SKY CMD-2

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 <On the Commander and Transporter> Select the same VHF
and UHF frequencies.
Band A: VHF frequency Band B: UHF frequency
or
Band A: UHF frequency Band B: VHF frequency
Note: Confi gure 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 <On the Commander> Access Menu 700 to program a
callsign (9 digits max.) for the Commander.
• You may enter your exact callsign; ex. W6DJY.
3 <On the Commander> Access Menu 701 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.
4 <On the Transporter> Access Menu 700 to program the same
callsign as you entered in step 2.
5 <On the Transporter> Access Menu 701 to program the same
callsign as you entered in step 3. The same callsign as you
entered in step 2.
6 <On the Commander and Transporter> Access Menu 702
and select the tone frequency.
• Select the same tone frequency on both transceivers.
7 <On the Commander> Access Menu 703 and select
“COMMANDER”.
• “Push [ 0 ] key to start Commander!!” appears.
8 <On the Transporter> Access Menu 703 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 703 and select “OFF”.
Note:
◆ Unless you program callsigns, you cannot select “COMMANDER” or
“TRANSPORTER” using Menu 703.
◆ 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 IDentifi ers (SSIDs); ex. W6DJY-1 to W6DJY-15. You
always have to put a dash between your callsign and SSID number.
ATTENTION: Use only after verifying that there is no reception disruption
during communications.