Operation Flow - Kenwood TH-D7A(G) Instruction Manual

OPERATION FLOW

The following flow chart includes only the steps to give
APRS a quick try.
q Access Menu 2–M to select band A or B as the
data band {page 3}. The default is band A.
w Press [TNC] to enter APRS mode.
• " " should appear.
e On the data band select the same frequency as
other stations in your group.
• You may tune to the frequency of an appropriate
digipeater (144.390 MHz in the U.S.A.) {page 13}.
Now you are ready to receive APRS data from other
stations. Refer to "RECEIVING APRS DATA" {page 4}.
To transmit your APRS data, proceed to step r.
r Access Menu 2–1 to program your call sign
(9 digits max.) {page 7}.
t If you have connected a GPS receiver, access
Menu 2–2 and select "NMEA" or "NMEA96"
{page 3}. The default is "NOT USED".
y Access Menu 2–8 to select your station icon
{page 8}.
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u Access Menu 2–4 to program position data
{page 9}.
i Access Menu 2–6 to select from 15 position
comments {page 10}.
o If you want, access Menu 2–9 to enter status
text using up to 20 alphanumeric characters
{page 11}.
!0 Access Menu 2–C to select the operation method
for transmitting APRS data {page 15}.
!1 Press [BCON]. If you selected "PTT" in step !0 ,
then press and release the PTT switch. See
page 15.
When using a personal computer, press [TNC] repeatedly
in step q until "PACKET" appears. All further operations
should be performed on your computer. For the cable
connection with a personal computer, see page 53 on the
other instruction manual (original).
Menu Set-up allows you to change various default
settings for APRS operations. See the appropriate
sections in this chapter.
Note:
To distinguish your various stations or nodes, you can have up to 15
Secondary Station IDentifiers (SSIDs); ex. WD6BQD-1 to WD6BQD-
15. You always have to put a dash between your call sign and SSID
number.
If you have blanked the data band by pressing [DUAL], you cannot
select APRS mode in step q .