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Kenwood TH-D7A Portable Radio User Manual

1. 87 CHAPTER 20 MAINTENANCE GENERAL INFORMATION 89 SERVICE 89 SERVICE NOTE 89 CLEANING 89 TROUBLESHOOTING 90 CHAPTER 21 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES CHAPTER 22 EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE CONTROL 96 CONNECTING OTHER EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 96 CHAPTER 23 SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE INDEX TH D7 E 00 ii Contents 98 12 4 0 10 PM 4 1 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL The writing conventions described below have been followed to simplify instructions and avoid unnecessary repetition yr o s s e c c A r e b m u N tr a P ytitn a u Q a n n e t n A X X 4 3 6 0 0 9 T 1 k c a p y r e tt a b d C i N A 7 D H T r o F 1 E 7 D H T r o F 2 X X 1 1 9 0 9 0 W X X 9 0 9 0 9 0 W 1 r e g r a h c y r e tt a B A 7 D H T r o F E 7 D H T r o F X X 7 3 4 0 8 0 W X X 0 4 4 0 8 0 W 1 k o o h tle B X X 1 3
2. 63 ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA 64 PROGRAMMING A CALL SIGN 66 SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON 67 ENTERING LATITUDE LONGITUDE DATA 68 SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT 69 ENTERING STATUS TEXT 70 PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE 71 PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH 72 SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT METHOD 74 SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT INTERVAL 75 RESTRICTING RECEPTION OF APRS DATA 75 CHAPTER 17 APRS MESSAGE OPERATION FLOW 76 RECEIVING A MESSAGE 77 ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES 78 ENTERING A MESSAGE 79 TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE 80 CHAPTER 18 WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL TH D7A ONLY PREPARATION 81 CONTROL OPERATION 82 CHAPTER 19 SKY COMMAND 2 2 2 2 2 TH D7A ONLY CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH THE HF TRANSCEIVER 84 PREPARATION FLOW 85 PROGRAMMING CALL SIGNS 86 PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY 86 CONTROL OPERATION
3. 48 LAMP FUNCTION 48 ADJUSTING DISPLAY CONTRAST 48 BLANKING A BAND DISPLAY 48 AUTOMATIC POWER OFF APO 49 BATTERY SAVER 49 POWER ON MESSAGE 50 TRANSCEIVER LOCK 50 TX INHIBIT 51 SWITCHING AM FM MODE TH D7A ONLY 51 ADVANCED INTERCEPT POINT AIP 51 SWITCHING TX DEVIATION TH D7E ONLY 51 CHAPTER 13 PACKET OPERATION CONNECTING WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER 53 OPERATING TNC 53 PREPARATION FLOW 54 SELECTING DATA BAND 55 FULL DUPLEX 55 CHAPTER 14 DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR CHAPTER 8 SCAN SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD 34 VFO SCAN 35 MEMORY SCAN 35 Locking Out a Memory Channel 36 MHz SCAN 36 PROGRAM SCAN
4. 4 1 P U N W D K O 5 5 ts a rt n o C y alp si D ts ujd A U N E M 1 1 2 P U N W D K O 8 4 h ct a L p m a L F F O N O F P M A L 8 4 N O r e w o P r e t n E e g a s s e M U N E M 1 1 1 P U N W D K O stigid 8 o t p u r e t n E 0 5 Note Not all functions are covered by this guide n oitc n u F n oita r e p O y e K fe R e g a P llu F laitr a P t e s e R F F O R E W O P N O R E W O P F P U N W D K O P U N W D K O 2 3 tr a t S n a c S y r o m e M lla C yln o A 7 D H T le n n a h c y r o m e m a lla c e R s 1 L L A C 8 3 O F V lla C yln o A 7 D H T d n a b tc ele S O F V s 1 L L A C 8 3 y r o m e M d n a b tc ele S s 1 R M 5 3 z H M d n a b tc ele S O F V s 1 z H M 6 3 O F V d n a b tc ele S s 1 O F V 5 3 e m u s e R n a c S tc ele S d o h t e
5. 7 SELECTING A BAND 7 SELECTING A FREQUENCY 7 ADJUSTING SQUELCH 8 TRANSMITTING 9 Selecting Output Power 9 CHAPTER 4 GETTING ACQUAINTED ORIENTATION 10 INDICATORS 11 CURSOR KEYS 12 BAND A amp B 12 BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES 13 KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY 15 CHAPTER 5 MENU SET UP MENU ACCESS 16 MENU CONFIGURATION 17 CHAPTER 6 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS PROGRAMMING OFFSET 21 Selecting Offset Direction 21 Selecting Offset Frequency 21 Activating Tone Function 22 Selecting a Tone Frequency 22 AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET 23 REVERSE FUNCTION 24 AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK ASC
6. 37 Setting Scan Limits 37 Using Program Scan 38 CALL VFO SCAN TH D7A ONLY 38 CALL MEMORY SCAN TH D7A ONLY 38 CHAPTER 9 CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM CTCSS SELECTING A CTCSS FREQUENCY 39 USING CTCSS 40 CTCSS FREQ ID 40 CHAPTER 10 DUAL TONE MULTI FREQUENCY DTMF FUNCTIONS MANUAL DIALING 41 TX Hold 41 AUTOMATIC DIALER 42 Storing a DTMF Number in Memory 42 Transmitting a Stored DTMF Number 43 CHAPTER 11 MICROPHONE CONTROL TH D7 E 00 ii Contents 98 12 4 0 10 PM 3 iv CHAPTER 15 SLOW SCAN TELEVISION SSTV WITH VC H1 ENTERING CALL SIGN MESSAGE RSV 58 SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN MESSAGE RSV 59 EXECUTING SUPERIMPOSITION 59 VC H1 CONTROL 60 CHAPTER 16 AUTOMATIC PACKET POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM OPERATION FLOW 62 RECEIVING APRS DATA
7. 24 TONE FREQ ID 25 CHAPTER 7 MEMORY CHANNELS SIMPLEX amp REPEATER OR ODD SPLIT MEMORY CHANNEL 26 STORING SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES OR STANDARD REPEATER FREQUENCIES 27 STORING ODD SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIES 27 RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL 28 CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL 28 NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL 29 CALL CHANNEL TH D7A ONLY 30 Recalling the Call Channel 30 Reprogramming the Call Channel 30 MEMORY TO VFO TRANSFER 31 CHANNEL DISPLAY 31 PARTIAL OR FULL RESET 32 TH D7 E 00 ii Contents 98 12 4 0 10 PM 2 iii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 CHAPTER 12 AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY 45 CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE 46 PROGRAMMABLE VFO 46 TONE ALERT 47 BEEP ON OFF 47 ADJUSTING VOLUME BALANCE
8. COPY to MENU appears Press OK again N Grid squares were developed to shortly identify locations anywhere on the Earth The world is first divided into 324 areas AA RR called fields Each field is then divided into 100 squares 00 99 Each square is further divided into 576 sub squares AA XX The world is eventually divided into 18 662 400 grids each grid is expressed with 6 digits STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 ENTERING LATITUDE LONGITUDE DATA This transceiver allows you to manually enter latitude and longitude data to transmit to other stations 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode You may press POS instead Then you can skip step 2 2 Press 2 3 to select 2 3 My Pos 3 Press UP DWN to switch between north latitude default and south latitude 4 Press OK The degree digits blink 5 Press UP DWN to select data for degrees 6 Press OK The minute digits blink 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to select data for minutes down to one hundredth digit STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 Grid square locator STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 69 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT The APRS data which you transm
9. e r o m r o 2 1 ts e W 2 1 y n a M 2 h tr o N 3 1 y n a M 2 h t u o S 4 1 y n a M 2 ts a E 5 1 y n a M 2 ts e W Let us describe four basic methods for editing a packet path Method 1 Specific path Program the call signs of one or more digipeaters in the sequence of transfer relay ex KD6ZZV KF6RJZ Method 2 Generic path Program RELAY and or WIDE ex RELAY WIDE In this example APRS data is transferred to any relay type digipeater near your position first then to any wide type digipeater You can also program more than one WIDE If you enter WIDE WIDE for example APRS data will be transferred to any wide type near your position first then to another wide type This method relieves you from specifying the call signs of digipeaters Method 3 WIDEN N path Program WIDEN N where both Ns indicate the number of wide type digipeaters to be used for relay If you enter WIDE3 3 for example APRS data will be relayed by three digipeaters in any direction Note This method is supported only by advanced APRS networks Method 4 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 Note This method is supported only by advanced APRS netw
10. h cti w s M F M A 1 2 tc ele s q e rf e n o T 7 O F V elb a m m a r g o r P tc ele s e g n a r 3 F F O N O S S C T C 8 e zis p e ts q e r F tc ele s 4 tc ele s q e rf S S C T C 9 e r o ts e m a n y r o m e M TH D7A only LANP MONI Press ENT first LANP SQL Press F first The optional SMC 33 or SMC 34 speaker microphone has 3 Programmable Function PF keys on its top You can assign these keys the transceiver key functions that you frequently use First connect the optional speaker microphone to this transceiver The defaults on the PF keys are as follows Mic 1 A B Mic 2 VFO Memory Recall mode switch Mic 3 CALL 1 Press Mic 1 2 or 3 POWER ON depending on which key you want to reprogram PF 1 PF 2 or PF 3 appears 2 Press a key on the transceiver depending on the function you want to assign Pressing a single key on the keypad assigns only the function printed on the top of the key To assign the second function printed in purple press F first ex F VFO Pressing the PTT switch assigns the function that switches between VFO and Memory Recall mode Press F 0 to 9 to assign the functions that are selectable in Function Select mode Pressing ENT 0 to 9 allows yo
11. 2 4 2 d e e p s X T w ol S ts a F ts a F 3 4 3 dlo H X T F F O N O F F O 1 4 4 e s u a P 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 0 0 5 0 5 2 0 0 1 c e s m 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 c e s m 0 0 5 3 4 4 C N T 1 tc ele s d n a b a t a D B d n a B A d n a B A d n a B 5 5 2 e s n e s D C D d n a b a t a D s d n a b h t o B yln o d n a b a t a D yln o 5 5 5 X U A 1 t e sff O r e t a e p e R cit a m o t u A F F O N O N O 3 2 2 e m u s e R n a c S d e t a r e p O e m i T k e e S d e t a r e p O r eirr a C e m i T d e t a r e p O 4 3 3 n oitc n u f p e e B W E N Y E K Y E K F F O L L A A T A D L L A 6 5 7 4 7 7 3 6 4 elb a n E g nin u T F F O N O F F O 0 5 5 tibih n I X T F F O N O F F O 1 5 6 t nio P t p e c r e t n I d e c n a v d A A 7 D H T F F O N O F F O 1 5 MENU CONFIGURATION TH D7 E 16 Menu Set Up 98 12 4 0 11 PM 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 1 le v e L 2 le v e L 3 le v e L s n oitc ele S tlu afe D fe R e g a p
12. 43 TX Hold 41 Frequency Selecting 7 45 Frequency Step Size 46 Full Duplex 55 Lamp Function 48 Lock Transceiver 50 Memory Channels Clearing 28 Initializing 32 Locking Out 36 Naming 29 Recalling 28 Storing Odd split 27 Storing Simplex 27 Transfer to VFO 31 Menu 16 Microphone Control 44 Offset Automatic Repeater 23 Offset Direction 21 Offset Frequency 21 Packet Operation 52 Power ON Message 50 Programmable VFO 46 Repeater Access 20 Accessories Optional 94 Supplied 1 Advanced Intercept Point AIP 51 APRS Programming 66 75 Receiving 63 Tr
13. 5 Press OK PARTIAL OR FULL RESET If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning initializing the transceiver may resolve the problem Use Full Reset to initialize all settings that you have customized Partial VFO Reset does not initialize the following settings Note While using the Transceiver Lock function you cannot perform Partial Reset nor Full Reset VHF Band Defaults UHF Band Defaults sle n n a h c y r o m e M le n n a h c lla C sle n n a h c F M T D t u o k c olle n n a h c y r o m e M e g a s s e m N O r e w o P V T S S 6 3 1 3 u n e M S R P A B 2 A 2 8 2 3 2 1 2 u n e M yln o A 7 D H T D M C Y K S 3 4 1 4 u n e M n oisr e V q e r F O F V q e r F e zi S p et S e n o T q e r F A 7 D H T z H M 0 0 0 0 4 4 z H k 5 2 z H 5 8 8 E 7 D H T z H M 0 0 0 0 3 4 z H k 5 2 z H 5 8 8 n oisr e V q e r F O F V q e r F e zi S p et S e n o T q e r F A 7 D H T z H M 0 0 0 4 4 1 z H k 5 z H 5 8 8 E 7 D H T z H M 0 0 0 4 4 1 z H k 5 2 1 z H 5 8 8 TH D7 E 26 Memory Channels 98 12 4 0 11 PM 32 1 2 3 4 5 6
14. 9 7 5 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 75 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 76 q Press TNC to switch ON the TNC appears w Access Menu 1 4 1 to select band A or B as the data band page 55 e On the data band select the same frequency as other stations in your group You may tune to the frequency of an appropriate digipeater page 72 The APRS supports a function for transmitting and receiving a message independent of position reports You can transmit a message to a single station only or a bulletin to all other stations in your group If you specify a station the entered message is transmitted up to 5 times until a reception acknowledgment is returned Each message which you transmit can consist of up to 45 alphanumeric characters A maximum of 16 incoming or outgoing messages can be held in the message memory OPERATION FLOW The following steps should guide you to a good start of APRS Message operation Completing step y causes the transceiver to automatically transmit the message or bulletin If you send a message not a bulletin a reception acknowledgment should be returned ack appears r Access Menu 2 1 to program your call sign 9 digits max page 66 t If necessary access Menu 2 8 to program a packet path page 72 y Enter a message or bulletin using up to 4
15. A r eifit n e di s s alc a yfic e p s o sla n a c u o Y s d n a m m o c d n a m m o c d e ris e d e h t yln o f o s u t a ts e h t y alp sid o t T r o M L a d n a e m a n d n a m m o c e h t n e e w t e b e c a p s a r e t n E s s alc H Y A L P S I D x e r eifit n e di s s alc s r e t e m a r a p tr o p C 2 3 2 S R C N Y S A A s r e tc a r a h c C N T laic e p S R A H C C s r e t e m a r a p r e t n u o C H T L A E H H s r e t e m a r a p D I D I I s u t a ts k nil C N T o t C N T K N I L L s r e t e m a r a p r o tin o M R O T I N O M M s r e t e m a r a p g ni m i T G N I M I T T T I A W D W D 0 3 0 5 2 0 n oit u c e x e lit n u n oitc e t e d r eirr a c o n m o rfla v r e t ni e h t s eific e p S s d n o c e silli m 0 1 si r e t e m a r a p e h t f o tin u e h T n ois si m s n a rt f o O H C E E N O F F O N O e h t o t s r e tc a r a h c d e vie 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 R N R M R I F R I F F F O F F O
16. B P a h ti w E 7 D H T z o 0 2 1 g 0 4 3 x o r p p A ytilib a ts y c n e u q e r F 0 5 0 1 C nih ti W m p p 0 1 0 6 0 2 C nih ti W m p p 5 1 e c n a d e p m i e n o h p o r ci M k 2 e c n a d e p m i a n n e t n A 0 5 SPECIFICATIONS 1 With one band blanked TNC OFF Approx 45 mA 2 With one band blanked TNC OFF Approx 25 mA 3 Projections not included 4 Antenna belt hook and hand strap included TH D7 E 97 Specifications 98 12 4 0 15 PM 97 98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 r etti m s n a r T d n a B F H V d n a B F H U t u p t u o r e w o P V 8 3 1 H W 6 W 5 5 V 6 9 H W 5 x o r p p A V 0 6 H W 5 2 x o r p p A W 2 2 x o r p p A V 0 6 L W 5 0 x o r p p A V 0 6 L E W m 0 5 x o r p p A n oit alu d o M e c n a tc a e R n oit aiv e d y c n e u q e rf m u m ix a M nih ti W z H k 5 r e w o p ti m s n a rt h gih t a s n ois si m e s u oir u p S s s el r o B d 0 6 r e vie c e R d n a B F H V d n a B F H U y rtiu c ri C e n y d o r
17. N W D K O y c n e u q e r F S S C T C tc ele S 9 3 F s 1 4 D I q e r F S S C T C tr a t S 0 4 F 5 P U N W D K O y c n e u q e r F t e sff O tc ele S 1 2 d n a b z H M 8 1 1 tc ele S F 6 e d o M M F M A h cti w S 1 1 5 O F V F 7 P U N W D K O P U N W D K O q e r F r e p p U r e w o L tc ele S ti m iL 6 4 F 8 P U N W D K O e zi S p e t S y c n e u q e r F tc ele S 6 4 le n n a h c y r o m e m a lla c e R F 9 P U N W D K O stigid 8 o t p u r e t n E y r o m e M a g ni m a N le n n a h C 9 2 First select the desired band Press MENU first to access the APRS Menu Nos n oita r e p O y e K n oitc ele S fe R e g a P 2 1 P U N W D K O stigid 9 o t p u r e t n E n gi S lla C y M 6 6 2 2 P U N W D K O r e vie c e R S P G 2 6 2 3 e g a p e c n e r e f
18. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 3 The following table shows the approximate battery life hours relative to the transmit output power Note N Charge the NiCd battery pack within an ambient temperature of between 5 C and 40 C 41 F and 104 F Charging outside this range may not fully charge the pack N Repeatedly recharging a fully charged NiCd battery pack or almost fully charged pack shortens its operating time To resolve this problem use the pack until it is completely discharged Then recharge the pack to full capacity N If the operating time of a fully charged NiCd battery pack is much shorter than before the battery life is over Replace the pack INSTALLING THE ANTENNA Hold the provided antenna at its base and screw the antenna into the connector on the top panel of the transceiver until it is snug s eir etta B d n a B F H V d n a B F H U H L L E H L L E d C i N 9 3 B P 3 6 9 3 6 9 d C i N 8 3 B P 5 4 7 0 1 4 7 0 1 PC GPS GPS PC PC GPS Hand strap Belt hook INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP BELT HOOK If desired attach the provided hand strap and or belt hook To remove the belt hook pull the belt hook downward while pushing its tabs from both sides To lock the cable of an optional speaker microphone first position the cable over
19. 6 Press UP DWN to select the desired upper frequency limit 7 Press OK Note N You cannot program the 100 kHz and subsequent digits N The exact 100 kHz and subsequent digits of the upper limit depend on the frequency step size selected STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE Choosing the correct step size is essential in order to select your exact receive frequency using the Tuning control or UP DWN The default step size on the VHF band is 5 kHz TH D7A or 12 5 kHz TH D7E The default on the UHF band is 25 kHz no matter which market version 1 Press A B to select band A or B If necessary press F A B to recall the sub band 2 Press F 8 to select F 8 STEP 3 Press UP DWN to select the desired step size The selectable step sizes are 5 6 25 10 12 5 15 20 25 30 50 and 100 kHz 4 Press OK to complete the setting Note Changing between step sizes may correct the displayed frequency For example if 144 995 MHz is displayed with a 5 kHz step size selected changing to a 12 5 kHz step size corrects the displayed frequency to 144 9875 MHz STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 45 Auxiliary Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 46 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 47 TONE ALERT Tone Alert
20. If programmed the built in Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS rejects unwanted calls from other stations Equipped with an easy to read large LCD with alphanumeric display capability Employs a 4 way cursor key so that you can program most of the functions with only one hand Enhances the functions of an optional VC H1 Interactive Visual Communicator designed for plug and play color slow scan television SSTV Utilizes Sky Command System 2 designed to control a KENWOOD HF transceiver at a remote location TH D7A only TH D7 E 00 THANK YOU 98 12 4 0 09 PM 1 i NOTICES TO THE USER One or more of the following statements may be applicable ATTENTION U S A Only Nickel Cadmium batteries must be replaced or disposed of properly State laws may vary regarding the handling and disposal of Nickel Cadmium batteries Please contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer for more information FCC WARNING This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL DEVICE USER REQUIRED BY THE FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These
21. e tih W n a y C n e e r G a t n e g a M w olle Y e tih W 9 5 7 e t u c e x E n oitis o p m ir e p u S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 9 5 8 e d o m V T S S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 7 5 9 lo rt n o C 1 H C V F F O N O F F O 0 6 4 Y K S D M C A 7 D H T yln o 1 n gis lla c r e d n a m m o C e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 6 8 2 n gis lla c r e tr o p s n a r T e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 6 8 3 tc ele s y c n e u q e rf e n o T e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 6 8 4 tc ele s e d o m d n a m m o C y k S r e tr o p s n a r T r e d n a m m o C F F O F F O 5 8 TH D7 E 16 Menu Set Up 98 12 4 0 11 PM 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 20 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS Repeaters which are often installed and maintained by radio clubs are usually located on mountain tops or other elevated locations Generally they operate at higher ERP Effective Radiated Power than a typical station This combination of elevation and high ERP allows communications over much greater distances than communications without using repea
22. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 56 DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 DX PacketClusters are networks which consist of nodes and stations who are interested in DXing and contesting If one station finds a DX station on the air he or she sends a notice to his or her node Then this node passes the information to all its local stations besides another node This transceiver can display received DX information and hold the latest information on up to 10 DX stations Use this function to monitor the latest DX information in your local area You cannot send DX information to a node using the function 1 Access Menu 1 4 1 DATA BAND to select band A or B 2 Tune to the frequency of the target PacketCluster node 3 Press TNC to switch ON the TNC appears Node Node Node Station STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 Each time new DX cluster data is received the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below The transceiver restores the frequency display after approximately 10 seconds pass or when you press any key When duplicate DX cluster data is received the frequency display is not interrupted dD and a call sign will appear at the bottom of the display To scroll through up to 10 sets of DX information press LIST twice then press UP DWN Press OK to access an attached comment 20 characters max Press
23. FULL DUPLEX This transceiver is also capable of simultaneously transmitting and receiving signals So it is possible to transmit audio on the current band while receiving packet data on another band data band Press DUP to enter Full Duplex mode DUP appears To exit Full Duplex mode press DUP again Note N You cannot use the Full Duplex function after recalling the VHF band on band B or blanking one band N When using the Full Duplex function connect an earphone to the SP jack Using an earphone will prevent feedback that can cause the transceiver to emit a howling sound STA CON PACKET96BCON 9 7 5 SELECTING DATA BAND This transceiver is capable of receiving packet data on one band data band while receiving audio on another band Select band A or B as the data band for receiving or transmitting packets indicates the current data band the default is band A Access Menu 1 4 1 DATA BAND and select band A or B You can also select the method for inhibiting the built in TNC from transmitting Access Menu 1 4 2 DCD SENSE and select one of the two methods D BAND ONLY The TNC does not transmit when signals are present on the data band BOTH BANDS The TNC does not transmit when signals are present on the data band or another band TH D7 E 52 Packet Operation 98 12 4 0 12 PM 55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
24. N O t o n si tifi u o y o t t e k c a p e cit o n a s d n e s n oit a ts r e h t o e h T e cit o n a h c u s g nivie c e r N O n e h W a t a d e vie c e r o t y d a e r a s e vie c e r tilit n u n ois si m s n a rt d n e p s u s o t C N T e h t s e s u a c e cit o n y d a e r W O L F F N O F F O N O p o ts o t r e t u p m o c e h t s e s u a c y rt n e y e k g nitr a ts N O n e h W st e k c a p d e vie c e r g niy alp sid K C A R F R F 3 0 5 2 0 f o y rt e r lit n u n ois si m s n a rt e n o m o rfla v r e t ni e h t s eific e p S d n o c e s 1 si r e t e m a r a p e h t f o tin u e h T n ois si m s n a rt D U A B G B G 0 0 8 4 0 0 6 9 0 0 8 4 e h t n e e w t e b e t a r r e fs n a rt e h t s a s p b 0 0 6 9 r o 0 0 8 4 stc ele S r e vie c e r S P G e h t d n a C N T D N E S S P G S S P G 9 5 1 0 s r e tc a r a h c r e vie c e r S P G e h t o t t u p t u o e b o t a t a d f o t n e t n o c e h t s eific e p S e h t n o s g nitt e s tlu a f e d e h t m a r g o r p o t d e
25. STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 o N q e r F z H o N q e r F z H o N q e r F z H o N q e r F z H 1 0 0 7 6 1 1 4 7 9 1 2 5 6 3 1 1 3 8 2 9 1 2 0 9 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 5 3 0 2 3 0 4 4 7 3 1 5 3 0 1 3 2 2 6 4 1 3 3 7 0 1 2 4 0 0 7 7 4 1 2 7 0 1 4 2 4 1 5 1 4 3 1 8 1 2 5 0 7 9 7 5 1 9 0 1 1 5 2 7 6 5 1 5 3 7 5 2 2 6 0 5 2 8 6 1 8 4 1 1 6 2 2 2 6 1 6 3 6 3 3 2 7 0 4 5 8 7 1 8 8 1 1 7 2 9 7 6 1 7 3 8 1 4 2 8 0 5 8 8 8 1 0 3 2 1 8 2 8 3 7 1 8 3 3 0 5 2 9 0 5 1 9 9 1 3 7 2 1 9 2 9 9 7 1 0 1 8 4 9 0 2 8 1 3 1 0 3 2 6 8 1 2 Press UP DWN to select the appropriate tone frequency 3 Press OK to complete the setting TH D7E Only To transmit a 1750 Hz tone simply press CALL without pressing the PTT switch Release CALL to quit transmitting You can also make the transceiver remain in the transmit mode for 2 seconds after releasing CALL Access Menu 1 5 6 1750 Hz HOLD and select ON STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 I Activating Tone Function Press F 1 to switch t
26. With a memory store program 1 and a separate manual document file 2 VC H1 Interactive Visual Communicator PG 4V Connection Cable to VC H1 PG 3J Filtered Cigarette Lighter Cable PG 4R Sky Command Cable Kit U S A Canada only 1 This software is mainly used to program memory channels via a personal computer 2 This manual gives further detailed information on specialized communications including Packet and APRS TH D7 E 94 Optional Acce 98 12 4 0 14 PM 95 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 96 EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE CONTROL Make connections as shown when remotely controlling equipment Note 1 Voltage is developed across the 100 resistor in the 3 5 V line in the transceiver When 2 mA flows approximately 3 3 V is developed Note 2 A 10 F capacitor is not required in the following cases When the other equipment has DC blocking capacitors When a 2 terminal electret condenser microphone is used External microphone 3 5 plug 2 5 plug External speaker SW 2 10K SW 3 27K SW 1 3 9K Lock SW MIC jack Note 1 SP jack PTT switch Note 2 10 F CONNECTING OTHER EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT When connecting an external speaker an external microphone or other equipment such as a TNC for packet radio to the SP jack or MIC jack refer to the di
27. limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can generate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer for technical assistance PRECAUTIONS Please observe the following precautions to prevent fire personal injury or transceiver damage Do not transmit with high output power for extended periods The transceiver may overheat Do not modify this transceiver unless instructed by this manual or by KENWOOD documentation When using a regulated power supply connect the specified DC cable option to the DC IN jack on the transceiver The supply voltage must be between 5 5 V and 16 V to prevent damaging the transceiver When connecting the
28. q Press TNC to switch ON the TNC appears w Access Menu 1 4 1 to select band A or B as the data band page 55 e On the data band select the same frequency as other stations in your group You may tune to the frequency of an appropriate digipeater page 72 r Access Menu 2 1 to program your call sign 9 digits max page 66 t If you have connected a GPS receiver access Menu 2 2 and select NMEA The default is NOT USED y Access Menu 2 5 to select your station icon page 67 Now you are ready to receive APRS data from other stations Refer to RECEIVING APRS DATA page 63 To transmit your APRS data proceed to step r Note When using your personal computer set the same communication parameters as Packet Operation page 54 On the transceiver press TNC twice to enter Packet mode PACKET should appear u Access Menu 2 3 to enter latitude and longitude data page 68 i Access Menu 2 4 to select from 8 position comments page 69 o If you want access Menu 2 6 to enter status text using up to 20 alphanumeric characters page 70 0 If you want access Menu 2 A to program a group code page 71 1 If necessary access Menu 2 8 to program a packet path page 72 2 Access Menu 2 9 to select the operation method for transmitting beacons page 74 3 If you selected PTT or AUTO in step 2 access Menu 2 7 to select
29. s e r p F F O n oitc n u f e h t h cti w s o T N O C B nia g a O T U A 1 s s e r P N O C B n oitc n u f e h t h cti w s o t N O s r a e p p a N O C B e h t sti m s n a rt N O n oitc n u f e h t g nih cti w S a t a d S R P A t a h t r e tf A e c n o a t a d S R P A sla v r e t nit a d e tti m s n a rt ylla cit a m o t u a si X T 7 2 u n e M ni d e tc ele s d oir e p e h t f o L A V R E T N I 2 s s e r p F F O n oitc n u f e h t h cti w s o T N O C B nia g a STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT METHOD Select the operation method for transmitting APRS data The table concludes how operations differ depending on the selection 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 2 9 to select 2 9 DATA TX 3 Press UP DWN to select Manual default PTT or Auto 4 Press OK to complete the setting 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 74 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 75 SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT INTERVAL Select an interval for automatically transmitting APRS data The de
30. t F L d e e f e nil a s d n e s N O n e h W R C n r u t e r e g airr a c N O C A E B B 0 Y R E V E Y R E V E n R E T F A 0 5 2 0 n e h t f o sla v r e t nit a t e k c a p n o c a e b a s d n e s Y R E V E o t t e s fI t e k c a p n o c a e b a s d n e s R E T F A o t t e s fI n d oir e p d eific e p s si n f o tin u e h T n d oir e p d eific e p s e h t r e tf a e c n o yln o s d n o c e s 0 1 T X E T B T B 9 5 1 0 s r e tc a r a h c t e k c a p n o c a e b a f o n oitr o p a t a d e h t f o t n e t n o c e h t s eific e p S T A R B I L A C L A C o t Q r e t n E oit a r 0 5 0 5 e v a w e r a u q s k r a m e c a p s a s d n e S e d o m d n a m m o C e h t e r o ts e r d n a e d o m e t a r bila C tix e K C E H C H C 0 3 0 5 2 0 f o n oit u c e x e lit n u t u o p o r d la n gis m o rfla v r e t ni e h t s eific e p S s d n o c e s 0 1 si r e t e m a r a p e h t f o tin u e h T n oitc e n n o c sid T C E N N O C C A I V 1lla C
31. transmit mode for 2 seconds after you release each key So you can release the PTT switch after beginning to press keys 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 1 3 3 to select 1 3 3 TX HOLD 3 Press UP DWN to switch the function ON or OFF 4 Press OK to complete the setting 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode z H q e r F 9 0 2 1 6 3 3 1 7 7 4 1 3 3 6 1 7 9 6 1 2 3 A 0 7 7 4 5 6 B 2 5 8 7 8 9 C 1 4 9 0 D TH D7 E 41 DTMF Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 41 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 42 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter up to 8 digits Pressing OK after selecting the 8th digit causes the cursor to move to the start of the next field To complete programming the name after entering less than 8 digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking 8 Press the keys in sequence on the keypad to enter a DTMF number with up to 16 digits You may press UP DWN then OK to select each digit Select a space if you want to put a pause 9 Press OK to complete the programming 10 Press MENU to exit Menu mode You can confirm the stored DTMF number by using steps 1 to 3 You can also use the keypad to
32. tsilt a e pigid e rit n e e h t y alp sid o t C N T e h t s e s u a c N O n e h W st e k c a p d e r o tin o m r o f L L A C Y M Y M L L A C O N s r e tc a r a h c 6 D I S S n gis lla c r u o y s eific e p S N E L C A P P 8 2 1 5 5 2 0 t e k c a p a f o n oitr o p a t a d e h t f o h t g n el m u m ix a m e h t s eific 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 eific e p s e h t f o sla v r e t nit a t e k c a p a s d n e s Y R E V E o t t e s fI r e tf a e c n o yln o t e k c a p a s d n e s R E T F A o t t e s fI n d oir e p s d n o c e silli m 0 0 1 si n f o tin u e h T n d oir e p d eific e p s e h t TH D7 E 99 Appendix 98 12 4 0 15 PM 101 102 e m a N d n a m m o C tr o h S tlu afe D r ete m a r a P n oitpirc s e D T S I S R E P E P 8 2 1 5 5 2 0 e h t r o f ytilib a b o r p e t alu cla c o t r e t e m a r a p a s eific e p S d o h t e m E M I T T O L S T S I S R E P T S I S R E P P P P N O F F O N O d o h t e m E M I T T O L S T S I
33. u q e r F s e Y s e Y t u o k c olle n n a h c y r o m e M s e Y s e Y e m a n le n n a h c y r o m e M s e Y s e Y n oitc ele s e d o m M F M A yln o A 7 D H T s e Y s e Y The data listed below can be stored in each memory channel Yes Can be stored in memory N A Cannot be stored in memory TH D7 E 26 Memory Channels 98 12 4 0 11 PM 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 STORING ODD SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIES Some repeaters use a receive and transmit frequency pair with a non standard offset If you store two separate frequencies in a memory channel you can operate on those repeaters without programming the offset frequency and direction 1 Store the desired receive frequency and related data by using the procedure given for simplex or standard repeater frequencies 2 Press UP DWN to select the desired transmit frequency 3 Press F MR 4 Press UP DWN to select the memory channel programmed in step 1 5 Press PTT OK The transmit frequency is stored in the memory channel Note N When you recall an odd split memory channel and appear on the display To confirm the transmit frequency press REV N Transmit Offset status and Reverse status are not stored in an odd split
34. 13 PM 89 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 90 Problem Probable Cause Corrective Action Ref Page Nothing appears on the display when the transceiver is switched ON or the display is blinking ON and OFF 1 Low supply voltage 1 Recharge the battery pack or replace the batteries 2 4 5 2 If using the optional DC cable 2 a b Bad power cable or connections Open blown power supply fuse a b Check the power cable and connections then correct replace as necessary Investigate the cause for the open fuse Replace the fuse Most keys and the Tuning control do not function 1 Transceiver Lock is ON Key icon is visible 1 Press F 1 s to switch OFF Transceiver Lock 50 2 The transceiver is in Channel Display mode 2 Press A B POWER ON to exit Channel Display mode 31 3 Tone Alert is ON Bell icon is visible 3 Press F ENT to switch OFF Tone Alert 47 4 Packet data was being transmitted using the data band 4 Operate the keys or the Tuning control after transmitting of packet data is completed You cannot select the exact desired frequency using the UP DWN or Tuning control The current frequency step size does not allow the frequency to be selected Select the appropriate frequency step size 46 You cannot recall any memory channels You have stored
35. 2 PREPARATION Guide INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK 1 Position the two grooves on the inside bottom corners of the battery pack over the corresponding guides on the back of the transceiver 2 Slide the battery pack along the back of the transceiver until the release latch on the base of the transceiver locks the battery pack in place 3 To remove the battery pack push up the release latch then slide the battery pack back Release latch CHARGING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK After installing the NiCd battery pack charge the battery pack The battery pack is provided uncharged 1 Confirm that the transceiver power is OFF While charging the battery pack leave the transceiver power OFF 2 Insert the DC plug from the charger into the DC IN jack on the transceiver 3 Insert the charger AC plug into an AC wall outlet Charging starts and will take approximately 16 hours for PB 38 or 15 hours for PB 39 4 After 16 hours PB 38 or 15 hours PB 39 remove the charger DC plug from the transceiver DC IN jack 5 Remove the charger AC plug from the AC wall outlet N Exceeding the specified charge period shortens the useful life of the NiCd battery pack N The provided charger is designed to charge only the provided PB 38 or PB 39 NiCd battery pack Charging other models of battery packs will damage the charger and battery pack DC IN jack TH D7 E 02 Preparation 98 12 4 0 10 PM 2 1 2 3
36. 20 21 22 23 64 4 Press OK repeatedly until you can access the desired information You may press ESC to restore the previous display 5 Press LIST twice to restore the frequency display You may want to delete all information of the desired station Press A B instead of OK in step 3 or 4 DELETE appears Press OK to delete the information To delete the information of all stations press A B 1 s in step 2 DELETE ALL appears Press OK Then ARE YOU OK appears Press OK again to delete the information The types of information accessible in step 4 differ depending on the types of stations For details see the next page Note N When data from the 41st station is received the oldest data in memory is replaced by that data N Each time new APRS data is received from the same station the old data from that station in memory is replaced by new data N When APRS data is received with a GPS receiver connected included position data is sent to the receiver the NMEA 0183 GPWPL format is used This data is registered in the Waypoint List of the receiver the right 6 digits of the call sign is used as a name ex for KJ6HC 3 J6HC 3 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA This transceiver is capable of receiving and storing APRS data from up to 40 stations in memory You can select the desired station and access the desired information
37. 6 0 9 2 J 1 p a rts d n a H X X 2 4 3 0 9 6 J 1 0 1 1 m m 5 2 a h ti w elb a C g ulp r o tc u d n o c 3 3 X X 4 7 3 3 0 3 E 1 d r a c yt n a rr a W 1 la u n a m n oitc u rts n I X X 4 0 0 1 2 6 B 1 n oitc u rts nI o D ot ta h W s s e r P Y E K e s a ele r d n a s s e r P Y E K s s e r P s 1 Y E K dlo h d n a s s e r P Y E K r o f r e g n ol r o d n o c e s 1 s s e r P 1 Y E K 2 Y E K s s e r P 1 Y E K ylir a t n e m o m e s a ele r 1 Y E K s s e r p n e h t 2 Y E K s s e r P 2 Y E K 1 Y E K dlo h d n a s s e r P 1 Y E K n e h t s s e r p 2 Y E K s s e r P N O R E W O P Y E K F F O r e w o p r e vie c s n a rt h ti W dlo h d n a s s e r p Y E K n e h t e h t s s e r p R E W O P h cti w s 1 PB 39 9 6 V 600 mAh 2 PB 38 6 V 650 mAh 3 Use this accessory to modify the cable end of your GPS receiver page 61 TH D7 E 01 Supplied Access 98 12 4 0 10 PM 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
38. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 33 SCAN This transceiver provides the following types of scans 1 TH D7A only e p y T n a c S e g n a R n a c S n a c S O F V e h t n o elb a n u t s eic n e u q e rfll A d n a b n a c S y r o m e M e h t ni d e r o ts s eic n e u q e r F sle n n a h c y r o m e m n a c S z H M z H M 1 a nih ti w s eic n e u q e rfll A e g n a r n a c S m a r g o r P e g n a r e h t ni s eic n e u q e rfll A d n a b e h t n o d e tc ele s n a c S O F V lla C 1 t n e rr u c e h t s ulp le n n a h c lla C y c n e u q e rf O F V n a c S y r o m e M lla C 1 d e tc ele s e h t s ulp le n n a h c lla C le n n a h c y r o m e m Scan is a useful feature for hands off monitoring of your favorite frequencies Becoming comfortable with all types of Scan will increase your operating efficiency Note N Adjust the squelch level before using Scan Selecting a squelch level too low could cause Scan to stop immediately N You cannot start Scan while Tone Alert is ON N While using CTCSS Scan stops for any signal received however you will hear audio only when the signal contains the same CTCSS tone that you selected N
39. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 13 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES This section introduces you to the basic modes you can select on this transceiver VFO mode Press VFO to select In this mode you can change the operating frequency by pressing UP DWN or entering digits directly from the keypad page 45 Memory Recall mode Press MR to select In this mode you can recall the desired memory channel by pressing UP DWN or entering digits directly from the keypad page 28 For further information refer to MEMORY CHANNELS page 26 Function Select mode Press F to select In this mode you can scroll F 1 through F 8 except F 6 by pressing UP DWN to access F 6 first select the 118 MHz band page 51 After accessing the desired function press OK then press UP DWN to select the desired parameter Last press OK again to complete the setting After recalling a memory channel you can also access F 0 and F 9 On the TH D7E you cannot access F 6 Pressing F 0 9 is a much simpler method than the above For example pressing F 1 switches the Tone function ON or OFF This method is described in the appropriate sections in this manual Menu mode Press MENU to select In this mode you can access the desired menu item by pressing UP DWN
