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02 Preparations for using APRS

What Do I Need to Congure?

ThefollowingneedtobeconguredbeforebeginningtooperateTM-D710A/E/GA/GEorRC-D710withAPRS.

• Built-in Clock

APRS data will be stamped with date and time, therefore the built‑in clock must be set. Since the time acquired via the GPS

receiver is UTC, Time Zone must be congured.

• MY CALLSIGN

ThestationconguredforMYCALLSIGNwillbeusedastheoriginatingstationwhenAPRSdataissent.Youcannotsendany

APRS data from your station with the default value of NOCALL unchanged.

• BEACON TYPE

Select APRS (default) for data format for sending.

• DATA BAND

Set either of the bands on which the internal TNC handles APRS data communications..

• PACKET SPEED

Adjust the packet speed to suit the APRS network.

• Position

Yourstation’spositionisaddedtoAPRSdata,thereforeyoumustcongureyourlatitudeandlongitude.Youcangetyourown

position also from GPS.

• Position Comment

Select the template message (Position Comment) that is to be included in the position packet to describe the current situation of

your station.

• Status Text

Youcanstoreuptovecommentscontaininganydesiredtextusingamaximumof42alphanumericcharacters.

• APRS Icon

Congureyourstationicon.

• Method of Beacon Transmission

Select a method to transmit the beacon.

• Packet Path

Select the packet path type.

• Sound

Set to enable or disable the beep sound to be emitted when an APRS packet is received or transmitted.

• Frequency

The operating frequency will depend in what region of the world you are operating. You can begin operating using the frequency

congured for the data band as follows:

North America: 144.390 MHz, Europe: 144.800 MHz, Australia: 145.175 MHz, New Zealand: 144.575 MHz, Argentina: 144.930

MHz, Brazil: 145.570 MHz, Japan: 144.640 MHz (9600 bps) / 144.660 MHz (1200 bps)

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