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Let us describe four basic methods for editing a packet
path.
Method 1 (Specific path):
Program the call signs of one or more digipeaters in the
sequence of transfer relay; ex. ÒKD6ZZV,KF6RJZÓ.
Method 2 (Generic path):
Program ÒRELAYÓ and/or ÒWIDEÓ; ex. ÒRELAY,WIDEÓ.  In
this example, APRS data is transferred to any relay-type
digipeater near your position first, then to any wide-type
digipeater.  You can also program more than one
ÒWIDEÓ.  If you enter ÒWIDE,WIDEÓ for example, APRS
data will be transferred to any wide-type near your
position first, then to another wide-type.  This method
relieves you from specifying the call signs of digipeaters.
Method 3 (WIDEN-N path):
Program ÒWIDEN-NÓ, where both Ns indicate the number
of wide-type digipeaters to be used for relay.  If you enter
ÒWIDE3-3Ó for example, APRS data will be relayed by
three digipeaters in any direction.Note:  This method is supported only by advanced APRS networks.Method 4 (SSID path):
Program a single number 1 to 15.  You can easily specify
the number of digipeaters that will be used for relay.  You
can also specify which directions of digipeaters relative
to your position will be used.  See the table.Note:  This method is supported only by advanced APRS networks.
1The first digipeater which receives your APRS data specifies
the entire route to the destination before forwarding; often 2
digipeaters are used in total.2The digipeater which receives your APRS data specifies the
call sign of the next digipeater before forwarding.  This is
repeated until your APRS data reaches the destination.
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SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT METHODSelect the operation method for transmitting APRS data.
The table concludes how operations differ depending on
the selection:
1Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode.
2Press [2], [9] to select Ò2Ð9 (DATA TX)Ó.
3Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select Manual (default), PTT, or
Auto.
4Press [OK] to complete the setting.
5Press [MENU] to exit Menu mode.
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SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT INTERVALSelect an interval for automatically transmitting APRS
data.  The default is 5 minutes.
1Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode.
2Press [2], [7] to select Ò2Ð7 (TX INTERVAL)Ó.
3Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select the desired interval.
¥ The selectable intervals are .5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, and 30
minutes.
4Press [OK] to complete the setting.
5Press [MENU] to exit Menu mode.Note:u
With ÒAUTOÓ in Menu 2Ð9 and Beacon ON, pressing [OK] in step 4
causes the APRS data to be immediately transmitted.  After that, the
APRS data is transmitted at intervals of the selected period.
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While signals are present, APRS data is not transmitted after the
interval.  Approximately 2 seconds after signals drop, transmitting is
executed.
RESTRICTING RECEPTION OF APRS DATAIf APRS is popular in your country, you may receive too
many APRS packets for a short period.  If this disturbs
your APRS activities, specify a distance from your
location.  You will not receive APRS data from stations
beyond this distance.
1Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode.
2Press [2], [B] to select Ò2ÐB (POS LIMIT)Ó
3Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select the desired distance.
¥ The selectable range is from 10 to 2500 in steps of 10,
plus OFF.  The unit is mile or kilometer depending on the
selection in Menu 2ÐC (UNIT) {page 65}.
4Press [OK] to complete the setting.
5Press [MENU] to exit Menu mode.
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76qPress [TNC] to switch ON the TNC.
¥Ò
Ó appears.
wAccess Menu 1Ð4Ð1 to select band A or B as the
data band {page 55}.
eOn the data band select the same frequency as
other stations in your group.
¥ You may tune to the frequency of an appropriate
digipeater {page 72}.
The APRS
Ò supports a function for transmitting and
receiving a message independent of position reports.
You can transmit a message to a single station only or a
bulletin to all other stations in your group.  If you specify
a station, the entered message is transmitted up to 5
times until a reception acknowledgment is returned.
Each message which you transmit can consist of up to
45 alphanumeric characters.  A maximum of 16 incoming
or outgoing messages can be held in the message
memory.
OPERATION FLOWThe following steps should guide you to a good start of
APRS Message operation.