40. APRS Message 98 12 4 0 13 PM 80 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 81 WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL TH D7A ONLY If you also have a KENWOOD multi band mobile transceiver you can control one of its bands by sending DTMF tones from this handy transceiver You will find this function useful when you want to control your mobile transceiver from a location outside your vehicle Note N You can remotely control only the mobile transceivers that have both the DTSS and Remote Control functions N The FCC rules permit you to send control codes only on the 440 MHz band PREPARATION Let us assume the VHF band of the mobile transceiver will be controlled On the handy transceiver 1 Press PTT VFO POWER ON The current secret access code number appears The default is 000 2 Press a numeric key 0 to 9 to enter a 3 digit secret number You can also press UP DWN to select each digit Press OK or ESC to move the cursor to the next or previous digit 3 Press OK to complete the setting 4 Select the UHF band 5 Select the transmit frequency STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 DTMF tones TH D7 E 81 Wireless Remote 98 12 4 0 13 PM 81 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 82 CONTROL OPERATION When in Remo
41. D7 E 06 First QSO 98 12 4 0 10 PM 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7 OPERATING BASICS SWITCHING POWER ON OFF 1 Press the POWER switch 1 s to switch ON the transceiver A double beep sounds 2 To switch OFF the transceiver press the POWER switch 1 s again ADJUSTING VOLUME Turn the VOL control clockwise to increase the audio level and counterclockwise to decrease the audio level If background noise is inaudible because of the Squelch function press and hold MONI then adjust the VOL control While pressing MONI you will hear background noise SELECTING A BAND Press A B to select band A or B The cursor indicates the current band SELECTING A FREQUENCY Press UP DWN or turn the Tuning control to select a frequency Pressing and holding UP DWN causes the frequency to step repeatedly To change frequencies in steps of 1 MHz press MHz first The 1 MHz digit blinks Pressing MHz again cancels this function You can also select frequencies by directly entering digits from the keypad See DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY page 45 TH D7 E 07 Operating Basics 98 12 4 0 10 PM 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 8 ADJUSTING SQUELCH Selecting the correct squelch
42. LIST to restore the frequency display Note N The information is cleared when the transceiver power is turned OFF N This transceiver beeps each time it receives new or duplicate DX cluster data You may access Menu 1 5 3 BEEP to change this setting The default is ALL See the table on page 63 N Before tuning to a PacketCluster node switch the APRS Beacon function OFF page 74 otherwise unintentional APRS packet transmission will annoy PacketCluster nodes and stations STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 Comment Time Frequency TH D7 E 56 DX Packetclusters 98 12 4 0 12 PM 56 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 57 SLOW SCAN TELEVISION SSTV WITH VC H1 Slow scan Television SSTV is a popular application for transmitting still images over the air from one station to another The VC H1 is an optional portable unit which includes all requirements for SSTV a slow scan converter a CCD camera and a LCD monitor You can transmit or receive full color images just by connecting the VC H1 to this transceiver For further information on the VC H1 see the instruction manual for the VC H1 From this transceiver you can enter and superimpose a message an RSV report and a call sign onto an image on the VC H1 monitor You can also select colors for those information Note Use an optional PG 4V cable to connect the VC H1
43. Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 2 8 to select 2 8 PACKET PATH The display for entering characters appears the first digit blinks 3 Press UP DWN to select a character You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z comma and 4 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 32 digits Pressing OK after selecting the 32nd digit completes the programming To complete programming after entering less than 32 digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking 6 Press MENU to exit Menu mode You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3 For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C then 2 Press ENT to switch between and Wide type Relay type STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 72 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 73 r ete m a r a P fo r e b m u N sr eta e pigid n oitc e ri D 1 1 ll A 2 2 ll A 3 3 ll A 4 4 ll A 5 5 ll A 6 6 ll A 7 7 ll A 8 e r o m r o 2 1 h tr o N 9 e r o m r o 2 1 h t u o S 0 1 e r o m r o 2 1 ts a E 1 1
44. R r o f r olo C PG 4V TH D7 E 57 SSTV with VC H1 98 12 4 0 12 PM 57 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 58 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits call sign 9 digits message or 10 digits RSV report Pressing OK after selecting the last digit completes the programming To complete programming after entering less than the maximum digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking 6 Press MENU to exit Menu mode You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3 For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C then 2 Press DUAL to switch 0 and space Press ENT to switch among the special ASCII characters ytilib a d a e R o e di V 1 elb a d a e r n U 1 elb a zin g o c e r n U 2 elb a d a e r yle r a B 2 elb a zin g o c e r yle r a B 3 elb a r e dis n o c h ti w elb a d a e R ytlu ciffid 3 h ti w elb a zin g o c e R ytlu ciffid elb a r e dis n o c 4 o n ylla citc a r p h ti w elb a d a e R ytlu ciffid 4 h ti w elb a zin g o c e R ytlu ciffid o n ylla citc a r p 5 elb a d a e r yltc e fr e P 5 elb a zin g o c e r ylt
45. S R E P e h t e s u o t C N T e h t s e s u a C F F O n e h w d o h t e m T I A W D e h t r o N O n e h w T E S E R T E S E R s d n a m m o c e h tlla r o f s u t a ts tlu a f e d e h t s e r o ts e R E M I T P S E R S E R 5 0 5 2 0 y ale d n ois si m s n a rt t e k c a p t n e m g d el w o n k c a e h t s eific e p S s d n o c e silli m 0 0 1 si r e t e m a r a p e h t f o tin u e h T T R A T S E R T R A T S E R N O n e h t F F O d e h cti w s sitifi s a n oitc n u f o t C N T e h t s e s u a C Y R T E R E R 0 1 5 1 0 e r a st e k c a p fI s eirt e r n ois si m s n a rt f o r e b m u n e h t s eific e p S ts e u q e r tc e n n o c a n oitc e n n o c ni elih w d e t p e c c a yltc e rr o c t o n s eirt e r f o r e b m u n d eific e p s e h t r e tf a nia g a t n e s si C A P D N E S E S D 0 F 7 0 t n e s e b o t t e k c a p a s e c r o f h cih w r e tc a r a h c a s eific e p S E M I T T O L S L S 3 0 5 2 0 sla v r e t ni n oit a r e n e g r e b m u n m o d n a r f o
46. case the service technician needs to call you if available include also your fax number and e mail address Don t return accessory items unless you feel they are directly related to the service problem You may return this product for service to the authorized KENWOOD dealer from whom you purchased it or any authorized KENWOOD service center Please do not send subassemblies or printed circuit boards Send the complete product A copy of the service report will be returned with the product SERVICE NOTE If you desire to correspond on a technical or operational problem please make your note legible short complete and to the point Help us help you by providing the following Model and serial number of equipment Question or problem you are having Other equipment in your station pertaining to the problem Do not pack the equipment in crushed newspapers for shipment Extensive damage may result during rough handling or shipping Note N Record the date of purchase serial number and dealer from whom this product was purchased N For your own information retain a written record of any maintenance performed on this product N When claiming warranty service please include a photocopy of the bill of sale or other proof of purchase showing the date of sale CLEANING To clean the case of this product use a neutral detergent no strong chemicals and a damp cloth TH D7 E 89 Maintenance 98 12 4 0
47. e r e e S e d u tit a L a t a D e d u tig n o L 8 6 2 4 P U N W D K O t n e m m o C n oitis o P 9 6 2 5 P U N W D K O n o cI n oit a t S 7 6 2 6 P U N W D K O stigid 0 2 o t p u r e t n E tx e T s u t a t S 0 7 2 7 P U N W D K O ti m s n a r T n o c a e B la v r e t n I 5 7 2 8 P U N W D K O stigid 2 3 o t p u r e t n E h t a P t e k c a P 2 7 2 9 P U N W D K O ti m s n a r T n o c a e B d o h t e M 4 7 2 A P U N W D K O stigid 9 o t p u r e t n E e d o C p u o r G 1 7 2 B P U N W D K O n oit p e c e R e c n a tsi D n oitcirts e R 5 7 2 C P U N W D K O tin U 5 6 1 TH D7A only TH D7 E 103 Quick Reference 98 12 4 0 11 PM 104 53 INDEX DTMF Making Calls 41 Storing Numbers 42 Transmitting Stored Numbers
48. e t o m e R N O si n oitc n u f e n o T e h T 1 H C V N O si r e w o p e h T 2 Tone TH D7 E 57 SSTV with VC H1 98 12 4 0 13 PM 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 61 AUTOMATIC PACKET POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM The Automatic Packet Position Reporting System APRS is a software program and registered trademark of Bob Bruninga WB4APR He has made packet communications much more exciting than before This program allows you to track mobile stations on a map which you recall on a computer screen Imagine seeing one mobile station moving on the map which can be scaled from 5 to 2000 miles You also may be tracked on the computer screen of another station Stations to be tracked must transmit beacons at certain intervals To track other stations you usually need a computer running the APRS a transceiver and a TNC To have them track you you also need a GPS receiver It receives signals from the satellites to inform you of your current geographical position GPS stands for Global Positioning System The APRS interprets the National Marine Electronics Association NMEA data strings coming from the GPS receiver For further information consult Internet Web pages relating to the APRS You may use one of the Internet search engines to find correct URLs This transceiver includes a TNC and a program
49. end of the message 5 Press ESC twice to restore the frequency display Pressing MSG in step 4 allows you to enter a message to be returned to the station You can skip steps 1 to 6 in ENTERING A MESSAGE page 79 Note N The dedicated memory is used for storing both received messages and messages for transmitting Receiving a new message when the memory is full causes the oldest message to be deleted A message not yet transmitted 5 times may be unexpectedly deleted If stays at the bottom left of the display when memory is full a new message does not replace the oldest message This transceiver returns a reject command and shows rM and a call sign at the bottom of the display N A message already transmitted can be easily sent to the same station Select the message in step 4 and press MSG The call sign and message are copied to the recalled entry display page 79 Message TH D7 E 76 APRS Message 98 12 4 0 13 PM 78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 79 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 ENTERING A MESSAGE You can enter a message or bulletin using up to 45 alphanumeric characters To transmit a message first enter the call sign of the target station To transmit a bulletin to all other stations in your group enter BLN as the call sign where must be any single alphanumeric character When the le
50. enter alphanumeric characters in step 5 For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C a b c then 2 Press ENT to switch among the special ASCII characters AUTOMATIC DIALER If you use the 10 dedicated memory channels to store DTMF numbers you need not remember a long string of digits I Storing a DTMF Number in Memory Note Audible DTMF tones from other transceivers near you or from your own speaker may be picked up by your microphone If so you may fail to correctly program a DTMF number 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 1 3 1 to select 1 3 1 STORE 3 Press UP DWN to select from channel 0 to 9 4 Press OK The display for entering a memory name appears the first digit blinks To skip naming the channel press OK again You can jump to step 8 5 Press UP DWN to select a character You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters 6 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit TH D7 E 41 DTMF Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 This transceiver allows you to switch the DTMF number transmission speed between Fast default and Slow If a repeater cannot respond to the fast speed access Menu 1 3 2 TX SPEED and select Slow You can also change pause duration
51. file or obtain various useful information Thousands of PBBSs which have formed a worldwide network relay e mail to its intended destination around the world First find out the call signs and frequencies used by your local PBBSs Reference material for starting packet operation should be available at any store that handles Amateur Radio equipment Note N Not all functions available via conventional TNCs are supported by the TNC built in this transceiver N Packet operation easily affected by transmit and receive conditions requires a full scale S meter reading for reliable communication When the S meter reads less than maximum during 9600 bps operation communication errors are frequent N This transceiver is incapable of functioning as a digipeater N indicates packets to be transmitted still remain in the buffer TH D7E Only When using the VHF band to transmit packets do not select the narrow transmit deviation page 51 Data library Mail box Bulletin board PBBS TH D7 E 52 Packet Operation 98 12 4 0 12 PM 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 53 OPERATING TNC This transceiver has a built in TNC which conforms to the AX 25 protocol This protocol is used for communications between TNCs The TNC accepts data from your personal computer and assembles it into packets It then converts packets to audio t
52. for dealing with data formats supported by the APRS Its display shows information each time correct APRS data is received you do not need a computer It also allows you to manually enter position data latitude longitude to transmit use this function if you do not have a GPS receiver Besides position data this transceiver can receive or transmit the following information 1 Receive only 2 Can be transmitted only when using a GPS receiver This transceiver has a PC jack and GPS jack to connect with a personal computer and a GPS receiver This manual however does not describe APRS communications which require these equipment Note N Turn OFF the transceiver power before making the connections N The GPS jack also accepts a 2 5 mm 1 10 3 conductor plug You may use the provided cable page 1 to modify the cable end of your GPS receiver The connection of each conductor TXD RXD GND is the same as the plug on the PG 4W page 53 n o ci n oit a t S g nitr o p e r r e h t a e W 1 t n e m m o c n oitis o P tx e t s u t a t S d e e p s g niv o M 2 n oitc e rid g niv o M 2 GPS receiver To COM port PG 4W TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 61 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 62 OPERATION FLOW The following steps should guide you to a good start of APRS operation
53. level relieves you from listening to background noise output from the speaker when no signals are present The appropriate squelch level depends on ambient noise conditions You can program a different level for band A and B Noise Squelch opened The current squelch level is incorrect The current squelch level is correct Audio No speaker output Squelch closed Squelch opened 1 Press F MONI The SQL meter indicates the current squelch level The default is level 2 4 segments are visible 2 Press UP DWN to select from 6 squelch levels Select the level at which the background noise is just eliminated when no signal is present The higher the level selected the stronger the signals must be to receive 3 Press OK to complete the setting TH D7 E 07 Operating Basics 98 12 4 0 10 PM 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 9 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 N The recommended duty cycle is 1 minute of transmission and 3 minutes of reception Extended transmissions in the high power mode may cause the back of the transceiver to get hot N Transmitting with the supplied antenna near other electronic equipment can interfere with that equipment Also transmitting near a poorly regulated power supply that is not recommended by KENWOOD may cause the power supply to output an extremely
54. names cities names of people etc 1 Recall the desired memory channel 2 Press F 9 to select F 9 MEMORY NAME The first digit blinks 3 Press UP DWN to select the first digit You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters 4 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits Pressing OK after selecting the 8th digit completes the programming To complete programming after entering less than 8 digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking After storing a memory name pressing MN lt gt f switches the display between the memory name and frequency You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3 For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C a b c then 2 Press DUAL to switch 0 and space Press ENT to switch among the special ASCII characters Note N You can also name the Program Scan page 37 and DTMF page 42 channels but you cannot name the Call channel page 30 N You can assign names only to memory channels in which you have stored frequencies and related data N The stored names can be overwritten by repeating steps 1 to 5 N The stored names also are erased by clearing memory channels TH D7 E 26 Memory Channels
55. recall the sub band 2 Press F 3 to switch the CTCSS function ON or OFF CT appears when CTCSS is ON You will hear calls only when the selected tone is received To answer the call press and hold the PTT switch then speak into the microphone Note N You cannot use the CTCSS and Tone functions simultaneously Switching the CTCSS function ON after activating the Tone function deactivates the Tone function N If you select a high CTCSS frequency receiving audio or noise that contains the same frequency portions may cause CTCSS to function incorrectly To prevent noise from causing this problem select an appropriate squelch level page 8 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 CTCSS FREQ ID This function scans through all CTCSS frequencies to identify the incoming CTCSS frequency on a received signal You may find it useful when you cannot recall the CTCSS frequency that the other persons in your group are using 1 Press F 4 1 s to activate the function The CTCSS function is switched ON If you access F 4 CTCSS FREQ using UP DWN in Function Select mode press OK 1 s to activate the function To reverse scan direction press UP upward scan or DWN downward scan To quit the function press ESC When the CTCSS frequency is identified the identified frequency appears and blinks 2 Press OK to program the identified frequency in
56. signs 9 digits max on these transceivers as the IDs of the TNCs Use the following Menu Nos to program call signs 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 4 1 to select 4 1 CMD CALL or 4 2 to select 4 2 TRP CALL The display for entering characters appears the first digit blinks The default is NOCALL 3 Press UP DWN to select a character You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z and STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 4 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 9 digits Pressing OK after selecting the 9th digit completes the programming To complete programming after entering less than 9 digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking 6 Press MENU to exit Menu mode You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3 For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C then 2 Press ENT to enter PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY On receiving a tone from the Commander the Transporter causes the HF transceiver to enter Transmit mode On both the Commander and Transporter access Menu 4 3 TONE FREQ and select the desired same tone frequency STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 83 Sky Command 98 12 4 0 13 PM 8
