Kenwood TM-D710GE manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL 144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TM-D710GA 144/430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TM-D710GE Version: 1.01 ©[...]

CONTENTS-1 OPERA TING THROUGH REPEA TERS ................................................................................................... ........ REPEA TER- REPEA TER A CCESS .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Selecting an Offset [...]

CONTENTS-2 Using Visual Scan ............................................................................................................. ....................................... 4 CTCSS/ DCS/ CROSS T ONE .......................................................................................................................... SIGNALING- USING CTCSS[...]

CONTENTS-3 Microphone K eys ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 F requency Direct Entry ............................................................................................................................................. 5 K[...]

CONTENTS-4 DISPLA Y FIL TER FUNCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 6 RECEIVING A MESSA GE ............................................................................................................................................. 6 ENTERING A[...]

CONTENTS-5 NETWORK ....................................................................................................................... ............................................. 15 V OICE ALER T ....................................................................................................................................................[...]

CONTENTS-6 TRANSCEIVER RESET .......................................................................................................................................... RESET - KEY OPERA TION ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 MEN[...]

REPEA TER-1 REPEA TER ACCESS Most repeaters use a receive and tr ansmit frequency pair with a standard or non-standard offset (odd-split). In addition, some repeaters must receiv e a tone from the transceiv er in order to gain access to the repeater . For details , consult your local repeater ref erence. ■ Selecting an Offset Direction The offset[...]

REPEA TER-2 ■ Selecting a T one Frequency T o select the tone frequency required to access your desired repeater : 1 T ur n the T one function ON. 2 Press [F], [T .SEL] . • The current tone frequency appears on the display . The default frequency is 88.5 Hz. 3 Rotate the T uning control to select your desired frequency . • T o exit the tone f[...]

REPEA TER-3 TRANSMITTING A 1750 Hz TONE Most repeaters in Europe require that a transceiv er transmit a 1750 Hz tone. On a E type model, simply pressing Microphone [CALL] causes it to transmit a 1750 Hz tone. It is also possible to program [1750] on the front panel as a PF k ey f or transmitting a 1750 Hz tone. Note: The transceiver contin uously t[...]

MEMORY CH-1 MEMOR Y CHANNELS In Memor y channels, y ou can store frequencies and related data that you often use . Then you need not reprogram the data e ver y time. Y ou can quickly recall a prog rammed channel by simple oper ation. A total of 1000 Memor y channels are a vailab le for bands A and B. SIMPLEX & REPEA TER OR ODD-SPLIT MEMORY CHAN[...]

MEMORY CH-2 STORING ODD-SPLIT REPEA TER FREQUENCIES Some repeaters use a receive and tr ansmit frequency pair with a non-standard offset. T o access those repeaters, store two separate frequencies in a memory channel. Y ou can then operate on those repeaters without changing the offset frequency you stored in the men u. 1 Set up a simple x channel [...]

MEMORY CH-3 NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL Y ou can name Memor y channels using up to 8 characters. When you recall a named Memory channel, its name appears on the displa y . Names can be callsigns, repeater names , cities, people, etc. 1 Press [MR] to enter Memor y Recall mode. 2 Rotate the T uning control to select your desired Memory channel. 3 Enter M[...]

MEMORY CH-4 Key Name [KEY] [F], [KEY] [KEY] (1s) While T ransmitting [KEY] + Power ON P ow er ON/OFF P ow er ON/OFF P ow er ON/OFF P ow er ON/OFF X PM ––––– TNC – DX P ack etClusters Monitor ON/OFF ––– CALL Call mode – Call Scan – – VFO ––––– MR MR mode – Memor y Scan – – KEY ––––– F Function mode E[...]

PM-1 PR OGRAMMABLE MEMOR Y (PM) Programmab le Memor y (PM) stores vir tually all settings currently set on the transceiver . This tr ansceiver pro vides 5 PM channels to store 5 sets of transceiv er confi gurations. Later , you can quic kly recall any one of these channels , depending on the operations y ou hav e in mind or the operating en vironm[...]

PM-2 PM CHANNEL RESET T o reset the PM channels to their default settings: 1 T ur n the transceiver po wer OFF . 2 Press [F] + P ower ON . 3 Release [F] . 4 Rotate the T uning control and select PM RESET . 5 Press the T uning control. • A confi rmation message appears on the display . 6 Press the T uning control again to reset the PM channels. ?[...]