Completing step y causes the transceiver to automatically
transmit the message (or bulletin).  If you send a message
(not a bulletin), a reception acknowledgment should be
returned; ÒackÓ appears.rAccess Menu 2Ð1 to program your call sign
(9 digits max.) {page 66}.
tIf necessary, access Menu 2Ð8 to program a
packet path {page 72}.
yEnter a message (or bulletin) using up to 45
alphanumeric characters {page 79}. Now you are ready to receive a message from other
stations.  Refer to ÒRECEIVING A MESSAGEÓ
{page 77}.  To transmit a message, proceed to
step t.
APRS
Ò MESSAGE
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When a duplicate message from the same station is
received, an error beep sounds.  In addition, ÒdMÓ and a
call sign appear on the display.¥ When a message to other stations is received, ÒoMÓ
appears at the bottom left of the display.This transceiver beeps each time it receives a new or
duplicate message.  You may access Menu 1Ð5Ð3
(BEEP) to change this setting.  The default is ÒALLÓ.Note:u
This transceiver allows you to receive a message also when the
SSID does not match.  However, it will not return a reception
acknowledgment.
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When a message addressed to you is received, the transceiver
display and keypad are illuminated.  If you do not press any key in
approximately 5 seconds, the light goes off.
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RECEIVING A MESSAGEEach time a proper message is received, the frequency
display is interrupted to show information as below:¥ The display shows only the first 24 characters of the message.
¥ The transceiver restores the frequency display after
approximately 10 seconds pass or when you press any key.
¥Ò
Ó appears and stays at the bottom left of the display until
you use the List function {page 78}.
The following indicators appear depending on types of
received messages:1Sequence of message (or bulletin) packets from the same
station
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1Sequence of message (or bulletin) packets from the same
station2These indicators appear for outgoing messages {page 80}.Besides the call sign and message, the display will show
the following types of information:
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ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGESThis transceiver is capable of storing a maximum of 16
messages in memory.  You can access the desired
massage by switching the display.
1Press [MSG].
2Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select ÒLISTÓ.
3Press [OK].
4Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select the desired station.
¥ Press [OK] to see the 25th and subsequent digits of the
message.
¥Ò 
Ó indicates the end of the message.
5Press [ESC] twice to restore the frequency display.
Pressing [MSG] in step 4 allows you to enter a message
to be returned to the station.  You can skip steps 1 to 6 in
ÒENTERING A MESSAGEÓ {page 79}.Note:u
The dedicated memory is used for storing both received messages
and messages for transmitting.  Receiving a new message when the
memory is full causes the oldest message to be deleted.  A message
not yet transmitted 5 times may be unexpectedly deleted.  If Ò 
 Ó
stays at the bottom left of the display when memory is full, a new
message does not replace the oldest message.  This transceiver
returns a reject command and shows ÒrMÓ and a call sign at the
bottom of the display.
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A message already transmitted can be easily sent to the same
station.  Select the message in step 4 and press [MSG].  The call
sign and message are copied to the recalled entry display {page 79}.
Message
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ENTERING A MESSAGEYou can enter a message or bulletin using up to 45
alphanumeric characters.  To transmit a message, first
enter the call sign of the target station.  To transmit a
bulletin to all other stations in your group, enter ÒBLN 
 Ó
as the call sign; where 
 must be any single
alphanumeric character.  When the length of your
bulletin exceeds 45 digits, you may transmit more than
one packet to send the entire bulletin.  You can use 
 to
indicate the sequence of the bulletin portions.  For
example, you may program ÒBLN0Ó (or ÒBLNAÓ) to send
the first packet, then ÒBLN1Ó (or ÒBLNBÓ) to send the
second packet.
1Press [MSG].
2Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select ÒINPUTÓ.
3Press [OK].
¥ The display for entering a call sign appears; the first digit
blinks.
4Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select a character.
¥ You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special
ASCII characters.
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¥ You may use the keypad.  For example, each press of
[TNC] switches entry as A, B, C, then 2.  Press [ENT] to
enter Ð.
5Press [OK].
¥ The cursor moves to the next digit.
6Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter up to 9 digits.
¥ Pressing [OK] after selecting the 9th digit causes the
cursor to move to the start of the next field.
¥ To complete programming the call sign after entering
less than 9 digits, press [OK] twice.
¥ Each press of [ESC] causes the cursor to move
backward.
¥ Pressing [A/B] deletes the digit at which the cursor is
blinking.