57. stored in memory channels the default is 500 msec Access Menu 1 3 4 PAUSE The selectable pauses are 100 250 500 750 1000 1500 and 2000 msec I Transmitting a Stored DTMF Number 1 Press PTT MENU 2 Release only MENU then press UP DWN to select the desired DTMF memory channel 3 While still holding PTT press MENU again The number stored in the channel scrolls across the display accompanied by DTMF tones from the speaker After transmission the frequency display is restored If you need not confirm the memory channel contents press 0 to 9 instead of UP DWN in step 2 to select a channel number The stored DTMF number will be immediately transmitted You need not press MENU in step 3 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 41 DTMF Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 44 MICROPHONE CONTROL The key functions you can assign are shown below Press F first 1 TH D7A only Note N Turn OFF the transceiver power before connecting the optional speaker microphone N If the LOCK on the speaker microphone is ON you cannot reprogram the Programmable Function keys 0 le n n a h C y r o m e M F F O N O t u o k c o L 5 tc ele s q e rf t e sff O 1 F F O N O e n o T 6
58. transceiver to a cigarette lighter socket in a vehicle use the specified cigarette lighter cable option Do not expose the transceiver to long periods of direct sunlight nor place the transceiver close to heating appliances Do not place the transceiver in excessively dusty areas humid areas wet areas nor on unstable surfaces If an abnormal odor or smoke is detected coming from the transceiver turn OFF the power immediately and remove the battery case or the battery pack from the transceiver Contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer customer service or service station TH D7 E 00 i Notices 98 12 4 0 09 PM 1 ii CONTENTS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 1 CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL 1 CHAPTER 1 PREPARATION INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK 2 CHARGING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK 2 INSTALLING THE ANTENNA 3 INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP BELT HOOK 3 INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES 4 CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY 5 CONNECTING WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET 5 CHAPTER 2 FIRST QSO CHAPTER 3 OPERATING BASICS SWITCHING POWER ON OFF 7 ADJUSTING VOLUME
59. transceiver with the cigarette lighter socket in your vehicle use an optional PG 3J Cigarette Lighter cable To connect with an external 24 V power source via a DC DC converter only use the optional PG 3J Cigarette Lighter cable Using the PG 2W DC cable in this situation may cause a fire Note If input voltage exceeds approximately 18 V warning beeps sound and a warning message appears PG 2W 24V 12V 24V PG 3J 12V 12V 24V PG 3J DC DC converter Cigarette lighter socket DC DC converter TH D7 E 02 Preparation 98 12 4 0 10 PM 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 6 5 Press and hold the PTT switch then speak into the microphone in a normal tone of voice 6 4 3 2 Press the POWER switch for 1 second or longer The 7 steps given here will get you on the air in your first QSO right away So you can enjoy the exhilaration that comes with opening a brand new transceiver Note When received signals are too weak to recognize press and hold MONI to hear clearer signals You will however also hear background noise Press A B to select band A or B Press UP DWN or turn the Tuning control to select a frequency Release the PTT switch to receive 1 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to continue communication FIRST QSO Turn the VOL control clockwise to the 11 o clock position TH
60. ts lla o t nit ellu b A e civ r e S r e h t a e W la n oit a N e h t y b tr o p e r A w X T r o X R lt e g a s s e m d e vie c e r A gt 2 g nitti m s n a rt r o f e g a s s e m A e s utat S 2 t e y t o n nit ellu b r o e g a s s e m A s e m it 5 d e tti m s n a rt 2 n oit p e c e r a h cih 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 el w o n k c a 2 5 d e tti m s n a rt nit ellu b r o e g a s s e m A n oit p e c e r a e g a s s e m a r o F s e m it d e n r u t e r t o n s a w t n e m g d el w o n k c a 1 Sequence of message or bulletin packets from the same station 2 These indicators appear for outgoing messages page 80 Besides the call sign and message the display will show the following types of information STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 w q e ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES This transceiver is capable of storing a maximum of 16 messages in memory You can access the desired massage by switching the display 1 Press MSG 2 Press UP DWN to select LIST 3 Press OK 4 Press UP DWN to select the desired station Press OK to see the 25th and subsequent digits of the message indicates the
61. u n a m n oitc u rts ni e h t o t r e f e R 1 H C V e h t tc e n n o c yltc e rr o c d n a 1 H C V r e vie c s n a rt e h t o t 7 5 Note When two received frequencies have relationships per the equation below or other similar relationships an internal heterodyne may be heard This is not a defect 2 fU 45 05 4 fV 38 85 38 85 or 45 05 fU 45 05 2 fV 38 85 38 85 n fSV 45 05 n fV 38 85 38 85 or 45 05 where n 3 4 or 5 fV VHF frequency band A fU UHF frequency band B fSV VHF frequency band B TH D7 E 89 Maintenance 98 12 4 0 14 PM 93 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 94 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES SMC 32 Speaker Microphone SMC 33 Remote Control Speaker Microphone SMC 34 Remote Control Speaker Microphone with Volume Control HMC 3 Head Set with VOX PTT EMC 3 Clip Microphone with Earphone PB 38 Standard Battery Pack 6 V 650 mAh PB 39 High power Battery Pack 9 6 V 600 mAh BT 11 Battery Case BC 17 Wall Charger SC 40 Soft Case BC 19 Rapid Charger PG 2W DC Cable TH D7 E 94 Optional Acce 98 12 4 0 14 PM 94 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 95 PG 4W Connection Cable to Computer
62. 1 O I D A R 5 X U A 6 z H 0 5 7 1 dlo H X T E 7 D H T F F O N O F F O 2 2 7 A 7 D H T t e s e R o N llu F O F V laitr a P 2 3 7 X T w o rr a n d n a b F H V E 7 D H T n oit aiv e d F F O N O F F O 1 5 8 t nio P t p e c r e t n I d e c n a v d A E 7 D H T F F O N O F F O 1 5 9 E 7 D H T t e s e R o N llu F O F V laitr a P 2 3 1 le v e L 2 le v e L s n oitc ele S tlu afe D fe R e g a p 2 S R P A 1 n gis lla c y M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 6 6 2 r e vie c e r S P G A E M N d e s u t o N d e s u t o N 2 6 3 a t a d e d u tig n ol e d u tit a L e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 8 6 4 t n e m m o c n oitis o P e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 9 6 5 n o ci n oit a t S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 7 6 6 tx e t s u t a t S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 0 7 7 la v r e t niti m s n a rt n o c a e B 0 3 0 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 5 s e t u ni m s e t u ni m 5 5 7 8 h t a p t e k c a P e g a p e c n e r e
63. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 59 SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN MESSAGE RSV You can select white default black blue red magenta green cyan or yellow to color the call sign message or RSV report 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 3 2 to select 3 2 MY CALL COL or 3 4 to select 3 4 MESSAGE COL or 3 6 to select 3 6 RSV COLOR 3 Press UP DWN to select the color 4 Press OK to complete the setting 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 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 MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 3 7 to select 3 7 SUPERIMPOSE EXECUTING appears and data transfer starts 3 Press MENU to exit Menu mode Note Switch OFF both the transceiver and VC H1 before making the connection STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 57 SSTV with VC H1 98 12 4 0 12 PM 59 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 60 VC H1 CONTROL If you have another transceiver that has the Tone function you can use it as a remote contro
64. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 10 GETTING ACQUAINTED ORIENTATION PTT switch LAMP key MONI key Antenna Tuning control VOL control Display POWER switch Speaker Microphone Cursor keys Keypad SP jack MIC jack PC jack GPS jack DC IN jack TX RX indicator TH D7 E 10 Getting Acquainted 98 12 4 0 10 PM 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 11 INDICATORS On the upper section of the display you will see various indicators that show what you have selected 9 7 5 1 TH D7E only Shows the strength of received signals While transmitting shows the current relative battery charge Note Electromagnetic fields such as those produced by static electricity may occasionally cause the display to function abnormally However the display will typically return to normal operation within a couple of minutes TH D7 E 10 Getting Acquainted 98 12 4 0 10 PM 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 12 CURSOR KEYS This transceiver employs 4 cursor keys so that you can program most of the functions with only one hand UP DWN keys The UP DWN keys function in the exact same way as the Tuning control These keys change frequencies memory channels or other selec
65. 33 Scan 98 12 4 0 11 PM 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 35 MEMORY SCAN Use Memory Scan to monitor all memory channels programmed with frequency data 1 Select the desired band 2 Press MR 1 s Scan starts with the channel last recalled The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To reverse scan direction press UP upward scan or DWN downward scan 3 To quit Memory Scan press ESC Note N On the current band at least 2 or more memory channels must contain data and must not be locked out N The L0 to L9 and U0 to U9 memory channels are not scanned N You can also start Memory Scan when in Channel Display mode While Scan is being interrupted the channel number blinks VFO SCAN VFO Scan monitors all frequencies tunable on the band using the current frequency step size 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 1 s Scan starts at the frequency currently displayed The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To reverse scan direction press UP upward scan or DWN downward scan 3 To quit VFO Scan press ESC TH D7 E 33 Scan 98 12 4 0 11 PM 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 36 I Locking Out a Memory Channel Sele
66. 3lla c 2lla c 9lla c n oit a ts e h t f o n gis lla c e h t si 1lla C ts e u q e r tc e n n o c a s d n e S o t s n oit a ts f o s n gis lla c e r a 9lla c o t 2lla C o t d e tc e n n o c e b o t h g u o r h t d e t a e pigid e b 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 lrt C o t e d o m d n a m m o C e h t e r o ts e r E M I T C A P C P C F F O F F O N O sla v r e t nit a t e k c a p a s d n e s e d o m e s r e v n o C ni d n a N O n e h W E M I T C A P y b d e ni m r e t e d d oir e p e h t f o R C R C N O F F O N O e b o t st e k c a p lla o t R C n r u t e r e g airr a c a s d n e p p a N O n e h W t n e s E N N O C S I D D ts e u q e r tc e n n o c sid a s d n e S TH D7 E 99 Appendix 98 12 4 0 15 PM 99 100 e m a N d n a m m o C tr o h S tlu afe D r ete m a r a P n oitpirc s e D Y A L P S I D P S I D e h tlla f o s u t a ts t n e rr u c e h t y alp sid o t C N T e h t s e s u a C I H C
67. 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 39 CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM CTCSS You may sometimes want to hear calls from only specific persons The Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS allows you to ignore not hear unwanted calls from other persons who are using the same frequency First select the same CTCSS tone as selected by the other persons in your group A CTCSS tone is subaudible and is selectable from among the 38 standard tone frequencies Note CTCSS does not cause your conversation to be private It only relieves you from listening to unwanted conversations SELECTING A CTCSS FREQUENCY 1 Press A B to select band A or B If necessary press F A B to recall the sub band 2 Press F 4 to select F 4 CTCSS FREQ 3 Press UP DWN to select the appropriate CTCSS frequency The selectable frequencies are the same as for the tone frequency See the table given in Selecting a Tone Frequency page 22 4 Press OK to complete the setting CTCSS frequency 82 5 Hz CTCSS frequency 82 5 Hz Received Not received Not received CTCSS frequency 100 0 Hz CTCSS OFF TH D7 E 39 CTCSS 98 12 4 0 12 PM 39 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 40 USING CTCSS 1 Press A B to select band A or B If necessary press F A B to
68. 5 alphanumeric characters page 79 Now you are ready to receive a message from other stations Refer to RECEIVING A MESSAGE page 77 To transmit a message proceed to step t APRS MESSAGE TH D7 E 76 APRS Message 98 12 4 0 13 PM 76 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 77 When a duplicate message from the same station is received an error beep sounds In addition dM and a call sign appear on the display When a message to other stations is received oM appears at the bottom left of the display This transceiver beeps each time it receives a new or duplicate message You may access Menu 1 5 3 BEEP to change this setting The default is ALL Note N This transceiver allows you to receive a message also when the SSID does not match However it will not return a reception acknowledgment N When a message addressed to you is received the transceiver display and keypad are illuminated If you do not press any key in approximately 5 seconds the light goes off s n oitc ele S d e s s e r P y e K w e N e g a s s e M eta cilp u D e g a s s e M F F O p e e b o N p e e b o N p e e b o N Y E K p e e B p e e b o N p e e b o N A T A D W E N Y E K p e e B p e e B p e e b o N L L A p e e B p
69. 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 87 F H e h t F F O N O h cti w s o T r e vie c s n a rt s s e r P R E W O P F H a n o oid u a ti m s n a rt o T y c n e u q e rf e h t dlo h d n a s s e r P T T P e h t o t ni k a e p s n e h t h cti w s e n o h p o r ci m F H a n o oid u a e vie c e r o T y c n e u q e rf s s e r P X R d n a b F H U e h t r o tin o m o T r e d n a m m o C e h t n o dlo h d n a s s e r P I N O M y e K n oitc n u F g n i n u T lo rt n o c r e b m u n le n n a h c y r o m e m r o y c n e u q e r F e g n a h c P U N W D e g n a h c t e sff o T I X r o t e sff o T I R B A h cti w s B O F V A O F V e d o m O F V n I e g n a h c o n e d o m lla c e R y r o m e M n I R E W O P 1 F F O N O r e w o P X R 1 F F O N O e vie c e r y c n e u q e rf F H E D O M 1 h cti w s e d o m n oit alu d o M T I R 1 F F O N O T I R T I X 1 F F O N O T I X R L C 1 r a elc t e sff o T I X r o t e sff
70. 98 12 4 0 11 PM 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 30 CALL CHANNEL TH D7A ONLY The Call channel can always be selected quickly no matter what mode the transceiver is in For instance you may use the Call channel as an emergency channel within your group In this case the Call VFO scan page 38 will be useful The default frequency stored in the Call channel is 144 000 MHz for the VHF band and 440 000 MHz for the UHF band The Call channel can be reprogrammed either as a simplex amp repeater or odd split channel Note Unlike channels 0 to 199 the call channel cannot be cleared I Recalling the Call Channel 1 Select the desired band 2 Press CALL to recall the Call channel C appears To restore the previous mode press CALL again I Reprogramming the Call Channel 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 3 Select the desired frequency and related data Tone CTCSS etc When you program the Call channel as an odd split channel select a receive frequency 4 Press F CALL The selected frequency and related data are stored in the Call channel The previous mode is restored To also store a transmit frequency proceed to the next step 5 Select the desired transmit frequency 6 Press F 7 Press PTT CALL The transmit frequency is store
71. BAL then UP DWN to correctly adjust the volume balance between the two bands 48 Packet operation results in no connects with other stations 1 The squelch is open 1 Select the correct squelch level so that the squelch is opened only when signals are present 8 2 You did not select the same transfer rate as the target station 2 Use HBAUD command to select the appropriate transfer rate 54 TH D7 E 89 Maintenance 98 12 4 0 14 PM 91 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 92 TH D7 E 89 Maintenance 98 12 4 0 14 PM 92 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 93 m elb o r P e s u a C elb a b o r P n oitc A e vitc e rr o C e g a P fe R e h t g nit a r e p O ylp m is r e d n a m m o C n a t u p t u o o t ti s e s u a c t o n s e o d d n a p e e b r o rr e e h t lo rt n o c o t u o y w olla r e vie c s n a rt F H 1 e h t n e e w t e b e c n a tsid e g r al o o T r e tr o p s n a r T d n a r e d n a m m o C a t a d tc e rr o c st n e v e r p s n oit a cin u m m o c 1 a nih ti w r e d n a m m o C e h t e t a r e p O o w t e h t s w o
72. Commander shows the current settings of the HF transceiver as below q HF frequency w A VFO A B VFO B 00 99 memory channel number e RIT XIT r OFF 9 99 9 99 t FS appears when FAST is ON y LSB USB CW FM or AM u SPLIT A VFO A is used for transmitting SPLIT B VFO B is used for transmitting SPLIT M A memory channel is used for transmitting Note N On the Transporter only LAMP MONI and MENU will function Pressing any other key will simply cause the Transporter to generate an error beep N After pressing MENU you can access only Menu 4 4 N The Transporter will transmit its call sign in Morse every 10 minutes using the 144 MHz band N The APO timer does not operate on the transceiver with Transporter ON q e y r u w t TH D7 E 83 Sky Command 98 12 4 0 13 PM 88 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 89 MAINTENANCE GENERAL INFORMATION This product has been factory aligned and tested to specification before shipment Attempting service or alignment without factory authorization can void the product warranty SERVICE When returning this product to your dealer or service center for repair pack it in its original box and packing material Include a full description of the problem s experienced Include your telephone number along with your name and address in
73. For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C a b c then 2 Press DUAL to switch 0 and space Press ENT to switch among the special ASCII characters TRANSCEIVER LOCK This function prevents accidental changes or unauthorized individuals from changing the transceiver settings Press F 1 s to switch the function ON or OFF A key icon appears when the function is ON You may want to use the Tuning control or UP DWN in Transceiver Lock mode Access Menu 1 5 4 TUNE ENABLE and select ON TH D7 E 45 Auxiliary Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 51 TX INHIBIT You can disable the transmit function to prevent unauthorized individuals from transmitting or to eliminate the risk of accidentally transmitting by yourself Access Menu 1 5 5 TX INHIBIT and select ON Pressing the PTT switch after switching TX Inhibit ON causes the transceiver to generate an error beep and display TX INHIBIT SWITCHING AM FM MODE TH D7A ONLY This transceiver allows you to select AM or FM mode to receive on the 118 MHz band The default is AM 1 Select the 118 MHz band 2 Press F 6 to switch between AM and FM The 1 MHz decimal becomes long when AM mode is selected ADVANCED INTERCEPT POINT AIP The VHF band is often crowded in urban
74. I characters 8 Repeat step 7 to enter a message or bulletin with up to 45 digits To complete programming after entering less than 45 digits press OK twice Completing step 8 causes the transceiver to automatically transmit the message or bulletin If you send a message not a bulletin a reception acknowledgment should be returned ack appears TH D7 E 76 APRS Message 98 12 4 0 13 PM 79 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 80 TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE When entry of a message or bulletin is completed this transceiver automatically transmits it 5 times max at intervals of 1 minute For a message The transceiver repeats transmitting up to 5 times until a reception acknowledgment is returned For a bulletin The transceiver always repeat transmitting 5 times A reception acknowledgment is not returned The table given on page 78 also shows indicators that appear for outgoing messages or bulletins is assigned to messages or bulletins that have not yet been transmitted 5 times You can also manually transmit all of those regardless of the 5 minute timer 1 Press MSG 2 Press UP DWN to select TRANSMIT 3 Press OK to start transmitting After transmission the frequency display is restored STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 76
