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KENWOOD CORPORATION

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER

144/430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER

TM-D700A

144/430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER

TM-D700E

SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS

Summary of Contents for TM-D700A

Page 1: ... 20 K E M 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 KENWOOD CORPORATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL 144 440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER 144 430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TM D700A TM D700A 144 430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TM D700E SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS ...

Page 2: ...NG SUPERIMPOSITION 37 SSTV MODE CHANGE 38 VC H1 CONTROL 38 CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDIX INDEX CHAPTER 1 PACKET OPERATION CONNECTING WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER 2 OPERATING TNC 3 PREPARATION FLOW 4 SELECTING DATA BAND 5 DCD SENSE 5 CHAPTER 2 DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR CHAPTER 3 PACSATs CHAPTER 4 AUTOMATIC PACKET POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM PACKET PATH AND DIGIPEATER 9 CONNECTING WITH A GPS RECEIVER...

Page 3: ... b b C as DEL and D as OK For a call sign pages 17 30 group code pages 22 34 packet path pages 23 27 and SSTV string page 36 For a memory name page 19 status text page 21 and message pages 30 33 1 Packet path and message bulletin group codes only 2 Message group code only 3 SSTV string only 1 q z 1 Q Z 6 m n o 6 M N O 2 a b c 2 A B C 7 p r s 7 P R S 3 d e f 3 D E F 8 t u v 8 T U V 4 g h i 4 G H I ...

Page 4: ... Directory for packet frequencies Web pages relating to Packet will also be helpful On one of the Internet search engines you may use Packet Radio as a key word to find those Web pages Note If there is an amateur radio club in your area consider becoming a member You can learn more in an hour from experienced hobbyists than in a month of independent research Ask on the local repeaters or contact y...

Page 5: ... G 3 S K P y b d n a t s t e k c a P e h t t i b i h n i o t n i p s i h t e s u n a c C N T e l i h w t u p n i e n o h p o r c i m r e v i e c s n a r t s l a n g i s t e k c a p g n i t t i m s n a r t 4 9 R P a t a d s p b 0 0 6 9 d e t c e t e d f o t u p t u O V m 0 0 5 P P k 0 1 Ω r o f n i p n o m m o c a s a s n o i t c n u f o s l A t u p t u o a t a d s p b 0 0 6 9 d n a s p b 0 0 2 1 5...

Page 6: ...s The built in TNC includes a simple mailbox to directly receive mail from other stations the mailbox holds up to approximately 110 kilobytes KB of information You can read mail from the mailbox by sending a command from your personal computer page 47 Note Not all functions available via conventional TNCs are supported by the TNC built in this transceiver The built in TNC could be automatically re...

Page 7: ...ld appear t To select 9600 bps as the transfer rate from to the target station type HBAUD or HB 9600 and press Enter or Return The default is 1200 bps You must select the same transfer rate as the target station y Type MYCALL or MY then your call sign 9 digits max and press Enter or Return to set your call sign on the TNC You cannot use the default setting NOCALL u Tune to an appropriate frequency...

Page 8: ...among A B A TX B RX and A RX B TX Select A TX B RX or A RX B TX when accessing a PACSAT page 7 The selection in Menu 1 6 1 is invalid for an external TNC Use the TX band to transmit and receive packets through an external TNC When using an external TNC access Menu 1 9 6 DATA SPEED and select 1200 bps default or 9600 bps as the transfer rate between TNCs This selection is valid only for an external...

Page 9: ...played Information of up to 5 DX stations are displayed at the same time When a duplicate DX cluster data is received dD and a call sign are displayed 5 To read an attached comment move the cursor s to the desired station using c c c c c d d d d d then press OK Up to 30 alphanumeric characters are displayed as a comment Note The information is cleared when the transceiver power is turned OFF s n o...

Page 10: ...cast programs various utilities which will ease your operations are available via the Web pages of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation AMSAT the world wide organization of Amateur Satellite operators and supporters For further information consult Internet Web pages relating to the PACSATs On one of the Internet search engines you may use PACSAT or AMSAT as a key word to find those Web pages It...

Page 11: ... by the APRS That is you need no other equipment to transmit receive or display APRS packets You do not need even a GPS receiver if you enter position data manually to transmit For hams who want to fully enjoy APRS operations this transceiver has connection ports with a personal computer and a GPS receiver This manual however does not describe APRS operations which require a personal computer Usin...

