Kenwood TH-D72A/E User Manual page 6

CONTENTS
6.1.8 APRS Lock ...................................... 50
6.2 Base Station (Weather Station)........51
6.2.1 Using Meteorological Equipment ..... 51
6.2.1.1 Davis Instruments Corp. Inc. ..................51
6.2.1.2 Peet Bros. Company...............................52
7 APRS NETWORKS ........................ 53
7.1 APRS Servers ..................................53
7.2 IGate.................................................53
7.3 Let's Send Email ..............................55
7.3.1 Sending Email with TH-D72A/E....... 55
7.4 Digipeaters (Digital Repeaters) ........57
7.4.1 UIDIGI.............................................. 57
7.4.2 UIFLOOD......................................... 58
7.4.3 UITRACE ......................................... 58
7.4.4 Configuration Examples (USA)........ 59
7.4.5 Proper Configuration
(written by Bob Bruninga,
WB4APR) ........................................ 60
7.5 Packet Path ......................................62
7.5.1 New-N Paradigm ............................. 62
7.5.2 RELAY Paradigm............................. 62
7.5.3 STATE/ SECTION/ REGION ........... 63
8 MCP-4A MEMORY CONTROL
PROGRAM (FOR USE WITH
TH-D72A/E)..................................... 64
8.1 Downloading and Installing
MCP-4A............................................65
8.2 Main Functions of MCP-4A ..............68
8.2.1 Useful Functions of MCP-4A ........... 68
8.2.2 Functions Only Configurable by
MCP-4A ........................................... 68
8.3 Reading a File ..................................69
8.3.1 Reading a File Created with
MCP-4A ........................................... 69
8.3.2 Importing Other MCP Files into
MCP-4A ........................................... 69
8.4 Reading GPS Log Data....................70
8.4.1 Reading GPS Log Data from
TH-D72A/E ...................................... 70
8.4.2 Managing the Read GPS Log
Data ................................................. 71
8.4.3 Converting to KML or GPX File
Format ............................................. 72
8.5 Introduction to Main Functions .........73
8.5.1 Simple Operation ............................. 73
8.5.2 Graphical Display of
SmartBeaconing .............................. 73
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8.5.3 Changing the Font Sizes ................. 74
8.5.4 Setting your Callsign ........................ 74
8.5.5 Exporting .hmk Files ........................ 74
8.5.6 Configuring RSS .............................. 74
8.5.7 Changing the Power-on Bitmap
Image ............................................... 75
8.5.8 Configuring the Character String for
the Power-on Password................... 75
9 HOW TO UPDATE FIRMWARE ...... 76
9.1 Firmware .......................................... 76
9.2 Verifying Necessary Equipment ....... 76
9.3 How to Verify Firmware Version....... 77
9.3.1 Checking with the Transceiver......... 77
9.3.2 Checking with MCP-4A .................... 77
9.4 How to Get Latest
Firmware/Software ........................... 78
9.5 How to Update ................................. 78
10 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS .......... 79
10.1 AvMap (Don Arnold, W6GPS).......... 79
11 APPENDIX ..................................... 81
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