Kenwood RC-D710 - Manual (Page 45)

APRS-
BASiC SettingS
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 600.
n my Call Sign
Program your call sign using a maximum of 9
alphanumeric characters. You may include SSID
characters in the string. Unless you program a call
sign, you cannot transmit APRS packets.
1 Select MY CALLSIGN.
• The display for entering a call sign appears; the first
digit blinks. The default is “NOCALL”.
2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the first digit.
• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and –.
3 Press the Tuning control.
• The cursor moves to the next digit.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits.
n Beacon type
[APRS]: Beacons are transmitted in APRS format
when the “APRS” icon appears on the upper left of the
display. Additionally, in Menu mode, only those menus
which can be set with APRS are displayed.
[NAVITRA]: Beacons are transmitted in NAVITRA
format when the “NAVITRA” icon appears on the upper
left of the display. Additionally, in Menu mode, only
those menus which can be set with NAVITRA are
displayed.
Setting inteRnAl tnC
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 601.
n Data Band
On this transceiver you can select data band for APRS
mode independent of the selection for Packet mode.
Select band A or B as the data band for receiving or
transmitting APRS packets. The default is band A. “ ”
indicates the current data band.
Note: In Menu 601, the selection switches among A-BAND, B-
BAND, TX:A-BAND RX:B-BAND, and RX:A-BAND TX:B-BAND.
Select TX:A-BAND RX:B-BAND or RX:A-BAND TX:B-BAND if
APRS networks which use two separate frequencies become
available in the future.
n Packet transfer Rate
The default APRS packet transfer rate set on the built-
in TNC is 1200 bps which is the standard among the
current APRS networks. If APRS networks which use
9600 bps transfer rate become available in the future,
select “9600 bps”
n DCD Sense
You can also select the method for inhibiting the built-in
TNC from transmitting. Select one of the two methods.
The default is “D or Rxd Band”.
[D or RxD BAND]: When the data band is no longer
busy (as per the steps below), the packet is transmitted
after 1 second.
q Press [PTT] to enter transmit mode.
w The data band is busy.
[BOTH BAND]: When the bands are no longer busy
(as per the steps below), the packet is transmitted after
1 second.
q Press [PTT] to enter transmit mode.
w The data band is busy.
e S The other band is busy.
[IGNORE DCD]: Transmission from the built-in TNC is
not inhibited. The packet is transmitted immediately.
n DCD Sense
You can also select the method for inhibiting the built-in
TNC from transmitting. The default is “ON”.
[ON]: The TNC does not transmit when signals are
present on the data terminal.
[IGNORE DCD]: DCD is ignored.
n tx delay
This function allows you to set a transmission delay
time between transmitting the APRS data and
transmitting a flag code prior to the APRS data. When
the other station has activated their Save Mode, set a
longer delay time.