Yaesu FTM-300DR User manual

FTM-300DR
FTM-300DE
Instruction Manual
(APRS Edition)
C4FM/FM 144/430MHz
DUAL BAND DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER

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APRS® initial settings ........................................................................................................ 2
Initial setting process for APRS operations................................................................... 2
When operating APRS using the GPS function ............................................................ 3
When operating APRS without using the GPS function................................................ 3
Setting your own station callsign................................................................................... 4
Setting the APRS modem ............................................................................................. 4
Setting the APRS baud rate.......................................................................................... 5
Setting the APRS operating frequency ......................................................................... 5
Other initial settings ...................................................................................................... 5
Changing the symbol of your station......................................................................... 5
Deciding the operating band ..................................................................................... 6
Receiving APRS® beacons ............................................................................................... 8
Receiving beacons........................................................................................................ 8
Description of the APRS STATION LIST screen and operations .................................. 9
APRS reception pop-up setting................................................................................... 20
Display to notify reception of the same beacon or message ...................................... 20
Audio notification of a beacon or message received APRS RINGER function ........... 21
Displaying RAW packet data ...................................................................................... 22
Deleting a beacon station from the list........................................................................ 22
Transmitting APRS®beacons ......................................................................................... 23
Transmitting an APRS beacon manually .................................................................... 23
Transmitting an APRS beacon automatically.............................................................. 23
Setting the SmartBeaconing™.................................................................................... 24
Registering status text ................................................................................................ 24
Selecting a position comment..................................................................................... 25
Setting the digipeater route......................................................................................... 26
Setting the address of the digipeater route ............................................................. 27
APRS® message screen and operating instructions ....................................................... 28
Description of the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen and operations ............................. 28
Checking messages................................................................................................ 28
Description of the APRS MESSAGE LIST detail screen and operations.................... 29
Message edit screen and description of operations.................................................... 30
Receiving messages................................................................................................... 31
Filter setting for messages received ........................................................................... 31
Deleting a message from the list................................................................................. 32
Transmitting APRS® messages....................................................................................... 33
Creating and sending messages ................................................................................ 33
APRS Setup menu List................................................................................................... 37
APRS Setup menu function list ...................................................................................... 40
Table of Contents

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APRS®initial settings
APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) is a communication system to exchange
GPS location data and packet messages; it was developed and is supported by Bob
Bruninga (WB4APR). Position data may be entered manually in advance or automatically
from the built-in GPS satellite receiver.
When an APRS signal is received from a partner station, the direction, distance, speed
etc. of the partner station as seen from your own station will be shown on the display of
your transceiver.
Initial setting process for APRS operations
When operating APRS using
the GPS function
When operating APRS without
using the GPS function
(Page 3)
(Page 4)
Setting the APRS modem
(Page 4)
Setting the APRS baud rate
(Page 5)
(Page 5)
Transmitting APRS beacons
(Page 23)
(Page 3）
Setting your own station call sign
Setting the APRS operating frequency

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When operating APRS using the GPS function
In order to use the GPS satellite data for your own position information, press and hold
the [F(SETUP)] key → [APRS] → [24 MY POSITION SET ] to “GPS”.
Factory setting value: GPS
Then proceed to “Setting your own station callsign” (page 4).
When operating APRS without using the GPS function
When operating APRS without using the GPS function, follow the procedure below to
manually set the clock and position information.
ySetting the position information
Enter the position information of your own station manually.
1Press and hold the [F(SETUP)] key → [APRS] → [24 MY POSITION SET].
2Press the DIAL knob to select [MANUAL].
A screen to enter the position information of your own
station will be displayed.
Factory setting value: GPS
3Rotate the DIAL knob to select “25 MY POSITION” and
then press the DIAL knob.
4Press the DIAL knob.
5Rotate the DIAL knob to select “N(North Latitude)” or
“S(South Latitude)” press the DIAL knob .
6Enter the latitude using the DIAL knob.
7After entering the latitude, press and hold the DIAL knob.
8Rotate the DIAL knob to select “LONGITUDE” and press
the DIAL knob.
9Rotate the DIAL knob to select “E(East Longitude)” or
“W(West Longitude)” and press the DIAL knob.
10 Enter the longitude using the DIAL knob.
11 After entering the longitude, press and hold the DIAL knob.
12 Press the [DISP] key or press the PTT switch to return to the operating screen.
MANUAL
24
25
26
27
MY POSITION SET
MY POSITION >
MY SYMBOL >
POSITION COMMENT
APRS
25 MY POSITION
APRS
LATITUDE :
N 0°00.00’(’00”)
LONGITUDE :
E 0°00.00’(’00”)

