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Using the Kenwood TM-D700A and TH-D7A

Using the Kenwood TM-D700A and TH-D7A. Tony Campbell W5ADC. Tony – W5ADC. Been licensed since 1978. Have been active in satellite communications. Became active with APRS over 2 years. Active SSID W5ADC-10 Home Weather Station W5ADC-14 Mobile You may also see W5ADC-15 Portable TM-D700A

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Using the Kenwood TM-D700A and TH-D7A

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  1. Using the KenwoodTM-D700A and TH-D7A Tony Campbell W5ADC

  2. Tony – W5ADC • Been licensed since 1978. • Have been active in satellite communications. • Became active with APRS over 2 years. • Active SSID • W5ADC-10 Home Weather Station • W5ADC-14 Mobile • You may also see • W5ADC-15 Portable TM-D700A • W5ADC-7 TH-D7A • W5ADC-8 TinyTrak 3

  3. Kenwood TH-D7A(G) • Nice HT with APRS features • Dual band 114/440 MHz 5 Watts • Basic TNC • On screen text monitoring • PC programmable • Just add a GPS and go

  4. Basic Interconnection DiagramPurpose Built Radios Radio GPS NMEA Data In/Out

  5. TH-D7(G) OperationMain Screen TNC Beacon Data Band Frequency or Channel Name

  6. TH-D7A(G)Basic Functions OK ESC TNC Position Message Beacon List Stations

  7. TH-D7A(G) OperationStation List Call and SSID Entered by Pressing [LIST]

  8. TH-D7A(G) OperationFixed Station Press [OK] To Step Between Screens

  9. TH-D7A(G) OperationMobile Station Press [OK] To Step Between Screens

  10. TH-D7A(G) OperationWeather Station Press [OK] To Step Between Screens

  11. TH-D7A(G) OperationPosition

  12. Connecting the GPS Receiver DB9 Plug with Pins White/Data to GPS White/Pin 3 Red/Pin 2 Shield/Pin 5 Shield/GND Red/Data from GPS This cable should work with any GPS receiver That is designed to connect to a 9 pin serial port.

  13. Setup of GPS Receiver • NMEA/NMEA (NMEA In/Out) • NMEA 0183 2.0 • 4800 baud • WGS84

  14. TH-D7A(G) ConfigurationAPRS • Set UTC Offset 2-O (TIME ZONE) • As Required • Select Data Band 1-4-1 (DATA BAND) • A • Packet Transfer Rate 2-M (PACKET SPEED) • 1200 bps

  15. TH-D7A(G) ConfigurationAPRS (Con’t) • Program Call Sign 2-1 (MY CALLSIGN) • W5ADC-14 • Select Station Icon 2-8 (STATION ICON) • Select as Desired • Select Position Comment 2-6 (POSITION COMMENT) • Off Duty/Returning/Priority/…/In Service • Enter Status Text 2-9 (STATUS TEXT) • Up to 5 user selectable Messages • Packet Path 2-B (PACKET PATH) • RELAY,WIDE2-2 or RELAY,WIDE

  16. TH-D7A(G) ConfigurationAPRS (Con’t) • Packet Transmit Method 2-C (PACKET TX) • AUTO • Transmit Interval 2-D (TX INTERVAL) • No more often than 3 minutes • Status Text Transmit Rate 2-A (STATUS TX RATE) • 1/3 Can range from OFF to 1/1 to 1/8 • Reception Limit 2-7 (POSITION LIMIT) • OFF Can range from 10 to 2500 • Position Ambiguity 2-5 (POS AMBIGUITY) • OFF Can be used to limit the accuracy of the position data transmitted

  17. TH-D7A(G) ConfigurationThe Easy Way • Use the configuration program available from Kenwood for free. • Go to www.kenwood.net and get MC7G110.exe • All you need is a computer with a serial port and a PG-4W cable or build your own. DB9 Plug with Sockets White/Data to PC White/Pin 3 Red/Pin 2 Shield/Pin 5 Shield/GND Red/Data from PC

  18. Sample Screens

  19. Kenwood TM-D700A • Coolest APRS radio on the market • Dual band 114/440 MHz 50/35 Watts • Decent 1200/9600 bps TNC • Built-in Digipeater • On screen text monitoring • PC programmable • Just add a GPS and go

  20. TM-D700A OperationMain Screen Beacon TNC APRS Mode GPS Blinking Data Band Correct Frequency

  21. TM-D700A OperationAPRS Menu Entered by Pressing and Holding “F” Button for 1 second GPS Station List Position Screen Packet Monitor Message Screen Beacon

  22. TM-D700A OperationStation List Call and SSID Time of Last Packet Station Type/Situation View Details Press to send message

  23. TM-D700A OperationFixed Station Call and SSID Icon Status Text

  24. TM-D700A OperationMobile Station Location Distance and Heading from me Call and SSID Icon Direction Speed Altitude

  25. TM-D700A OperationWeather Station Station Location Distance and Heading Call and SSID Icon Wind Direction, Speed, Temperature and Rain in Past Hour

  26. TM-D700A OperationPacket Monitor

  27. TM-D700A OperationMain Message Screen

  28. TM-D700A OperationMessage List

  29. TM-D700A OperationMessage Detail

  30. TM-D700A OperationPosition Time Speed Heading Altitude and Grid Square Location

  31. TM-D700A ConfigurationAPRS • Set Internal Clock 1-6-3 (TIME) • As Required • Set Date 1-6-4 (DATE) • As Required • Set UTC Offset 1-6-5 (TIME ZONE) • As Required • Select Data Band 3-I (DATA BAND) • A • Packet Transfer Rate 3-J (PACKET SPEED) • 1200 bps

  32. TM-D700A ConfigurationAPRS (Con’t) • Program Call Sign 3-1 (MY CALLSIGN) • W5ADC-14 • Select Station Icon 3-8 (STATION ICON) • Select as Desired • Select Position Comment 3-6 (POSITION COMMENT) • Off Duty/Returning/Priority/…/In Service • Enter Status Text 3-9 (STATUS TEXT) • Up to 5 user selectable Messages • Packet Path 3-B (PACKET PATH) • RELAY,WIDE2-2 or RELAY,WIDE

  33. TM-D700A ConfigurationAPRS (Con’t) • Packet Transmit Method 3-C (PACKET TX) • AUTO • Transmit Interval 3-D (TX INTERVAL) • No more often than 3 minutes • Status Text Transmit Rate 3-A (STATUS TX RATE) • 1/3 Can range from OFF to 1/1 to 1/8 • Reception Limit 3-7 (POSITION LIMIT) • OFF Can range from 10 to 2500 • Position Ambiguity 3-5 (POS AMBIGUITY) • OFF Can be used to limit the accuracy of the position data transmitted

  34. TM-D700A ConfigurationThe Easy Way • Use the configuration program available from Kenwood for free. • Go to www.kenwood.net and get MCP_D700.exe • All you need is a computer with a serial port and a cable pinned 1-1, 2-2…9-9.

  35. Sample Screens

  36. Thank You And Good Tracking

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