Kenwood TS590SG User Manual

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• Pressing 

[PF] will announce the current state of 

the SWR meter/ ALC meter/ COMP meter.

•  During a voice announcement, pressing [PF] will 

cancel the announcement.

0

R

0

A  0

1

R 1.0

1

A 1

2 ~ 6

R 1.5

2

A 2

7 ~ 11

R 2.0

~

~

12 ~ 16

R 3.0

13

A 13

17 ~ 24

R 5.0

14

A 14

25 ~ 30

R OVER

15 ~

A OVER

0

C 0 dB

1 ~ 10

C 10 dB

11 ~ 20

C 20 dB

21 ~ 30

C OVER

■  Voice Guide Announcement Volume 

 Turning 

the 

AF control does not change the volume 

for the Voice Guide announcement.  To change the 
announcement volume , access Menu No. 08 and 
select the volume level from “1” to “20” or “oFF”.

■  Voice Guide Announcement Speed 

 

If you feel the Voice Announcement speed is 
too slow or too fast, you can adjust the Voice 
Announcement speed.  Five different speeds can 
be confi gured.  Access Menu No. 09 and select “0” 
to “4”, where 0 is the slowest speed and 4 is the 
fastest.  The default speed is 1.

■  Voice Guide Announcement Language 

 

If you mistakenly change the announcement 
language, you can change it back to English by 
accessing Menu No. 10 and selecting “EN”.  

Section 97.401(d) of the regulations governing 
amateur radio in the United States permit emergency 
amateur communications on 5167.5 kHz by stations 
in or within 92.6 km of the state of Alaska.  This 
frequency is for use only when the immediate safety 
of human life and/or property are threatened, and is 
never to be used for routine communications. 

Press [EMERGENCY] to change to the Emergency 
channel (5167.5 kHz/ USB).

•  [EMERGENCY] can be programmed onto a PF 

key.

•  When entering Emergency mode, “EMERGENCY” 

momentarily appears on the sub-display.

◆

  RIT/XIT turns OFF automatically when entering Emergency 

mode.

◆

  The transceiver will not switch to the Emergency channel 

if you are using the constant recorder and are either 
transmitting, receiving a voice call, or receiving a CW call.

If you have a KENWOOD FM transceiver (K type) 
with a 6 pin mini DIN connector, you can set up the 
TS-590SG transceiver and the FM transceiver as a 
crossband repeater.  The FM transceiver will receive 
signals you transmit from the additional VHF or UHF 
transceiver when both transceivers are set with the 
same frequency.  The signal is then routed to the 
TS-590SG transceiver and retransmitted on the 
frequency you have set on the TS-590SG transceiver.  
Likewise, signals received on the TS-590SG 
transceiver are routed to the FM transceiver and 
retransmitted to the transceiver you have with you, 
allowing you to hear the received call in a distant 
location.

To interface between the TS-590SG transceiver and 
FM transceiver (K type), refer to “CROSSBAND 
REPEATER”  {page 75}.  

Note:  For the repeater function to operate, the squelch levels 
of both transceivers (TS-590SG and FM transceiver) must be 
adjusted properly so that no background noise can be heard; the 
transmission is controlled by monitoring the squelch status only.

The crossband repeater function uses 2 frequency 
bands to receive and transmit signals.  When a signal 
is received on one band, it is retransmitted on the 
other band.  

1  Select a transmission/ reception VHF or UHF 

frequency on the FM transceiver.

2  Confi rm the PTT icon is visible on the crossband 

repeater frequency on the FM transceiver.

3  Select the same frequency for the terminal 

transceiver.  

4  Select a HF/ 50 MHz frequency on the TS-590SG 

transceiver.

5  Adjust the squelch threshold level so that both the

TS-590SG and FM transceivers mute.