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1、INSTRUCTION MANUAL 144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TH-D7A(G) KENWOOD CORPORATION B62-1359-00 (K) 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 ENHANCED FEATURES STSTA A CONCONP PACKETACKET9696BCONBCONDUP 9797 CONCONDownloaded by? RadioAmateur.EU CHAPTER1AUTOMATIC PACKET/ POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM OPERATION FLOW . 2 CONN

2、ECTING WITH A GPS RECEIVER .3 SETTING UTC OFFSET. 3 SELECTING DATA BAND. 3 SELECTING PACKET TRANSFER RATE . 3 RECEIVING APRS DATA.4 ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA . 5 PROGRAMMING A CALL SIGN. 7 SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON. 8 PROGRAMMING POSITION DATA .9 SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT . 10 STORING STATUS

3、 TEXT. 11 PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE. 12 PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH . 13 SELECTING PACKET TRANSMIT METHOD . 15 SELECTING PACKET TRANSMIT INTERVAL.16 SELECTING PACKET TRANSMIT DELAY . 16 SELECTING STATUS TEXT TRANSMIT RATE . 16 RESTRICTING RECEPTION OF APRS DATA.16 PROGRAMMING POSITION AMBIGUITY. 17 SEL

4、ECTING A DISPLAY AREA . 17 CONTENTS This instruction manual describes only the functions improved or newly designed for the TH-D7A(G) model. For the functions not described in this manual, see the other instruction manual (original). CHAPTER2APRS MESSAGE OPERATION FLOW . 18 RECEIVING A MESSAGE . 19

5、ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES .20 ENTERING A MESSAGE. 21 TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE . 22 AUTO ANSWER REPLY. 22 PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE. 23 CHAPTER3MENU REVISIONS CHAPTER4SUMMARY OF ENHANCEMENT BAND A this manual, however, does not describe APRS operations which require a personal computer. Using thi

6、s transceiver, you can transmit a station icon, position data, position comment, and status text. With a GPS receiver, you can also transmit moving speed, moving direction, and altitude data. From any type of station you will receive information listed below: Depending on the types of stations, you

7、will also receive the following information: 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 made packet communications much more exciting than before. This program allow

8、s you to track mobile stations on a map which you recall on a computer screen. Imagine seeing one mobile station moving on the map which can be scaled from .5 to 2000 miles. You also may be tracked on the computer screen of another station. Stations to be tracked must transmit beacons at certain int

9、ervals. To track other stations, you usually need a computer running the APRS, a transceiver, and a TNC. To have them track you, you also need a GPS receiver. It receives signals from the satellites to inform you of your current geographical position. GPS stands for Global Positioning System. The AP

10、RS interprets the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) data strings coming from the GPS receiver. For further information, consult Internet Web pages relating to the APRS. You may use one of the Internet search engines to find correct URLs. no c i no i tatSrotac o l erauqsd i rG/atadno i t

11、 i soP tnemmocno i t i soPt xetsutatS no i ta t s mo r f ecnat s iDno i ta t s fono i t ce r i D no i ta t s e l i boMedut i t lA/deepsgn i voM/no i t cer i dgn i voM no i ta t s de x i F /annetnafothg i eH / r ewop t i msnarT y t i v i t cer i dannetnA/n i agannetnA no i ta t s de x i F desserpmocg

12、n i su( ) t amrofatadSRPA egnar t i msnarT no i ta t s rehtaeW /deepsd n i W/no i t cer i dd n i W ruoh t s a l n i l l afn i aR/erutarepmeT 2 u Access Menu 24 to program position data page 9. i Access Menu 26 to select from 15 position comments page 10. o If you want, access Menu 29 to enter status

13、 text using up to 20 alphanumeric characters page 11. !0 Access Menu 2C to select the operation method for transmitting APRS data page 15. !1 Press BCON. If you selected “PTT” in step !0, then press and release the PTT switch. See page 15. q Access Menu 2M to select band A or B as the data band page

14、 3. The default is band A. w Press TNC to enter APRS mode. “” should appear. e On the data band select the same frequency as other stations in your group. You may tune to the frequency of an appropriate digipeater (144.390 MHz in the U.S.A.) page 13. r Access Menu 21 to program your call sign (9 dig

15、its max.) page 7. t If you have connected a GPS receiver, access Menu 22 and select “NMEA” or “NMEA96” page 3. The default is “NOT USED”. y Access Menu 28 to select your station icon page 8. OPERATION FLOW The following flow chart includes only the steps to give APRS a quick try. Now you are ready t

