Kenwood 440 MHz TH-D7A - Manuals

Page 3 - NOTICES TO THE USER; PRECAUTIONS

i NOTICES TO THE USER One or more of the following statements may beapplicable: ATTENTION (U.S.A. Only)Nickel-Cadmium batteries must be replaced ordisposed of properly. State laws may vary regarding the handling anddisposal of Nickel-Cadmium batteries.Please contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer fo...

Page 4 - ii; CONTENTS

ii CONTENTS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ...................................... 1CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL ....... 1 CHAPTER 1 PREPARATION INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK .................. 2CHARGING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK ................... 2INSTALLING THE ANTENNA ..................................

Page 5 - iii; AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS

iii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 CHAPTER 12 AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY ............................... 45CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE ................... 46PROGRAMMABLE VFO .......................................... 46TONE ALERT ...........................

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iv CHAPTER 15 SLOW-SCAN TELEVISION (SSTV) WITHVC-H1 ENTERING CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV .............. 58SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/MESSAGE/ RSV ..................................................... 59EXECUTING SUPERIMPOSITION .......................... 59VC-H1 CONTROL .................................

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1 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL The writing conventions described below have beenfollowed to simplify instructions and avoid unnecessaryrepetition. y r o s s e c c A r e b m u N t r a P y t i t n a u Q a n n e t n A X X - 4 3 6 0 - 0 9 T 1 k c a p y r e t t a b d C i N A 7...

Page 8 - PREPARATION; Guide; INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK; Release latch; CHARGING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK; • While charging the battery pack, leave the transceiver; jack on the transceiver.; • Charging starts and will take approximately 16 hours for; the charger DC plug from the transceiver DC IN jack.; DC IN jack

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2 PREPARATION Guide INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK 1 Position the two grooves on the inside bottom corners of the battery pack over the corresponding guides onthe back of the transceiver. 2 Slide the battery pack along the back of the tra...

Page 9 - INSTALLING THE ANTENNA; Hand strap; INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP/ BELT HOOK

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 3 The following table shows the approximate battery life(hours) relative to the transmit output power. Note: ◆ Charge the NiCd battery pack within an ambient temperature ofbetween 5 ° C and 40 ° C (41 ° F and 104 ° F). Charging outside this...

Page 10 - il; Locking tab; INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES; To open the battery case cover, push on the locking; • Be sure to match the battery polarities with those; Align the two tabs on the battery case cover, then; close the cover until the locking tab clicks.; To install the battery case onto (or remove from) the

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 4 s e i r e t t a B d n a B F H V d n a B F H U H L L E H L L E e n il a k l A 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 2 0 3 Locking tab Tab INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES With an optional BT-11 battery case, you can usecommercially available alkaline batteries i...

Page 11 - CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY; Confirm that the power switches of both the; transceiver and power supply are OFF.; Connect the optional PG-2W DC cable to the power; jack on the side of the transceiver.; Fuse; Regulated power supply; CONNECTING WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 5 CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY To connect the transceiver with an appropriate regulatedpower supply, use an optional PG-2W DC cable. 1 Confirm that the power switches of both the transceiver and power supply are OFF. 2 Connect t...

Page 12 - Repeat steps 5 and 6 to continue; FIRST QSO

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 6 5 Press and hold thePTT switch, then speakinto the microphone ina normal tone of voice. 6 4 3 2 Press the POWERswitch for 1 second orlonger. The 7 steps given here will get you on the air in your firstQSO right away. So, you can enjoy the...

Page 13 - OPERATING BASICS; SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF; Press the POWER switch (1 s) to switch ON the; • A double beep sounds.; To switch OFF the transceiver, press the POWER; ADJUSTING VOLUME; • If background noise is inaudible because of the Squelch; SELECTING A BAND; • The cursor indicates the current band.; SELECTING A FREQUENCY; • You can also select frequencies by directly entering digits

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7 OPERATING BASICS SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF 1 Press the POWER switch (1 s) to switch ON the transceiver. • A double beep sounds. 2 To switch OFF the transceiver, press the POWER switch (1 s) again. ADJUSTING VOLUME Turn the VOL control clockw...

