Kenwood 144 - Manual

Kenwood 144

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – NOTICES TO THE USER; PRECAUTIONS
  • Page 4 – ii; CONTENTS
  • Page 5 – iii; AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
  • Page 6 – iv
  • Page 7 – li
  • 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
  • Page 9 – INSTALLING THE ANTENNA; Hand strap; INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP/ BELT HOOK
  • 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
  • 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
  • Page 12 – Repeat steps 5 and 6 to continue; FIRST QSO
  • 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
  • Page 14 – ADJUSTING SQUELCH; The current squelch level is incorrect.
  • 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.
  • Page 16 – GETTING ACQUAINTED; ORIENTATION
  • Page 17 – INDICATORS
  • Page 18 – CURSOR KEYS; OK key; In this manual, bands recalled beside “
  • Page 19 – BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES; VFO mode
  • Page 21 – KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY; The selectable special characters are listed below:
  • Page 22 – QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE; ll
  • 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
  • Page 25 – MENU CONFIGURATION
  • Page 28 – OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS; Offset Programming Flow; Select a receive frequency.
  • 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
  • Page 30 – Activating Tone Function; ” appears when the Tone function is ON.; Selecting a Tone Frequency
  • Page 31 – AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET; This complies with the standard ARRL band plan.; European versions
  • Page 32 – REVERSE FUNCTION; • “R” appears when the function is ON.; ” appears when the function is ON.
  • 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
  • Page 34 – MEMORY CHANNELS; • Simplex frequency operation
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Page 37 – NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL
  • 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,
  • Page 39 – Recall the desired memory channel or the Call; • The entire contents of the memory channel or the Call; CHANNEL DISPLAY
  • Page 40 – PARTIAL OR FULL RESET?; VHF Band Defaults
  • Page 41 – SCAN; This transceiver provides the following types of scans:; Stop
  • Page 42 – SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD; Carrier-Operated mode
  • Page 43 – MEMORY SCAN; • Scan starts with the channel last recalled.; VFO SCAN; • Scan starts at the frequency currently displayed.
  • Page 44 – Locking Out a Memory Channel; • A star appears above the channel number when the; MHz SCAN
  • 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
  • Page 46 – Using Program Scan; Select the appropriate band.; programmed scan limits.
  • Page 47 – CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM (CTCSS); SELECTING A CTCSS FREQUENCY; • The selectable frequencies are the same as for the tone
  • Page 48 – USING CTCSS; • When the CTCSS frequency is identified, the identified; place of the currently set CTCSS frequency.
  • Page 49 – MANUAL DIALING; Press and hold the PTT switch.; • The corresponding DTMF tones are transmitted.; TX Hold
  • Page 50 – enter a DTMF number with up to 16 digits.; AUTOMATIC DIALER; Storing a DTMF Number in Memory
  • Page 51 – Transmitting a Stored DTMF Number; select the desired DTMF memory channel.; • The number stored in the channel scrolls across the
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Page 54 – PROGRAMMABLE VFO; • The current lower frequency limit blinks.; CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE
  • Page 55 – TONE ALERT
  • Page 57 – BATTERY SAVER
  • Page 58 – Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits.; TRANSCEIVER LOCK
  • Page 59 – TX INHIBIT; • Pressing the PTT switch after switching TX Inhibit ON; • The 1 MHz decimal becomes long when AM mode is
  • Page 60 – PACKET OPERATION; Data library
  • Page 61 – OPERATING TNC; Command mode; CONNECTING WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER
  • Page 62 – PREPARATION FLOW; Tune to an appropriate frequency.
  • Page 63 – FULL DUPLEX; SELECTING DATA BAND
  • Page 64 – DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR; Tune to the frequency of the target PacketCluster node.
  • Page 66 – Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits (call
  • Page 67 – SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV; EXECUTING SUPERIMPOSITION; • “EXECUTING” appears and data transfer starts.
  • 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.
  • Page 69 – AUTOMATIC PACKET/ POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM; ) is a software program and registered; Receive only
  • Page 70 – OPERATION FLOW; • You may tune to the frequency of an appropriate; If you selected “PTT” or “AUTO” in step
  • Page 71 – RECEIVING APRS DATA; • The received APRS data may include information on an
  • Page 72 – Press [OK] repeatedly until you can access the; ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA; • The display for selecting a station appears.
  • Page 73 – F. You can also change these
  • 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
  • Page 75 – SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON; • The following 15 icons are selectable:
  • 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
  • Page 77 – SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT; The selectable comments are listed below:
  • Page 78 – ENTERING STATUS TEXT; Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 20 digits.
  • Page 79 – PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE; • To complete programming after entering less than
  • 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
  • Page 82 – SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT METHOD
  • Page 83 – • The selectable range is from 10 to 2500 in steps of 10,
  • Page 84 – The APRS; Completing step; APRS
  • Page 85 – RECEIVING A MESSAGE
  • Page 86 – ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES; • Press [OK] to see the 25th and subsequent digits of the; • “ ” indicates the end of the message.
  • Page 87 – ENTERING A MESSAGE; Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter up to 9 digits.
  • Page 88 – TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE; • After transmission, the frequency display is restored.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Page 91 – SKY COMMAND; The Sky Command; Your shack
  • Page 92 – HF transceiver
  • 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
  • Page 96 – HF frequency
  • Page 97 – MAINTENANCE; GENERAL INFORMATION; • Model and serial number of equipment; CLEANING
  • Page 98 – Bad power cable or connections; TROUBLESHOOTING
  • Page 99 – allowable transmit frequency range.
  • Page 102 – OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
  • Page 104 – EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS; CONNECTING EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE CONTROL
  • Page 105 – SPECIFICATIONS
  • Page 106 – V or less
  • Page 107 – APPENDIX; TNC COMMANDS LIST
  • Page 111 – INDEX; DTMF
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER

144/430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER

TH-D7E

TH-D7A

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PACKET96 BCONDUP

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KENWOOD CORPORATION

B62-1004-00 (K,E) (A)

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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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