Vertex Standard VX-8R - Manual (Page 90)

VX-8R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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R
ECEIVING AN
APRS M
ESSAGE
1. Set the “B-Band” to the APRS frequency. 144.390 MHz is generally used in North
America. If you don’t know the APRS frequency for your country, ask your dealer.
The AX.25 modem is not activated in the “A-Band”.
2. Disable the Receiver Battery Saver from Set Mode Item 79: SAVE RX 79: SAVE RX 79: SAVE RX 79: SAVE RX 79: SAVE RX .
When the Receiver Battery Saver is turned on, the VX-8R cannot reliably receive
APRS Messages.
3. Press the key several times until the APRS MESSAGE
screen appears on the display.
The APRS MESSAGE screen stores up to 20 stations. The
stations are sorted according to the time the station mes-
sage is received.
4. To confirm the received message, rotate the DIAL knob (or
press the / keys) keys) to select the desired mes-
sage, then press the key.
5. Rotate the DIAL knob (or press the / keys) to scroll through additional lines or
pages of the received stations message.
6. When you have finished reading your message, press the key to return to the
APRS MESSAGE screen.
Delete the Received Message from the “APRS MESSAGE” Screen
1. Press the key several times until the APRS MESSAGE
screen appears on the display.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob (or press the / keys) to select
the message to be deleted.
3. Press the key. The confirmation message (DELETE? DELETE? DELETE? DELETE? DELETE? )
will appear on the display. Press the key once more and
the selected message will be deleted from the APRS MES-
SAGE screen.
APRS ® O
PERATION