SCAN Scan is a useful f eature for hands-off monitoring of your f avorite frequencies. Becoming comf or table with all types of Scan will increase your oper ating effi ciency . This transceiv er provides the f ollowing types of scans: Scan T ype Scan Range VFO Scan Scans all frequencies on the current band. Memor y Scan Scans all frequencies store[...]

SCAN-2 VFO SCAN VFO Scan monitors all frequencies tunable on the band, using the current frequency step size . 1 Select your desired band. 2 Press [VFO] (1s) . • Scan star ts at the current frequency . • The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress . • T o rev erse the scan direction, turn the T uning control clockwise (upward scan)[...]

SCAN-3 PROGRAM SCAN Program Scan is identical to VFO Scan except that y ou select a frequency range f or the scan. ■ Setting Scan Limits Y ou can store up to 10 scan ranges in Memory channels L0/ U0 to L9/U9. 1 Press [VFO] . 2 Select your desired band. 3 Rotate the T uning control to select your desired frequency f or the lower limit. 4 Press [F][...]

SCAN-4 VISUAL SCAN While you are receiving, Visual Scan allows you to monitor frequencies near the current operating frequency . Visual Scan graphically and sim ultaneously shows how all frequencies in the selected range are b usy . Y ou will see up to 21 segments, for each channel, that represent 7 S-meter le vels (3 segments per le v el). Determi[...]

SIGNALING-1 CTCSS/ DCS/ CR OSS T ONE CTCSS Y ou ma y sometimes want to hear calls only from specifi c persons. The Continuous T one Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) allows y ou to ignore (not hear) unwanted calls from other persons who are using the same frequency . T o do so, select the same CTCSS tone as selected by the other persons in y our group [...]

SIGNALING-2 CTCSS FREQUENCY SCAN This function scans through all CTCSS frequencies to identify the incoming CTCSS frequency on a received signal. Y ou may fi nd this useful when you cannot recall the CTCSS frequency that the other persons in your g roup are using. 1 Press [T ONE] 2 times to activate the CTCSS function. • The icon appears on the [...]

SIGNALING-3 5 Enter your desired DCS code using the microphone k eypad. • Refer to the tab le below f or DCS codes. DCS Code 023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047 051 053 054 065 071 072 073 074 114 115 116 122 125 131 132 134 143 145 152 155 156 162 165 172 174 205 212 223 225 226 243 244 245 246 251 252 255 261 263 265 266 271 274 306 311 315 325 331[...]

DU AL T ONE MUL TI-FREQUENCY (DTMF) The ke ys on the microphone ke ypad function as DTMF ke ys; the 12 keys f ound on a push-button telephone plus 4 additional k eys (A, B , C , D). This transceiver pro vides 10 dedicated memor y channels. Y ou can store a DTMF code with up to 16 digits. Some repeaters in the U .S.A. and Canada off er a ser vice ca[...]

DTMF-2 ■ T ransmitting Stored DTMF Codes 1 Press and hold the microphone [PTT] . 2 While transmitting, press the T uning control. • The last called DTMF Memory channel name and number appear on the display . If no name has been sav ed for the channel, the DTMF code appears. 3 While still transmitting, rotate the T uning control to select your d[...]

EchoLink ® WHA T IS EchoLink? EchoLink allows y ou to communicate with other amateur radio stations o ver the internet, using V oIP (v oice-ov er-IP) technology . The EchoLink software progr am allows worldwide connections to be made between stations , or from computer to station, greatly enhancing your comm unications capabilities. T o use EchoLi[...]

EchoLink-2 ■ Selecting a T ransmit Speed Some repeaters ma y not respond correctly if a code is transmitted at f ast speed. If this happens, change the EchoLink transmission speed from F AST (default) to SLO W . 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 205. 2 Set the speed to F AST or SLO W . SETTING UP EchoLink Sysop MODE Connect the TM-D710G to a pers[...]

O THER OPERA TIONS SELECTING AN OUTPUT POWER It is a good idea to select lower tr ansmit power if comm unications is still reliable . This lo wers the risk of interf ering with others on the band. When oper ating from batter y power , you will enjo y more operating time bef ore a recharge is necessar y . Press [LO W] to select high (H), medium (M),[...]

