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13 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES
DX PACKETCLUSTER TUNE
If you have the TM-D700 transceiver, you can
connect the TM-D700 to the TS-480HX/ SAT
transceiver to use the DX PacketCluster Tune
function. Connect the 2 transceivers with a cross-
wired DB-9 cable as shown on page 79.
1
Press
[MENU/ F.LOCK]
and turn
MULTI
control to
select Menu No. 56 on the TS-480 transceiver.
2
Press
[
]
/
[
]
to select the same communication
baud rate that the TM-D700 transceiver is
configured.
3
Tune to the DX PacketCluster node frequency on
the TM-D700 transceiver.
4
Press
[F] (1 s)
,
[TNC]
on the TM-D700
transceiver.
•
“TNC APRS” appears on the TM-D700 display.
5
Press
[F] (1 s)
,
[DX]
on the TM-D700 transceiver.
•
Every time the DX station’s information is
reported to the DX PacketCluster node, the
TM-D700 stores and list the report to the
memory.
6
Select a desired DX station data with
[
c
c
c
c
c
]
/
[
d
d
d
d
d
]
on
the TM-D700 transceiver.
7
Press
[MHz]
on the TM-D700 to transfer the
frequency data to the TS-480 transceiver.
•
If the transferred frequency data is available on
the TS-480 transceiver, the frequency data will
be overwritten to the current operating
frequency. Otherwise, the operating frequency
of the TS-480 transceiver remains unchanged.
For more detailed operation on the DX PacketCluster
operation of the TM-D700 transceiver, refer to page 6
of the TM-D700 instruction manual (Specialized
Communications).
Note:
The firmware of the TM-D700 transceiver must be version
G2.0 or later to use the DX PacketCluster Tune function.
