Kenwood TM-D710E User Manual - Page 49

BASIC SETTINGS Enter Menu mode and access Menu 600. SETTING INTERNAL TNC Enter Menu mode and access Menu 601. ■ My Callsign Program your callsign using a maximum of 9 alphanumeric characters. You may include SSID characters in the string. Unless you program a callsign, you cannot transmit APRS packets. 1 Select MY CALLSIGN. • The display for entering a callsign appears; the first digit 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 Tuning control. • The cursor moves to the next digit. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits. Note: When all settings are blank, "NOCALL" is automatically set. In this case, the Position packet or Message packet cannot be transmitted. ■ Beacon Type [APRS]: Beacons are transmitted in APRS format when the "APRS" icon appears on the upper left of the display. Additionally, in Menu mode, only those menus which can be set with APRS are displayed. [NAVITRA]: Beacons are transmitted in NAVITRA format when the "NAVITRA" icon appears on the upper left of the display. Additionally, in Menu mode, only those menus which can be set with NAVITRA are displayed. ■ Data Band On this transceiver you can select data band for APRS mode independent of the selection for Packet mode. Select band A or B as the data band for receiving or transmitting APRS packets. The default is band A. " " indicates the current data band. Note: In Menu 601, the selection switches among A-BAND, BBAND, 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 if APRS networks which use two separate frequencies become available in the future. ■ Packet Transfer Rate The default APRS packet transfer rate set on the builtin 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, select "9600 bps" ■ DCD Sense You can also select the method for inhibiting the built-in TNC from transmitting. [D or RxD BAND]: When the data band is no longer busy (as per the steps below), the packet is transmitted. q Press [PTT] to enter transmit mode. w The data band is busy. [BOTH BAND]: When the bands are no longer busy (as per the steps below), the packet is transmitted. q Press [PTT] to enter transmit mode. w The data band is busy. e The other band is busy. [IGNORE DCD]: Transmission from the built-in TNC is not inhibited. The packet is transmitted immediately. ■ TX delay This function allows you to set a transmission delay time between transmitting the APRS data and transmitting a flag code prior to the APRS data. When the other station has activated their Save Mode, set a longer delay time. APRS-9