Page 14 - ADJUSTING SQUELCH; The current squelch level is incorrect.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 8 ADJUSTING SQUELCH Selecting the correct squelch level relieves you fromlistening to background noise output from the speakerwhen no signals are present. The appropriate squelchlevel depends on ambient noise conditions. You canprogram a di...

Page 15 - TRANSMITTING; To transmit, press and hold the PTT switch and speak; into the microphone in a normal tone of voice.; • Indicator A or B lights red depending on which band you; When you finish speaking, release the PTT switch.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 9 STA CON PACKET96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 ◆ The recommended duty cycle is 1 minute of transmission and3 minutes of reception. Extended transmissions in the highpower mode may cause the back of the transceiver to get hot. ◆ Transmitting with the supp...

Page 16 - GETTING ACQUAINTED; ORIENTATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 10 GETTING ACQUAINTED ORIENTATION PTT switch LAMP key MONI key Antenna Tuning control VOL control Display POWER switch Speaker/Microphone Cursor keys Keypad SP jack MIC jack PC jack GPS jack DC IN jack TX/RX indicator TH-D7 E 10 Getting Acq...

Page 17 - INDICATORS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 11 INDICATORS On the upper section of the display you will see variousindicators that show what you have selected. 9 7 5 1 TH-D7E only Shows the strength of received signals. Whiletransmitting, shows the current relative battery charge. Not...

Page 18 - CURSOR KEYS; OK key; In this manual, bands recalled beside “

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 12 CURSOR KEYS This transceiver employs 4 cursor keys so that you canprogram most of the functions with only one hand. UP/ DWN keys The UP/ DWN keys function in the exact same way asthe Tuning control. These keys change frequencies,memory c...

Page 19 - BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES; VFO mode

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 13 STA CON PACKET96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES This section introduces you to the basic modes you canselect on this transceiver. VFO mode Press [VFO] to select. In this mode you can change theoperat...

Page 21 - KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY; The selectable special characters are listed below:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 15 ? ! ’ . , – / & # ( ) < > ; : " @ KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY The keypad allows you to make various entriesdepending on which mode the transceiver is in. In VFO or Memory Recall mode, use the keypad toselect a frequency {page 45} o...

Page 22 - QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE; ll

103 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE n o i t c n u F n o i t a r e p O y e K . f e R e g a P F F O / N O P I A ) A 7 D - H T ( ] U N E M [ , ] 1 [ , ] 5 [ , ] 6 [ ➡ ] P U [ / ] N W D [ ➡ ] K O [ 1 5 F F O / N O P I A ) E 7 D - H T ( ] U N E M [ , ] 1 [ , ] 5 [ , ] 8 [ ➡ ] P U [ / ] N W D [ ➡ ] K O [ 1 5 F F O ...

Page 24 - MENU ACCESS; Level 1; For Menu 1–1 to 1–5, repeat steps 4 and 5 to select; • The procedure in this step differs depending on which

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 MENU SET-UP The Menu system on this transceiver consists of 3levels. MENU ACCESS 1 Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode. • The current level 1 No. blinks. 2 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select the appropriate level 1 No. STA CON PACKET96 BCONDUP 9 7 ...

Page 25 - MENU CONFIGURATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 1 l e v e L 2 l e v e L 3 l e v e L s n o i t c e l e S t l u a f e D . f e R e g a p 1 O I D A R 1 Y A L P S I D 1 e g a s s e M N O - r e w o P . e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S ! ! O L L E H 0 5 2 t s a r t n o C ) . x a m ( 6 1 ~ ) ....

Page 28 - OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS; Offset Programming Flow; Select a receive frequency.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 20 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS Repeaters, which are often installed and maintained byradio clubs, are usually located on mountain tops orother elevated locations. Generally they operate athigher ERP (Effective Radiated Power) than a typical...

