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    Yaesu VX 8R APRS help

    I sent you a note from iBCNU last night. Send me a note at wheagy@gmail.com and let me know what time you'll have your radio on, and I can try to send a msg from my radio. I'm eastern time zone, US. Win
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    Yaesu VX 8R APRS help

    I can send messages to myself too...from the VX-8DR. I've also tried iBCNU, but never get the messages. My #19 setting is ALL*****. I was under the impression that that setting lets everything through. Maybe not. As I mentioned, I can receive messages when I leave this area, so I'm thinking...
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    Yaesu VX 8R APRS help

    I believe I have my SSID nonsense straightened out, but it didn't seem to help with receiving messages when I'm at home. I suspected that the igate I go through might not be directing from the internet to RF. I contacted the operator and he checked and assured me that it is. I have to go...
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    Yaesu VX 8R APRS help

    Ok...I'll try setting openaprs to a differnet SSID to see if that helps. Thanks...Win
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    Yaesu VX 8R APRS help

    Pretty sure. I've had one or two people tell me they sent me messages...I told them the SSID to use. I've also tried numerous times to send messages to myself from Findu and openaprs and know for sure that the SSID is correct in those cases. I'm wondering though, if I'm logged into openaprs...
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    Yaesu VX 8R APRS help

    That's another good thing to know! Can I specify a specific i-gate, or am I stuck with whatever I happen to be closest too? Also, is there a way to easily identify if an i-gate is not sending to RF? On a side note...I think I figured out how to get my VX-8DR to send messages reliably. When...
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    Yaesu VX 8R APRS help

    Helpful to know that getting acks is not a requirement. I still can't figure out, however, why messages sent from findu or openaprs to me never show up on my radio? If I'm logged in to openaprs, is that as far as a message goes? In other words, does it show as being delivered to openaprs...
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    Yaesu VX 8R APRS help

    VX-8DR APRS message probelms Hi...I read this thread and tried pretty much everything...including better antennas, WIDE2-2, RX save, etc. My beacons work great. Never a problem getting a beacon out or seeing myself on aprs.fi, or openaprs maps. But for the life of me I can't get APRS...