75. INSTRUCTION MANUAL 144 440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER 144 430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TH D7E TH D7A STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 KENWOOD CORPORATION B62 1004 00 K E A 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 TH D7 E 00 Cover 98 12 4 0 09 PM 1 THANK YOU We are grateful you decided to purchase this KENWOOD FM Dual Bander KENWOOD always provides Amateur Radio products which surprise and excite serious hobbyists This transceiver is no exception This time KENWOOD presents a handheld with a built in TNC to make data communications much more convenient than before KENWOOD believes that this product will satisfy your requests on both voice and data communications MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL The models listed below are covered by this manual TH D7A 144 440 MHz FM Dual Bander U S A Canada TH D7E 144 430 MHz FM Dual Bander Europe FEATURES This transceiver has the following main features Has a built in TNC which conforms to the AX 25 protocol With a portable computer allows you to enjoy Packet operation quite easily Includes a program for dealing with data formats supported by Automatic Packet Position Reporting System APRS Is capable of receiving packet data on one band while receiving audio on another band Contains a total of 200 memory channels to program frequencies and other various data Allows each memory channel to be named using up to 8 alphanumeric and special ASCII characters
76. M U N E M 1 5 2 P U N W D K O 4 3 le v e L h cle u q S ts ujd A F I N O M P U N W D K O 8 k c o L r e vie c s n a r T F F O N O s 1 F 0 5 g n i n u T lo rt n o C elb a n E U N E M 1 5 4 P U N W D K O 0 5 h cti w S n oit aiv e D X T yln o E 7 D H T U N E M 1 5 7 P U N W D K O 1 5 F F O N O tibih n I X T U N E M 1 5 5 P U N W D K O 1 5 TH D7 E 103 Quick Reference 98 12 4 0 11 PM 103 104 n oita r e p O y e K n oitc n u F fe R e g a P le n n a h c y r o m e m a lla c e R F 0 le n n a h C y r o m e M F F O N O t u o k c o L 6 3 F 1 F F O N O e n o T 2 2 F 2 P U N W D K O y c n e u q e r F e n o T tc ele S 2 2 F s 1 2 tr a t S D I q e r F e n o T 5 2 F 3 F F O N O S S C T C 0 4 F 4 P U
77. Starting Scan switches OFF the Automatic Simplex Check Stop 145 430 MHz TH D7 E 33 Scan 98 12 4 0 11 PM 33 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 34 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 1 5 2 to select 1 5 2 SCAN RESUME 3 Press UP DWN to select Time Operated default Carrier Operated or Seek 4 Press OK to complete the setting 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD The transceiver stops scanning at a frequency or memory channel on which a signal is detected It then continues scanning according to which resume mode you select You can choose one of the following modes The default is Time operated mode Time Operated mode The transceiver remains on a busy frequency or memory channel for approximately 5 seconds and then continues to scan even if the signal is still present Carrier Operated mode The transceiver remains on a busy frequency or memory channel until the signal drops out There is a 2 second delay between signal drop out and scan resumption Seek mode The transceiver remains on a busy frequency or memory channel even after the signal drops out and does not automatically resume scanning Note To temporarily stop scanning and monitor weak signals press and hold MONI Release the key to resume scanning TH D7 E
78. TH D7 E 83 Sky Command 98 12 4 0 13 PM 84 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 85 PREPARATION FLOW The following steps should guide you to a good start of Sky Command operation First connect the Transporter to the HF transceiver page 84 y On the Commander and Transporter u On the Commander i On the Transporter Access Menu 4 3 and select the tone frequency page 86 Select the same tone frequency on both transceivers For the selectable frequencies see the table given on page 22 Access Menu 4 4 and select COMMANDER PUSH 0 KEY TO START COMMANDER appears Access Menu 4 4 and select TRANSPORTER TRANSPORTER appears Select the same VHF and UHF frequencies Access Menu 4 1 to program a call sign 9 digits max for the Commander page 86 You may enter your exact call sign ex WD6BQD Access Menu 4 1 to program the same call sign as you entered in step w page 86 Access Menu 4 2 to program the same call sign as you entered in step e page 86 q On the Commander and Transporter e On the Commander w On the Commander r On the Transporter t On the Transporter Access Menu 4 2 to program a call sign 9 digits max for the Transporter page 86 This call sign must be different from the one for the Commander So you may
79. a c e r a 9lla c o t 2lla C n oit a nits e d e h t h g u o r h t d e t a e pigid T X E T L T L 9 5 1 0 s r e tc a r a h c S P G ni d e d ulc ni e b o t e g a s s e m a f o t n e t n o c e h t s eific e p S a t a d N O M T L M T L 0 0 5 2 0 y b d e ni m r e t e d e g a s s e m a g niy alp sid r o fla v r e t ni e h t s eific e p S d e vie c e r a e kil s r a e p p a e g a s s e m a n e e r c s e h t n o T X E T L d n o c e s 1 si r e t e m a r a p e h t f o tin u e h T t e k c a p n o c a e b M O C M M O C M F F O F F O N O st e k c a p lo rt n o c r o tin o m o sla o t C N T e h t s e s u a c N O n e h W st e k c a p n oit a m r o f ni yln o r o tin o m o t ti s e s u a c F F O n e h W N O C M C M F F O F F O N O ni elih w s n oit a ts r e h t o r o tin o m o t C N T e h t s e s u a c N O n e h W n oit a ts t e g r a t e h t h ti w n oitc e n n o c R O T I N O M M N O F F O N O st e k c a p r o tin o m o t C N T e h t s e s u a c N O n e h W T P R M R M N O F F O N O
80. add SSID characters ex WD6BQD 1 Now the Commander and Transporter are in Sky Command mode For operations in this mode see CONTROL OPERATION on page 87 First switch ON the HF transceiver and press SYNC on the Commander To exit the Sky Command mode access Menu 4 4 and select OFF press F 1 to switch the Tone function OFF and press DUP to exit Full Duplex mode Note N Unless you program call signs you cannot select COMMANDER or TRANSPORTER using Menu 4 4 N On the HF transceiver select 9600 bps and 1 stop bit default using the Menu Setup function N Adjust the audio level on both the Transporter and HF transceiver TH D7 E 83 Sky Command 98 12 4 0 13 PM 85 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 86 r e d n a m m o C n O 1 4 L L A C D M C r e d n a m m o C r o f n gis lla C 2 4 L L A C P R T r e tr o p s n a r T r o f n gis lla C r etr o p s n a r T n O 1 4 L L A C D M C r e d n a m m o C r o f n gis lla C 2 4 L L A C P R T r e tr o p s n a r T r o f n gis lla C PROGRAMMING CALL SIGNS The built in TNCs of the Commander and Transporter communicate each other when you send a control command from the Commander So you must program different call
81. agram below Note 1 Voltage is developed across the 100 resistor in the 3 5 V line in the transceiver When 2 mA flows approximately 3 3 V is developed Note 2 A 10 F capacitor is not required in the following cases When the other equipment has DC blocking capacitors When a 2 terminal electret condenser microphone is used Speaker Ground MIC Note 2 10 F PTT switch PTT External speaker Note 1 External microphone TNC RX etc TNC TX etc SP MIC PTT 2 5 plug 3 5 plug 3 5 V 3 5 V 100 TH D7 E 96 Equipment Connec 98 12 4 0 14 PM 96 97 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 la r e n e G d n a B F H V d n a B F H U e g n a r y c n e u q e r F A 7 D H T z H M 8 4 1 4 4 1 z H M 0 5 4 8 3 4 E 7 D H T z H M 6 4 1 4 4 1 z H M 0 4 4 0 3 4 e d o M K S F D 2 F K S M G D 1 F M F E 3 F e g n a r e r u t a r e p m e t elb a s U 0 2 0 6 C 4 C 0 4 1 F F e g a tlo v d e t a R N I C D ylp p u s r e w o p la n r e tx E V 8 3 1 V 0 6 1 5 5 sla ni m r e t y r e tt a B V 0 6 V 0 5 1 5 4 t
82. and OK or entering digits directly from the keypad For further information refer to MENU SET UP page 16 TH D7 E 10 Getting Acquainted 98 12 4 0 10 PM 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 14 Full Duplex mode Press DUP to select In this mode the transceiver is capable of simultaneously transmitting and receiving signals So it is possible to transmit audio on the current band while receiving packet data on another band For further information refer to FULL DUPLEX page 55 Packet mode Press TNC twice to select In this mode you can send commands to the built in TNC from a personal computer page 54 TH D7 E 10 Getting Acquainted 98 12 4 0 10 PM 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 15 amp lt gt KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY The keypad allows you to make various entries depending on which mode the transceiver is in In VFO or Memory Recall mode use the keypad to select a frequency page 45 or memory channel number page 28 Press ENT first In Menu mode use the keypad to select a menu item For example pressing 1 4 1 in sequence selects Menu 1 4 1 DATA BAND To manually send a DTMF number press and hold the PTT switch then press the k
83. ansmitting 74 APRS Message Entering 79 Receiving 77 Transmitting 80 Automatic Power Off APO 49 Automatic Simplex Check ASC 24 Band Selecting 7 12 Battery Saver 49 Beep ON OFF 47 Call Channel Contents Changing 30 Recalling 30 Channel Display 31 CTCSS Freq ID 40 Frequency Selecting 39 Using 40 Data Band 55 Display Contrast Adjusting 48 Reset Full 32 Partial VFO 32 Reverse Function 24 Scan Call Memory 38 Call VFO 38 Memory 35 MHz 36 Program 37 Resume Method 34 VFO 35 Sky Command 2 TH D7A only 83 Slow Scan Te
84. areas AIP helps eliminate interference and reduce audio distortion caused by intermodulation You may use this function when operating on the VHF band Access Menu 1 5 6 TH D7A or Menu 1 5 8 TH D7E and select ON Note N This transceiver does not allow you to use the AIP on the UHF band N Switching ON the AIP also affects the VHF sub band on band B SWITCHING TX DEVIATION TH D7E ONLY This transceiver is capable of switching the VHF band to narrow transmit deviation Access Menu 1 5 7 144Tx NARROW and select ON Note When using the VHF band to transmit packets do not switch the function ON TH D7 E 45 Auxiliary Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 51 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 52 PACKET OPERATION Packet is a unit of data transmitted as a whole from one computer to another on a network Packets can be transmitted on radio waves as well as on communications lines Besides a transceiver and a computer all you need is a terminal node controller TNC A TNC converts packets to audio tones and vice versa as one of its tasks This transceiver has a built in TNC A variety of packet applications developed by hams include packet bulletin board systems PBBSs PBBSs are created and maintained by volunteers called a System Operator SysOp You may access one of your local PBBSs to send e mail download a
85. by switching the display 1 Press LIST The display for selecting a station appears The numbers beside the call signs indicate the order in which data is received The data received last is assigned 1 2 Press UP DWN to select the desired station 3 Press OK The display for accessing the desired information appears STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 65 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 This transceiver is capable of displaying the following 18 icons as station IDs When icon data other than these is received the display will show an icon code such as or Some icons may appear with characters if the received icon data includes them The following are examples The following icons show the directions of stations relative to your position For example indicates the other station is located at the northeast relative to your position 0 0 to 9999 miles or km are shown for distances from other stations xxxxmi or xxxxkm is shown for distances over 9999 miles or km On this transceiver the default units for distance and temperature are mile and F You can also change these units to kilometer and C Access Menu 2 C UNIT and select k
86. c e fr e P htg n e rt S la n gi S 1 elbit p e c r e p yle r a b sla n gis t nia F 6 sla n gis d o o G 2 sla n gis k a e w y r e V 7 g n o rts yle t a r e d o M sla n gis 3 sla n gis k a e W 8 sla n gis g n o rt S 4 sla n gis ria F 9 sla n gis g n o rts yle m e rtx E 5 sla n gis d o o g ylria F ENTERING CALL SIGN MESSAGE RSV Use the following procedures to enter a call sign a message or an RSV report RSV stands for readability signal strength and video If you receive a clear image free from noise the RSV report should be 595 Note The only difference among Menus 3 1 3 3 and 3 5 is the maximum number of digits that you can enter So you may enter another message using Menu 3 5 for example 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 3 1 to select 3 1 MY CALL or 3 3 to select 3 3 MESSAGE or 3 5 to select 3 5 RSV The display for entering characters appears the first digit blinks 3 Press UP DWN to select a character You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z space and 4 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 57 SSTV with VC H1 98 12 4 0 12 PM 58 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
87. cially available NiCd batteries N If you will not use the transceiver for a long period remove the batteries from the battery case N Do not use different kinds of batteries together N When the battery voltage is low replace all four old batteries with new ones The following table shows the approximate battery life hours relative to the transmit output power TH D7 E 02 Preparation 98 12 4 0 10 PM 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 5 CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY To connect the transceiver with an appropriate regulated power supply use an optional PG 2W DC cable 1 Confirm that the power switches of both the transceiver and power supply are OFF 2 Connect the optional PG 2W DC cable to the power supply red lead to positive terminal and black lead to negative terminal 3 Connect the barrel plug on the DC cable to the DC IN jack on the side of the transceiver Note N Only use the power supplies recommended by your authorized KENWOOD dealer N The supply voltage must be between 5 5 V and 16 V to prevent damaging the transceiver If input voltage exceeds approximately 18 V warning beeps sound and a warning message appears Fuse Black Red Regulated power supply DC IN jack DC IN jack To cigarette lighter socket CONNECTING WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET To connect the
88. ct memory channels that you prefer not to monitor while scanning 1 Recall the desired memory channel 2 Press F 0 to switch Lockout ON or OFF A star appears above the channel number when the channel is locked out Note N The L0 to L9 and U0 to U9 memory channels cannot be locked out N If you have recalled a memory channel on the non current band A or B you cannot select the same channel on the current band to lock out MHz SCAN MHz Scan monitors a 1 MHz segment of the band using the current frequency step size The current 1 MHz digit determines the limits of the scan For example if the current frequency is 145 400 MHz then the scan range would be from 145 000 MHz to 145 995 MHz The exact upper limit depends on the current frequency step size 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO to select VFO mode 3 Select a frequency within the desired 1 MHz segment 4 Press MHz 1 s to start MHz Scan Scan starts at the frequency currently displayed The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To reverse scan direction press UP upward scan or DWN downward scan 5 To quit MHz Scan press ESC STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 33 Scan 98 12 4 0 11 PM 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 37 6 Press OK The lower limit is stored
89. d KEY NEW DATA Those settings are described in APRS sections pages 63 and 77 TH D7 E 45 Auxiliary Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 47 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 48 ADJUSTING VOLUME BALANCE While simultaneously receiving on 2 bands you may sometimes feel that audio output on either band is too noisy You can adjust the volume on the noisy band 1 Press BAL The balance scale appears with a blinking cursor 2 Press UP DWN to change the setting 3 Press OK to complete the setting LAMP FUNCTION You can illuminate the transceiver display and keypad by pressing LAMP Approximately 5 seconds after releasing LAMP the light goes OFF if no other key is pressed Pressing any key other than LAMP while the display is lit restarts the 5 second timer pressing LAMP turns OFF the light immediately To latch the light ON press F LAMP The light remains ON until you press F LAMP again Max Maximum Mute Muted Att Attenuated Band A Max Max Max Att Mute Band B Mute Att Max Max Max ADJUSTING DISPLAY CONTRAST The display visibility changes depending on ambient conditions for example between daytime and nighttime When you find the display is not clear use this function to select the optimum display contrast Access Menu 1 1 2 CONTRAST and select the contrast from 16
90. d oir e p e h t s eific e p S e h t f o tin 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 silli m 0 1 si r e t e m a r a p E C A R T C A R T F F O F F O N O ni st e k c a p d e vie c e r lla y alp sid o t C N T e h t s e s u a c N O n e h W yt e rit n e rie h t S E I R T I R T 0 5 1 0 ni d e m m a r g o r p s eirt e r n ois si m s n a rt f o r e b m u n e h t s eific e p S r e t n u o c y rt e r e h t Y A L E D X T X T 0 5 0 2 1 0 f o tr a ts d n a N O T T P n e e w t e b y ale d e m it e h t s eific e p S s d n o c e silli m 0 1 si r e t e m a r a p e h t f o tin u e h T n ois si m s n a rt O T O R P N U U Q C A I V 1lla C 3lla c 2lla c 9lla c e d o m lo c o t o r p n U nit e k c a p a d n e s o t s n gis lla c s eific e p S lla c e r a 9lla c o t 2lla C n oit a nits e d e h t f o n gis lla c e h t si 1lla C h g u o r h t d e t a e pigid e b o t s n oit a ts f o s n gis W O L F X X N O F F O N O r o N O n e h w lo rt n o c w olf e r a w tf o s m r o f
91. d in the Call channel and the previous mode is restored Note N Transmit Offset status and Reverse status are not stored in an odd split Call channel N To store data other than frequencies select the data in step 3 not step 5 TH D7 E 26 Memory Channels 98 12 4 0 11 PM 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 31 F F O N O r e w o P tc ele S d n a B ts ujd A le v e L h cle u q S r o tin o M ti m s n a r T tc ele S r e w o P ti m s n a r T tc ele S le n n a h C y r o m e M le n n a h C y r o m e M tc e ri D y rt n E N O p m a L h ct a L N O p m a L tc ele S n oitc e ri D t e sff O e s r e v e R x elp u D llu F n a c S y r o m e M t e s e R llu F laitr a P tr el A e n o T k c o L r e vie c s n a r T tc ele S e c n ala B oid u A k n al B y alp si D d n a B E 7 D H T e n o T z H 0 5 7 1 d e r o t S r e b m u N F M T D ti m s n a r T MEMORY TO VFO TRANSFER You may sometimes want to search for other stations or a clear frequency near the frequency stored in a memory channel or the Call channel In this case first transfer the contents of a memory channel or the Call channel to the VFO 1 Recall the de
92. ds tResponse Commander Transporter VHF freq UHF freq Your shack HF freq TH D7 E 83 Sky Command 98 12 4 0 13 PM 83 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 84 CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH THE HF TRANSCEIVER You can use the optional cables PG 4R to connect the Transporter with the HF transceiver For these cables contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer Note N Switch OFF both the Transporter and HF transceiver before making the connection N The Transporter automatically transmits its call sign in Morse at regular intervals because of the legal requirement therefore transmit sidetone must be output from the HF transceiver On TS 570D or TS 570S do not select OFF in Menu 21 On TS 870S use the MONI control to adjust the volume of sidetone N When the Transporter is too close to the HF transceiver unwanted feedback may cause malfunction N Do not share a regulated power supply between the Transporter and the HF transceiver Unwanted feedback may cause malfunction GPS COM connector EXT SP jack MIC connector I O unit HF transceiver 2 5 mm 1 10 3 5 mm 1 8 You need not worry about which end goes to which side I O unit You may install appropriate noise filters at the shown positions to prevent unwanted feedback from causing malfunction 3 5 mm 1 8 2 conductor plug
