<div><div dir="auto">I have a Yaesu VX-8DR and was quite puzzled when you said that all APRS radios have this feature. I can’t find any mention of this in the manual. In fact, there is a setting that “Enables/Disables audio output of the ‘B-Band’ during APRS operation”</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">- Wes Bustraan, W8WJB</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le lun. 20 mai 2019 à 15:09, Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">What I don’t like about the menu VA is that it then takes another<br>
multi-press menu process to turn it off, even momentarily...<br>
<br>
That is why I like the 4 APRS Frequency channel method. TO change from<br>
normal VA, to SILENT, to open-squelch monitoring, to PRIVATE, and to no VA<br>
is just a twist 1 or 2 clicks with the tune knob to select one of the 4 APRS<br>
channels saved with the different CTCSS/PL methods.<br>
<br>
Since I discovered that, I never use the menu method.<br>
Bob<br>
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From: aprssig <<a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org</a>> On Behalf Of Steve Dimse<br>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 11:06 AM<br>
To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <<a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] [Kenwood_TH-D74] monitering aprs "Proximity/Voice<br>
Alert!"<br>
<br>
Bob also didn't mention that the D710 and D74 have an APRS menu option to<br>
turn on voice alert which is easier than manually setting up CTCSS.<br>
<br>
But it is pretty worthless in practice. I have hundreds of thousands of APRS<br>
mobile miles with VA on, I do occasionally hear a station and I call if it<br>
is safe (often it is in a city while towing my fifth wheel and talking isn't<br>
safe), and have never once gotten an answer, nor have I gotten a call...<br>
<br>
Steve K4HG<br>
<br>
> On May 20, 2019, at 7:29 AM, Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu" target="_blank">bruninga@usna.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> I was astounded that of the 100 people in the APRS forum at Dayton only a<br>
> handful knew what voice alert was about.<br>
><br>
> Im going to start calling it PROXIMITY alert, because that is its real<br>
> value. To hear that someone is in range and after that, then make the<br>
> call. So it will be “APRS Proximity/Voice Alert”.<br>
><br>
> Bob, WB4APR<br>
> From: Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu" target="_blank">bruninga@usna.edu</a>><br>
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 7:50 AM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com</a>; TAPR APRS Mailing List<br>
> <<a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a>><br>
> Cc: Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu" target="_blank">bruninga@usna.edu</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [Kenwood_TH-D74] monitering aprs<br>
><br>
> THe way to do APRS in any radio is to have Four memory channels and ALWAYS<br>
> keep the volume UP.:<br>
><br>
> 1) (normal) 144.39 with CTCSS 100 for Voice Alert (and in-range<br>
> detection)<br>
> 2) (check) 144.39 without CT so you can check the channel by ear<br>
> 3) (Silent) 144.39 with CTCSS (private tone for only your friends to<br>
> call, otherwise totally silent)<br>
> 4) (Event) 144.39 +600 for Events where there is a 144.99 input/144.39<br>
> output digi<br>
><br>
> Bob, WB4APR<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 11:49 PM Cliff Sojourner <a href="mailto:cls@employees.org" target="_blank">cls@employees.org</a><br>
> [Kenwood_TH-D74] <<a href="mailto:Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Sorry, I should have written more specific:<br>
>><br>
>> PL on voice on 144.390, not on the APRS signal.<br>
>><br>
>> Cliff K6CLS CM87uw<br>
>><br>
>> On May 18, 2019 7:29:00 PM PDT, "Don Rhodes <a href="mailto:lbdwag@gmail.com" target="_blank">lbdwag@gmail.com</a><br>
>> [Kenwood_TH-D74]" <<a href="mailto:Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Putting a PL tone on it and that APRS still decodes is fascinating to<br>
>>> me. I will be doing that so I do not need to keep the volume on 0.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> --<br>
>>> Don<br>
>>> "Planning to plan."<br>
>>> Arthur C. Clarke: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is<br>
>>> indistinguishable from magic."<br>
>>> Matthew Green: "Sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable<br>
>>> from malice."<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 3:19 PM Cliff Sojourner <a href="mailto:cls@employees.org" target="_blank">cls@employees.org</a><br>
>>> [Kenwood_TH-D74] <<a href="mailto:Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Bob B recommend we use pl100 on the APRS side, to squelch the modem<br>
>>>> tones, yet have a well known voice channel. Makes sense to me. But I've<br>
>>>> never heard anyone on .390. Is such use common anywhere in the country<br>
>>>> (world)?<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Cliff K6CLS CM87uw<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On May 15, 2019 7:43:06 AM PDT, "'Aaron (kc1cxx) Addison'<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:rangerfriday@gmail.com" target="_blank">rangerfriday@gmail.com</a> [Kenwood_TH-D74]"<br>
>>>> <<a href="mailto:Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Also you can put a tone squelch in on recieve aprs will still decode<br>
>>>>> but you wont hear anything unless they by some odd chance someone has<br>
>>>>> the same one in on transmit.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> A<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2019, 10:14 AM <a href="mailto:rlmartin58@yahoo.com" target="_blank">rlmartin58@yahoo.com</a> [Kenwood_TH-D74]<br>
>>>>> <<a href="mailto:Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">Kenwood_TH-D74@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> is there anyway i can turn the volume down on the aprs B Band so<br>
>>>>>> i can moniter the A band while I am recieving aprs<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
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