Kenwood 440 MHz TH-D7A, 144 Preparation Flow, yOn the Commander and Transporter

PREPARATION FLOW

The following steps should guide you to a good start of Sky Command operation. First connect the Transporter to the HF transceiver {page 84}.

yOn the Commander and Transporter

Access Menu 4–3 and select the tone frequency {page 86}.

• Select the same tone frequency

on both transceivers.

• For the selectable frequencies,

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qOn the Commander and Transporter

Select the same VHF and UHF frequencies.

see the table given on page 22.

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wOn the Commander

Access Menu 4–1 to program a call sign (9 digits max.) for the Commander {page 86}.

• You may enter your exact call

uOn the Commander

Access Menu 4–4 and select “COMMANDER”.

•“PUSH [ 0 ] KEY TO START COMMANDER!!” appears.

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sign; ex. WD6BQD.

i On the Transporter Access Menu 4–4 and select “TRANSPORTER”.

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eOn the Commander

Access Menu 4–2 to program a call sign (9 digits max.) for the Transporter {page 86}.

•This call sign must be different from the one for the Commander. So you may add SSID characters; ex. WD6BQD-1.

• “TRANSPORTER” appears.

Now the Commander and Transporter are in Sky Command mode. For operations in this mode, see “CONTROL OPERATION” on page 87. First switch ON the HF transceiver and press [SYNC] on the Commander. To exit the Sky Command mode, access Menu 4–4 and select “OFF”; press [F], [1] to switch the Tone function OFF, and press [DUP] to exit Full Duplex

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r		Access Menu 4–1 to program
	On the Transporter
		the same call sign as you
		entered in step w {page 86}.
t		Access Menu 4–2 to program
	On the Transporter
		the same call sign as you
		entered in step e {page 86}.

mode.

Note:

◆Unless you program call signs, you cannot select “COMMANDER” or “TRANSPORTER” using Menu 4–4 .

◆On the HF transceiver, select 9600 bps and 1 stop bit (default) using the Menu Setup function.

◆Adjust the audio level on both the Transporter and HF transceiver.

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