INSTRUCTION MANUAL 144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TH-D7A TH-D7E 144/430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER STA ST CON 5 7 PACKET96BCON ACKET96 BCONDUP 9 KENWOOD CORPORATION © B62-1004-20 (K,E) (A) 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 THANK YOU! We are grateful you decided to purchase this KENWOOD FM Dual Bander. KENWOOD always provides Amateur Radio products which surprise and excite serious hobbyists. This transceiver is no exception. This time KENWOOD presents a handheld with a built-in TNC to make data communications much more convenient than before. KENWOOD believes that this product will satisfy your requests on both voice and data communications. FEATURES This transceiver has the following main features. · Has a built-in TNC which conforms to the AX.25 protocol. With a portable computer, allows you to enjoy Packet operation quite easily. · Includes a program for dealing with data formats supported by Automatic Packet/ Position Reporting System (APRS®) . · Is capable of receiving packet data on one band while receiving audio on another band. · Contains a total of 200 memory channels to program frequencies and other various data. Allows each memory channel to be named using up to 8 alphanumeric and special ASCII characters. · If programmed, the built-in Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) rejects unwanted calls from other stations. · Equipped with an easy-to-read large LCD with alphanumeric display capability. · Employs a 4-way cursor key so that you can program most of the functions with only one hand. · Enhances the functions of an optional VC-H1 Interactive Visual Communicator designed for plug-and-play color slow-scan television (SSTV). · Utilizes Sky Command System 2 designed to control a KENWOOD HF transceiver at a remote location (TH-D7A only). MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL The models listed below are covered by this manual. TH-D7A: 144/440 MHz FM Dual Bander (U.S.A./ Canada) TH-D7E: 144/430 MHz FM Dual Bander (Europe) NOTICES TO THE USER ATTENTION (U.S.A. Only): The RBRC Recycle seal found on KENWOOD nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery packs indicates KENWOOD's voluntary participation in an industry program to collect and recycle Ni-Cd batteries after their operating life has expired. The RBRC program is an alternative to disposing Ni-Cd batteries with your regular refuse or in municipal waste streams, which is illegal in some areas. For information on Ni-Cd battery recycling in your area, call (toll free) 1-800-8-BATTERY (1-800-822-8837). KENWOOD's involvement in this program is part of our commitment to preserve our environment and conserve our natural resources. PRECAUTIONS Please observe the following precautions to prevent fire, personal injury, or transceiver damage: · · · Do not transmit with high output power for extended periods. The transceiver may overheat. Do not modify this transceiver unless instructed by this manual or by KENWOOD documentation. When using a regulated power supply, connect the specified DC cable (option) to the DC IN jack on the transceiver. The supply voltage must be between 5.5 V and 16 V to prevent damaging the transceiver. When connecting the transceiver to a cigarette lighter socket in a vehicle, use the specified cigarette lighter cable (option). Do not expose the transceiver to long periods of direct sunlight nor place the transceiver close to heating appliances. Do not place the transceiver in excessively dusty areas, humid areas, wet areas, nor on unstable surfaces. If an abnormal odor or smoke is detected coming from the transceiver, turn OFF the power immediately and remove the battery case or the battery pack from the transceiver. Contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer, customer service, or service station. One or more of the following statements may be applicable: FCC WARNING This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made. INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL DEVICE USER REQUIRED BY THE FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can generate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. · Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. · Consult the dealer for technical assistance. · · · · i CONTENTS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ...................................... 1 CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL ....... 1 CHAPTER 1 PREPARATION INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK .................. 2 CHARGING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK ................... 2 INSTALLING THE ANTENNA .................................... 3 INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP/ BELT HOOK ......... 3 INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES ........................ 4 CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY .................................................................... 5 CONNECTING WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET .................................................................... 5 FIRST QSO CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 OPERATING BASICS SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF ................................. 7 ADJUSTING VOLUME .............................................. 7 SELECTING A BAND ................................................ 7 SELECTING A FREQUENCY .................................... 7 ADJUSTING SQUELCH ............................................ 8 TRANSMITTING ........................................................ 9 Selecting Output Power ........................................ 9 CHAPTER 4 GETTING ACQUAINTED ORIENTATION ......................................................... 10 INDICATORS ........................................................... 11 CURSOR KEYS ...................................................... 12 BAND A & B ............................................................. 12 BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES .............................. 13 KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY ....................................... 15 CHAPTER 5 MENU SET-UP MENU ACCESS ...................................................... 16 MENU CONFIGURATION ....................................... 17 CHAPTER 6 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS PROGRAMMING OFFSET ...................................... 21 Selecting Offset Direction .................................... 