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    VX-8R APRS Setup

    Thanks for all of the advice. I sent the radio back for a warranty repair, and will post the outcome when I get it back. Love the Ham community - thanks again. '73 David
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    VX-8R APRS Setup

    Narrowing things down... Hi The manual beacon, as well as the automatic beacon, appear to be working, albeit with less success than I anticipated in a large metropolitan area. Check aprs.fi for VE3NLZ. However, the received section does not display any stations, nor messages. I suppose this...
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    VX-8R APRS Setup

    Plus and Minus Actually, I've expanded my quest for answers! I was at a Canadian equipment dealer located in Whitby, Ontario, and they let me try a demo VX-8R to see if that worked. The result speaks (PUN?) for itself. I have made the link to a digipeater as evidenced by your last message...
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    VX-8R APRS Setup

    I'm grateful for the advice. B band 144.390. Confirmed. 1 APRS AF Dual Off 2 APRS Destination Fixed 3 Message filters all "off" 4 TNC Modem is 1200 5 APRS Msg Flash Off 6 APRS Msg Test Test 7 APRS mute off 8 Ringer off 9 Ringer Off 10 APRS Unit set in metric 11 APRS Tx...
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    VX-8R APRS Setup

    Hello to all. New to this forum, and sort of new to APRS. I have a Yaesu VX-8R, love it, and can't get APRS to work. Help! I have followed the setup, and hear the incoming stations. However, nothing is logged as stations heard or messages. I thought it might be the filters, so I turned them all...