Operation Manual

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VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL86

5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Status Text register

(

1 -

5) you wish to store data to.

6. Press the key briefly to begin comment entry into the

selected resister.

7. Rotate the DIAL knob (or press the keyboard) to select the

first character of the comment.

8. Press the key to move to the next character.

9. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to program the remainder of the com-

ment.

10. If you make a mistake, press the key to back-space the cursor, then re-enter the

correct character.

11. You may add/delete a character to a comment using the following technique.

1) If you want to clear any previous comments, press the / key to select the

“

ALL CLEARALL CLEAR

ALL CLEAR” then press the key.

2) If you want to delete a previously-stored comment after the cursor, press the /

key to select “

CLEARCLEAR

CLEAR” then press the key.

3) If you want to add a character, press the / key to select “

INSERTINSERT

INSERT” then

press the key.

Note: Some transceivers cannot receive the full 60-character message. We recom-

mend that you make the message as short as possible.

12. When you have completed your entry, press the PTT switch to save the new setting

and exit to the STATION LIST screen.

DIGIPEATER PATH SETTING

The VX-8R allows you to set up to eight digipeaters for the APRS Packet Path.

The VX-8R is preset to WIDE1-1 and WIDE2-1 digi-path to insure that your transmitted

APRS Beacon is repeated by the new-N paradigm digipeaters. We recommend that you

use this setting by default.

1. Press the key several times until the STATION LIST

screen appears on the display.

2. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the APRS/

GPS Set Mode.

3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item

15: DIGI15: DIGI

15: DIGI

PATHPATH

PATH.

4. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set

Mode Item.

5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Pass Number (

1 -

8) you wish to set.

6. Press the key briefly to begin callsign entry into the selected path.

APRS

OPERATION

TRANSMIT AN APRS BEACON