16、o receive APRS data from other stations. Refer to “RECEIVING APRS DATA” page 4. To transmit your APRS data, proceed to step r. When using a personal computer, press TNC repeatedly in step q until “PACKET” appears. All further operations should be performed on your computer. For the cable connection

17、with a personal computer, see page 53 on the other instruction manual (original). Menu Set-up allows you to change various default settings for APRS operations. See the appropriate sections in this chapter. Note: NTo distinguish your various stations or nodes, you can have up to 15 Secondary Station

18、 IDentifiers (SSIDs); ex. WD6BQD-1 to WD6BQD- 15. You always have to put a dash between your call sign and SSID number. NIf you have blanked the data band by pressing DUAL, you cannot select APRS mode in step q. 3 CONNECTING WITH A GPS RECEIVER The GPS jack on this transceiver accepts a 2.5 mm (1/10

19、) 3-conductor plug. If necessary, use the supplied cable to modify the cable end of your GPS receiver. Note: Turn OFF the transceiver power before making the connections. In order to use the connected GPS receiver, access Menu 22 (GPS UNIT) to select “NMEA” or “NMEA96”. The default is “NOT USED”. Se

20、lect “NMEA96” when using a 9600 bps GPS receiver. SETTING UTC OFFSET This transceiver allows you to correct the UTC offset; UTC stands for Universal Time Coordinated. Access Menu 2O (TIME ZONE) and select the appropriate UTC offset in the range from +12:00 to 12:00 in steps of 30 minutes. SELECTING

21、DATA BAND On this transceiver you can select data band for APRS mode independent of the selection (in Menu 141) for Packet mode. Access Menu 2M (DATA BAND) and select band A or B as the data band for receiving or transmitting APRS data. The default is band A. “” indicates the current data band. Note

22、: In Menu 2M, the selection switches among A, B, A:TX B:RX, and A:RX B:TX. Select A:TX B:RX or A:RX B:TX if APRS networks which use two separate frequencies become available in the future. “” appears for the data transmit band and “” appears for the data receive band. SELECTING PACKET TRANSFER RATE

23、The default APRS packet transfer rate set on the built-in 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, access Menu 2N (PACKET SPEED) and select “9600 bps”. “96” will appear. STSTA A CONCON9696

24、BCON BCONDUP 97 5975 STSTA A CONCON9696BCON BCONDUP 97 5975 STSTA A CONCON9696BCON BCONDUP 97 5975 GPS receiver To GPS jack STSTA A CONCON 4 RECEIVING APRS DATA Each time new APRS data is received, the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below: The received APRS data may include

25、information on an object such as a hurricane or tornado. In this case, the name of the object appears instead of a call sign. The transceiver restores the frequency display after approximately 10 seconds pass or when you press any key. Note: NWhen you receive APRS data including an “Emergency” comme

26、nt, a different format of display from the above will appear and a different beep will sound. NWhen you receive APRS data that you transmitted, the frequency display is not interrupted. “MY POSITION” will appear at the bottom of the display. This could happen when one or more digipeaters page 13 are

27、 used. If a received packet does not include new (or proper) APRS data, the frequency display is not interrupted. An indicator such as “dP” appears depending on the types of data. See the table. 1 The transceiver automatically transmits the appropriate information in approximately 2 minutes after re

28、ceiving a request. Note: The APRS programs for PCs have entry fields for a position comment and status text. The data entered to these two fields are transmitted as separate packets. This transceiver, however, includes both of a position comment and status text in one packet to transmit. This transc

29、eiver beeps each time it receives any type of APRS packet. You may access Menu 2F (BEEP) to change this setting. The default is “ALL”. The selection in this menu is shared with APRS Message page 19. STSTA A CONCON9696BCON BCONDUP 97 5975 ro t ac i d n I gn i naeM?dedu l c n I s i t a hW Pn71egapno i

30、 t i sopweNtnemmocno i t i sopweN Sn71egapsuta t s weN t x etsuta t s weN Pd no i t i sopetac i l puDtnemmocno i t i soP dev i ecerydaer l a Sd suta t s etac i l puDydaer l a t x etsutatS dev i ecer P no i t i sopdnoyeB t i m i l no i ta t s amo r f ataD de t c e l esehted i s tuo 61egapegnar Q?1 yr

31、euQgn i dnesrof t s euqeR no i tamrof n i ?dedocedebtonnactahttekcaP STSTA A CONCON 9696BCONBCONDUP 97 5975 sno i t ce l eS t e kcaPweN e t ac i l puD t e kcaP t e kcaPd i l av n I FFOpeeboNpeeboNpeeboN ENIM egasseMSRPArofy l nod i l av s i no i t ce l ess i hT . 91egap WENLLApeeBpeeboNpeeboN LLApee

