Sky cmd – 2 preparation flow – Kenwood TH-D72E User Manual
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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
same VHF and UHF frequencies.
2
call sign (9 digits max.) for the Commander.
•
You may enter your exact call sign; ex. W6DJY.
3
call sign (9 digits max.) for the Transporter.
•
This call sign must be different from the one for the
Commander. So you may add SSID characters; ex.
W6DJY-1.
4
the same call sign as you entered in step 2.
5
the same call sign as you entered in step 3.the same
call sign as you entered in step 2.
6
502 and select the tone frequency.
•
Select the same tone frequency on both transceivers.
7
“Commander”.
• “Push [ 0 ] key to start COMMANDER!!” appears.
8
“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 503 and select “Off”.
Note:
X Unless you program call signs, you cannot select “Commander”
or “Transporter” using Menu 503.
X On the HF transceiver, select 9600 bps and 1 stop bit (default)
using the Menu Set-up function.
X 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.
X To distinguish your various stations or nodes, you can have up
to 15 Secondary Station IDentifiers (SSIDs); ex. W6DJY-1 to
W6DJY-15. You always have to put a dash between your call sign
and SSID number.
X Your station’s transmit signal can be received when the receive
frequency is 3 times the transmit frequency.
Example: Transmit frequency is 146.600 MHz and receive
frequency is 438.000 MHz.
ATTENTION: Use only after verifying that there is no reception
disruption during communications.