Page 12: ...sferring packets from and to adjacent WIDEs Like a WIDE there should be only one RELAY in a given area that area is usually much smaller than a WIDE So transmit packets to a RELAY when you cannot directly reach any WIDE The RELAY then will transfer the packets to any accessible WIDE On this transceiver you can edit a packet path using a maximum of 79 alphanumeric characters The default is RELAY WI...

Page 13: ...d GPS receiver access Menu 3 2 GPS UNIT to select NMEA or NMEA96 The default is NOT USED Select NMEA96 when using a 9600 bps GPS receiver When in APRS mode GPS will appear on the restored frequency display to indicate the setting of NMEA or NMEA96 GPS blinks while measurement is being executed Note When using a GPS receiver with AUTO selected in Menu 3 C PACKET TX this transceiver transmits an APR...

Page 14: ...er stations in your group You may tune to the frequency of an appropriate digipeater network 144 390 MHz in the U S page 9 r Access Menu 3 1 to program your call sign 9 digits max page 17 t If you have connected a GPS receiver access Menu 3 2 and select NMEA or NMEA96 page 10 The default is NOT USED OPERATION FLOW The following flow chart includes only the steps to give APRS a quick try Now you ar...

Page 15: ...set the clock IC Press REV LOW POWER ON When used at room temperature 25 C the error of the internal clock in a month is within one minute The internal clock is effective until December 31 2098 ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK This transceiver has a clock to manage information on when APRS packets are received Use Menu Set up to correct the current time date and if necessary the UTC offset UTC stands ...

Page 16: ... of the selection in Menu 1 6 1 for Packet mode Access Menu 3 I DATA BAND and select band A or B as the data band for receiving or transmitting APRS packets The default is band A indicates the current data band Note In Menu 3 I the selection switches among A B A TX B RX and A RX B TX Select A TX B RX or A RX B TX if APRS networks which use two separate frequencies become available in the future SE...

Page 17: ... request Note The APRS programs for PCs have entry fields for a position comment and status text The data entered to these two fields are transmitted as separate packets This transceiver however includes both of a position comment and status text in one packet to transmit This transceiver beeps each time it receives any type of APRS packet You may access Menu 3 F BEEP to change this setting The de...

Page 18: ...ving and storing APRS data received from up to 40 stations in memory You can easily recall the information of the desired station 1 Press F 1 s LIST The list of stations appears The numbers beside the call signs indicate the order in which data is received The data received last is assigned 1 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the desired station using the cursor s Situation e h t f o t s i l e...

Page 19: ...n using up to 5 lines on the display The first three lines and the fifth line show the same types of information while the fourth line shows different types of information depending on the types of stations Mobile station Fixed station Weather station Object page 14 Mobile station compressed APRS data format Fixed station compressed APRS data format TM D700 TH D7 Mic Encoder e r t u i o q q w q w ...

Page 20: ...s MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select MY CALLSIGN 3 1 then press OK The display for entering a call sign appears the first digit blinks The default is NOCALL 3 Turn the Tuning control to select the first digit You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z and 4 Press a a a a a The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 9 digits 1 Q Z 1 7 P R S 7 2 A B C 2 8 T U...

Page 21: ...ing procedures 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select a symbol code then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select a table identification code then press OK For icons that can include overlay characters 0 9 and A Z are also selectable 6 Press MNU to exit Menu mode Note Because the icon code table is occasionally revised download the latest icon code table from Mr Bruninga s Web page http web u...

Page 22: ...is thus divided into 18 662 400 grids each grid is expressed with 6 digits 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode You may press F 1 s POS instead to skip step 2 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select MY POSITION 3 4 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select from channels 1 to 5 then press OK If you intend to use the current channel after exiting Menu mode press USE before pressing OK An asterisk ...

Page 23: ... data to the position entry display for Menu 3 4 Press F 1 s POS to display the measured data then press COPY A message which asks the channel number appears Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the channel number then press OK SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT The APRS data which you transmit always includes one of the 15 predetermined position comments Select an appropriate comment depending on your s...

Page 24: ...aracters 5 Press a a a a a The cursor moves to the next digit 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter up to 28 digits then press OK 7 As necessary repeat steps 2 to 6 to store in up to 5 memory channels 8 Press MNU to exit Menu mode The keypad on the MC 53DM also is available to enter alphanumeric characters in step 4 See page ii To select and set from up to 5 programmed channels repeat steps 1 to 3 In st...

Page 25: ...pecified by the above two types Note Menu 3 E allows you to enter up to 9 digits not just 6 digits because of possible future enhancement of the group code system 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select UNPROTOCOL 3 E then press OK The display for entering a group code appears the first digit blinks The default is APK101 All calls 3 Turn the Tuning control to select a ...