Page 29 - PROGRAMMING OFFSET; Selecting Offset Direction; • “+” or “–” appears to indicate which offset direction is; Selecting Offset Frequency; • The selectable range is from 0.00 MHz to 29.95 MHz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 PROGRAMMING OFFSET First select band A or B by pressing [A/B]. Then, ifnecessary, press [F], [A/B] to recall the sub-band. ■ Selecting Offset Direction Select whether the transmit frequency will be higher(+) or lower (–) than the receive...

Page 30 - Activating Tone Function; ” appears when the Tone function is ON.; Selecting a Tone Frequency

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 STA CON PACKET96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON PACKET96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 . o N . q e r F ) z H ( . o N . q e r F ) z H ( . o N . q e r F ) z H ( . o N . q e r F ) z H ( 1 0 0 . 7 6 1 1 4 . 7 9 1 2 5 . 6 3 1 1 3 8 . 2 9 1 2 0 9 . 1 7 2 1 0 . 0 0 1 2...

Page 31 - AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET; This complies with the standard ARRL band plan.; European versions

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET This function automatically selects an offset direction,according to the frequency that you select on the VHFband. The transceiver is programmed for offset directionas shown below. To obtain an up-to-date band p...

Page 32 - REVERSE FUNCTION; • “R” appears when the function is ON.; ” appears when the function is ON.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 REVERSE FUNCTION The reverse function exchanges a separate receive andtransmit frequency. So, while using a repeater, you canmanually check the strength of a signal that you receivedirectly from the other station. If the station’s signal...

Page 33 - • The Tone function is switched ON.; • When the tone frequency is identified, the identified; frequency appears and blinks.; Press [OK] to program the identified frequency in; place of the currently set tone frequency.; • The previous frequency display is restored with the Tone; • Press [ESC] if you do not want to program the identified

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 STA CON PACKET96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 TONE FREQ. ID This function scans through all tone frequencies toidentify the incoming tone frequency on a receivedsignal. You may use the function to find which tonefrequency is required by your local repe...

Page 34 - MEMORY CHANNELS; • Simplex frequency operation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 MEMORY CHANNELS In memory channels, you can store frequencies andrelated data that you often use. Then you need notreprogram those data every time. You can quickly recalla programmed channel by simple operation. A total of200 memory chan...

Page 35 - STORING ODD-SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIES; Store the desired receive frequency and related data; programmed in step 1.; • The transmit frequency is stored in the memory channel.; Select the desired band.; • You can also directly enter digits from the keypad. See; If storing a standard repeater frequency, select the; • A memory channel number appears and blinks.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 STORING ODD-SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIES Some repeaters use a receive and transmit frequencypair with a non-standard offset. If you store two separatefrequencies in a memory channel, you can operate onthose repeaters without programming th...

Page 36 - CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL; Recall the desired memory channel.; • A confirmation message appears.; RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL; • The memory channel used last is recalled.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL Use the following procedure to clear an individualmemory channel. Full Reset {page 32} is a quick way toclear all memory channels. 1 Recall the desired memory channel. 2 Switch OFF the power to the transceiver. ...

Page 37 - NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL You can name memory channels using up to 8alphanumeric characters. When you recall a namedmemory channel, its name appears on the displayinstead of the stored frequency. Names can be callsigns, repeater names, cit...

Page 38 - Recalling the Call Channel; Reprogramming the Call Channel; • When you program the Call channel as an odd-split; Select the desired transmit frequency.; • The transmit frequency is stored in the Call channel,

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 30 CALL CHANNEL (TH-D7A ONLY) The Call channel can always be selected quickly nomatter what mode the transceiver is in. For instance,you may use the Call channel as an emergencychannel within your group. In this case, the Call/VFOscan {page...

Page 39 - Recall the desired memory channel or the Call; • The entire contents of the memory channel or the Call; CHANNEL DISPLAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 31 F F O / N O r e w o P t c e l e S d n a B t s u j d A l e v e L h c l e u q S r o t i n o M t i m s n a r T t c e l e S r e w o P t i m s n a r T t c e l e S l e n n a h C y r o m e M l e n n a h C y r o m e M t c e r i D y r t n E N O p...

