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13 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES
DX PACKETCLUSTER TUNE
If you have the TM-D700 transceiver, you can
connect the TM-D700 to the TS-480HX/ SAT
transceiver to use the DX PacketCluster Tune
function. Connect the 2 transceivers with a cross-
wired DB-9 cable as shown on page 79.
1Press [MENU/ F.LOCK] and turn MULTI control to
select Menu No. 56 on the TS-480 transceiver.
2Press [ ]/ [ ] to select the same communication
baud rate that the TM-D700 transceiver is
configured.
3Tune to the DX PacketCluster node frequency on
the TM-D700 transceiver.
4Press [F] (1 s), [TNC] on the TM-D700
transceiver.
• “TNC APRS” appears on the TM-D700 display.
5Press [F] (1 s), [DX] on the TM-D700 transceiver.
•Every time the DX station’s information is
reported to the DX PacketCluster node, the
TM-D700 stores and list the report to the
memory.
6Select a desired DX station data with [cc
cc
c]/ [dd
dd
d] on
the TM-D700 transceiver.
7Press [MHz] on the TM-D700 to transfer the
frequency data to the TS-480 transceiver.
•If the transferred frequency data is available on
the TS-480 transceiver, the frequency data will
be overwritten to the current operating
frequency. Otherwise, the operating frequency
of the TS-480 transceiver remains unchanged.
For more detailed operation on the DX PacketCluster
operation of the TM-D700 transceiver, refer to page 6
of the TM-D700 instruction manual (Specialized
Communications).
Note:
The firmware of the TM-D700 transceiver must be version
G2.0 or later to use the DX PacketCluster Tune function.