I explain why using Voice Alert is much better than APRS mute. Buy me a coffee! 100% goes right back into this channel. www.buymeacoff... #aprs #hamradio
In my personal opinion, this is the radio they should have put single sideband in, I don’t understand why these companies stopped doing this with vhf/uhf mobile radios. It’s a beautiful radio though and been wanting to get one myself.
Thanks for the video you've pointed me in the right direction after a week of getting jerked around by the Yaesu manual and idiots producing UA-cam videos that don't have a clue. But I'm still somewhat confused as to what actually happens at my end and at the other end when we are in voice alert range. I am not telepathic and I have no idea how that is supposed to go down.
Just wondering why Yaesu didn't have enough brains to indicate that voice alert is on or off on the front panel it sure doesn't do this on my FTM 300! I have to dig into the menus to make sure that I've got it turned on which by the way took me a 40-hour week to figure out with the crappy information that's out there for these radios.
Why have I watched about 15 UA-cam's that tell me to add tone to the aprs frequency? On the FTM 300dr I always hear the aprs unless I mute! It seems like after a week of watching UA-cam videos, time for which Yaesu should really be paying me because they're crappy manual doesn't explain anything, anyway you can't figure out how to turn aprs voice on with the FTM 300 because the aprs signals are not muted.
Nice! I’m actually looking at nabbing a FTM series mobile for my truck. I’d like to get more into APRS and never really knew about voice alert. Thanks!
Why do you have sub band mute on.. doesn't that mute the sub band you are listening for voice alerts on? I love your tips by the way! Just got my 500 last week.. what a great radio!
Setting 100 Hertz tone on a non-aprs radio does nothing to block in coming aprs because you don't have tone squelch. It seems to me on a non-aprs radio you want to set the hundred Hertz tone not with carrier squelch but with tone squelch and you didn't seem to say that.
You've left me very confused as how to do this on a non-aprs radio like the ft 2900r. If I turn on tone squelch not just tone but tone squelch on my 2900 then I am only going to going to hear aprs packets that have a tone turned on and are within Simplex range. And then I can make voice contact with them on the aprs channel so that we can switch over to another Simplex Channel. Okay I explained it to myself but I don't think you really did that for me.
Could you please go into APR voice on the ft M 300dr? The last APR menu item is number 30 APR voice and it has no way to turn it on or off! Not only that but RT system software is incredibly bad and confusing all sorts of bugs and there is not a one-to-one correlation between menu items and configuration items in the RT system software!
Could you address turning off the two tone APRS signal announcing the arrival of a packet please. Voice alert works great and thank you again on an excellent video. Wd4dda 73
I've spent an entire week learning how to use aprs and aprs voice alert on the ftm300dr. The bottom line is I still don't have a freaking clue because these videos overall are so poorly done. I'll read Yaesu the riot act also for producing such crappy manuals that are really only useful in the outhouse.
Yes you must hire people that rode the short bus to school to produce their manuals and most UA-cam producers are not far behind. I watched an entire week of UA-cam videos telling me to turn on tone on 144.390 and to turn on aprs mute. It seems like the real answer is menu item 30 in the aprs menu voice alert it doesn't even say on or off what it says is normal which means off and then you can turn on tone squelch and you don't need to add tone to the frequency because I assume tone squelch does it. Thanks Jason for stealing a goddamn entire week of my time running me in circles with your s***** manuals that are only fit for the outhouse.
@@Scout75PortableRadio I could but I also have APRS muted in side "B" , so it would make no sense, I understand that for voice calls, hence I have my message set to show whatever freq I'm on the "A" side, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
What the hell is this even and why was this video recommended to me? I have no clue what I'm even looking at or what this guy's talking about!!! Is this like a cb radio or something? Who knows because he never explains anything lol!!!
In my personal opinion, this is the radio they should have put single sideband in, I don’t understand why these companies stopped doing this with vhf/uhf mobile radios. It’s a beautiful radio though and been wanting to get one myself.
YES! I agree. These manufactures need to start making vhf/uhf in mobile radios again.
Thanks for the video you've pointed me in the right direction after a week of getting jerked around by the Yaesu manual and idiots producing UA-cam videos that don't have a clue. But I'm still somewhat confused as to what actually happens at my end and at the other end when we are in voice alert range. I am not telepathic and I have no idea how that is supposed to go down.
Thanks for sharing this tip. I think I'm going to be turning my APRS mute off from now on.
Awesome! We voice alert users want more people to use it!