Page 40 - PARTIAL OR FULL RESET?; VHF Band Defaults

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 32 1 Press [F]+ POWER ON. • “RESET?” appears. • You can also use Menu 1–5–7 (TH-D7A) or Menu 1–5–9 (TH-D7E). 2 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select Partial (VFO) Reset or Full Reset. 3 Press [OK]. • A confirmation message appears. 4 Press [UP]/ [DWN...

Page 41 - SCAN; This transceiver provides the following types of scans:; Stop

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 33 SCAN This transceiver provides the following types of scans: 1 TH-D7A only e p y T n a c S e g n a R n a c S n a c S O F V e h t n o e l b a n u t s e i c n e u q e r f ll A d n a b n a c S y r o m e M e h t n i d e r o t s s e i c n e u...

Page 42 - SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD; Carrier-Operated mode

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 34 1 Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode. 2 Press [1], [5], [2] to select “1–5–2 (SCAN RESUME)”. 3 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select Time-Operated (default), Carrier-Operated, or Seek. 4 Press [OK] to complete the setting. 5 Press [MENU] to exit Menu...

Page 43 - MEMORY SCAN; • Scan starts with the channel last recalled.; VFO SCAN; • Scan starts at the frequency currently displayed.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 35 MEMORY SCAN Use Memory Scan to monitor all memory channelsprogrammed with frequency data. 1 Select the desired band. 2 Press [MR] (1 s). • Scan starts with the channel last recalled. • The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progre...

Page 44 - Locking Out a Memory Channel; • A star appears above the channel number when the; MHz SCAN

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 36 ■ Locking Out a Memory Channel Select memory channels that you prefer not tomonitor while scanning. 1 Recall the desired memory channel. 2 Press [F], [0] to switch Lockout ON (or OFF). • A star appears above the channel number when the c...

Page 45 - • The lower limit is stored in the channel.; Select the desired frequency as the upper limit.; in the range U0 to U9.; • If you have selected for example L3 in step 5, select; PROGRAM SCAN; Setting Scan Limits

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 37 6 Press [OK]. • The lower limit is stored in the channel. 7 Select the desired frequency as the upper limit. 8 Press [F], [MR]. 9 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select a matching channel in the range U0 to U9. • If you have selected for example L3...

Page 46 - Using Program Scan; Select the appropriate band.; programmed scan limits.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 38 ■ Using Program Scan 1 Select the appropriate band. 2 Press [VFO] . 3 Select a frequency equal to or between the programmed scan limits. 4 Press [VFO] (1 s). • Scan starts at the frequency currently displayed. • The 1 MHz decimal blinks ...

Page 47 - CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM (CTCSS); SELECTING A CTCSS FREQUENCY; • The selectable frequencies are the same as for the tone

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 39 CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM (CTCSS) You may sometimes want to hear calls from only specificpersons. The Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System(CTCSS) allows you to ignore (not hear) unwanted callsfrom other persons who are using t...

Page 48 - USING CTCSS; • When the CTCSS frequency is identified, the identified; place of the currently set CTCSS frequency.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 40 USING CTCSS 1 Press [A/B] to select band A or B. • If necessary, press [F], [A/B] to recall the sub-band. 2 Press [F], [3] to switch the CTCSS function ON (or OFF). • “CT” appears when CTCSS is ON. You will hear calls only when the selec...

Page 49 - MANUAL DIALING; Press and hold the PTT switch.; • The corresponding DTMF tones are transmitted.; TX Hold

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 41 DUAL TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY (DTMF) FUNCTIONS The keys on the keypad also function as DTMF keys; the12 keys found on a push-button telephone plus 4additional keys (A, B, C, D). This transceiver provides10 dedicated memory channels. You can ...

Page 50 - enter a DTMF number with up to 16 digits.; AUTOMATIC DIALER; Storing a DTMF Number in Memory

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 42 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter up to 8 digits. • Pressing [OK] after selecting the 8th digit causes the cursor to move to the start of the next field. • To complete programming the name after entering less than 8 digits, press [OK] twic...

Page 51 - Transmitting a Stored DTMF Number; select the desired DTMF memory channel.; • The number stored in the channel scrolls across the

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 43 This transceiver allows you to switch the DTMFnumber transmission speed between Fast (default)and Slow. If a repeater cannot respond to the fastspeed, access Menu 1–3–2 (TX SPEED) and select“Slow”. You can also change pause duration stor...

