Dx Packet Cluster Tune; Satellite Operation; Basic Operation - Kenwood TS-2000 Instruction Manual

DX PACKET CLUSTER TUNE

DX Packet Cluster is a packet network 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.
This node then passes the information to all its local
stations as well as another node. This transceiver
can display received DX information and hold the
latest information on up to 10 DX stations.
Node
Node
Station
This transceiver is also capable of automatically
tuning in a reported DX station. In order to use the
Auto Tune function, access Menu No. 49A and select
AUTO; the default is MANUAL.
1 Press [A/B] to select VFO A or VFO B.
2 Press [SUB] to activate the sub-receiver.
3 The SUB LED lights.
4 Tune to the frequency of the target DX Packet
Cluster node on the sub-receiver.
5 Press [FUNC], [SET/ P.C.T.] to enter the Packet
Clusters Monitor mode.
• Each time new DX Packet Cluster data is
received, an alarm sounds and the information
is displayed on the sub-receiver as shown
below:
• Press [FUNC], [SET/ P.C.T.] again to exit this
mode.
6 If you are using the Auto Tune function, press
[SET/ P.C.T.].
• The main band is tuned to the frequency of the
reported DX station, on the sub-receiver.
• Transmitting on the tuned frequency
deactivates the Auto Tune. Press [SET/ P.C.T.]
again to reactivate it, if necessary.
To access desired DX information from memory,
press QUICK MEMO [MR], then turn the MULTI/ CH
control. Press [SET/ P.C.T.] to tune the main band to
the selected station. Press QUICK MEMO [MR]
again to quit the DX information display.
The transceiver can be set to output a Morse code
instead of a beep when new DX Packet Cluster data
is received. Access Menu No. 49B and select
MORSE. VOICE or OFF can also be set.
Note:
You cannot send DX information to a node using this function.
The DX information in memory is cleared when the transceiver
power is turned OFF.
Node
11 SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS

SATELLITE OPERATION

Amateur satellites receive on one band and transmit
on another. This transceiver can handle uplink/
downlink frequency combinations simultaneously as
shown below.
H F
B a n d
5 0 M
H F ~
5 0 M H z
D O W N
√
1 4 4 M H z
L N I K
4 3 / 0
√
4 4 0 M H z
√
1 2 . G H z
Some satellites require a rotator that allows azimuth
and elevation control, plus a high-gain directional
antenna. The antenna must track the satellite which
travels from horizon to horizon. Even so, many hams
have been successfully using fixed omnidirectional
antennas. If you are using a directional antenna, it
would be wise to obtain a pass prediction program.
Doppler Shift is another aspect that you must take
into account when working the satellites. As a target
satellite travels away, frequencies on which you will
receive change. This transceiver has a function that
automatically keeps the sum or difference between
the two frequencies identical when you change the
receive frequency.
For further information, consult Internet Web pages
relating to Amateur satellites. On Internet search
engines, use "AMSAT" as key words to find those
Web pages. Or, you can directly go to the AMSAT
(the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) homepage
at http://www.amsat.org. From AMSAT Web pages,
you can download a variety of utilities, including pass
prediction programs, which will ease your satellite
operations.

BASIC OPERATION

When you enter the Satellite mode, you are always
controlling one of 10 Satellite Memory channels with
the adjustable frequency function. The Satellite
Memory channel number (0 ~ 9) appears on the main
transceiver's display when you enter the mode.
1 Press [SATL] to enter Satellite mode.
• The default downlink (435.9 MHz) and uplink
(145.9 MHz) frequencies appear.
• "TRACE", "R", and "SATL" appear to indicate
the current selections.
2 On VFO A, tune to the downlink (RX) frequency of
the satellite.
U P L N I K
~ 4 3 / 0
1 4 4 M H z 1 2 .
H z 4 4 0 M H z
√ √
√
√
√ √
G H z
√
√
√
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