OTHER OP-2 EXTERNAL SPEAKER CONFIGURA TION This transceiv er has two speaker jac ks f or external speakers , as well as an internal speaker . Y ou can enjoy a v ariety of speaker confi gurations by using one or tw o external speakers . Received signals on bands A and B are output depending on how y ou want the internal and/or external speakers to [...]

OTHER OP-3 SWITCHING FM/AM MODE This transceiv er is also capable of receiving (not transmitting) in AM on band A. The default mode on the 118 MHz band is AM while the def ault on the 144, 220, 300, or 430/440 MHz band is FM. 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 102. 2 Set the mode to AM, FM, or NFM. Note: Y ou cannot switch between FM and AM to recei[...]

OTHER OP-4 TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) It is sometimes necessar y or desirab le to restrict a single transmission to a specifi c maximum time. Y ou may use this function to pre vent repeater time-outs when accessing repeaters , or to conser ve battery power . When T O T times out (default is 10 minutes), the transceiv er generates beeps and automatically[...]

OTHER OP-5 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION KEYS ■ T ransceiver Front Panel There are 2 PF (Programmab le Function) ke ys on the transceiv er front panel: PF1 and PF2. Y ou can assign your own desired functions to these 2 k eys . 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 906 (PF1) and/or Menu 907 (PF2). 2 Set your desired function f or the k ey . Programmable funct[...]

OTHER OP-6 AUTOMA TIC POWER OFF (APO) A utomatic P ower Off is a bac kground function that monitors whether or not any operations ha v e been performed (ke ys pressed, T uning control tur ned, etc.), and tur ns the transceiver power OFF if it has not been in use . 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 917 (APO). 2 Set the APO time limit to 30, 60, 90, [...]

GPS (GLOB AL POSITIONING SYSTEM) WHA T IS GPS? GPS stands f or Global P ositioning System, and is common now adays . Following is a brief introduction. Although the American Defense Department or iginally dev eloped GPS f or militar y operations, the system is a vailab le f or use by the general pub lic. Anybody can use GPS in association with mode[...]

GPS – 2 INTERNAL GPS FUNCTION ON/OFF Press [GPS] to turn the Inter nal GPS receiver ON or OFF . • When the Internal GPS receiver is ON, the “ ” indicator appears on the display . • When the Internal GPS receiver is On, the internal clock is automatically confi gured with the time data from the internal GPS receiver . When determining you[...]

GPS – 3 TRACK LOG All mov ement is sav ed in the GPS Logger ( Internal GPS only) . Sav ed inf or mation includes latitude, longitude , altitude, tra vel direction, speed, time, and date . The log can retain up to 5000 points of data. Press [LOG] to turn the T rac k Log function On or Off. When turning the T rac k Log function On, “LOG ST AR T?[...]

GPS – 4 T ARGET POINT Y ou can register positional inf or mation for a target point. 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 504. 2 Select a T arget P oint (from 1 ~ 5). 3 Press [USE] . • The “in use” target point mar k ( ) appears to the left of the channel number . 4 Enter a T arget P oint name (up to 9 characters). 5 Enter the nor th/south lat[...]

GPS – 5 ■ Mark Waypoint List The inf or mation registered with the Mark W aypoint is confi rmed. 1 Press [MARK] to displa y the Mark W aypoint list. • The list of Mark waypoints appears . 2 Rotate the T uning control to select a Mar k W aypoint. [T OP] : Displa ys the fi rst 5 Mark W aypoints . [5  ]: Displays the pre vious 5 Mar k W ayp[...]

P A CKET Connect this transceiv er to your personal computer via a T er minal Node Controller (TNC). Y ou can send messages or commands to far aw ay stations , obtain a variety of inf ormation via your local bulletin boards , or enjoy other P acket applications . Reference material for star ting P ack et operation should be av ailable at an y store[...]

P ACKET -2 DA T A BAND Select how data will be transmitted and receiv ed on y our transceiv er . 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 930. 2 Set the data band to A-BAND (A band receives and transmits), B-BAND (B band receiv es and transmits), TX:A- BAND RX:B-BAND (A band transmits ( ) and B band receives ( )), or RX:A-BAND TX:B-BAND (A band receives ([...]

