Kenwood RC-D710 - Manual (Page 52)

APRS-
Setting AS A DigiPeAteR
n DigiPeAt
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 616.
When using the RC-D710 as a digipeater, set whether
or not your call sign is included in the digipeated packet
path.
In the received packet path, if you have set your
call sign in MY CALLSIGN (Menu No. 600), the
digipeat completion flag ( ) is added to your call
sign and will then process the relay. (For example,
“JA1YKX”➔“JA1YKX ”.)
n uiCHeCK
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 617.
This function will not relay a one-time received UI frame within
the set UICHECK time. This is effective for each of UIDIGI,
UIFOOD, and UITRACE..
UI frame (Unnumbered Information frame)
Data can be transferred and the APRS beacon, etc., can
be used without making a connection. UIDIGI, UIFLOOD,
and UITRACE are all specialized UI frame relay processing
modes.
n uiDigi
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 618.
When using the RC-D710 as a digipeater, set whether
or not UI digipeat is run.
When receiving a UI frame that matches your entered
character string alias (RELAY, WIDE1-1, etc.) of the
beginning part of the packet path that has not yet
been digipeated, the digipeat completion flag ( ) is
added to your call sign (the call sign you set up in MY
CALLSIGN) and the relay will begin processing. (For
example “WIDE1-1” ➔ “JA1YKX ”, etc.)
1 Rotate the Tuning control to switch the function ON,
then press the Tuning control.
2 Rotate the Tuning control to select “ ALIASES”, then
press the Tuning control.
• The display for entering a path appears; the first digit
blinks.
• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, , (comma), and –.
n uiFlooD
When using the RC-D710 as a digipeater, set whether
or not UIFLOOD digipeat runs.
When the received UI Frame character string matches
the entered alias (for example, CA), the number of
hops (for example, 2-2) is processed and decreased by
1 (for example, CA2-2 becomes CA2-1).
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 619.
1 Set UIFLOOD to [ON] or [OFF].
2 Press the Tuning control.
• You enter Alias Setting mode.
3 Enter the UIFLOOD alias.
• When running UIFLOOD digipeat, set the character
string of the alias that is used.
4 Press the Tuning control.
• You enter UIFLOOD SUBSTITUTION Setting mode.
5 Set one of [ID], [NOID], or [FIRST].
[ID]: Your station call sign is embedded. When there is
already a call sign in the relayed UI frame, your station call
sign will replace the existing call sign.
[NOID]: The call sign is not embedded or replaced.
[FIRST]: When there is no call sign in the relayed UI
frame, your station call sign is embedded. When there is
already a call sign in the relayed UI frame, the call sign is
not embedded or replaced.