93. e e B p e e B STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 RECEIVING A MESSAGE Each time a proper message is received the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below The display shows only the first 24 characters of the message The transceiver restores the frequency display after approximately 10 seconds pass or when you press any key appears and stays at the bottom left of the display until you use the List function page 78 The following indicators appear depending on types of received messages 1 Sequence of message or bulletin packets from the same station STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 Indicator 9 0 1 u o y o t e g a s s e m la n o s r e p A 9 0 1 Z A 1 p u o r g r u o y ni s n oit a ts lla o t nit ellu b A e civ r e S r e h t a e W la n oit a N e h t y b tr o p e r A r u o y o t t n e m g d el w o n k c a n oit p e c e R e g a s s e m TH D7 E 76 APRS Message 98 12 4 0 13 PM 77 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 78 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 q e p y T e g a s s e M 9 0 1 u o y o t e g a s s e m la n o s r e p A 9 0 1 Z A 1 p u o r g r u o y ni s n oit a
94. e t e h r e p u s n ois r e v n o c elb u o D y c n e u q e rf e t aid e m r e t nits 1 z H M 5 8 8 3 z H M 5 0 5 4 y c n e u q e rf e t aid e m r e t ni d n 2 z H k 0 5 4 z H k 5 5 4 D A N I S B d 2 1 ytivitis n e S 1 8 1 0 s s el r o V ytivitis n e s h cle u q S 1 0 s s el r o V B d 6 ytivitc ele S e r o m r o z H k 2 1 B d 0 4 ytivitc ele S s s el r o z H k 8 2 t u p t u o oid u A n oitr o tsid 0 1 sla ni m r e t y r e tt a b V 6 9 8 r e h gih r o W m 0 5 4 d a ol sla ni m r e t y r e tt a b V 0 6 8 r e h gih r o W m 0 0 3 d a ol 1 VHF sub band 0 28 V or less Specifications are subject to change without notice due to advancements in technology TH D7 E 97 Specifications 98 12 4 0 15 PM 98 99 APPENDIX TNC COMMANDS LIST The commands supported by the built in TNC are listed below You must enter a space between a command name or short form and a parameter or between two parameters ex AU OFF BEACON EVERY 18 e m a N d n a m m o C tr o h S tlu afe D r ete m a r a P n oitpirc s e D F L O T U A U A N O F F O N O h c a e r e tf a r e t u p m o c e h t o
95. e erased Note If you have recalled a memory channel on the non current band A or B you cannot select the same channel on the current band to clear RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL 1 Select the desired band 2 Press MR to enter Memory Recall mode The memory channel used last is recalled 3 Press UP DWN to select the desired memory channel You cannot recall an empty memory channel To restore VFO mode press VFO You can also recall a memory channel by direct entry from the keypad In Memory Recall mode press ENT then enter the channel number To recall channel 3 for example press ENT 0 0 3 Note N When you recall an odd split memory channel and appear on the display Press REV to display the transmit frequency N After recalling a memory channel you may program data such as Tone or CTCSS These settings however are cleared once you select another channel or the VFO mode To permanently store the data overwrite the channel contents page 27 TH D7 E 26 Memory Channels 98 12 4 0 11 PM 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL You can name memory channels using up to 8 alphanumeric characters When you recall a named memory channel its name appears on the display instead of the stored frequency Names can be call signs repeater
96. ect band A or B as the data band page 55 r Press TNC to switch ON the TNC appears t Press TNC again to enter Packet mode PACKET also appears y 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 u 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 i Tune to an appropriate frequency First you may want to monitor packets which are transmitted among other stations When packets are received text appears and the computer screen scrolls o To connect with the target station type CONNECT or C then its call sign and press Enter or Return When a linkage is established a message which informs you of it appears on the computer screen on the transceiver display appears If packets from other stations keep your squelch open adjust the squelch level in advance The TNC cannot transmit in such a situation 0 Send appropriate commands and if necessary messages to the target station via the TNC TH D7 E 52 Packet Operation 98 12 4 0 12 PM 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 55
97. ed the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below The received APRS data may include information on an object such as a hurricane or tornado In this case the name of the object appears instead of a call sign The transceiver restores the frequency display after approximately 10 seconds pass or when you press any key Note When you receive APRS data that you transmitted the frequency display is not interrupted MY PACKET will appear at the bottom of the display This could happen when one or more digipeaters page 72 are used If a received packet does not include new or proper APRS data the frequency display is not interrupted An indicator such as dP appears depending on the types of data See the table STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 1 The transceiver automatically transmits the appropriate information in approximately 2 minutes after receiving a 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 beeps each time it receives new or duplicate APRS data You may access Menu 1 5 3 BEEP to change this setting The default is ALL Position comment or status text STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 63 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
98. eys on the keypad page 41 You can also use the keypad to program a memory channel name pages 29 and 42 Power ON message page 50 or other character strings For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C a b c then 2 Press DUAL to switch 0 and space Press ENT to switch among the special ASCII characters The selectable special characters are listed below Note Pressing UP DWN allows you to select more special ASCII characters than above TH D7 E 10 Getting Acquainted 98 12 4 0 10 PM 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 MENU SET UP The Menu system on this transceiver consists of 3 levels MENU ACCESS 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode The current level 1 No blinks 2 Press UP DWN to select the appropriate level 1 No STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 Level 1 1 2 Level 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 Level 3 3 Press OK The current level 2 No blinks 4 Press UP DWN to select the appropriate level 2 No To move back to level 1 press ESC instead To exit Menu mode press MENU 5 Press OK 6 For Menu 1 1 to 1 5 repeat steps 4 and 5 to select level 3 7 Press UP DWN to select a parameter The p
99. f e r e e S 2 7 9 d o h t e m ti m s n a rt n o c a e B o t u A T T P la u n a M la u n a M 4 7 A e d o c p u o r G e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 1 7 B e c n a tsid n oitcirts e r n oit p e c e R f o s p e ts ni 0 0 5 2 0 1 F F O 0 1 F F O 5 7 C tin U d n a eli M r e t e m oli K F d n a C d n a eli M F 5 6 TH D7 E 16 Menu Set Up 98 12 4 0 11 PM 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 1 le v e L 2 le v e L s n oitc ele S tlu afe D fe R e g a p 3 V T S S 1 n gis lla c y M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 8 5 2 n gis lla c r o f r olo C d e R e ul B k c al B e tih W n a y C n e e r G a t n e g a M w olle Y e tih W 9 5 3 e g a s s e M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 8 5 4 e g a s s e m r o f r olo C d e R e ul B k c al B e tih W n a y C n e e r G a t n e g a M w olle Y e tih W 9 5 5 tr o p e r V S R e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 8 5 6 tr o p e r V S R r o f r olo C d e R e ul B k c al B
100. fault is 5 minutes 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 2 7 to select 2 7 TX INTERVAL 3 Press UP DWN to select the desired interval The selectable intervals are 5 1 2 3 5 10 20 and 30 minutes 4 Press OK to complete the setting 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode Note N With AUTO in Menu 2 9 and Beacon ON pressing OK in step 4 causes the APRS data to be immediately transmitted After that the APRS data is transmitted at intervals of the selected period N While signals are present APRS data is not transmitted after the interval Approximately 2 seconds after signals drop transmitting is executed RESTRICTING RECEPTION OF APRS DATA If APRS is popular in your country you may receive too many APRS packets for a short period If this disturbs your APRS activities specify a distance from your location You will not receive APRS data from stations beyond this distance 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 2 B to select 2 B POS LIMIT 3 Press UP DWN to select the desired distance The selectable range is from 10 to 2500 in steps of 10 plus OFF The unit is mile or kilometer depending on the selection in Menu 2 C UNIT page 65 4 Press OK to complete the setting 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP
101. he Tone function ON or OFF appears when the Tone function is ON Note You cannot use the Tone and CTCSS functions simultaneously Switching the Tone function ON after activating the CTCSS deactivates the CTCSS TH D7E Only When you access repeaters that require 1750 Hz tones you need not activate the Tone function No matter which selection you make here simply pressing CALL without pressing the PTT switch causes the transceiver to transmit a 1750 Hz tone I Selecting a Tone Frequency 1 Press F 2 to select F 2 TONE FREQ TH D7 E 20 Operating through 98 12 4 0 11 PM 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET This function automatically selects an offset direction according to the frequency that you select on the VHF band The transceiver is programmed for offset direction as shown below To obtain an up to date band plan for repeater offset direction contact your national Amateur Radio association U S A and Canada versions This complies with the standard ARRL band plan European versions Note Automatic Repeater Offset does not function when Reverse is ON However pressing REV after Automatic Repeater Offset has selected an offset split status exchanges the receive and transmit frequencies 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 1 5 1 to
102. hifting the interference will solve this problem Press TNC POWER ON to access BEAT SHIFT Press UP DWN to select UPPER Press OK to complete the setting The default is NORMAL o N ni P e m a N ni P t D N G e D X T w D X R DB 9 connector 2 5 mm 1 10 3 conductor plug 1 To RXD on PC 2 To TXD on PC 3 To GND on PC TXD1 GND3 RXD2 To PC jack To COM port PG 4W TH D7 E 52 Packet Operation 98 12 4 0 12 PM 53 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 54 PREPARATION FLOW The following steps should guide you to a good start of packet operation The shaded steps indicate operations on your personal computer First connect the transceiver to the personal computer page 53 Note You may switch Battery Saver OFF page 49 to prevent the initial portion of a received packet from being missed q Install an appropriate communications program on the personal computer A variety of freeware or shareware programs can be obtained in various ways Consult your reference material or other packeteers w Initiate the communications program and set the following parameters on the personal computer Transfer rate TNC lt gt Computer 9600 bps Data length 8 bit Stop bit 1 bit Parity Non Flow control Xon Xoff e Access Menu 1 4 1 to sel
103. high voltage This voltage could damage both your transceiver and any other equipment connected to the power supply Note If input voltage exceeds approximately 18 V while using an external power source warning beeps sound and a warning message appears I Selecting Output Power Selecting lower transmit power is a wise method to reduce battery consumption if communication is still reliable You can program a different power for band A and B Press F MENU to select high default low or economic low power lowest H L or EL appears to show the current selection TRANSMITTING 1 To transmit press and hold the PTT switch and speak into the microphone in a normal tone of voice Indicator A or B lights red depending on which band you have selected The battery meter appears to show the current relative battery charge Speaking too close to the microphone or too loudly may increase distortion and reduce intelligibility of your signal at the receiving station 2 When you finish speaking release the PTT switch Time Out Timer Holding down the PTT switch for more than 10 minutes causes the transceiver to generate a beep and stop transmitting Release then press the PTT switch to resume transmitting You cannot switch this function OFF STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 07 Operating Basics 98 12 4 0 10 PM 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
104. in the channel 7 Select the desired frequency as the upper limit 8 Press F MR 9 Press UP DWN to select a matching channel in the range U0 to U9 If you have selected for example L3 in step 5 select U3 10 Press OK The upper limit is stored in the channel To confirm the stored scan limits press MR then select the L and U channels Note N The lower limit must be lower in frequency than the upper limit N The lower and upper frequency step sizes must be equal N The lower and upper limits must be selected on the same band PROGRAM SCAN Program Scan is identical with VFO Scan except that you select the frequency range of the scan I Setting Scan Limits You can store up to 10 scan ranges in memory channels L0 U0 to L9 U9 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 3 Select the desired frequency as the lower limit 4 Press F MR 5 Press UP DWN to select a channel in the range L0 to L9 TH D7 E 33 Scan 98 12 4 0 11 PM 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 38 I Using Program Scan 1 Select the appropriate band 2 Press VFO 3 Select a frequency equal to or between the programmed scan limits 4 Press VFO 1 s Scan starts at the frequency currently displayed The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To
105. inks The default is NOCALL 3 Press UP DWN to select a character You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z and 4 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 9 digits Pressing OK after selecting the 9th digit completes the programming To complete programming after entering less than 9 digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking 6 Press MENU to exit Menu mode STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 66 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 67 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON Select an icon which will be displayed on the monitors of other stations as your ID You may select an icon depending on your current location 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 2 5 to select 2 5 ICON 3 Press UP DWN to select from 15 icons plus OTHERS The following 15 icons are selectable 4 Press OK 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode APRS supports approximately 200 icons It allows users to select each icon by specifying a combination of two ASCII codes for example and One is a symbol code and the other is a table identification code either o
106. it always include one of the 8 predetermined position comments Select an appropriate comment depending on your situation 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 2 4 to select 2 4 POS COMMENT 3 Press UP DWN to select the desired comment 4 Press OK to complete the setting 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode The selectable comments are listed below 1 Selecting these comments will highlight your station on all other APRS computer displays 2 Select this comment only when absolutely necessary You will activate alarms in all monitoring APRS stations tlu a f e d yt u D ff O d e tti m m o C e t u o R n E laic e p S 1 e civ r e S n I ytir oir P 1 g nin r u t e R y c n e g r e m E 2 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 69 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 70 ENTERING STATUS TEXT You can also transmit any comment status text with the latitude longitude data If you want enter a desired comment using a maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters Note Attaching a long comment can double the size and length of the packet Enter a comment only if necessary 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 2 6 to select 2 6 STATUS TEXT The display for entering a comment appears the first digit blinks 3 Press UP DWN t
107. kward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking 6 Press MENU to exit Menu mode You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3 For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C then 2 Press ENT to enter STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 71 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 72 PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH A packet path specifies how APRS data should be transferred via one or more repeaters A repeater which is used for packet transfer is commonly called a digipeater This came from a digital repeater A digipeater is usually located on a mountain top or high building Unlike a voice repeater it operates on a simplex frequency Each volunteer who installs a digipeater declares his or her digipeater to be a wide type or relay type Generally a wide type digipeater transmits packets over much greater distances than a relay type one The APRS supports various methods for specifying a packet path Some of those methods are described on the next page This transceiver allows you to edit a path using a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters The default is RELAY WIDE that is one of the common settings A comma must be put between each parameter Note This transceiver is incapable of functioning as a digipeater 1
108. l for the VC H1 Transmit a subaudible tone from the remote control to this transceiver connected with the VC H1 for more than 1 second Then this transceiver causes the VC H1 to capture an image executes the superimposition and transmits the image to the target station You must select the same tone frequency on both transceivers on this transceiver program a CTCSS frequency page 39 Note N If you have made no entry for superimposition superimposition will not be executed N EXECUTING appears and blinks on this transceiver while a series of operations is in progress STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 3 9 to select 3 9 VC SHUTTER 3 Press UP DWN to switch the function ON or OFF 4 Press OK to complete the setting Switching the function ON activates the CTCSS CT appears 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode The following table concludes the settings you must confirm 1 For the TH D7 use F 4 CTCSS FREQ page 39 2 The camera and LCD monitor must not be left ON d n a 7 D H T lo rt n o c e t o m e r e h t si y c n e u q e rf t n e rr u c e h T n oit a ts t e g r a t e h t s a e m a s d n a 7 D H T lo rt n o c e t o m e r h ct a m s eic n e u q e rf e n o t e h T 1 lo rt n o c
109. l tone frequencies to identify the incoming tone frequency on a received signal You may use the function to find which tone frequency is required by your local repeater 1 Press F 2 1 s to activate the function The Tone function is switched ON If you access F 2 TONE FREQ using UP DWN in Function Select mode press OK 1 s to activate the function To reverse scan direction press UP upward scan or DWN downward scan To quit the function press ESC When the tone frequency is identified the identified frequency appears and blinks 2 Press OK to program the identified frequency in place of the currently set tone frequency The previous frequency display is restored with the Tone function remained ON You may press F 1 to switch the Tone function OFF Press ESC if you do not want to program the identified frequency Press UP DWN while the identified frequency is blinking to resume scanning TH D7 E 20 Operating through 98 12 4 0 11 PM 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 MEMORY CHANNELS In memory channels you can store frequencies and related data that you often use Then you need not reprogram those data every time You can quickly recall a programmed channel by simple operation A total of 200 memory channels are available f
