Kenwood TM-D710A Manual

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APRS-BASIC SETTINGEnter Menu mode and access Menu 600.n my Call Sign <my CALLSIGN>Program your call sign using a maximum of 9alphanumeric characters. You may include SSIDcharacters in the string. Unless you program a callsign, you cannot transmit APRS packets.1 Select MY CALLSIGN.• The display for entering a call sign appears; the firstdigit blinks. The default is “NOCALL”.2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the first digit.• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and –.3 Press the [→].• The cursor moves to the next digit.4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits.n Beacon Type yPE>[APRS]: Select to APRS beacon.[NAVITRA]: Select to NAVITRA beacon.SETTING INTERNAL TNCEnter Menu mode and access Menu 601.n Data Band On this transceiver you can select data band for APRSmode independent of the selection for Packet mode.Select band A or B as the data band for receiving ortransmitting APRS packets. The default is band A. “ ”indicates the current data band.Note: In Menu 601, the selection switches among A-BAND, B-BAND, TX:A-BAND RX:B-BAND, and RX:A-BAND TX:B-BAND.Select TX:A-BAND RX:B-BAND or RX:A-BAND TX:B-BAND ifAPRS networks which use two separate frequencies becomeavailable in the future.n Packet Transfer Rate The default APRS packet transfer rate set on the built-in TNC is 1200 bps which is the standard among thecurrent APRS networks. If APRS networks which use9600 bps transfer rate become available in the future,select “9600 bps”n DCD Sense You can also select the method for inhibiting the built-inTNC from transmitting. Select one of the two methods.The default is “D or Rxd Band”.[D or Rxd Band]: The TNC does not transmit when signalsare present on the data band ( ) or RX data band ( )[Both Band]: The TNC does not transmit when signals arepresent on band A or B.n Tx delay x DELAy>This function allows you to set a transmission delaytime between transmitting the APRS data andtransmitting a flag code prior to the APRS data. Whenthe other station has activated their Save Mode, theselected delay time is increased.SETTING GPS PORTEnter Menu mode and access Menu 602n Baud Rate Set the communication speed of the external GPS orother equipment that is connected to the GPS terminal.The speed is set to 4800 bps (NMEA)/ 9600 bps (IPSformat: SONY) when a GPS receiver is connected.• It does not correspond to the Gamin-TXT format.n Input Type [OFF]: When using the GPS receiver[GPS]: When not using the GPS receiver[WEATHER (Davis)]: When using the weather observationdevice (Davis).• Operation verification model (currently July 2007)Vantage PRO2[WEATHER (PeetBros. )]: When using the weatherobservation device (PeetBros.).• Operation verification model (currently July 2007)ULTIMETER® 2100 (Packet mode)n Differential Information Output When set to ON, can send the differential informationfrom the GPS terminal to the GPS receiver.