Page 26: ...igit blinks 3 Turn the Tuning control to select a character You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z comma and 4 Press a a a a a The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 79 digits You can enter up to 8 path segments in sequence each segment must have less than 10 characters Use a comma to separate each segment 1 Q Z 1 7 P R S 7 2 A B C 2 8 T U V 8 3 D E F 3 9 W X Y 9 4 G H I 4 0...

Page 27: ... operation is the same as WIDEN N except that digipeaters add their call signs to your packet before forwarding You may program TRACE3 3 or simply T3 for example Method 5 SSID Path Program a single number 1 to 15 You can easily specify the number of digipeaters that will be used for relay You can also specify which directions of digipeaters relative to your position will be used See the table 1 Th...

Page 28: ...nce every 3 times accordingly stations who receive your packets will see your status text once every 3 times L A U N A M f o s s e r p h c a E s 1 F N O C B r u o y s t i m s n a r t t e k c a p S R P A T T P 1 s s e r P s 1 F N O C B n o i t c n u f e h t h c t i w s o t N O s k n i l b d n a s r a e p p a N O C B 2 c i M d l o h d n a s s e r P T T P e h t o t n i k a e p s n e h t e n o h p o r...

Page 29: ...your packets Access Menu 3 5 POS AMBIGUITY and select 1 to 4 or OFF default The table shows how the digits are cleared PACKET MONITOR DISPLAY This transceiver presents Terminal Window mode to display raw data of received APRS packets It displays up to 155 characters per page and holds up to 10 pages 1 Press F 1 s P MON to enter Terminal Window mode 2 To access old pages press HOLD Press c c c c c ...

Page 30: ... a path appears the first digit blinks 5 Turn the Tuning control to select a character You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z comma and 6 Press a a a a a The cursor moves to the next digit 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter up to 39 digits 8 Press OK to complete the setting 9 Press MNU to exit Menu mode The keypad on the MC 53DM also is available to enter alphanumeric characters in step 5 Each press of a Mic ke...

Page 31: ...S Message operation The method for transmitting differs depending on the selection in Menu 3 C See page 32 When you send a message not a bulletin a reception acknowledgment should be returned ack0 9 or A Z appears If your message is rejected by the recipient rej0 9 or A Z appears Note When using an optional VS 3 unit you may select APRS ONLY in Menu 1 2 4 VOICE Each time you receive a message addr...

Page 32: ...the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below The display shows up to 64 characters of the message 01 will appear to indicate the number of messages not yet read The following indicators appear depending on the types of received messages To restore the frequency display after reading the message press OK 01 will disappear If you do not read the message at this time press ESC 01...

Page 33: ... a The cursor moves to the next digit 9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 to enter up to 64 digits 10 Press OK to complete the setting The keypad on the MC 53DM also is available to enter alphanumeric characters in steps 3 and 7 See page ii c i r e m u n a h p l a f o s t e s e h t n e e w t e b s e h c t i w S s r e t c a r a h c I I C S A l a i c e p s d n a s r e t c a r a h c n e e w t e b s e h c t i w S ...

Page 34: ... y r o m e m n i d e r o t s f o t s i l e h t s e r o t s e R s e g a s s e m t n e r r u c e h t s e t e l e D e g a s s e m s u o i v e r p e h t s y a l p s i D e g a s s e m e h t s y a l p s i D e g a s s e m t n e u q e s b u s y r t n e e g a s s e m s w o l l A n o i t a t s t n e r r u c e h t o t 0 3 e g a p D N A B t f e l L E S t s e t a l e h t s y a l p s i D e h t f o a t a d n o i...

Page 35: ... i n i a m e r e h t s e t a c i d n i n r o e g a s s e m e h t g n i t t i m s n a r t r o f s e m i t n i t e l l u b 1 n o i t p e c e r a h c i h w r o f e g a s s e m A d e n r u t e r s a w t n e m g d e l w o n k c a 1 5 d e t t i m s n a r t n i t e l l u b r o e g a s s e m A n o i t p e c e r a e g a s s e m a r o F s e m i t d e n r u t e r t o n s a w t n e m g d e l w o n k c a L A U...

Page 36: ... then press OK The display for entering a message appears the first digit blinks 5 Turn the Tuning control to select the first digit You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters c i r e m u n a h p l a f o s t e s e h t n e e w t e b s e h c t i w S s r e t c a r a h c I I C S A l a i c e p s d n a s r e t c a r a h c n e e w t e b s e h c t i w S l a t i p a c d n a l l a m...

