Transmitting - Kenwood TH-D72A Instruction Manual

TRANSMITTING

1 Select your desired band and frequency/channel.
2 Press and hold the microphone [PTT] switch and speak into the microphone to
transmit.
• The TX-RX LED lights red for the selected transmit band and the RF power meter
appears on the display. The RF power meter shows the relative transmission output
power you selected.
• "H", "L", or "EL" appear on the display, depending on the output power you have
selected.
• Speak into the microphone in your normal voice, while keeping the microphone
approximately 5 cm (2 inches) from your mouth. Speaking too close to the
microphone or too loudly may increase distortion and reduce intelligibility of your
signal at the receiving station.
• Your station's transmit signal can be received when the receive frequency is 3 times
the transmit frequency.
Example: Transmit frequency is 146.000 MHz and receive frequency is 438.000 MHz.
3 When you finish speaking, release the [PTT] switch.
When the transceiver overheats because of ambient high temperature
Note:
or continuous transmission, the protective circuit may function to lower the
transmit output power.
Selecting an Output Power
Selecting a low transmit power is a wise method to reduce battery consumption, if
communication is still reliable. You can program separate transmit power settings
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.
• When the RF power meter is H, all 9 points are displayed. When it is L, 5 points are
displayed, and when it is EL, 2 points are displayed.
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