Okay, I'm sure it is. But the problem is I can't turn it on!
Seriously. I've gone through the manual step-by-step. But in the menu option where you should be able to rotate the dial between Auto, Manual, and Smart, I only have Auto and Manual options. If I go to the station list and hit Mode it only rotates between NO circle-dot and a solid circle-dot, no circle-without-dot. I definitely have SOME kind of DR firmware because I do have option 24 in the APRS menus as "SmartBeaconing" and I can rotate it through the three modes. Doesn't matter which of these it's set to. Doesn't matter if there's an actual GPS connected or not. Doesn't matter if it has GPS signal or not. I tried it with GPS lock just to be sure it didn't NEED that before it would let me turn that mode on (which didn't seem likely, since it lets you turn on all the other modes without an actual GPS lock).
To reiterate, yes, SmartBeaconing is enabled in Item 24. But item 14 will not let me turn it on like the manual says. I just get the same "Auto" and "Manual" options that the 8R has (which I also own). Anyone else seen this? I've got a call into Yaesu about it, but they couldn't put their hands on a DR in tech support today and are going to call back in a day or two when they have one (they just shipped out their only one to a hamfest???). Anyway, I know they'll make it right, I just wanted to see if anyone else had seen this and even if not put it out there for the future in case someone does. I'll definitely update this with whatever we figure out.
--Donnie
Seriously. I've gone through the manual step-by-step. But in the menu option where you should be able to rotate the dial between Auto, Manual, and Smart, I only have Auto and Manual options. If I go to the station list and hit Mode it only rotates between NO circle-dot and a solid circle-dot, no circle-without-dot. I definitely have SOME kind of DR firmware because I do have option 24 in the APRS menus as "SmartBeaconing" and I can rotate it through the three modes. Doesn't matter which of these it's set to. Doesn't matter if there's an actual GPS connected or not. Doesn't matter if it has GPS signal or not. I tried it with GPS lock just to be sure it didn't NEED that before it would let me turn that mode on (which didn't seem likely, since it lets you turn on all the other modes without an actual GPS lock).
To reiterate, yes, SmartBeaconing is enabled in Item 24. But item 14 will not let me turn it on like the manual says. I just get the same "Auto" and "Manual" options that the 8R has (which I also own). Anyone else seen this? I've got a call into Yaesu about it, but they couldn't put their hands on a DR in tech support today and are going to call back in a day or two when they have one (they just shipped out their only one to a hamfest???). Anyway, I know they'll make it right, I just wanted to see if anyone else had seen this and even if not put it out there for the future in case someone does. I'll definitely update this with whatever we figure out.
--Donnie