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APRS in Action 05
Receiving QSY Information
The TM‑D710 receives QSY information not only from another TM‑D710, but also location information from other
software as well as QSY information and repeater frequency object information embedded in status text. You can
confirm the QSY information that is received as embedded data by checking the voice frequency at the beginning of the
status text on the Station List screen.
To immediately select the frequency, press [DETAIL], switch on the List Detail screen and press [TUNE]. The
transceiver will change quickly to the non‑data band frequency. Also, on the Station List screen, information that already
is embedded in the QSY information will appear on the right side of the screen and can be easily confirmed. You can
quickly switch over to the non‑data band frequency by pressing [TUNE].
Wide/Narrow, Tone/CTCSS/DCS and Shift/Offset configuration information can be received as status text with firmware
version 2.0 or later. Pressing [TUNE] allows you to modify the voice frequency, and also to configure Wide/Narrow,
Tone/CTCSS/DCS and Shift/Offset.
Fig. 5-8 QSY Station List Screen
QSY Functions and EchoLink
EchoLink system operators can configure their nodes to generate APRS objects that contain their QSY Frequency
information. These beacons can either be transmitted locally on the APRS channel, or generated directly to the APRS‑
IS for dissemination back to RF via the local IGate station. It is important for nearby travelling mobiles to see these QSY
Frequency objects on their maps and the front panel of their TM‑D710 transceivers when traveling in new areas.
Message Function
The Message function closely resembles other amateur radio modes since it consists of exchanging messages with
hams. You can send a message by entering a callsign of the message recipient. You’ll receive an acknowledgement
(ACK) message back when the targeted station receives the message. You can also enjoy group messaging by using
a group name instead of a callsign. A group name can be configured via Menu 623. In addition, there is a bulletin
function. Using bulletins, you can report on upcoming events or other information to a large collection of users over a
broad region.
Automatic Reply Message
The Automatic Reply Message function replies to messages that you receive while you are driving. You can pre‑
configure a message response such as “Pse QRX. Will return at 12:35.”.
After a message has been received, if you operate the transceiver during the delay time, before the message is sent, the
auto‑reply message is canceled. In the Menu 622: ( APRS ‑ AUTO MESSAGE REPLY – REPLY), you can set the delay
time as “NONE”, “10 sec”, or “30 sec”.
“AA:”, meaning “Auto Answer message”, is automatically added to the beginning of all autoreply messages. This has
been added, based on the recommendations of “APRS SPEC Addendum 1.1” ( http://aprs.org/aprs11.html ).
You can also configure callsigns to which you want to reply. When the “*” wildcard is used, the transceiver will respond to
all message senders. But if you set “W6DJY”, the transceiver will reply only to W6DJY. Configuring “W6*” will trigger a
reply only to senders with W6 as their callsign prefix.