Connecting With A Gps Receiver; Setting Utc Offset; Selecting Data Band; Selecting Packet Transfer Rate - Kenwood TH-D7A(G) Instruction Manual

CONNECTING WITH A GPS RECEIVER

The GPS jack on this transceiver accepts a 2.5 mm (1/10")
3-conductor plug. If necessary, use the supplied cable to
modify the cable end of your GPS receiver.
Note: Turn OFF the transceiver power before making the connections.
To GPS jack
In order to use the connected GPS receiver, access
Menu 2–2 (GPS UNIT) to select "NMEA" or "NMEA96".
The default is "NOT USED". Select "NMEA96" when
using a 9600 bps GPS receiver.
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SETTING UTC OFFSET

This transceiver allows you to correct the UTC offset;
UTC stands for Universal Time Coordinated. Access
Menu 2–O (TIME ZONE) and select the appropriate UTC
offset in the range from +12:00 to –12:00 in steps of 30
minutes.
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SELECTING DATA BAND

On this transceiver you can select data band for APRS
mode independent of the selection (in Menu 1–4–1)
for Packet mode. Access Menu 2–M (DATA BAND)
and select band A or B as the data band for receiving
or transmitting APRS data. The default is band A. " "
indicates the current data band.
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Note: In Menu 2–M, the selection switches among A, B, A:TX B:RX, and
A:RX B:TX. Select A:TX B:RX or A:RX B:TX if APRS networks which use
two separate frequencies become available in the future. " " appears for
the data transmit band and " " appears for the data receive band.

SELECTING PACKET TRANSFER RATE

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,
access Menu 2–N (PACKET SPEED) and select "9600
bps". "96" will appear.
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