Page 52 - MICROPHONE CONTROL; The key functions you can assign are shown below:; The defaults on the PF keys are as follows:; Press a key on the transceiver depending on the; function you want to assign.; • Pressing a single key on the keypad assigns only the; • Pressing the PTT switch assigns the function that; switches between VFO and Memory Recall mode.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 44 MICROPHONE CONTROL The key functions you can assign are shown below: Press [F] first. 1 TH-D7A only Note: ◆ Turn OFF the transceiver power before connecting the optionalspeaker microphone. ◆ If the LOCK on the speaker microphone is ON, y...

Page 53 - DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY; • The display for Direct Frequency Entry appears.; Press the numeric keys in sequence on the keypad.; • You can also enter a different band frequency from the

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 45 AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS Previous freq.:145.350 MHz Previous freq.:145.350 MHz Previous freq.:145.350 MHz Previous freq.:145.350 MHz If you press [VFO] while entering a frequency, the newdata is accepted for the digits entered and the previou...

Page 54 - PROGRAMMABLE VFO; • The current lower frequency limit blinks.; CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 46 PROGRAMMABLE VFO If you always check frequencies within a certain range,set upper and lower limits for frequencies that areselectable using the Tuning control or [UP]/ [DWN]. Forexample, if you select 145 MHz for the lower limit and146 M...

Page 55 - TONE ALERT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 47 TONE ALERT Tone Alert provides an audible alarm when signals arereceived on the frequency you are monitoring. Inaddition, it shows the number of hours and minuteselapsed after signals were received. If you use ToneAlert with CTCSS, it al...

Page 57 - BATTERY SAVER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 49 BATTERY SAVER Battery Saver repeats switching the receive circuit ONand OFF at a certain interval when no signal is presentand no key is pressed for approximately 10 seconds.This function becomes passive whenever a signal isreceived or a...

Page 58 - Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits.; TRANSCEIVER LOCK

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 50 POWER-ON MESSAGE Each time you switch the transceiver ON, “HELLO !!”appears and stays for approximately 1 second. You canprogram your favorite message in place of the factorydefault. 1 Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode. 2 Press [1], [1], [...

Page 59 - TX INHIBIT; • Pressing the PTT switch after switching TX Inhibit ON; • The 1 MHz decimal becomes long when AM mode is

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 51 TX INHIBIT You can disable the transmit function to preventunauthorized individuals from transmitting, or toeliminate the risk of accidentally transmitting by yourself. Access Menu 1–5–5 (TX INHIBIT) and select “ON”. • Pressing the PTT s...

Page 60 - PACKET OPERATION; Data library

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 52 PACKET OPERATION Packet is a unit of data transmitted as a whole from onecomputer to another on a network. Packets can betransmitted on radio waves as well as oncommunications lines. Besides a transceiver and acomputer, all you need is a...

Page 61 - OPERATING TNC; Command mode; CONNECTING WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 53 OPERATING TNC This transceiver has a built-in TNC which conforms tothe AX.25 protocol. This protocol is used forcommunications between TNCs. The TNC accepts datafrom your personal computer and assembles it intopackets. It then converts p...

Page 62 - PREPARATION FLOW; Tune to an appropriate frequency.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 54 PREPARATION FLOW The following steps should guide you to a good start ofpacket operation. The shaded steps indicate operationson your personal computer. First connect thetransceiver to the personal computer {page 53}. Note: You may switc...

Page 63 - FULL DUPLEX; SELECTING DATA BAND

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 55 FULL DUPLEX This transceiver is also capable of simultaneouslytransmitting and receiving signals. So, it is possible totransmit audio on the current band while receivingpacket data on another band (data band). Press [DUP] to enter Full D...

Page 64 - DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR; Tune to the frequency of the target PacketCluster node.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 56 DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR STA CON 96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 DX PacketClusters are networks which consist of nodesand 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 hi...