21 Selecting Offset Frequency ................................. 21 Activating Tone Function ..................................... 22 Selecting a Tone Frequency ................................ 22 AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET ......................... 23 REVERSE FUNCTION ............................................ 24 AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK (ASC) .................... 24 TONE FREQ. ID ...................................................... 25 MEMORY CHANNELS CHAPTER 7 SIMPLEX & REPEATER OR ODD-SPLIT MEMORY CHANNEL? ......................... 26 STORING SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES OR STANDARD REPEATER FREQUENCIES ............... 27 STORING ODD-SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIES ....................................................... 27 RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL ....................... 28 CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL ......................... 28 NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL ............................. 29 CALL CHANNEL (TH-D7A ONLY) ............................ 30 Recalling the Call Channel .................................. 30 Reprogramming the Call Channel ....................... 30 MEMORY-TO-VFO TRANSFER .............................. 31 CHANNEL DISPLAY ................................................ 31 PARTIAL OR FULL RESET? .................................... 32 ii CHAPTER 8 SCAN SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD ................. 34 VFO SCAN .............................................................. 35 MEMORY SCAN ...................................................... 35 Locking Out a Memory Channel .......................... 36 MHz SCAN .............................................................. 36 PROGRAM SCAN ................................................... 37 Setting Scan Limits ............................................. 37 Using Program Scan ........................................... 38 CALL/VFO SCAN (TH-D7A ONLY) .......................... 38 CALL/MEMORY SCAN (TH-D7A ONLY) .................. 38 CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH CHAPTER 9 SYSTEM (CTCSS) SELECTING A CTCSS FREQUENCY ..................... 39 USING CTCSS ........................................................ 40 CTCSS FREQ. ID .................................................... 40 CHAPTER 10 DUAL TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY (DTMF) FUNCTIONS MANUAL DIALING .................................................. 41 TX Hold .............................................................. 41 AUTOMATIC DIALER .............................................. 42 Storing a DTMF Number in Memory .................... 42 Transmitting a Stored DTMF Number .................. 43 CHAPTER 11 MICROPHONE CONTROL CHAPTER 12 AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY ............................... 45 CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE ................... 46 PROGRAMMABLE VFO .......................................... 46 TONE ALERT .......................................................... 47 BEEP ON/OFF ........................................................ 47 ADJUSTING VOLUME BALANCE ........................... 48 LAMP FUNCTION ................................................... 48 ADJUSTING DISPLAY CONTRAST ........................ 48 BLANKING A BAND DISPLAY ................................. 48 AUTOMATIC POWER OFF (APO) ........................... 49 BATTERY SAVER .................................................... 49 POWER-ON MESSAGE .......................................... 50 TRANSCEIVER LOCK ............................................ 50 TX INHIBIT .............................................................. 51 SWITCHING AM/FM MODE (TH-D7A ONLY) .......... 51 ADVANCED INTERCEPT POINT (AIP) ................... 51 SWITCHING TX DEVIATION (TH-D7E ONLY) ......... 51 PACKET OPERATION CHAPTER 13 CONNECTING WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER .. 53 OPERATING TNC ................................................... 53 PREPARATION FLOW ............................................ 54 SELECTING DATA BAND ........................................ 55 FULL DUPLEX ......................................................... 55 DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR CHAPTER 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 iii SLOW-SCAN TELEVISION (SSTV) WITH VC-H1 ENTERING CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV .............. 58 SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV ..................................................... 59 EXECUTING SUPERIMPOSITION .......................... 59 VC-H1 CONTROL ................................................... 60 CHAPTER 16 AUTOMATIC PACKET/ POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM® OPERATION FLOW ................................................ 62 RECEIVING APRS DATA ......................................... 63 ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA .................... 64 PROGRAMMING A CALL SIGN ............................... 66 SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON ........................ 67 ENTERING LATITUDE/ LONGITUDE DATA ............ 68 SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT .................... 69 ENTERING STATUS TEXT ...................................... 70 PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE ......................... 71 PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH ......................... 72 SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT METHOD ......... 74 SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT INTERVAL ........ 75 RESTRICTING RECEPTION OF APRS DATA ......... 75 APRS® MESSAGE CHAPTER 17 OPERATION FLOW ................................................ 76 RECEIVING A MESSAGE ....................................... 77 ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES ......... 78 ENTERING A MESSAGE ......................................... 79 TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE ................................ 80 iv 15 CHAPTER CHAPTER WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL (TH-D7A ONLY) PREPARATION ....................................................... 81 CONTROL OPERATION .......................................... 82 CHAPTER 19 SKY COMMAND 2 (TH-D7A ONLY) CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH THE HF TRANSCEIVER ......................................... 8 ...