to exclude, then rotate the DIAL knob to select "OFF". Repeat above steps and select "OFF" to any other filters you wish to exclude. When you have completed your selection, press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to the STATION LIST screen. 84 VX-8DR OPERATING MANUAL APRS® OPERATION TRANSMIT AN APRS BEACON To transmit your APRS Beacon, just press the key. The VX-8DR allows you to transmit your APRS Beacon automatically and repeatedly via the APRS/GPS Set Mode. Press the key several times until the STATION LIST screen appears on the display. key for one second to enter the APRS/ 2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 14: BEACON TX. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired "Auto" beacon mode. Transmits your APRS beacon in accordance with the interval determined by Set Mode Item 12: BEACON INTERVAL. Transmits your APRS beacon in accordance with the interval determined by Set Mode Item 24: SmartBeaconing. [. . . ] If not then the VX-8DR always transmits the position data stored in memory and not your true GPS position data. APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 22: MY SYMBOL Function: Select your icon which will be displayed on the monitors of other stations as you. Available Values: more than 46 symbols Default: YY: Yaesu Radios APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 23: POSITION COMMENT Function: Selects position comment depending on your situation. Available Values: Off Duty, En Route, In Service, Returning, Committed, Special, Priority, Custom 0 ~ Custom 6, EMERGENCY! [. . . ]