Kenwood TS-2000 Instruction Manual

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45SUB-RECEIVERSUB-RECEIVERThe TS-2000(X) transceiver is equipped with2 independent receivers. The main transceiver canreceive from 30 kHz to the UHF band (or 1.2 GHzband if the optional UT-20 is installed) while the sub-receiver can receive signals in FM or AM mode onthe VHF (144 MHz) or UHF (430/ 440MHz) band.You can assign the sub receiver to monitor the localrepeater activities or your club channel while you areoperating on the HF/ 50MHz or VHF/ UHF/ (Optional1.2 GHz) bands with the main transceiver.Since the TS-2000 also has a built-in TNC, you canassign the sub-receiver to monitor the local DXPacket Cluster channel activities without using anexternal TNC. If a new DX station is reported to theDX Packet Cluster, the transceiver automaticallydisplays the DX station data. If desired, you canfurther transfer the DX frequency information to themain tranceiver to watch and instantly make contactwith the DX station {page 53}.TX BAND AND CONTROL BANDIn this manual, the frequency on the left of the displayis referred to as the MAIN band and the frequency onthe right is called the SUB band.To understand how to control the MAIN band andSUB band frequencies and functions, please note thedifferences between the TX band and the Controlband, below.TX BANDPress [MAIN] to display the “ ” and “ ” icons onthe MAIN band. When “ ” is on the MAIN banddisplay, the MAIN band is currently selected as thetransmission band. You can use the MAIN bandfrequency to transmit signals or to control the maintransceiver functions.If you press [SUB], the “ ” and “ ” icons move tothe SUB band display. This means that the SUBband is now selected as the transmission band andcontrols the functions. You can use the SUB bandfrequency to transmit signals or control the subreceiver functions.CONTROL BANDOn some occasions, you may need to adjust thefrequency and/ or functions for the band you are nottransmitting on. To do this, press [CTRL]. Forexample, if both “ ” and “ ” are on the MAINband display, pressing [CTRL] will move “ ” to theSUB band display. “ ” remains on the MAIN banddisplay. This allows you to continue transmitting onthe MAIN band while you adjust the functions of thesub-receiver.RECEIVINGACTIVATING THE SUB-RECEIVERPress the SUB AF control to switch the sub-receiverON or OFF. The orange LED above the SUB AF/ SQLcontrol lights when the sub-receiver is switched ON.Note: When switching the sub-receiver ON or OFF, you may hear apopping sound from the speaker. This is not a malfunction.CONTROLLING THE SUB-RECEIVERTo control all the available functions of the sub-receiver, press [SUB] to transfer the controls andtransmission capability to the sub-receiver. The “ ”and “ ” icons move from the main transceiver to thesub-receiver. When you press [SEND] or Mic [PTT],the transceiver transmits on the SUB band frequency.Or, if you would like to transmit and receive on theMAIN band while adjusting the sub-receiverfunctions, simply press [CTRL]. Only the “ ” iconmoves from the main transceiver display to the subdisplay. The “ ” icon remains on the maintransceiver display. With this setup, you can continuereceiving and transmitting on the main transceiverVFO frequencies while you are making adjustmentsto the sub-receiver functions.If you need to adjust only the frequency of the sub-receiver, you can simply turn the RIT/ SUB control.However, this works only when you are operating themain transceiver without the RIT/ XIT functions.When operating the main transceiver with the RIT/XIT function, first switch OFF the RIT/ XIT function bypressing [RIT/ CW TUNE] and/or [XIT/ ALT], or press[CTRL] to move the controls to the SUB band. Thenturn the Tuning control, the MULTI/ CH control or theRIT/ SUB control to adjust the SUB band frequency.SELECTING A BANDPress [SUB] or [CTRL] to assign the functioncontrols to the sub-receiver.Press [+]/ [–] to select the 144 MHz or the430/ 440 MHz band.