Great advice. Fully agree this is a much better option than APRS mute.
Very nice. thanks for sharing buddy!
Just wondering why Yaesu didn't have enough brains to indicate that voice alert is on or off on the front panel it sure doesn't do this on my FTM 300! I have to dig into the menus to make sure that I've got it turned on which by the way took me a 40-hour week to figure out with the crappy information that's out there for these radios.
You're completely incorrect about running a hundred Hertz tone on the FTM 300. It does nothing to mute incoming aprs packets!
Why have I watched about 15 UA-cam's that tell me to add tone to the aprs frequency? On the FTM 300dr I always hear the aprs unless I mute! It seems like after a week of watching UA-cam videos, time for which Yaesu should really be paying me because they're crappy manual doesn't explain anything, anyway you can't figure out how to turn aprs voice on with the FTM 300 because the aprs signals are not muted.
Nice! I’m actually looking at nabbing a FTM series mobile for my truck. I’d like to get more into APRS and never really knew about voice alert. Thanks!
If you need any assistance set up APRS just reach out. Id be more than happy to help.
Why do you have sub band mute on.. doesn't that mute the sub band you are listening for voice alerts on? I love your tips by the way! Just got my 500 last week.. what a great radio!
Setting 100 Hertz tone on a non-aprs radio does nothing to block in coming aprs because you don't have tone squelch. It seems to me on a non-aprs radio you want to set the hundred Hertz tone not with carrier squelch but with tone squelch and you didn't seem to say that.
You've left me very confused as how to do this on a non-aprs radio like the ft 2900r. If I turn on tone squelch not just tone but tone squelch on my 2900 then I am only going to going to hear aprs packets that have a tone turned on and are within Simplex range. And then I can make voice contact with them on the aprs channel so that we can switch over to another Simplex Channel. Okay I explained it to myself but I don't think you really did that for me.
Interesting. I need to learn more about the packet side of aprs.
aprs.org is a great start to learning about aprs.
Could you please go into APR voice on the ft M 300dr? The last APR menu item is number 30 APR voice and it has no way to turn it on or off! Not only that but RT system software is incredibly bad and confusing all sorts of bugs and there is not a one-to-one correlation between menu items and configuration items in the RT system software!
I like it, thanks. can't wait to see it in action.
Could you address turning off the two tone APRS signal announcing the arrival of a packet please.
Voice alert works great and thank you again on an excellent video.
Wd4dda
73
Unfortunately, you cant. This is very annoying and I wish Yaesu would put an option in the next firmware. Glad that voice alert is working for you!
I've spent an entire week learning how to use aprs and aprs voice alert on the ftm300dr. The bottom line is I still don't have a freaking clue because these videos overall are so poorly done. I'll read Yaesu the riot act also for producing such crappy manuals that are really only useful in the outhouse.
Hertz, not Hurt
Well, holy shit! I never knew. Thanks soooo much for letting me know. I'll let my speech impediment know right away.
I'll give it a shot
Please do!
Whats UP with the shakey video????
Need to get a tripod. I'm working on getting better gear so I can have better quality videos. As you can tell... I'm just starting out.
Yes you must hire people that rode the short bus to school to produce their manuals and most UA-cam producers are not far behind. I watched an entire week of UA-cam videos telling me to turn on tone on 144.390 and to turn on aprs mute. It seems like the real answer is menu item 30 in the aprs menu voice alert it doesn't even say on or off what it says is normal which means off and then you can turn on tone squelch and you don't need to add tone to the frequency because I assume tone squelch does it. Thanks Jason for stealing a goddamn entire week of my time running me in circles with your s***** manuals that are only fit for the outhouse.
What radio is this ?
Yaesu FTM500D
I wonder if my FTM300 can do this
I love C4FM digital simplex like you have in vfo A, I think it blows dstar and dmr outta the water
Yes the FTM300 can do this. Just set a tone of 100.0 for them memory channel you have for 144.390.
I have this setup on my FTM300.
@@Scout75PortableRadio I could but I also have APRS muted in side "B" , so it would make no sense, I understand that for voice calls, hence I have my message set to show whatever freq I'm on the "A" side, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
okay... you may want to rewatch the video. You seem to have missed the point.
What radio are you using
Looks like an ftm 500
What the hell is this even and why was this video recommended to me? I have no clue what I'm even looking at or what this guy's talking about!!! Is this like a cb radio or something? Who knows because he never explains anything lol!!!
HAHAHA!!! This is the best comment ever!