THANK YOU!
We are grateful you decided to purchase this
KENWOOD FM transceiver. KENWOOD always
provides Amateur Radio products which surprise and
excite serious hobbyists. This transceiver is no
exception. This time KENWOOD presents a mobile with
a built-in TNC to make data communications much more
convenient than before. KENWOOD believes that this
product will satisfy your requirements on both voice and
data communications.
MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL
The models listed below are covered by this manual.
TM-D700A: 144/440 MHz FM Dual Bander
(U.S.A./ Canada)
TM-D700E: 144/430 MHz FM Dual Bander
(Europe)
TM-D700A: 144/430 MHz FM Dual Bander
(General market)
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 the other band.
•Enhanced Programmable Memory (PM) channels
store virtually entire current operating environments
for your quick recall.
• 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.
• “Visual Scan” graphically and simultaneously shows
the conditions of up to 181 frequency channels.
• Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) or
Digital Code Squelch (DCS) rejects unwanted calls
from other stations.
• The separate front panel can be mounted in a
convenient different place from the main unit.
• Equipped with an easy-to-read large LCD with
alphanumeric display capability.
• 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
(U.S.A./ Canada only).