Page 37: ...ive bulletins addressed to other specific groups You can program any desired code using alphanumeric characters up to 9 characters for messages and up to 4 characters for bulletins You can also program up to 6 codes at the same time each code must be separated by a comma If you program 3 message group codes for example you will receive all messages that include one of the 3 codes If you program 3 ...

Page 38: ... to use the full functions supported by this transceiver you need to prepare two cables by yourself You may use a commercially available female DB 9 connector an optional PG 5A cable equipped with a 6 pin mini DIN plug and an optional connector kit E59 0407 XX which mates with the VC H1 DATA port one end of the PG 5A cable has not been connectorized Note Switch OFF both the transceiver and VC H1 b...

Page 39: ...a e r n U 1 e l b a z i n g o c e r n U 2 e l b a d a e r y l e r a B 2 e l b a z i n g o c e r y l e r a B 3 e l b a r e d i s n o c h t i w e l b a d a e R y t l u c i f f i d 3 h t i w e l b a z i n g o c e R y t l u c i f f i d e l b a r e d i s n o c 4 o n y l l a c i t c a r p h t i w e l b a d a e R y t l u c i f f i d 4 h t i w e l b a z i n g o c e R y t l u c i f f i d o n y l l a c i t ...

Page 40: ... c d d d d d to select the color 4 Press OK to complete the setting 5 Press MNU to exit Menu mode EXECUTING SUPERIMPOSITION After connecting the VC H1 to this transceiver use the following procedure to execute superimposition First recall the desired image on the VC H1 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select 2 7 SUPERIMPOSE then press OK EXECUTING appears and data tran...

Page 41: ...You must select the same tone frequency on both transceivers on this transceiver program a CTCSS frequency see page 55 on the other manual main Access Menu select 2 9 VC SHUTTER and select ON Switching the function ON activates the CTCSS CT appears The following table concludes the settings you must confirm 1 For the TM D700 program a matching CTCSS frequency 2 The camera and LCD monitor must not ...

Page 42: ...m S R P A e h t t c e l e s t o n d i d u o Y s s e r P s 1 F C N T S R P A r e t n e o t e d o m S R P A C N T r a e p p a d l u o h s 6 t i m s n a r t t o n n a c u o Y a t a d S R P A y n a 1 F F O s i n o c a e B 1 s s e r P s 1 F N O C B h c t i w s o t N O n o c a e B 5 2 2 n e p o s i h c l e u q s e h T 2 t a h t o s l e v e l h c l e u q s t c e r r o c e h t t c e l e S n e h w y l n o ...

Page 43: ...v i e c e r S P G e h T t n e m e r u s a e m t c e r r o c r e v i e c s n a r t e h t d e t c e l e s O T U A h t i W r e d r o n i a t a d A E M N y n a e v i e c e r t s r i f t s u m t o n f I a t a d n o i t i s o p r u o y t i m s n a r t o t 2 3 u n e M s s e c c a r e v i e c e r S P G a g n i s u D E S U T O N t c e l e s d n a 0 1 t o n n a c u o Y e s o p m i r e p u s e h t o t n o n ...

Page 44: ... e e w t e b Y A L E D X T o t d e d d a e b o t e m i t y a l e d e h t s e i f i c e p S r e t e m a r a p e h t f o t i n u e h T n o i s s i m s n a r t f o t r a t s d n a N O T T P s d n o c e s i l l i m 0 1 s i G N A H X A H X A 0 0 5 2 0 e h t f o t i n u e h T e m i t g n a h r e t a e p e r e c i o v e h t s e i f i c e p S s d n o c e s i l l i m 0 0 1 s i r e t e m a r a p N O C A E B...

Page 45: ...t s y a l p s i d N O n e h W e b t s u m e m i t d n a e t a d t c e r r o c e h T d e t e l p m o c s i n o i t c e n n o c E M I T Y A D g n i s u t e s E S R E V N O C V N O C K r o s s e r P e d o m e s r e v n o C r e t n e o t C N T e h t s e s u a C C l r t C o t e d o m d n a m m o C e h t e r o t s e r E M I T C A P C P C F F O F F O N O s l a v r e t n i t a t e k c a p a s d n e s e d ...

Page 46: ...t f o O H C E E N O F F O N O e h t o t s r e t c a r a h c d e v i e c e r o h c e o t C N T e h t s e s u a c N O n e h W r e t u p m o c H T A P E H T A P E 7 l l a c 1 l l a C D I S S I U e h t n e h w d e d d a e b o t s n g i s l l a c r e t a e p i g i d s e i f i c e p S 4 1 r o 0 1 s i t e k c a p d e v i e c e r a n i r e t e m a r a p R L C T X E C T X E x o b l i a m C N T e h t f o s ...

