05 aprs in action – Kenwood TM-D710GE User Manual
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05 APRS in Action
Table 5-2 Configuration Example
Menu Item
Configured Value
LOW SPEED
5
HIGH SPEED
70
SLOW RATE
30 minutes
FAST RATE
120 seconds
Table 5-3 Variable Rate Beaconing Example:
(with LOW SPEED = 5, HIGH SPEED = 70, SLOW RATE = 30 min, FAST RATE = 120 sec)
Speed
TX interval Time
(FAST RATE = HIGH SPEED ÷ Speed)
80
120 seconds (2 minutes)
70
120 seconds (2 minutes)
60
140 seconds (2 minutes and 20 seconds)
50
168 seconds (2 minutes and 48 seconds)
40
210 seconds (3 minutes and 30 seconds)
30
280 seconds (4 minutes and 40 seconds)
20
420 seconds (7 minutes)
10
840 seconds (14 minutes)
5
1680 seconds (28 minutes)
0
1800 seconds (30 minutes)
25
20
35
30
15
10
5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Speed
Speed vs TX Interval Time
TX Interval
Time
(min.)
Fig. 5-4 Speed vs TX Interval Time
Note:
◆ The unit of Speed can be configured by using Menu 626.