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Setting your own station callsign
Register your own station callsign in order to send and receive messages and to transmit
beacons in APRS. Enter the callsign like “JA1ZRL-9”. The “-9” in the callsign indicates
the SSID (Secondary Station Identifier) of which there are 16 types, including one with no
SSID. Generally, the SSIDs shown in the table below are used in APRS.
SSID Description SSID Description
(NIL) Fixed stations that can exchange mes-
sages
-8 Marine mobile stations, land mobile sta-
tions
-1 1200 bps narrow-to-middle band digipe-
ater
-9 Using the FTM-300D etc. for mobile ap-
plications
-2 9600 bps digipeater -10 I-Gate station, Internet connection station
-3 1200 bps broadband digipeater -11 Balloons, aircraft, spacecraft, etc.
-4 Digipeater, mobile station, meteorological
station, etc.
-12 1-way tracker station (messages cannot
be exchanged)
-5 Operation station using mobile devices
(smartphones etc.)
-13 Meteorological station (weather station)
-6 Operation station for satellite communica-
tions, events, etc.
-14 Tracking mobile stations
-7 Use of FT3D etc. in handy terminals -15 Digipeater, mobile station, meteorological
station, etc.
1Press and hold the [F(SETUP)] key → [APRS] → [21 CALLSIGN (APRS)].
The text input screen will be displayed.
2Input the callsign and the SSID in the character input
screen.
Refer to “Text input screen” (FTM-300DR/DE Operating
Manual).
3After entering the callsign, press and hold the DIAL knob.
4Press the [DISP] key or press the PTT switch to return to
the operating screen.
Setting the APRS modem
Turn on the APRS modem to activate the APRS function.
1Press and hold the [F(SETUP)] key → [APRS] → [4 APRS MODEM].
2Press the DIAL knob to set to [ON].
The display will show “A12” (for 1200 bps) or “A96” (for 9600 bps).
yStop APRS operation
1Set it to [OFF] in step 2 above.

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Setting the APRS baud rate
This sets the APRS baud rate.
1Press and hold the [F(SETUP)] key → [DATA] → [3 DATA SPEED].
2Rotate the DIAL knob to select the “APRS” and then press the DIAL knob.
3Rotate the DIAL knob to select the APRS baud rate.
1200 bps: APRS operations using AFSK 1200 bps packets
9600 bps: APRS operations using GMSK 9600 bps packets
4Press the [DISP] key or press the PTT switch to return to the operating screen.
Setting the APRS operating frequency
The customary APRS operating frequency differs depending on the region and country.
In the USA, the usual operating frequency is 144.39 MHz. Therefore, to begin APRS
operations set the Band B frequency to 144.39 MHz.
1Press the lower DIAL knob or the [A/B] key to switch the operating band to B band.
The APRS will operate in B band (factory default setting). Check that A12 (1200bps)
or A96 (9600bps) is displayed on the right-hand side of the frequency.
2Setting the operating frequency.
Other initial settings
Changing the symbol of your station
This sets the transmit symbol of your station.
The default setting when shipped from the factory is “ ICON 1 [/>] Car”.

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1Press and hold the [F(SETUP)] key → [APRS] → [26 MY SYMBOL].
2Rotate the DIAL knob to select the symbol.
The following four symbol types can be selected as your
own symbol: “ICON 1”, “ICON 2”, “ICON 3” and “USER”.
If “USER” is selected, symbol characters can be input
directly. * See the following page on how to enter the
characters.
3To use the currently set symbol as is, press the [DISP]
key to return to the operation screen.
4Press the DIAL knob to change the symbol.
The cursor will move to the “Code” area of the table below.
5Rotate the DIAL knob to select “Code” and set the symbol to use.
The default value of each symbol is as follows.
MY SYMBOL Code Symbol
ICON 1 /> Car
ICON 2 /R REC.Vechicle
ICON 3 /- House QTH (VHF)
USER YY Yaesu Radios
6Press the [DISP] key or press the PTT switch to return to the operating screen.
yEntering a symbol character directly
You can enter a symbol character directly if the symbol that you want is not available.
1Press and hold the [F(SETUP)] key → [APRS] → [26 MY SYMBOL].
2Rotate the DIAL knob to select “USER”, and then press the DIAL knob.
The cursor will move to the “Code” area.
3Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Symbol Table ID (character on the left side of the
code) and then press the DIAL knob.
4Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Symbol Code (character on the right side of
“Code”).
Reference Please refer to “http://aprs.org/symbols/symbolsX.txt” and “http://aprs.
org/symbols.html” for the latest symbol table.
5Press the [DISP] key or press the PTT switch to return to the operating screen.
Deciding the operating band
Although the APRS is set to operate in B Band when shipped from the factory, A Band and
also separate operating bands can be used for sending and receiving.
1Press and hold the [F(SETUP)] key → [DATA] → [2 DATA BAND SELECT].
2Rotate the DIAL knob to select the “APRS” and then press the DIAL knob.
26 MY SYMBOL
APRS
ICON 2[/R]
REC.Vehicle
ICON 1[/>]
Car