P ACKET -3 TNC COMMANDS LIST The commands suppor ted by the b uilt-in TNC are listed below . Y ou must enter a space between a command name (or shor t-form) and a parameter , or between two parameters; ex. A U OFF , BEA CON EVER Y 18. Command Name Short Description P arameter Default 8BITCONV 8 When ON, handles one character using 8 bits in Con ver[...]

P ACKET -4 Command Name Short Description P arameter Default DISPLA Y DISP Causes the TNC to displa y the current status of all the commands. Y ou can also specify a class identifi er A, C , H, I, L, M, or T to displa y the status of only the desired command class. Enter a space between the command name and a class identifi er ; e x. DISPLA Y H. [...]

P ACKET -5 Command Name Short Description P arameter Default LOCA TION LOC If set to EVER Y , sends GPS data at intervals of the specifi ed period (n). If set to AFTER, sends GPS data only once after the specifi ed period (n). The unit of n is 10 seconds. EVER Y/ AFTER n (n = 0 ~ 250) EVER Y 0 LOG LOG Displays the list of stations which ha ve con[...]

P ACKET -6 Command Name Short Description P arameter Default PPERSIST PP Causes the TNC to use the PERSIST/SLO TTIME method when ON, or the D W AIT method when OFF . ON/ OFF ON RAMTEST RAMTEST Checks the RAM after clearing it. −− READ R Specifi es one or more message numbers to be read from the TNC mailbo x. −− RESET RESET Restores the def[...]

P ACKET -7 Command Name Short Description P arameter Default UITRA CE UIT The command name must be f ollowed b y up to 5 alphanumeric characters; nor mally WIDE or TRACE. Causes the TNC to f orward receiv ed UI pack ets which include WIDEN-N or TRA CEN-N parameters. −− UNPRO TO U Specifi es callsigns to send a pack et in Unprotocol mode. Call1[...]

APRS-1 APRS ® APRS DA T A COMMUNICA TION (APRS BEACON) ◆ This function uses the APRS f ormat for data communications including y our station position, messages, etc. ◆ When data is receiv ed from another station, the direction of the receiv ed station (from your station’ s perspective), their distance, and their grid square locator is displa[...]

ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK When the internal GPS function is tur ned ON, the year , month, da y , and time are automatically set from the GPS satellite inf or mation. If the GPS information cannot be received, you can manually enter the date and time. Note: The batter y for the cloc k backup is b uilt into the unit. When the power source is conne[...]

APRS-3 RECEIVING APRS DA T A Each time a new APRS pac ket is receiv ed, the frequency displa y is interrupted to show inf or mation as below: Status text • The receiv ed APRS pack et ma y include information on an object such as a hurricane or tor nado . In this case, the name of the object appears instead of a callsign. • Press [MSG] to send a[...]

APRS-4 CURSOR CONTROL Select a cursor control setting f or reception. 1 Display the station list. 2 Press [T OP] to change the curser control between Follo wed mode and Fix ed mode. The cursor display changes according to the selected mode. Followed mode ( ): On the list screen, the cursor ( ) follo ws the callsign when receiving APRS data. Fixed m[...]

APRS-5 This transceiv er is capable of displa ying the f ollowing icons as station IDs. <APRS> <NA VITRA> Some icons ma y appear with ov erlay characters as belo w if the received icon data includes them (APRS only). Example: The f ollowing icons show the directions of stations relativ e to your position. (Nor th Up) (Heading Up: e xamp[...]

APRS-6 DISPLA Y FIL TER FUNCTION This function allows y ou to display only the specifi ed types of data from the station list. 1 Display the station list. 2 Press [FIL TER]. • The fi lter type list appears on the displa y . 3 Select a fi lter type. 4 Press the T uning control. • “FIL TERING” appears on the displa y and fi ltering begins[...]

APRS-7 ENTERING A MESSAGE T o transmit a message, fi rst enter the callsign of the target station. T o transmit a b ulletin, enter “BLN#” instead; where # must be 0 to 9 or A to Z. When the length of y our bulletin e xceeds 64 digits, y ou may tr ansmit more than one pack et to send the entire bulletin. Use # to indicate the sequence of the bu[...]

APRS-8 [CLR]: Cancels fur ther transmissions of the current message. The table belo w shows the meanings of the symbols to be shown in step 2. a Meaning Message addressed to you B Bulletin message ! Repor t by the National Weather Service b RX or TX?  Received message (or b ulletin)  A message (or bulletin) f or transmitting c Status n 1 “n[...]

