SKY CMD-3

CONTROL OPERATION

When in the Sky Command mode, the Microphone keys of
the Commander will function as below. First switch ON the HF
transceiver and press Microphone [0] on the Commander.
Each time you press the desired key, the Commander will
automatically enter transmit mode and send the corresponding
control command to the Transporter.
Key Function
[1] (PWR) Power ON/ OFF
[2] (RX) HF frequency receive ON/ OFF
[3] (MODE) Modulation mode switch
[4] (RIT) RIT ON/ OFF
[5] (XIT) XIT ON/ OFF
[6] (CLR) RIT offset or XIT offset clear
[7] (SPLIT) Split-frequency ON/ OFF
[8] (M>V) Transfer from Memory to VFO
[9] (A/B) In VFO mode: VFO A/ VFO B switch
In Memory Recall mode: no change
[0] (SYNC) Current settings retrieve (from HF transceiver)
[A] (MONI) To monitor the UHF band on the
Commander
[B] (M/V) VFO/ Memory Recall mode switch
[C] (UP) XIT/ RIT offset frequency increase
[D] (DOWN) XIT/ RIT offset frequency decrease
[ ] 1 (FAST)
In LSB, USB, or CW mode: 10 Hz/ 1 kHz
switch
In FM or AM mode: 1 kHz/ 10 kHz switch
[#] 2
(ENTER)
In VFO mode: frequency entry ON
In Memory Recall mode: channel number
entry ON
[PTT] To transmit audio on an HF frequency
1 “FS” appears when you select 1 kHz step (LSB/ USB/ CW) or 10 kHz step (FM/
AM).
2 After pressing Mic [#], press Mic [0] to [9] to enter a frequency or memor y
channel number.
Note: To change the frequency or memory channel on the HF transceiver,
rotate the Tuning control.

PROGRAMMING CALLSIGNS

The built-in TNCs of the Commander and Transporter
communicate each other when you send a control command
from the Commander. So you must program different callsigns (9
digits max.) on these transceivers as the IDs of the TNCs.
Use the following Menu Nos. to program callsigns:
On Commander
700 COMMANDER
CALLSIGN Callsign for Commander
701 TRANSPORTER
CALLSIGN Callsign for Transporter
On Transporter
700 COMMANDER
CALLSIGN Callsign for Commander
701 TRANSPORTER
CALLSIGN Callsign for Transporter
1 Access Menu 700 or 701, then press the Tuning control.
• The callsign entry fi eld appears; the fi rst digit blinks.
2 Rotate the Tuning control to select a character.
• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and –.
3 Press [].
• The cursor moves to the next digit.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits.
[BACK]: Cancels entry of a callsign.
[]: Causes the cursor to move backward.
[INS]: Inserts the currently selected character.
[CLR]: Deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking.
5 Press the Tuning control to complete the setting.
6 Press [ESC] to exit Menu mode.
The keypad on the Microphone also is available to enter
alphanumeric characters in step 2.

PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY

On receiving a tone from the Commander, the Transporter
causes the HF transceiver to enter Transmit mode. On both the
Commander and Transporter, access Menu 702 and select the
desired, same tone frequency.