110. levels The default is level 8 BLANKING A BAND DISPLAY If you have no plans to use band A or B quit frequency display on the unused band This saves power consumption and makes it simpler to read the information you need 1 Press A B to select band A or B 2 Press DUAL to switch the function ON or OFF The non current band will be blanked TH D7 E 45 Auxiliary Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 48 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 49 BATTERY SAVER Battery Saver repeats switching the receive circuit ON and OFF at a certain interval when no signal is present and no key is pressed for approximately 10 seconds This function becomes passive whenever a signal is received or any key is pressed Access Menu 1 2 1 BAT SAVER to select the desired interval power OFF duration The default is 1 0 second The selectable intervals are 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 and 5 0 seconds plus OFF selecting OFF switches the function OFF AUTOMATIC POWER OFF APO Automatic Power Off is a background function that monitors whether any keys have been pressed or whether any control has been turned After the predetermined time passes with no operations APO turns OFF the power However 1 minute before the power turns OFF APO blinks and a series of warning tones sound Access Menu 1 2 2 APO and select 30
111. levision SSTV 57 Specifications 97 Squelch Adjusting 8 TNC 53 Tone Activating 22 Freq ID 25 Frequency Selecting 22 Tone Alert 47 Transmit Power Selecting 9 Troubleshooting 90 TX Deviation TH D7E only 51 TX Inhibit 51 Volume Balance Adjusting 48 Wireless Remote Control TH D7A only 81 TH D7 E INDEX 98 12 4 0 15 PM 53 TH D7 E 00 Cover 98 12 4 0 09 PM 2
112. lla t a h t e c n a tsid ela c s llu f a w o h s o t s r e vie c s n a rt g nid a e r r e t e m S 2 t n e v e r p s n oitid n o c e v a w oid a r d a B g nie b m o rf s d n a m m o c lo rt n o c d e tti m s n a rt yltc e rr o c 2 s s e r P C N Y S e h t d a e r o t ylla n ois a c c o r e vie c s n a rt F H e h t f o s u t a ts 7 8 oid u a r a e h t o n n a c u o Y F H e h t y b d e vie c e r r e vie c s n a rt e h t n o S S C T C e h t N O d e h cti w s u o Y r e d n a m m o C e h t f o d n a b z H M 4 4 1 s s e r P F 3 S S C T C e h t F F O h cti w s o t 0 4 t o n n a c u o Y e s o p m ir e p u s e h t o t n o n oit a m r o f ni r o tin o m 1 H C V r e t n e yltc e rr o c o t d elia f u o Y d e s o p m ir e p u s e b o t n oit a m r o f ni r e t n e yltc e rr o c o t 6 3 o t 1 3 u n e M e s U n oit a m r o f ni d e ris e d e h t 9 5 8 5 m a r g o r p t o n n a c u o Y V T S S a h ti w 1 H C V e h t e d o m s n oitc e n n o c elb a c d a B e h t r o f la
113. m C Note You cannot separately change the units of distance and temperature q Call sign Fixed station 1 Fixed station Mobile station q Latitude longitude data N North S South W West E East Object page 63 Weather station q Position comment or status text q Grid square locator w Distance from the station mile or km q Transmit power w Height of antenna elevation Feet M Meter e Antenna gain r Antenna directivity omni Omnidirectional q Transmit range mile or km 1 Using compressed APRS data format q Moving direction w Moving speed m Mile hour k km hour q Wind direction w Wind speed m Mile hour k km hour e Temperature F F c C r Amount of rainfall in the past hour or mm TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 65 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 66 You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3 For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C then 2 Press ENT to enter Note Unless you program a call sign you cannot transmit APRS data PROGRAMMING A CALL SIGN To transmit APRS data first program your call sign using a maximum of 9 alphanumeric characters 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 2 1 to select 2 1 MY CALL The display for entering characters appears the first digit bl
114. memory channel STORING SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES OR STANDARD REPEATER FREQUENCIES 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 3 Press UP DWN to select the desired frequency You can also directly enter digits from the keypad See page 45 4 If storing a standard repeater frequency select the following data Offset direction page 21 Tone ON if necessary page 22 Tone frequency if necessary page 22 If storing a simplex frequency you may select other related data CTCSS ON CTCSS freq etc 5 Press F MR A memory channel number appears and blinks indicates the current channel is empty appears instead if the channel contains data 6 Press UP DWN to select the desired memory channel 7 Press OK STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 26 Memory Channels 98 12 4 0 11 PM 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL Use the following procedure to clear an individual memory channel Full Reset page 32 is a quick way to clear all memory channels 1 Recall the desired memory channel 2 Switch OFF the power to the transceiver 3 Press MR POWER ON A confirmation message appears To quit clearing the memory channel press ESC 4 Press MR again The contents of the memory channel ar
115. minutes default 60 minutes or OFF Note N If a signal is received while APO is ON the timer begins counting again from 0 N The APO timer does not operate while Tone Alert or any scan is being used TH D7 E 45 Auxiliary Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 49 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 50 POWER ON MESSAGE Each time you switch the transceiver ON HELLO appears and stays for approximately 1 second You can program your favorite message in place of the factory default 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 1 1 1 to select 1 1 1 PWR ON MSG The display for entering a message appears the first digit blinks 3 Press UP DWN to select a character You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters 4 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits Pressing OK after selecting the 8th digit completes the programming To complete programming the message after entering less than 8 digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 6 Press MENU to exit Menu mode You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3
116. n e rr u C sla n gis o n h ti w e vie c e R 1 A m 0 9 x o r p p A N O r e v a S y r e tt a B 2 A m 5 2 e g a r e v A N O C N T A m 5 1 1 x o r p p A N I C D V 8 3 1 H h ti w ti m s n a r T A 6 1 x o r p p A A 7 1 x o r p p A sla ni m r e t y r e tt a b V 6 9 H h ti w ti m s n a r T A 6 1 x o r p p A A 7 1 x o r p p A sla ni m r e t y r e tt a b V 0 6 H h ti w ti m s n a r T A 3 1 x o r p p A A 4 1 x o r p p A sla ni m r e t y r e tt a b V 0 6 L h ti w ti m s n a r T A m 0 0 5 x o r p p A sla ni m r e t y r e tt a b V 0 6 L E h ti w ti m s n a r T A m 0 0 3 x o r p p A d o h t e m d n u o r G e vit a g e N s n ois n e m i D D x H x W 3 d ella ts ni 9 3 B P a h ti w A 7 D H T 1 7 1 x 0 7 4 x 3 1 2 m m 5 3 4 x 5 9 1 1 x 0 4 5 d ella ts ni 8 3 B P a h ti w E 7 D H T m m 5 5 3 x 5 9 1 1 x 0 4 5 t h gie W 4 d ella ts ni 9 3 B P a h ti w A 7 D H T z o 4 3 1 g 0 8 3 x o r p p A d ella ts ni 8 3
117. ngth of your bulletin exceeds 45 digits you may transmit more than one packet to send the entire bulletin You can use to indicate the sequence of the bulletin portions For example you may program BLN0 or BLNA to send the first packet then BLN1 or BLNB to send the second packet 1 Press MSG 2 Press UP DWN to select INPUT 3 Press OK The display for entering a call sign appears the first digit blinks 4 Press UP DWN to select a character You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 You may use the keypad For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C then 2 Press ENT to enter 5 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter up to 9 digits Pressing OK after selecting the 9th digit causes the cursor to move to the start of the next field To complete programming the call sign after entering less than 9 digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking 7 Press UP DWN then OK to select the first digit of a message or bulletin You may use the keypad For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C a b c then 2 Press ENT to switch among the special ASCI
118. no data in any of the memory channels using the current band Store the desired frequencies in memory channels using the current band 27 TROUBLESHOOTING The problems described in this table are commonly encountered operational malfunctions and are usually not caused by circuit failure TH D7 E 89 Maintenance 98 12 4 0 14 PM 90 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 91 Problem Probable Cause Corrective Action Ref Page You cannot transmit by pressing the PTT switch 1 You selected a frequency outside the allowable transmit frequency range 1 Select a frequency within the allowable transmit frequency range 7 2 You selected a transmit offset that places the transmit frequency outside the allowable range 2 Press F MHz repeatedly so neither nor is visible 21 3 TX Inhibit is ON 3 Access Menu 1 5 5 and select OFF 51 4 Tone Alert is ON 4 Press F ENT to switch OFF Tone Alert 47 5 Packet data was being transmitted using the data band 5 Press the PTT switch after transmitting of packet data is completed The transceiver switches OFF for no apparent reason The Automatic Power Off APO function is ON Switch OFF the APO function 49 Turning the VOL control does not allow you to hear audio The speaker for the band you wanted to monitor was muted Press
119. ntil appears If the offset transmit frequency falls outside the allowable range transmitting is inhibited Use one of the following methods to bring the transmit frequency within the band limits Move the receive frequency further inside the band Change the offset direction Note While using an odd split memory channel or transmitting you cannot change the offset direction STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 I Selecting Offset Frequency To access a repeater which requires an odd split frequency pair change the offset frequency from the default which is used by most repeaters The default offset frequency on the VHF band is 600 kHz no matter which market version the default on the UHF band is 5 MHz TH D7A or 1 6 MHz TH D7E 1 Press F 5 to select F 5 OFFSET 2 Press UP DWN to select the appropriate offset frequency The selectable range is from 0 00 MHz to 29 95 MHz in steps of 50 kHz 3 Press OK to complete the setting TH D7E Only If you have selected for the offset direction you cannot change the default 7 6 MHz Note After changing the offset frequency the new offset frequency will also be used by Automatic Repeater Offset STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 20 Operating through 98 12 4 0 11 PM 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22
120. o T I R T I L P S 1 F F O N O y c n e u q e rf tilp S M V 1 O F V o t y r o m e M m o rf r e fs n a r T T S A F z H k 1 z H 0 1 e d o m W C r o B S U B S L n I h cti w s h cti w s z H k 0 1 z H k 1 e d o m M A r o M F n I C N Y S 1 F H m o rf e v eirt e r s g nitt e s t n e rr u C r e vie c s n a rt T N E N O y rt n e y c n e u q e rf e d o m O F V n I r e b m u n le n n a h c e d o m lla c e R y r o m e M n I N O y rt n e V M h cti w s e d o m lla c e R y r o m e M O F V 1 After pressing ENT you can use these keys as numeric keys to enter a frequency or memory channel number CONTROL OPERATION When in the Sky Command mode the keys of the Commander will function as below Only the functions of LAMP MONI and the VOL control will not change First switch ON the HF transceiver and press SYNC on the Commander Each time you press the desired key the Commander will automatically enter transmit mode and send the corresponding control command to the Transporter Tuning control TH D7 E 83 Sky Command 98 12 4 0 13 PM 87 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 88 When SYNC is pressed the
121. o select a character You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters 4 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 20 digits Pressing OK after selecting the 20th digit completes the programming To complete programming a comment after entering less than 20 digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward Pressing A B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking 6 Press MENU to exit Menu mode You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3 For example each press of TNC switches entry as A B C a b c then 2 Press DUAL to switch 0 and space Press ENT to switch among the special ASCII characters STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 70 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 71 PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE Using a group code relieves you from receiving unwanted packets The APRS on this transceiver supports the following three types of group codes All calls Program a 6 digit code that always starts with AP You will receive all APRS packets which include AP in group codes It does not matter whether or not the subsequent 4 digits match The default on this transceiver is APK001 K001 stands for KENWOOD Ver 1 Note APRS
122. ones which the transceiver can transmit The TNC also takes audio tones from the transceiver converts them to data for the computer and checks for errors in the data The TNC mainly functions in Command or Converse mode First learn the difference between these two modes Command mode When you select Packet mode the TNC enters this mode A cmd prompt appears on the computer screen You can type commands from the computer keyboard to change the settings on the TNC When in Converse mode press Ctrl C on the keyboard to restore the Command mode Converse mode The TNC enters this mode when a linkage with the target station is established On the computer keyboard type an appropriate command and if necessary a message then press Enter or Return What you type is converted into packets and transmitted over the air When in Command mode type CONVERSE to restore the Converse mode you can also type CONV or K instead For the commands supported by the built in TNC see TNC COMMANDS LIST on page 99 CONNECTING WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER You can use an optional PG 4W cable to connect the transceiver with a personal computer For this cable contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer Note Turn OFF the transceiver power before making the connection Note When the built in TNC is ON some internal frequency relationships may induce an internal heterodyne and cause the squelch to be opened unexpectedly S
123. or bands A and B SIMPLEX amp REPEATER OR ODD SPLIT MEMORY CHANNEL You can use each memory channel as a simplex amp repeater channel or odd split channel Store only one frequency to use as a simplex amp repeater channel or two separate frequencies to use as an odd split channel Select either application for each channel depending on the operations you have in mind Simplex amp repeater channel allows Simplex frequency operation Repeater operation with a standard offset If an offset direction is stored Odd split channel allows Repeater operation with a non standard offset Note N Not only can you store data in memory channels but you can also overwrite existing data with new data N If you have recalled a memory channel on the non current band A or B you cannot select the same channel on the current band to program data r ete m a r a P amp x elp m i S r eta e p e R tilp s d d O y c n e u q e rf e vie c e R s e Y s e Y y c n e u q e rf ti m s n a r T s e Y y c n e u q e rf e n o T s e Y s e Y N O e n o T s e Y s e Y y c n e u q e rf S S C T C s e Y s e Y N O S S C T C s e Y s e Y n oitc e rid t e sff O s e Y A N y c n e u q e rf t e sff O s e Y A N N O e s r e v e R s e Y A N e zis p e ts y c n e
124. orks 1 The first digipeater which receives your APRS data specifies the entire route to the destination before forwarding often 2 digipeaters are used in total 2 The digipeater which receives your APRS data specifies the call sign of the next digipeater before forwarding This is repeated until your APRS data reaches the destination TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 73 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 74 L A U N A M f o s s e r p h c a E N O C B S R P A e h t sti m s n a rt a t a d T T P 1 s s e r P N O C B n oitc n u f e h t h cti w s o t N O s k nilb d n a s r a e p p a N O C B 2 e h t dlo h d n a s s e r P T T P n e h t h cti w s e n o h p o r ci m e h t o t ni k a e p s 3 e h t e s a ele R T T P h cti w s e h t sti m s n a rt h cti w s e h t g nis a ele R a t a d S R P A a t a d S R P A e h t ti m s n a rt e r t o n n a c u o Y 7 2 u n e M ni d e tc ele s e m it e h t s s eln u lit n u tia W s e s s a p L A V R E T N I X T e t a cid ni o t g nik nilb str a ts N O C B y d a e r si g nitti m s n a rt 4 s
125. packets which are generated via various methods include various codes instead of group codes Using All calls allows you to receive packets which include the following codes Special Enter SPCL You will receive only APRS packets that include SPCL as a group code This code is generally programmed by all stations at a special event Alternate net Program any other code with a maximum of 6 digits You will receive only APRS packets that include the exact same code In order to reject other packets this code should not include characters specified by the above two types S P G M Y S T S Q Q C N O C A E B L L A N R W Y K S L I A M D I L C P S Note Menu 2 A allows you to enter up to 9 digits not 6 digits because of possible future enhancement of the group code system 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Press 2 A to select 2 A UNPROTOCOL The display for entering characters appears the first digit blinks The default is APK001 All calls 3 Press UP DWN to select a character You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z and 4 Press OK The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 9 digits Pressing OK after selecting the 9th digit completes the programming To complete programming after entering less than 9 digits press OK twice Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move bac
126. peater ASC periodically monitors the strength of a signal that you receive directly from the other station If the station s signal is strong enough to allow direct contact without a repeater the ASC indicator on the display begins blinking Press REV 1 s to switch the function ON appears when the function is ON While direct contact is possible the ASC indicator blinks To quit the function press REV momentarily Note N Pressing the PTT switch causes the ASC indicator to quit blinking N ASC does not function if your transmit and receive frequencies are the same simplex operation N ASC does not function while scanning N Activating ASC while using Reverse switches Reverse OFF N If you recall a memory channel or the Call channel that contains Reverse ON status ASC is switched OFF N ASC causes receive audio to be momentarily intermitted every 3 seconds STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 REV ON 144 725 MHz 145 325 MHz TX 144 725 MHz TX 144 725 MHz RX 145 325 MHz RX 145 325 MHz TX 144 725 MHz TX 145 325 MHz RX 145 325 MHz RX 144 725 MHz 144 725 MHz TH D7 E 20 Operating through 98 12 4 0 11 PM 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TONE FREQ ID This function scans through al
127. place of the currently set CTCSS frequency The previous frequency display is restored with the CTCSS function remained ON Press ESC if you do not want to program the identified frequency Press UP DWN while the identified frequency is blinking to resume scanning Note Received signals are audible while scanning is in progress STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 39 CTCSS 98 12 4 0 12 PM 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 41 DUAL TONE MULTI FREQUENCY DTMF FUNCTIONS The keys on the keypad also function as DTMF keys the 12 keys found on a push button telephone plus 4 additional keys A B C D This transceiver provides 10 dedicated memory channels You can store a DTMF number 16 digits max with a memory name 8 digits max in each of the channels to recall later for a quick call Some repeaters in the U S A and Canada offer a service called Autopatch You can access the public telephone network via such a repeater by sending DTMF tones For further information consult your local repeater reference MANUAL DIALING Manual Dialing requires only two steps to send DTMF tones 1 Press and hold the PTT switch 2 Press the keys in sequence on the keypad to send DTMF tones The corresponding DTMF tones are transmitted I TX Hold This function makes the transceiver remain in