APRS-9 SETTING INTERNAL TNC Enter Menu mode and access Menu 601. ■ Data Band <DA T A BAND> On this transceiv er you can select data band f or APRS mode independent of the selection f or P ack et mode. Select band A or B as the data band f or receiving or transmitting APRS pack ets. The def ault is band A. “ ” indicates the current data [...]

APRS-10 SETTING WA Y POINT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 603. ■ Way Point Format <FORMA T> Select the type of W a y point Format that is sent. [NMEA]: The data which is output from the GPS terminal using the NMEA-0183 "$GPWPL" f or mat. [MA GELLAN]: The data which is output from the GPS terminal using the " $PMGNWPL" f[...]

APRS-11 SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 607. The APRS data which you transmit alwa ys includes one of the 15 predetermined position comments. Select an appropriate comment depending on your situation. The selectable comments are listed below: [Off Duty] [Enroute] [In Ser vice] [Retur ning] [Committed] [Special] [PRIORIT[...]

APRS-12 ■ QSY T ransmission Operation This function embeds the voice channel frequency , Wide/ Narrow status , tone, shift, and offset inf or mation in the fi rst character of the status te xt. Enter Menu mode and access Menu 632. 1 Set the QSY IN ST A TUS to [ON]. 2 Set the T ONE/NARR OW to [ON] or [OFF]. 3 Set the SHIFT/OFFSET to [ON] or [OFF][...]

APRS-13 APRS suppor ts approximately 200 icons . It allows users to select each icon by specifying a combination of tw o ASCII codes, f or e xample, ! and /. One is a symbol code, and the other is a table identifi cation code (either /or ). If you select “O THERS”, use the f ollowing procedures: 1 Rotate the T uning control to select a symbol[...]

APRS-14 ■ TX Interval Time <TX INTERV AL> Y ou can change the inter val f or automatically transmitting APRS pack ets. Access <TX INTER V AL > and select 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 minutes. The def ault is 3 minutes. Note: ◆ With “A UTO” in < METHOD > and Beacon ON, pressing the T uning control to complete the [...]

APRS-15 [ST A TE/SECTION/REGION]: Use this method when the pack et is being rela yed within only a limited area. P ack et paths are specifi ed using ABBR (abbre viations). (In America, for e xample, CA represents Calif ornia, AZ represents Arizona, etc.) 1 Set the TYPE to [ST A TE/SECTION/REGION], then press [USE] . 2 Using the ABBR setting, enter[...]

APRS-16 Note: ◆ When the built-in data band is set to cross band, the V oice Aler t function does not operate. ◆ V oice aler t takes precedence ev en when TONE, CTCSS and DCS are set. ◆ When V oice aler t is ON, you cannot perform TONE or CTCSS frequency selection and DCS code selection. ◆ When the packet speed is 9600 bps , the TONE will d[...]

APRS-17 ■ UIFLOOD When using the TM-D710G as a digipeater , set whether or not UIFLOOD digipeat runs. When the received UI F rame character string matches the entered alias (f or example , CA), the number of hops (f or e xample, 2-2) is processed and decreased by 1 (f or example, CA2-2 becomes CA2-1). Enter Menu mode and access Menu 619. 1 Set UI[...]

APRS-18 STORING AUTO MESSAGE REPL Y Enter Menu mode and access Menu 622. ■ Auto Answer Reply <REPL Y> While you are driving, f or example , you cannot immediately ans wer to received messages . On this transceiver , you can program the message to be automatically returned when a message is received. Y ou can choose from the f ollowing dela [...]

APRS-19 SETTING SOUND Enter Menu mode and access Menu 624. ■ RX Beep T ype <RX BEEP> This transceiv er beeps each time it receives an y type of APRS pack ets. Selection Operation OFF The APRS beep tone does not sound. MESSA GE ONL Y Beep sounds only when a message is received at y our station address. MINE Beep sounds when a message is rece[...]

APRS-20 SELECTING A DISPLA Y UNIT (1) Enter Menu mode and access Menu 626. ■ Speed, Distance <SPEED, DIST ANCE> Select to [mi/h, mile], [km/h, km], or [knots, nm] . ■ Altitude, Rainfall <AL TITUDE, RAIN> Select to [f eet, inch] or [m, mm]. ■ T emperature <TEMPERA TURE> Select to [°F] or [°C]. SELECTING A DISPLA Y UNIT (2) [...]

