en 04 messages
Access from Dashboard → MSG button.
The messaging screen has 5 tabs:
| Tab | Content |
|---|---|
| APRS | APRS conversations by callsign (threads) |
| Winlink | Received Winlink messages |
| Contacts | Address book |
| Frames | Raw received frames |
| Stats | Per-station statistics |
Red trash button (top right): deletes all messages in the active tab (APRS or Winlink) after confirmation.
APRS messages are organized by conversation (one thread per callsign).
- Short press — Open the conversation
- Received messages: grey bubbles, on the left
- Sent messages: blue bubbles, on the right
- Long press on a message — delete it (confirmation required)
Reply button (pencil icon) in the top right to reply.
Deleting an entire conversation is not available from the list. To clear a conversation, delete all its messages individually, or use the red trash button from the APRS tab.
APRS messages are saved on the SD card and persist across reboots.
List of received Winlink messages.
- Short press — Display message content
- Long press — Delete the message (confirmation)
The red trash button deletes all Winlink messages.
- MSG → pencil icon or Reply inside a conversation, or a station icon on the map
- Fill in the To: field (recipient callsign)
- Type the message in the text area
- Send to transmit
The T-Deck's physical QWERTY keyboard works directly. On the touchscreen, an on-screen keyboard is available.
- Shift: momentary uppercase
- Double-tap Shift: caps lock
- Symbol: special characters
Manage an address book for quick message composition.
- Short press — Compose a message to this contact
- Long press — Edit or delete the contact
- + button in the top right
- Fill in: Callsign (required), Name, Comment
- Save
Contacts are saved on the SD card and persist across reboots.
Displays the last 20 received APRS frames.
- Abbreviated format: date/time and start of frame (truncated if too long)
- Tap a frame to display its full content in a popup
Frames are saved on the SD card and persist across reboots. Useful for diagnostics and raw frame analysis.
Table of received stations with:
- Callsign
- Average RSSI (dBm)
- Average SNR (dB)
- Number of packets received
The 20 most recent stations are saved on the SD card and persist across reboots.
Stations are ordered by arrival; the oldest is evicted when the list is full.