Set-up for Kenwood D700 with the AVMAP G4T
NOTE
: These instructions are for those of us who have little to no experience with the Kenwood
D700 and/or the AVMAP G4T!
1. Kenwood D700 set-up.
a. While programming the Kenwood D700 and/or the AVMAP G4T, the
communication cable should be disconnected. Strange and/or bad things
can occur if you fail to head this warning!
b. Starting with the Kenwood D700. Note: Items in [ ] are buttons and { } are
items you enter and/or ‘see’ on the radio screen.
c. Turn on the radio.
d. Make sure that {
T
}, {
CT
} and {
DCS
} do not appear at the top of your
D700 screen, if they do press the [
TONE
] button until none of these
appear.
e. Press the menu button [
MNU]
and use the control knob to get to the APRS
setup menu {APRS 3-X} (the X here can be any letter or number) and
press the [
OK]
button to select/enter.
f. Use the [
é
] and [
ê
] buttons to go to different screens in the APRS menu
and the [
OK]
button to select/enter that particular screen.
g. Once you make your selection and/or entry push the
[OK]
button again to
save the selection/entry. Then go back to ‘f.’ above to get to the next
APRS screen and enter all the Table 1 settings below.
Table 1. (D700 Settings)
Screen #
Item
Select/Enter
3-1
CALL SIGN
{your
call sign
}
3-2
GPS UNIT- NEMA
FORMAT
{NEMA96}
3-3
WAYPOINT
{9 DIGITS NEMA}
3-5
POS AMBIGUITY
{OFF}
3-7
POS LIMIT
{OFF}
3-B
PACKET PATH
{WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2}
3-C
PACKET TRANSMIT
METHOD
{AUTO}
3-D
PACKET TRANSMIT
INTERVAL
{3 MIN.}
NOTE: Smaller times (
<5min)
are for
mobile units while stationary stations will
use longer times (~10 min. and up)
3-J
PACKET TRANSFER
RATE
{1200 bps}
h. Press the [ESC] button to leave the APRS setup screen and return the
D700 user screen.
i. You can now power down the radio and it will keep your settings.
2. AVMAP G4T set-up.