128. provides an audible alarm when signals are received on the frequency you are monitoring In addition it shows the number of hours and minutes elapsed after signals were received If you use Tone Alert with CTCSS it alarms only when a received CTCSS tone matches the tone you selected 1 Press A B to select band A or B If necessary press F A B to recall the sub band 2 Press F ENT to switch Tone Alert ON or OFF A bell icon appears when Tone Alert is ON When a signal is received an alarm sounds and the bell icon starts blinking Pressing the PTT switch while the bell icon is blinking switches Tone Alert OFF When 99 hours and 59 minutes pass after a signal is received counting stops Each time a new signal is received the time resets to 00 00 STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 Note N While Tone Alert is ON there is no speaker output when a signal is received To hear receive audio press and hold MONI N When Tone Alert is ON APO does not turn the power OFF N When Tone Alert is ON you can use only the following functions Lamp ON Lamp Latch ON Monitor Band A B Select Squelch Level Select BEEP ON OFF The transceiver beeps each time you press a key on the keypad You can also switch this function OFF Access Menu 1 5 3 BEEP and select OFF The default is ALL In Menu 1 5 3 you can also select KEY an
129. r If you select OTHERS in step 3 you can proceed to steps for specifying combinations of two codes This method is described in the separate manual document file that comes with an optional PG 4W cable This manual describes the APRS in further details D O O W N E K V T S S elg n air T r e g g o J tf a r c ri A p e e J e m o H t a o B n oit a e r c e R elcih e v elb a tr o P t n e t r a C k c u r T t h c a Y elc y c r o t o M n a V TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 67 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 68 8 Press UP DWN to switch between west longitude default and east longitude 9 Press OK The degree digits blink 10 Press UP DWN to select data for degrees 11 Press OK The minute digits blink 12 Repeat steps 10 and 11 to select data for minutes down to one hundredth digit 13 Press MENU to exit Menu mode Note N If have selected NMEA in Menu 2 2 pressing POS does not allow you to access the display for entering latitude longitude data The position data received via the GPS receiver most lately will be displayed N If using a GPS receiver you can also copy the measured data to the position entry display for Menu 2 3 Press POS to display the measured data then press OK
130. r e p o t C N T e h t s e s u a C F F O n e h w lo rt n o c w olf e r a w d r a h TH D7 E 99 Appendix 98 12 4 0 15 PM 102 103 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE n oitc n u F n oita r e p O y e K fe R e g a P F F O N O P I A A 7 D H T U N E M 1 5 6 P U N W D K O 1 5 F F O N O P I A E 7 D H T U N E M 1 5 8 P U N W D K O 1 5 F F O N O O P A U N E M 1 2 2 P U N W D K O 9 4 r e t a e p e R cit a m o t u A F F O N O t e sff O U N E M 1 5 1 P U N W D K O 3 2 N O C S A s 1 V E R 4 2 r e v a S y r e tt a B tc ele S la v r e t n I U N E M 1 2 1 P U N W D K O 9 4 F F O N O p e e B U N E M 1 5 3 P U N W D K O 7 4 y alp si D le n n a h C F F O N O F F O R E W O P N O R E W O P B A 1 3 tc ele S d n a B a t a D U N E M 1
131. receive frequency on the UHF band Mate this frequency with the transmit frequency on the handy transceiver 10 Make the transceiver enter Remote Control mode For the method refer to the instruction manual for the mobile transceiver If not described consult your authorized KENWOOD dealer customer service or service center STA CON 96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 81 Wireless Remote 98 12 4 0 13 PM 82 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 83 Both the Commander and Transporter use Full Duplex function to transfer audio and commands as below SKY COMMAND 2 2 2 2 2 TH D7A ONLY The Sky Command 2 allows remote control of a TS 570D TS 570S or TS 870S HF transceiver This system requires two TH D7As and the optional cables which connect one TH D7A to the HF transceiver You will use one TH D7A as both a remote control and speaker microphone This TH D7A is called Commander The TH D7 connected with the HF transceiver is called Transporter It will function as an interface between the Commander and the HF transceiver The Sky Command System allows you for example to watch for and hunt DX while working around the house or to operate the HF transceiver while relaxing in the living room or patio instead of in the shack VHF freq Audio Audios Control commands tResponse Audio UHF freq Control comman
132. reverse scan direction press UP upward scan or DWN downward scan 5 To quit Program Scan press ESC Note N If the step size of the current VFO frequency differs from that of the programmed frequencies you cannot use Program Scan N If the step size differs between the lower limit and the upper limit you cannot use Program Scan N If the current VFO frequency is within more than one programmed scan range the range stored in the smallest channel number is used CALL VFO SCAN TH D7A ONLY Use Call VFO Scan to monitor both the Call channel and the current VFO frequency on the selected band 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 3 Select the desired frequency 4 Press CALL 1 s to start Call VFO Scan The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress 5 To quit Call VFO Scan press ESC CALL MEMORY SCAN TH D7A ONLY Use Call Memory Scan to monitor both the Call channel and the desired memory channel 1 Recall the desired memory channel 2 Press CALL 1 s to start Call Memory Scan The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress The Call channel on the same band as of the selected memory channel is used for Scan 3 To quit Call Memory Scan press ESC Note The memory channel last used is scanned even if it has been locked out TH D7 E 33 Scan 98 12 4 0 11 PM 38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1
133. rocedure in this step differs depending on which menu item you selected See the appropriate sections in this manual 8 Press OK to complete the setting 9 Press MENU to exit Menu mode After pressing MENU in step 1 you can also enter level Nos to quickly select a menu item For example pressing 1 4 1 in sequence selects Menu 1 4 1 DATA BAND This method is described in the appropriate sections in this manual Menu 1 3 1 TH D7 E 16 Menu Set Up 98 12 4 0 11 PM 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 1 le v e L 2 le v e L 3 le v e L s n oitc ele S tlu afe D fe R e g a p 1 O I D A R 1 Y A L P S I D 1 e g a s s e M N O r e w o P e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S O L L E H 0 5 2 ts a rt n o C x a m 6 1 ni m 1 le v e L 8 le v e L 8 4 2 E V A S 1 la v r e t n I r e v a S y r e tt a B 0 2 0 1 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 F F O c e s 0 5 0 4 0 3 c e s 0 1 9 4 2 O P A ff O r e w o P cit a m o t u A F F O s e t u ni m 0 6 0 3 s e t u ni m 0 3 9 4 3 F M T D 1 e r o t S r e b m u N e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S
134. s u si a t a d sih t y r o m e m ni d e r o ts t o n si a t a d t u p t u o e h T r e vie c e r T X E T S P G T S P G S T N P 6 0 s r e tc a r a h c T X E T L y b d e ni m r e t e d e b o t e g a s s e m a f o e p yt e h t s eific e p S TH D7 E 99 Appendix 98 12 4 0 15 PM 100 101 e m a N d n a m m o C tr o h S tlu afe D r ete m a r a P n oitpirc s e D 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 fs n a rt e h t s a s p b 0 0 6 9 r o 0 0 2 1 stc ele S s n oit a ts N O I T A C O L C O L 0 Y R E V E Y R E V E n R E T F A 0 5 2 0 n d eific e p s e h t f o sla v r e t nit a a t a d S P G s d n e s Y R E V E o t t e s fI r e tf a e c n o yln o a t a d S P G s d n e s R E T F A o t t e s fI n d oir e p s d n o c e s 0 1 si n f o tin u e h T n d oir e p d eific e p s e h t H T A P L A P L S P G A I V 1lla C 3lla c 2lla c 9lla c f o n gis lla c e h t si 1lla C a t a d S P G d n e s o t s n gis lla c s eific e p S e b o t s n oit a ts f o s n gis ll
135. select 1 5 1 AUTO OFFSET 3 Press UP DWN to switch the function ON default or OFF 4 Press OK to complete the setting 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode S S S S 144 0 145 5 146 4 147 0 147 6 145 1 146 0 146 6 147 4 148 0 MHz S Simplex S S S Simplex 144 0 146 0 MHz 145 8 145 6 TH D7 E 20 Operating through 98 12 4 0 11 PM 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 REVERSE FUNCTION The reverse function exchanges a separate receive and transmit frequency So while using a repeater you can manually check the strength of a signal that you receive directly from the other station If the station s signal is strong both stations should move to a simplex frequency and free up the repeater Press REV to switch the Reverse function ON or OFF R appears when the function is ON Note N If pressing REV places the transmit frequency outside the allowable range then pressing the PTT switch causes an error beep to sound transmission is inhibited N If pressing REV places the receive frequency outside the allowable range an error beep sounds and no reversal occurs N Automatic Repeater Offset does not function while Reverse is ON N You cannot switch Reverse ON or OFF while transmitting AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK ASC While using a re
136. sired memory channel or the Call channel 2 Press F VFO The entire contents of the memory channel or the Call channel are copied to the VFO Note N A transmit frequency from an odd split memory channel or odd split Call channel is not transferred to the VFO To transfer a transmit frequency press REV then press F VFO N Lockout status and memory names are not copied from a memory channel to the VFO N If you recall the Call channel in step 1 simply pressing UP DWN also transfers the contents to the VFO The frequency however is changed by one step CHANNEL DISPLAY When in this mode the transceiver displays only memory channel numbers or memory names if stored instead of frequencies Press A B POWER ON to switch the function ON or OFF Note You cannot switch this function ON if you have not used both bands A and B to store frequencies When in Channel Display mode you can use only the following functions TH D7 E 26 Memory Channels 98 12 4 0 11 PM 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 32 1 Press F POWER ON RESET appears You can also use Menu 1 5 7 TH D7A or Menu 1 5 9 TH D7E 2 Press UP DWN to select Partial VFO Reset or Full Reset 3 Press OK A confirmation message appears 4 Press UP DWN to select Yes or No
137. t Frequency Entry appears 4 Press the numeric keys in sequence on the keypad You can also enter a different band frequency from the current band For example you may enter a VHF frequency on band B where a UHF band is in use Note N The 1 kHz and subsequent digits are corrected according to which key is pressed for the 1 kHz digit N Entering a digit that is outside the allowable range causes the nearest digit within range to be displayed N You cannot enter a frequency in a band which cannot be recalled on the current band STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP 9 7 5 TH D7 E 45 Auxiliary Functions 98 12 4 0 12 PM 45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 46 PROGRAMMABLE VFO If you always check frequencies within a certain range set upper and lower limits for frequencies that are selectable using the Tuning control or UP DWN For example if you select 145 MHz for the lower limit and 146 MHz for the upper limit the tunable range will be from 145 000 MHz to 146 995 MHz 1 Press A B to select band A or B If necessary press F A B to recall the sub band 2 Press VFO 3 Press F 7 to select F 7 PROGRAM VFO The current lower frequency limit blinks 4 Press UP DWN to select the desired lower frequency limit 5 Press OK The current upper frequency limit blinks
138. te Control mode the keys of the handy transceiver will function as below Each time you press the desired key the handy transceiver will automatically enter transmit mode and send the corresponding command to the mobile transceiver 1 TM V7A REV ON OFF 2 Switches Cross band Repeater ON OFF if the mobile transceiver has the function To change the transmit receive frequency VFO ENT 0 9 enter the necessary digits ENT or VFO UP DWN To recall a memory channel MR ENT 0 9 enter the necessary digits ENT or MR UP DWN To change the tone or CTCSS frequency TONE SEL 0 9 enter 2 digits ex 0 5 TONE SEL Use Nos 01 to 38 shown in the table in page 22 Your mobile transceiver may require you to first activate the Tone or CTCSS function It may also allow you to program a separate tone and CTCSS frequency Check the instruction manual for the mobile transceiver 6 Turn the transceiver power OFF 7 Press PTT MR POWER ON The transceiver enters Remote Control mode MOBILE CTRL appears To exit Remote control mode repeat steps 6 and 7 On the mobile transceiver 8 Program the DTSS code on the UHF band as the secret number Select the same number as you selected in step 2 For the programming method refer to the instruction manual for the mobile transceiver 9 Select the
139. ters Most repeaters use a receive and transmit frequency pair with a standard or non standard offset odd split In addition some repeaters must receive a tone from the transceiver to allow it to access For details consult your local repeater reference Offset Programming Flow If you store the above data in a memory channel you need not reprogram every time See MEMORY CHANNELS page 26 Select a band q w e r t y Select a receive frequency Select an offset direction Select an offset frequency Only when programming odd split repeater frequencies Activate the Tone function If necessary Select a tone frequency If necessary TX 144 725 MHz TX tone 88 5 Hz RX 145 325 MHz TX 144 725 MHz TX tone 88 5 Hz RX 145 325 MHz TH D7 E 20 Operating through 98 12 4 0 11 PM 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 PROGRAMMING OFFSET First select band A or B by pressing A B Then if necessary press F A B to recall the sub band I Selecting Offset Direction Select whether the transmit frequency will be higher or lower than the receive frequency Press F MHz to switch the offset direction or appears to indicate which offset direction is selected To program 7 6 MHz offset on the TH D7E UHF only repeatedly press F MHz u
140. the interval for transmitting beacons page 75 4 Press BCON If you selected PTT in step 2 then press and release the PTT switch See page 74 TH D7 E 61 APRS 98 12 4 0 13 PM 62 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 63 r ota cid nI g nin a e M d e d ulc nI si ta h W P d n oitis o p e t a cilp u D t n e m m o c e h t s a t n e m m o c e m a S e h t m o rf e n o s u oiv e r p n oit a ts e m a s S d s u t a ts e t a cilp u D tx e t y d a e rla tx e t s u t a t S d e vie c e r P gt n oitis o p d n o y e B ti m il n oit a ts a m o rf a t a D d e tc ele s e h t e dist u o 5 7 e g a p e g n a r Q 1 y r e u Q g nid n e s r o f ts e u q e R n oit a m r o f ni d e d o c e d e b t o n n a c t a h t t e k c a P s n oitc ele S d e s s e r P y e K S R P A w e N ata D eta cilp u D ata D S R P A F F O p e e b o N p e e b o N p e e b o N Y E K p e e B p e e b o N p e e b o N W E N Y E K A T A D p e e B p e e B p e e b o N L L A p e e B p e e B p e e B RECEIVING APRS DATA Each time new APRS data is receiv
141. the left groove on the transceiver Then install the belt hook Last position the cable over the right groove TH D7 E 02 Preparation 98 12 4 0 10 PM 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 4 s eir etta B d n a B F H V d n a B F H U H L L E H L L E e nila kl A 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 2 0 3 Locking tab Tab INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES With an optional BT 11 battery case you can use commercially available alkaline batteries in such occasions as camping or emergency operations 1 To open the battery case cover push on the locking tab then pull the cover 2 Insert four AA LR6 alkaline batteries Be sure to match the battery polarities with those marked on the bottom of the battery case 3 Align the two tabs on the battery case cover then close the cover until the locking tab clicks 4 To install the battery case onto or remove from the transceiver follow steps 1 to 3 for INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK page 2 N Do not install the batteries in a hazardous environment where sparks could cause an explosion N Never discard old batteries in fire because extremely high temperatures can cause batteries to explode Note N It is recommended to use high quality alkaline batteries rather than manganese batteries to enjoy longer periods of battery life Do not use commer
142. tions depending on the current transceiver mode Note You can use the Tuning control instead of the UP DWN keys in each operation step This manual often omits the Tuning control to simplify descriptions OK key Press to move to the next step or to complete the setting in various selection modes such as Function Select or Menu mode ESC key Press to move back to the previous step or to quit the setting in various selection modes such as Function Select or Menu mode BAND A amp B In this manual bands recalled beside and are referred to as band A and band B The band A default is VHF 144 MHz and the band B default is UHF In band A you can also recall a 118 MHz sub band TH D7A only In band B you can also recall a VHF 144 MHz sub band This transceiver is capable of simultaneously receiving on 2 bands A and B So for example it is possible to receive packet data on one VHF frequency while receiving audio on another VHF frequency To transmit you must select either band indicates the current data band page 55 The following diagram should help you understand how to select or recall the desired band Note N You cannot recall another band by pressing F A B in Memory Recall mode First press VFO to select VFO mode N The 118 MHz band cannot be used for transmitting TH D7A only TH D7 E 10 Getting Acquainted 98 12 4 0 10 PM 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
143. to this transceiver For this cable contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer The cable that comes with the VC H1 allows only image transfer from to other stations Use the following Menu Nos to program information and select its color In addition you can use Menu 3 8 TX MODE to program a SSTV mode for the VC H1 First connect the transceiver to the VC H1 and switch ON both the transceiver and VC H1 Press MENU 3 8 The SSTV mode currently set on the VC H1 appears Press UP DWN to select the desired mode then press OK to change the setting on the VC H1 The selectable SSTV modes are as follows Robot color 36 Robot color 72 AVT 90 AVT 94 Scottie S1 Scottie S2 Martin M1 Martin M2 Fast FM Note N Switch OFF both the transceiver and VC H1 before making the connection N When the VC H1 is too close to the transceiver transmitting at high power using the provided antenna may cause malfunction This is caused by unwanted feedback 1 3 L L A C Y M x a m stigid 8 n gis lla C 2 3 L O C L L A C Y M n gis lla c r o f r olo C 3 3 E G A S S E M x a m stigid 9 e g a s s e M 4 3 L O C E G A S S E M e g a s s e m r o f r olo C 5 3 V S R x a m stigid 0 1 tr o p e r V S R 6 3 R O L O C V S R tr o p e r V S
144. u to recall memory channel 0 to 9 TH D7 E 44 Microphone Control 98 12 4 0 12 PM 44 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 45 AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS Previous freq 145 350 MHz Previous freq 145 350 MHz Previous freq 145 350 MHz Previous freq 145 350 MHz If you press VFO while entering a frequency the new data is accepted for the digits entered and the previous data remains unchanged for the digits not yet entered Note The 1 kHz and subsequent digits may be corrected depending on combinations of the previous frequency and the current frequency step size If you press ENT while entering a frequency the new data is accepted for the digits entered and 0 is programmed for the digits not yet entered To omit entry of the 100 MHz digit enter for the 10 MHz and 1 MHz digits and press MHz The previous data remains unchanged for the 100 MHz digit To omit entry of the 100 MHz and 10 MHz digits enter for the 1 MHz digit and press MHz The previous data remains unchanged for the 100 MHz and 10 MHz digits DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY If the desired operating frequency is far from the current frequency using the keypad is the quickest way to change frequency 1 Press A B to select band A or B If necessary press F A B to recall the sub band 2 Press VFO 3 Press ENT The display for Direc

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