Page 66 - Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits (call

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 58 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits (call sign), 9 digits (message), or 10 digits (RSV report). • Pressing [OK] after selecting the last digit completes the programming. • To complete programming after entering less than the m...

Page 67 - SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV; EXECUTING SUPERIMPOSITION; • “EXECUTING” appears and data transfer starts.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 59 SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV You can select white (default), black, blue, red, magenta,green, cyan, or yellow to color the call sign, message, orRSV report. 1 Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode. 2 Press [3], [2] to select “3–...

Page 68 - • Switching the function ON activates the CTCSS “CT”; The following table concludes the settings you must confirm:; The camera and LCD monitor must not be left ON.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 60 VC-H1 CONTROL If you have another transceiver that has the Tonefunction, you can use it as a remote control for theVC-H1. Transmit a subaudible tone from the remotecontrol to this transceiver connected with the VC-H1 formore than 1 secon...

Page 69 - AUTOMATIC PACKET/ POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM; ) is a software program and registered; Receive only

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 61 AUTOMATIC PACKET/ POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM  The Automatic Packet/ Position Reporting System(APRS  ) is a software program and registered trademark of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR. He has madepacket communications much more exciting than befor...

Page 70 - OPERATION FLOW; • You may tune to the frequency of an appropriate; If you selected “PTT” or “AUTO” in step

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 62 OPERATION FLOW The following steps should guide you to a good start ofAPRS operation. q Press [TNC] to switch ON the TNC. • “ ” appears. w Access Menu 1–4–1 to select band A or B as thedata band {page 55}. e On the data band select the s...

Page 71 - RECEIVING APRS DATA; • The received APRS data may include information on an

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 63 r o t a c i d n I g n i n a e M ? d e d u l c n I s i t a h W P d n o i t i s o p e t a c il p u D t n e m m o c e h t s a t n e m m o c e m a S e h t m o r f e n o s u o i v e r p n o i t a t s e m a s S d s u t a t s e t a c il p u D t...

Page 72 - Press [OK] repeatedly until you can access the; ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA; • The display for selecting a station appears.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 64 4 Press [OK] repeatedly until you can access the desired information. • You may press [ESC] to restore the previous display. 5 Press [LIST] twice to restore the frequency display. You may want to delete all information of the desiredstat...

Page 73 - F. You can also change these

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 65 STA CON 96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 This transceiver is capable of displaying the following 18icons as station IDs. When icon data other than these isreceived, the display will show an icon code such as /$ or \$. Some icons may appear with characte...

Page 74 - PROGRAMMING A CALL SIGN; • The display for entering characters appears the first; Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 9 digits.; • Pressing [OK] after selecting the 9th digit completes the; • To complete programming after entering less than 9; • Each press of [ESC] causes the cursor to move

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 66 You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumericcharacters in step 3. For example, each press of [TNC]switches entry as A, B, C, then 2. Press [ENT] to enter–. Note: Unless you program a call sign, you cannot transmit APRS data. PROGRAM...

Page 75 - SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON; • The following 15 icons are selectable:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 67 STA CON 96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON Select an icon which will be displayed on the monitors ofother stations as your ID. You may select an icondepending on your current location. 1 Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode. 2 Press...

Page 76 - 2 Repeat steps 10 and 11 to select data for minutes; ENTERING LATITUDE/ LONGITUDE DATA; • The degree digits blink.; Repeat steps 5 and 6 to select data for minutes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 68 8 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to switch between west longitude (default) and east longitude. 9 Press [OK]. • The degree digits blink. 10 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select data for degrees. 11 Press [OK]. • The minute digits blink. 12 Repeat steps 10 and...

Page 77 - SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT; The selectable comments are listed below:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 69 STA CON 96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 STA CON 96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT The APRS data which you transmit always include oneof the 8 predetermined position comments. Select anappropriate comment depending on your situation. 1 Press...

Page 78 - ENTERING STATUS TEXT; Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 20 digits.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 70 ENTERING STATUS TEXT You can also transmit any comment (status text) with thelatitude/ longitude data. If you want, enter a desiredcomment using a maximum of 20 alphanumericcharacters. Note: Attaching a long comment can double the size a...