Page 47: ...P 6 0 s r e t c a r a h c T X E T L y b d e n i m r e t e d e b o t e g a s s e m a f o e p y t e h t s e i f i c e p S D U A B H B H 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 9 0 0 2 1 t e k c a p n e e w t e b e t a r r e f s n a r t e h t s a s p b 0 0 6 9 r o 0 0 2 1 s t c e l e S s n o i t a t s D E L L A E H L A E H F F O F F O N O e r a M O R e h t f o s n o i t a r e p o l a m r o n t o n r o r e h t e h w s e n i m ...

Page 48: ... o a t a d S P G s d n e s R E T F A o t t e s f I n d o i r e p s d n o c e s 0 1 s i n f o t i n u e h T n d o i r e p d e i f i c e p s e h t G O L G O L C N T e h t o t d e t c e n n o c e v a h h c i h w s n o i t a t s f o t s i l e h t s y a l p s i D x o b l i a m H T A P L A P L S P G A I V 1 l l a C 3 l l a c 2 l l a c 9 l l a c f o n g i s l l a c e h t s i 1 l l a C a t a d S P G d n e...

Page 49: ... t n e e h t y a l p s i d o t C N T e h t s e s u a c N O n e h W s t e k c a p d e r o t i n o m r o f P M A T S M S M F F O F F O N O e m i t d n a a t a d y a l p s i d o t C N T e h t s e s u a c N O n e h W s t e k c a p d e r o t i n o m r o f n o i t a m r o f n i S A I L A Y M A Y M s r e t c a r a h c 6 D I S S r e t a e p i g i d a s a n o i t a t s r u o y g n i s u r o f n g i s l l a...

Page 50: ... o t s e g a s s e m d l o f o r e b m u n e h t s e i f i c e p S e h t e s u a c e b e g a s s e m w e n a t p e c c a t o n s e o d x o b l i a m C N T l l u f s i y r o m e m N E L C A P P 8 2 1 5 5 2 0 t e k c a p a f o n o i t r o p a t a d e h t f o h t g n e l m u m i x a m e h t s e i f i c e p S E M I T C A P T C A P 0 1 R E T F A Y R E V E n R E T F A 0 5 2 0 n d e i f i c e p s e h t f...

Page 51: ... S 3 0 5 2 0 s l a v r e t n i n o i t a r e n e g r e b m u n m o d n a r f o d o i r e p e h t s e i f i c e p S e h t f o t i n u e h T d o h t e m E M I T T O L S T S I S R E P e h t r o f s d n o c e s i l l i m 0 1 s i r e t e m a r a p H T A P S H T A P S 7 l l a c 1 l l a C D I S S I U e h t n e h w d e d d a e b o t s n g i s l l a c r e t a e p i g i d s e i f i c e p S 3 1 r o 9 s i t e...

Page 52: ... f o t i n u e h T d n a m m o c s i h t y b d e i f i c e p s e m i t e h t d n o c e s 1 s i r e t e m a r a p I G I D I U I U F F O F F O 4 1 l l a c 1 l l a C N O r e t e m a r a p e h t s e d u l c n i h c i h w t e k c a p I U a g n i v i e c e r n e h W e h t h t i w r e t e m a r a p e h t s e c a l p e r d n a m m o c s i h t y b d e i f i c e p s t e k c a p e h t s d r a w r o f d n a r...

Page 53: ... C h g u o r h t d e t a e p i g i d e b o t s n o i t a t s f o s n g i s S R E S U S U 1 0 1 0 t c e n n o c o t e l b a l i a v a s l e n n a h c f o r e b m u n e h t s e i f i c e p S s t s e u q e r E T I R W W o t r e d r o n I e g a s s e m r u o y e r o t s o t x o b l i a m C N T e h t s w o l l A a r e t n e e g a s s e m r u o y d a e r o t n o i t a t s c i f i c e p s a y l n o t i m...

Page 54: ...g 17 Data Band 13 Digipeater 9 27 GPS Receiver 10 Grid Square Locator 16 19 Group Code 22 Mic Encoder 16 NMEA 8 10 Object 14 16 Packet Monitor Display 26 Packet Path 9 23 Packet Transmit Interval 25 Packet Transmit Method 25 Position Ambiguity 26 Position Comment 16 20 Position Data 16 19 Receiving 14 Reception Distance Restriction 26 Station Icon 18 Status Text 16 21 Status Text Transmit Rate 25 ...

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