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3Rotate the DIAL knob to select the band to be used for APRS operation.
MAIN BAND: Send and receive using the operating band at that point.
SUB BAND: Send and receive using the sub-band at that point.
A-BAND FIX: Always send and receive using A band.
B-BAND FIX: Always send and receive using B band.
A=TX/B=RX: Send using A band and receive using B band.
A=RX/B=TX: Receive using A band and send using B band.
Default: B-BAND FIX
4Press the [DISP] key or press the PTT switch to return to the operating screen.

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Receiving APRS®beacons
Receiving beacons
yDisplaying beacons in the APRS pop-up screen
A alarm will sound when a beacon is received on the B band
frequency, and the APRS pop-up screen will be displayed.
The contents displayed in the “APRS POP-UP SCREEN”
and the “APRS STATION LIST DETAIL SCREEN” to be
explained next are basically the same.
yDisplaying beacons in the APRS STATION LIST detail screen
1Press the [F(SETUP)]key → [APRS FUNCTION] → [STN LIST]
The APRS STATION LIST screen will be displayed.
2Rotate the DIAL knob to select the beacon whose details
you want to review.
3Press the DIAL knob to display the details screen.
Rotate the DIAL knob to scroll the screen.
4Press the [BACK] key.
Returns the screen to the APRS STATION LIST screen.
Tips
• When [APRS] → [2 APRS FILTER] is set to on, a received beacon matching the filter setting will be
stored and shown on the display.
• The receive audio (beacon or voice etc.) of B band when APRS is operating may be muted by setting
[APRS] → [5 APRS MUTE] in the setup menu.
• The reception of an APRS beacon is notified by a ringing sound set in [APRS] → [7 APRS RINGER]
in the setup menu. If “OFF” is selected, no audio alarm will sound upon receiving a beacon.
FT1D 04/07
15114km 10:09
Speed 0km/h
Course 0
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Alt -m
(En Route
)
N 36
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43
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E 139
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47
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STATUS TEXT
]
1 E JA1ZRL- 9 15:36
2 E JA6YPC- 7 12:34
3 W JA1YOE-13 04:56
4 E JQ1YBF- 9 12/27
5 E JQ1YBG-14 11/18
6 E JA1ZRL- 9 11/14
STATION LIST ALL

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Description of the APRS STATION LIST screen and operations
1 E JA1ZRL- 9 15:36
2 E JA6YPC- 7 12:34
3 W JA1YOE-13 04:56
4 E JQ1YBF- 9 12/27
5 E JQ1YBG-14 11/18
6 E JA1ZRL- 9 11/14
APRS STATION LIST
①
②
③
④
⑤
①Number: Received beacons (up to a maximum of 100) will be displayed, starting with the most
recent one received.
②Character: The station list characters will be displayed.
Refer to the following page for details.
③Station name: The callsign or object name / item name of the received beacon will be displayed.
④Beacon auto / manual transmission icon:
Do not display (MANUAL), Display “ ” (AUTO) (page 23), Display “ ” (SMART)
(page 23)
⑤Time or date: Time (HH:MM) or date (MM/DD) will be displayed. The time display will change the date
display on the following day.
yOperation
Scroll the screen Rotate the DIAL knob.
Move to the “APRS STATION LIST” detail screen
(page 11 - page 19)
Rotate the DIAL knob to select the beacon whose
details you want to see and press the DIAL knob.
Move to the top of the APRS STATION LIST [F(SETUP)]→[TOP]
Replying messages (page 34) [F(SETUP)]→[REPLY]
Manual transmission of a beacon (page 23) [F(SETUP)]→[BCN-TX]
Move to the APRS MESSAGE LIST screen (page 28) [F(SETUP)]→[MSG LIST]
Displays the setup menu “29 SORT FILTER” [F(SETUP)]→[SORT FILTER]
Sorts the APRS Station List [F(SETUP)]→[SORT]
Switch ON / OFF of automatic beacon transmission [F(SETUP)]→[BEACON]
Displays the GPS Infomation display [F(SETUP)]→[GPS]
Delete a selected beacon station from the display
(page 22) [F(SETUP)]→[DEL]
Display QUERY (Command: ?APRSP) message [F(SETUP)]→[QUERY]
Sets the frequency of the opposite band of the
APRS operating band according to the frequency
information included in the beacon.
[F(SETUP)]→[QSY]
Setup menu (page 37) Press and hold the [F(SETUP)] key.