TH-D72A/E - N3UJJ

CONTENTS1 DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT ............ 11.1 GPS Unit ............................................11.2 Evolving Development........................21.3 Other New Functions..........................32 HOW YOU ENJOY APRS WITHTH-D72A/E (WRITTEN BY BOBBRUNINGA, WB4APR).................... 43 PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATINGAPRS .............................................. 153.1 What Do I Need to Configure? .........153.2 Configuration....................................173.2.1 Built-in Clock.....................................173.2.1.1 Activating Your Mobile GPS Position..... 173.2.1.2 Setting Manually in the Menu................. 173.2.2 My Callsign .......................................183.2.3 Beacon Type ....................................183.2.4 Data Band.........................................193.2.5 Packet Speed ...................................193.2.6 Position.............................................193.2.6.1 Using Internal GPS ................................ 193.2.6.2 Using GPS Receivers ............................ 193.2.6.3 Manually Entering Your Position............ 203.2.7 Position Comment ............................203.2.8 Status Text .......................................213.2.9 APRS Icon ........................................213.2.10 Method of Beacon Transmission ......213.2.11 Packet Path ......................................223.2.12 Sound ...............................................223.2.13 Battery Saver....................................223.2.14 APRS Operating Frequency .............233.2.15 Placing a Transceiver in APRSmode.................................................233.2.16 Transmitting a Beacon......................234 GPS ................................................ 244.1 What is GPS?...................................244.1.1 Position Determination Principle.......244.1.2 Datum (Geodetic Survey System)..... 254.1.2.1 GPS and APRS Position Format............ 254.2 GPS Receivers.................................264.2.1 Garmin GPS18xPC ..........................264.2.2 AvMap G5.........................................264.2.3 Other GPS Receivers .......................264.2.4 Settings for Geodetic SurveySystem..............................................274.3 Internal GPS .................................... 274.3.1 GPS Satellite Information Display.....274.3.2 Automatic Adjustment of theBuilt-in Clock.....................................284.3.3 North Up and Heading Up ................284.3.4 NMEA Sentence Output ...................304.3.5 Internal GPS Unit Save.....................314.3.6 Battery Operating Time during theConcurrent Use of the Internal GPSUnit ...................................................314.3.7 GPS Only Mode................................324.3.8 Log Function.....................................324.3.9 Mark Waypoint..................................354.3.10 Target Point ......................................354.3.11 SBAS ................................................365 APRS SOFTWARE FOR YOURPC ...................................................375.1 UI-View32 ........................................ 375.1.1 Introduction of UI-View .....................375.1.2 Connecting a PC...............................385.1.3 How to Configure UI-View32 ............385.2 Available Software associated withAPRS ............................................... 406 OPERATIONAL EXAMPLES OFAPRS ..............................................416.1 Let’s Go Mobile ................................ 416.1.1 Overview...........................................416.1.1.1 Automatic Reply Function ...................... 416.1.1.2 Entering Characters ............................... 426.1.2 Decay Algorithm Function.................426.1.3 Proportional Pathing Function ..........426.1.4 Simultaneously using DecayAlgorithm and Proportional Pathing.... 436.1.5 SmartBeaconing(Written by Steve Bragg,KA9MVA)..........................................436.1.5.1 Variable Rate Beaconing(Transmission Interval Changes withSpeed).................................................... 436.1.5.2 Corner Pegging(Transmission after HeadingChange) ................................................. 446.1.5.3 Operation Example ................................ 466.1.6 QSY Function ...................................476.1.6.1 Transmitting QSY Information................ 476.1.6.2 Receiving QSY Information.................... 496.1.6.3 QSY Functions and EchoLink ................ 496.1.7 Message Function ............................496.1.7.1 Automatic Reply Function ...................... 496.1.7.2 TX Beep (Beacon).................................. 50TH-D72A/EIFrom The N3UJJ.COM Document Library