Entering A Message - Kenwood TH-D7A(G) Instruction Manual

ENTERING A MESSAGE

To transmit a message, first enter the call sign of the target
station. To transmit a bulletin, enter "BLN#" instead; where
# must be 0 to 9 or A to Z. When the length of your bulletin
exceeds 45 digits, you may transmit more than one packet
to send the entire bulletin. Use # to indicate the sequence
of the bulletin portions. For example, enter "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 0 to 9, A to Z, and –.
• You may use the keypad. For example, each press of
[TNC] switches entry as A, B, C, then 2. Press [ENT] to
enter –.
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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, 2, A, B, then C. Press
[ENT] to switch among the special ASCII 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 to a single station, an acknowledgment
should be returned; "ack 0 ~ 9 (or A ~ Z)" appears.
Note: You may enter % as the initial character of the message. Some
APRS systems are capable of announcing characters one by one when
receiving a message which starts with %. Those systems include TM-
D700s with VS-3 units.
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