Page 79 - PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE; • To complete programming after entering less than

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 71 PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE Using a group code relieves you from receivingunwanted packets. The APRS on this transceiversupports the following three types of group codes. All calls: Program a 6-digit code that always starts with AP. Youwill...

Page 80 - PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH; Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 32 digits.; • Pressing [OK] after selecting the 32nd digit completes; • To complete programming after entering less than 32

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 72 PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH A packet path specifies how APRS data should betransferred via one or more repeaters. A repeater, whichis used for packet transfer, is commonly called adigipeater. This came from a digital repeater. Adigipeater ...

Page 82 - SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT METHOD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 74 L A U N A M f o s s e r p h c a E ] N O C B [ S R P A e h t s t i m s n a r t . a t a d T T P 1 s s e r P ] N O C B [ n o i t c n u f e h t h c t i w s o t . N O • . s k n il b d n a s r a e p p a ” N O C B “ 2 e h t d l o h d n a s s e ...

Page 83 - • The selectable range is from 10 to 2500 in steps of 10,

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 75 SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT INTERVAL Select an interval for automatically transmitting APRSdata. The default is 5 minutes. 1 Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode. 2 Press [2], [7] to select “2–7 (TX INTERVAL)”. 3 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select the...

Page 84 - The APRS; Completing step; APRS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 76 q Press [TNC] to switch ON the TNC. • “ ” appears. w Access Menu 1–4–1 to select band A or B as thedata band {page 55}. e On the data band select the same frequency asother stations in your group. • You may tune to the frequency of an ap...

Page 85 - RECEIVING A MESSAGE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 77 When a duplicate message from the same station isreceived, an error beep sounds. In addition, “dM” and acall sign appear on the display. • When a message to other stations is received, “oM” appears at the bottom left of the display. This...

Page 86 - ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES; • Press [OK] to see the 25th and subsequent digits of the; • “ ” indicates the end of the message.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 78 STA CON 96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 q e p y T e g a s s e M 9 ~ 0 1 u o y o t e g a s s e m l a n o s r e p A 9 ~ 0 1 Z ~ A , 1 p u o r g r u o y n i s n o i t a t s ll a o t n i t e ll u b A ! e c i v r e S r e h t a e W l a n o i t a N e h t y b ...

Page 87 - ENTERING A MESSAGE; Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter up to 9 digits.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 79 STA CON 96 BCONDUP 9 7 5 ENTERING A MESSAGE You can enter a message or bulletin using up to 45alphanumeric characters. To transmit a message, firstenter the call sign of the target station. To transmit abulletin to all other stations in ...

Page 88 - TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE; • After transmission, the frequency display is restored.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 80 TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE When entry of a message (or bulletin) is completed, thistransceiver automatically transmits it 5 times (max.) atintervals of 1 minute. For a message: The transceiver repeats transmitting up to 5 times until arecept...

Page 89 - On the handy transceiver:; • The current secret access code number appears. The; Press a numeric key 0 to 9 to enter a 3-digit secret

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 81 WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL (TH-D7A ONLY) If you also have a KENWOOD multi-band mobiletransceiver, you can control one of its bands by sendingDTMF tones from this handy transceiver. You will findthis function useful when you want to control ...

Page 90 - CONTROL OPERATION; To change the transmit/ receive frequency:; Turn the transceiver power OFF.; On the mobile transceiver:; Program the DTSS code on the UHF band as the

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 82 CONTROL OPERATION When in Remote Control mode, the keys of the handytransceiver will function as below. Each time you pressthe desired key, the handy transceiver will automaticallyenter transmit mode and send the correspondingcommand to ...

Page 91 - SKY COMMAND; The Sky Command; Your shack

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 83 Both the Commander and Transporter use Full Duplexfunction to transfer audio and commands as below: SKY COMMAND 2 2 2 2 2 (TH-D7A ONLY) The Sky Command 2 allows remote control of a TS-570D, TS-570S, or TS-870S HF transceiver. Thissystem ...

Page 92 - HF transceiver

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 84 CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH THE HFTRANSCEIVER You can use the optional cables (PG-4R) to connect theTransporter with the HF transceiver. For these cables,contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer. Note: ◆ Switch OFF both the Transporter...

