Kenwood TH-D72 User Manual 1 - Page 72

PREPARATION FLOW The following steps should guide you to a good start of Sky Command operation. First connect the Transporter to the HF transceiver. 1 Select the same VHF and UHF frequencies. When using the TH-D72 to communicate with the Commander and Transporter, set the TH-D72 as described below. Band A: VHF frequency Band B: UHF frequency Full Duplex: ON Tone: ON (Band B) Band A: UHF frequency Band B: VHF frequency Full Duplex: ON CTCSS: ON (Band A) Note: Configure the squelch to an appropriate level for both the VHF and UHF band on the Commander and Transporter. If the squelch is not set to an appropriate level, the transceivers may enter a BUSY state due to noise signals and be unable to transmit. 2 Access Menu 500 to program a callsign (9 digits max.) for the Commander. • You may enter your exact callsign; ex. W6DJY. 3 Access Menu 501 to program a callsign (9 digits max.) for the Transporter. • This callsign must be different from the one for the Commander. So you may add SSID characters; ex. W6DJY-1. • "Push [ 0 ] key to Start Commander!!" appears. 8 Access Menu 503 and select "Transporter". Now the Commander and Transporter are in Sky Command mode. For operations in this mode, see "CONTROL OPERATION". First switch ON the HF transceiver and press [SYNC] on the Commander. To exit the Sky Command mode, access Menu 503 and select "Off". Note: ◆ Unless you program callsigns, you cannot select "Commander" or "Transporter" using Menu 503. ◆ On the HF transceiver, select 9600 bps and 1 stop bit (default) using the Menu Set-up function. ◆ Adjust the audio level on both the Transporter and HF transceiver while listening to audio output from the Commander. An appropriate position of the AF control on the HF transceiver might be in the range, 8:30 to 9:00. ◆ To distinguish your various stations or nodes, you can have up to 15 Secondary Station IDentifiers (SSIDs); ex. W6DJY-1 to W6DJY-15. You always have to put a dash between your callsign and SSID number. ◆ Your station's transmit signal can be received when the receive frequency is 3 times the transmit frequency. Example: Transmit frequency is 146.600 MHz and receive frequency is 438.000 MHz. ATTENTION: Use only after verifying that there is no reception disruption during communications. 4 Access Menu 500 to program the same callsign as you entered in step 2. 5 Access Menu 501 to program the same callsign as you entered in step 3. The same callsign as you entered in step 2. 6 Access Menu 502 and select the tone frequency. • Select the same tone frequency on both transceivers. 7 Access Menu 503 and select "Commander". SKY CMD - 2