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    G'day Ashley,<br>
    <br>
    There are three models for Yaesu's VX-8 series, although I <u>think</u>
    only two of them appear to have officially made it to Australia.  
    There is a VX-8DR and a VX-8GR and they are different.  <br>
    <br>
    I have the VX-8GR and that has worked for me whenever I've used it,
    including (very occasionally) in the greater Brisbane and Canberra
    areas, as well as its native SA.   It's been a while since I
    actually 'fiddled' with the settings, so I'd need to clue up on what
    might be required for the '8GR - which is the only one I have any
    experience with.    In this I  was almost certainly helped by the
    fact that I had been experimenting with APRS and packet radio in
    general for a very long time, so I had a fair grounding in what was
    needed in TNC settings, paths and stuff like that.    <br>
      <br>
    However, be assured that it <u>should</u> work; you are obviously
    half way there - perhaps even further than that ......<br>
    <br>
    73 <br>
    Terry <br>
    VK5ATN <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/01/2016 8:43 PM, Ashley Betts
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      Hi All,
      <div class="">    I have a Yaesu VX-8 handheld that I’m trying to
        configure to tx my position via APRS. I followed all of the
        steps in the radios manual and used the frequencies and
        digi-paths specified on <a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="http://aprs.net.au" class="">aprs.net.au</a> website but
        yet my station never seems to show up on <a
          moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://aprs.fi" class="">aprs.fi</a>.
        I’m receiving other stations reports on my handheld so I can
        receive ok. If I push the TX-PO button the radio appears to tx
        but as I mentioned before, nothing shows up. I have the GPS unit
        and have it configured to auto report. My calls sign is
        VK4HSA-9. Can anyone offer any suggestions to resolve this
        issue?</div>
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      <div class="">Regards,</div>
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      <div class="">Ashley</div>
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