Basic Setting; Setting Internal Tnc; Setting Gps Port - Kenwood TM-D710A Manual

BASIC SETTING

Enter Menu mode and access Menu 600.
n my Call Sign <my CALLSIGN>
Program your call sign using a maximum of 9
alphanumeric characters. You may include SSID
characters in the string. Unless you program a call
sign, you cannot transmit APRS packets.
1 Select MY CALLSIGN.
• The display for entering a call sign appears; the first
digit blinks. The default is "NOCALL".
2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the first digit.
• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and –.
3 Press the [→].
• The cursor moves to the next digit.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits.
n Beacon Type <BEACON TyPE>
[APRS]: Select to APRS beacon.
[NAVITRA]: Select to NAVITRA beacon.

SETTING INTERNAL TNC

Enter Menu mode and access Menu 601.
n Data Band <DATA BAND>
On this transceiver you can select data band for APRS
mode independent of the selection for Packet mode.
Select band A or B as the data band for receiving or
transmitting APRS packets. The default is band A. " "
indicates the current data band.
Note: In Menu 601, the selection switches among A-BAND, B-
BAND, TX:A-BAND RX:B-BAND, and RX:A-BAND TX:B-BAND.
Select TX:A-BAND RX:B-BAND or RX:A-BAND TX:B-BAND if
APRS networks which use two separate frequencies become
available in the future.
n Packet Transfer Rate <DATA SPEED>
The default APRS packet transfer rate set on the built-
in TNC is 1200 bps which is the standard among the
current APRS networks. If APRS networks which use
9600 bps transfer rate become available in the future,
select "9600 bps"
n DCD Sense <DCD SENSE>
You can also select the method for inhibiting the built-in
TNC from transmitting. Select one of the two methods.
The default is "D or Rxd Band".
[D or Rxd Band]: The TNC does not transmit when signals
are present on the data band (
[Both Band]: The TNC does not transmit when signals are
present on band A or B.
) or RX data band ( )
n Tx delay <Tx DELAy>
This function allows you to set a transmission delay
time between transmitting the APRS data and
transmitting a flag code prior to the APRS data. When
the other station has activated their Save Mode, the
selected delay time is increased.

SETTING GPS PORT

Enter Menu mode and access Menu 602
n Baud Rate <BAUD RATE>
Set the communication speed of the external GPS or
other equipment that is connected to the GPS terminal.
The speed is set to 4800 bps (NMEA)/ 9600 bps (IPS
format: SONY) when a GPS receiver is connected.
• It does not correspond to the Gamin-TXT format.
n Input Type <INPUT>
[OFF]: When using the GPS receiver
[GPS]: When not using the GPS receiver
[WEATHER (Davis)]: When using the weather observation
device (Davis).
• Operation verification model (currently July 2007)
Vantage PRO2
[WEATHER (PeetBros. )]: When using the weather
observation device (PeetBros.).
• Operation verification model (currently July 2007)
ULTIMETER
n Differential Information Output <OUTPUT>
When set to ON, can send the differential information
from the GPS terminal to the GPS receiver.
APRS-
2100 (Packet mode)
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