APRS-21 SmartBeaconing Operation: Speed T ransmission Interval Corner P egging Abov e the HIGH SPEED F AST RA TE Operates normally Under HIGH SPEED Over LO W SPEED (Only when the set HIGH SPEED ≧ LO W SPEED) The inter val is calculated using the f ollowing f or mula: (T ransmission Inter val = F AST RA TE x HI SPEED ÷ Speed) Operates normally Be[...]

APRS-22 DX P ACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR DX P ack etClusters are networks which consist of nodes and stations who are interested in DXing and contesting. If one station fi nds a DX station on the air , he (or she) sends a notice to his (or her) node. Then this node passes the inf ormation to all its local stations besides another node. This transceiv er[...]

TRANSCEIVER RESET There are 4 types of transceiv er reset av ailable: VFO Reset Use to initialize the VFO and accompanying settings. P ARTIAL (P artial) Reset Use to initialize all settings other than the Memory channels, the DTMF memor y , and the PM channels. PM Reset Use to reset only the Programmab le Memor y channels to their def ault values .[...]

V GS-1 (OPTIONAL) OPERA TION When using the optional V GS-1 v oice guide & storage unit, you gain access to the v oice recorder and voice announcement function s. VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS When changing modes, frequencies , settings, etc., an audio v oice will announce the new inf ormation. • V oice announcements are output from the PTT band side. [...]

VGS-2 AU T O : Announcements are made automatically when changing a mode/frequency/setting. Operation Announcement CTCSS frequency setup “CTCSS frequency” + frequency v alue DCS code setup “DCS” + code v alue Cross tone setup “TX” + “T ONE” or “DCS” + “RX” + “T ONE” or “CTCSS” or “DCS” or “OFF” MHz step frequ[...]

VGS-3 ■ Continuous Recording Received signals on the control band are contin uously recorded, with the memor y retaining the last 30 seconds of recorded signals. 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 009. 2 Set the Continuous Recording to ON (or OFF). • When selecting “ON”, Contin uous Recording turns ON. When the control band squelch opens, th[...]

CR OSS-B AND/ LOCKED-B AND OPERA TION (TM-D710GA ONL Y) This transceiv er is capable of receiving signals on one band and retransmitting signals on the other band. This function repeats signals originating from one band, using the other band. F or example , a signal receiv ed on band A (VHF) is retransmitted on band B (UHF). Similarly , a signal re[...]

WIRELESS OPERA TION (TM-D710GA ONL Y) If you also ha ve a compatib le KENWOOD handy tr ansceiver , you ma y use it as a remote control f or this mobile transceiv er . Y ou will control one band on the mobile while sending DTMF tones to the other band from the handheld. This function is useful, for e xample , when you w ant to control the mobile fro[...]

WEA THER ALER T (TM-D710GA ONL Y) The W eather Aler t is availab le only in the USA and Canada. When activated, this function will chec k for a receiv ed NO AA 1050 Hz tone. When the tone is received, the w eather aler t tone will sound. WEA THER ALERT ON/ OFF 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 111. 2 Set the W eather Aler t to ON or OFF . • When [...]

SKY COMMAND SYSTEM II The SKY COMMAND SYSTEM II allows remote control of a TS-990S, TS-2000, TS-2000X, TS-B2000, TS-480HX, TS-480SA T , TS- 570D , TS-570S, TS-590S , or TS-870S HF transceiv er . Y ou will use one transceiv er as a control station called “Commander”. The tr ansceiver connected with the HF tr ansceiver is called “T ranspor ter?[...]

SKY CMD-2 PREP ARA TION FLOW The f ollowing steps should guide you to a good start of Sky Command operation. First connect the T ranspor ter to the HF transceiv er . 1 <On the Commander and T ranspor ter> Select the same VHF and UHF frequencies. Band A: VHF frequency Band B: UHF frequency or Band A: UHF frequency Band B: VHF frequency Note: C[...]

SKY CMD-3 CONTROL OPERA TION When in the Sky Command mode, the Microphone k eys of the Commander will function as below . First switch ON the HF transceiv er and press Microphone [0] on the Commander . Each time you press the desired k ey , the Commander will automatically enter transmit mode and send the corresponding control command to the T rans[...]