How To Set Up And Use APRS With The Yaesu FT-5DR

[@davidl.4408]

Thank you for the video. I picked up an FT-5D handheld just a couple of days ago. I was able to follow your video and get APRS running by following along.

[@AI7HE]

Glad it helped!

[@cliffmauck510]

Thanks for the tips. I got my FT5 up and operating.

[@AI7HE]

Glad it could help

[@cmndo9741]

Thanks for this APRS setup video. It will certainly get any FT-5DR users up and running expeditiously.

[@AI7HE]

Hope so!

[@waynelowrypacific]

How do I turn it off when I want to do regular dual monitoring? I can't get rid of th A12 message on top right of screen.

[@AI7HE]

I could never figure out how to get rid of A12

[@topps100]

I believe you have to switch off the modem which is option 4 of the APRS menu. A bit of a faff really and IMO would have been better with a simple toggle setting on the F Menu

[@threepistols7]

Super helpful video, thanks

[@TimothyK4TEP]

I have the Same HT and love it

[@Hogdriver88]

Great explanation. I was between this and the ID52, and the ID52 won. But I may need to add this one also for the APRS. Do you find while out hiking that the radio reliably gets the packets through? De ke2sx

[@AI7HE]

If it has a good whip antenna on it then the packets are received pretty well. The stock antenna is ok with sending packets.

[@mercenarycobra8820]

Great Video. I had a question can you broadcast on channel A. While aprs is running automatically in the background on channel B? Or would interfere with one another?

[@AI7HE]

Yes you can. The radio is designed to operate APRS on the B band anyway so interference is not an issue.

[@alvarogaitan2529]

great video thanks 73 from kb2uew

[@alvarogaitan2529]

thanks