Page 94 - PROGRAMMING CALL SIGNS; Use the following Menu Nos. to program call signs:; • The cursor moves to the next digit.; PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 86 r e d n a m m o C n O 1 – 4 L L A C D M C r e d n a m m o C r o f n g i s ll a C 2 – 4 L L A C P R T r e t r o p s n a r T r o f n g i s ll a C r e t r o p s n a r T n O 1 – 4 L L A C D M C r e d n a m m o C r o f n g i s ll a C 2 – 4 L ...

Page 96 - HF frequency

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 88 When [SYNC] is pressed, the Commander shows thecurrent settings of the HF transceiver as below: q HF frequency w A (VFO A), B (VFO B),00 ~ 99 (memory channel number) e RIT, XIT r OFF, –9.99 ~ +9.99 t “FS” appears when [FAST] is ON. y LSB...

Page 97 - MAINTENANCE; GENERAL INFORMATION; • Model and serial number of equipment; CLEANING

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 89 MAINTENANCE GENERAL INFORMATION This product has been factory aligned and tested tospecification before shipment. Attempting service oralignment without factory authorization can void theproduct warranty. SERVICE When returning this prod...

Page 98 - Bad power cable or connections; TROUBLESHOOTING

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 90 Problem Probable Cause Corrective Action Ref. Page Nothing appears on thedisplay when thetransceiver is switchedON, or the display isblinking ON and OFF. 1 Low supply voltage 1 Recharge the battery pack or replace the batteries. 2, 4 5 —...

Page 99 - allowable transmit frequency range.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 91 Problem Probable Cause Corrective Action Ref. Page You cannot transmit bypressing the PTTswitch. 1 You selected a frequency outside the allowable transmit frequencyrange. 1 Select a frequency within the allowable transmit frequency range...

Page 102 - OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 94 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES SMC-32 SpeakerMicrophone SMC-33 Remote ControlSpeaker Microphone SMC-34 Remote Control Speaker Microphone(with Volume Control) HMC-3 Head Set with VOX/PTT EMC-3 Clip Microphonewith Earphone PB-38 Standard Battery Pac...

Page 104 - EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS; CONNECTING EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE CONTROL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 96 EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE CONTROL Make connections as shown when remotely controllingequipment. Note 1: Voltage is developed across the 100 Ω resistor in the 3.5 V line in the transceiver. When 2 mA flows, app...

Page 105 - SPECIFICATIONS

97 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 l a r e n e G d n a B F H V d n a B F H U e g n a r y c n e u q e r F A 7 D - H T z H M 8 4 1 ~ 4 4 1 z H M 0 5 4 ~ 8 3 4 E 7 D - H T z H M 6 4 1 ~ 4 4 1 z H M 0 4 4 ~ 0 3 4 e d o M ) K S F ( D 2 F , ) K S M G ( D 1 F , ) M F ( E 3 F e g...

Page 106 - V or less

98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 r e t t i m s n a r T d n a B F H V d n a B F H U t u p t u o r e w o P V 8 . 3 1 , H W 6 W 5 . 5 V 6 . 9 , H W 5 . x o r p p A V 0 . 6 , H W 5 . 2 . x o r p p A W 2 . 2 . x o r p p A V 0 . 6 , L W 5 . 0 . x o r p p A V 0 . 6 , L E W m 0...

Page 107 - APPENDIX; TNC COMMANDS LIST

99 APPENDIX TNC COMMANDS LIST The commands supported by the built-in TNC are listed below. You must enter a space between a command name (orshort-form) and a parameter, or between two parameters; ex. AU OFF, BEACON EVERY 18. e m a N d n a m m o C t r o h S t l u a f e D r e t e m a r a P n o i t p i...

Page 111 - INDEX; DTMF

53 INDEX DTMF Making Calls ................................. 41Storing Numbers ........................... 42Transmitting Stored Numbers ........ 43TX Hold ......................................... 41 Frequency, Selecting ..................... 7, 45Frequency Step Size ......................... 46Ful...