32、BpeeBpeeB Position comment (or status text) 5 4Press OK repeatedly until you can access the desired information. The next page shows how displays will be switched. You may press ESC to restore the previous display. 5Press LIST twice to restore the frequency display. You may want to delete all inform

33、ation of the desired station. Press A/B instead of OK in step 3 or 4. “DELETE?” appears. Press OK to delete the information. To delete the information of all stations, press A/B (1 s) in step 2. “DELETE ALL?” appears. Press OK. Then “SURE?” appears. Press OK again to delete the information. The type

34、s of information accessible in step 4 differ depending on the types of stations. For details, see the next page. Note: NWhen data from the 41st station is received, the oldest data in memory is replaced by that data. NEach time new APRS data is received from the same station, the old data from that

35、station (in memory) is replaced by new data. NWhen APRS data is received with a GPS receiver connected, included position data is sent to the receiver, using the NMEA-0183 $GPWPL format (or Magellan format). This data is registered in the Waypoint List of the receiver. Access Menu 23 (WAYPOINT) and

36、select the number of characters to be input. You can select 6 to 9 digits for NMEA, 6 digits for Magellan, DGPS, or OFF (default) . With NMEA 6 digits selected, the right 6 characters of the call sign is used as a name (ex. for KJ6HC-3, J6HC-3). Select DGPS to input differential position data to a D

37、GPS-compatible receiver if it is connected. ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA This transceiver is capable of receiving and storing APRS data from up to 40 stations in memory. You can select the desired station and access the desired information, by switching the display. 1Press LIST. The display for sele

38、cting a station appears. The numbers beside the call signs indicate the order in which data is received. The data received last is assigned 1. 2Press UP/ DWN to select the desired station. 3Press OK. The display for accessing the desired information appears. STSTA A CONCON9696BCON BCONDUP 97 5975 ST

39、A CONSTA CON 9696BCONBCONDUP 97 5975 STSTA A CONCON9696BCON BCONDUP 97 5975 6 ESC ESC DWN UP DWN UP STSTA A CONCONSTSTA A CONCON OK OK STSTA A CONCON w q q qer qw er qw q q we q w Fixed station 1Fixed stationMobile stationWeather station q Wind direction w Wind speed m: Mile/hour k: km/hour e Temper

40、ature F: Fc: C rAmount of rainfall in the past hour ( or mm) q Transmit power w Height of antenna (elevation) : FeetM: Meter e Antenna gain r Antenna directivity omni: Omnidirectional q Transmit range (mile or km) 1 Using compressed APRS data format q Altitude : FeetM: Meter w Moving direction e Mov

41、ing speed m: Mile/hour k: km/hour q Grid square locator w Distance from the station (mile or km) q Latitude/ longitude data N: North S: South W: West E: East q Situation w Position comment (TH-D7/ TM-D700/ Mic Encoder only) or call sign (object only) q status text Downloaded by? RadioAmateur.EU 7 PR

42、OGRAMMING A CALL SIGN Program your call sign using a maximum of 9 alphanumeric characters; you may include SSID characters. Unless you program a call sign, you cannot transmit APRS data. 1Press MENU to enter Menu mode. 2Press 2, 1 to select “21 (MY CALLSIGN)”. The display for entering characters app

43、ears; the first digit blinks. The default is “NOCALL”. 3Press UP/ DWN to select a character, then press OK. You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and . The cursor moves to the next digit. 4Repeat step 3 to enter up to 9 digits. Pressing OK after selecting the 9th digit completes the programming. To complete

44、 programming after entering less than 9 digits, press OK twice. Each press of ESC causes the cursor to move backward. Pressing A/B deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking. 5Press MENU to exit Menu mode. You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3. For example, ea

45、ch press of TNC switches entry as A, B, C, then 2. Press ENT to enter . STSTA A CONCON 9696BCONBCONDUP 97 5975 This transceiver is capable of displaying the following 19 icons as station IDs. When icon data other than these is received, the display will show an icon code such as /$ or $. Some icons

46、may appear with overlay characters as below if the received icon data includes them. The following icons show the directions of stations relative to your position. For example, “” indicates the other station is located at the northeast relative to your position. 0.0 to 9999 miles (or km) are shown f

47、or distances from other stations. “xxxxmi” (or “xxxxkm”) is shown for distances over 9999 miles (or km). If you do not change the position data in Menu 24 from the default, “-mi” (or “-km”) is shown. On the TH-D7A(G), the default units for distance and temperature are mile and F. If necessary, access Menu 2H (mile/km) and/or Menu 2I (TEMPERATURE) to change the setting(s). Note: Some stations transmit APRS data through TNCs connected to GPS re