7Press [UP]/ [DWN], then [OK] to select the first digit
of a message (or bulletin).
¥ You may use the keypad.  For example, each press of
[TNC] switches entry as A, B, C, a, b, c, then 2.  Press
[ENT] to switch among the special ASCII characters.
8Repeat step 7 to enter a message (or bulletin) with up
to 45 digits.
¥ To complete programming after entering less than 45
digits, press [OK] twice.
¥ Completing step 8 causes the transceiver to
automatically transmit the message (or bulletin).  If you
send a message (not a bulletin), a reception
acknowledgment should be returned; ÒackÓ appears.
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80TRANSMITTING A MESSAGEWhen entry of a message (or bulletin) is completed, this
transceiver automatically transmits it 5 times (max.) at
intervals of 1 minute.
For a message:
The transceiver repeats transmitting up to 5 times until a
reception acknowledgment is returned.
For a bulletin:
The transceiver always repeat transmitting 5 times.  A
reception acknowledgment is not returned.The table given on page 78 also shows indicators that
appear for outgoing messages (or bulletins).  Ò+Ó is
assigned to messages (or bulletins) that have not yet
been transmitted 5 times.  You can also manually
transmit all of those regardless of the 5-minute timer.
1Press [MSG].
2Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select ÒTRANSMITÓ.
3Press [OK] to start transmitting.
¥ After transmission, the frequency display is restored.
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WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL (TH-D7A ONLY)
If you also have a KENWOOD multi-band mobile
transceiver, you can control one of its bands by sending
DTMF tones from this handy transceiver.  You will find
this function useful when you want to control your mobile
transceiver from a location outside your vehicle.Note:u
You can remotely control only the mobile transceivers that have both
the DTSS and Remote Control functions.
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The FCC rules permit you to send control codes only on the 440 MHz
band.
PREPARATIONLet us assume the VHF band of the mobile transceiver
will be controlled.
On the handy transceiver:
1Press [PTT]+[VFO]+ POWER ON.
¥ The current secret access code number appears.  The
default is 000.
2Press a numeric key 0 to 9 to enter a 3-digit secret
number.
¥ You can also press [UP]/ [DWN] to select each digit.
Press [OK] (or [ESC]) to move the cursor to the next (or
previous) digit.
3Press [OK] to complete the setting.
4Select the UHF band.
5Select the transmit frequency.
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CONTROL OPERATIONWhen in Remote Control mode, the keys of the handy
transceiver will function as below.  Each time you press
the desired key, the handy transceiver will automatically
enter transmit mode and send the corresponding
command to the mobile transceiver.1TM-V7A: REV ON/ OFF2Switches Cross-band Repeater ON/ OFF if the mobile
transceiver has the function.To change the transmit/ receive frequency:
([VFO] á [ENT] á [0] ~ [9] (enter the necessary digits)
á [ENT]) or ([VFO] á [UP]/ [DWN])
To recall a memory channel:
([MR] á [ENT] á [0] ~ [9] (enter the necessary digits) á
[ENT]) or ([MR] á [UP]/ [DWN])
To change the tone (or CTCSS) frequency:
([TONE SEL] á [0] ~ [9] (enter 2 digits; ex. [0], [5]) á
[TONE SEL])¥ Use Nos. 01 to 38 shown in the table in page 22.
¥ Your mobile transceiver may require you to first activate the
Tone or CTCSS function.  It may also allow you to program
a separate tone and CTCSS frequency.  Check the
instruction manual for the mobile transceiver.
6Turn the transceiver power OFF.
7Press [PTT]+[MR]+ POWER ON.
¥ The transceiver enters Remote Control mode.  ÒMOBILE
CTRLÓ appears.
¥ To exit Remote control mode, repeat steps 6 and 7.
On the mobile transceiver:
8Program the DTSS code on the UHF band as the
secret number.
¥ Select the same number as you selected in step 2.
¥ For the programming method, refer to the instruction
manual for the mobile transceiver.
9Select the receive frequency on the UHF band.
¥ Mate this frequency with the transmit frequency on the
handy transceiver.
10Make the transceiver enter Remote Control mode.
¥ For the method, refer to the instruction manual for the
mobile transceiver.  If not described, consult your
authorized KENWOOD dealer, customer service, or
service center.
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