Manuels d'utilisation pour Kenwood th-d72a-e

Table des matières

• Amateurs Building the New Global Communications Network

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• Kenwood’s Approaches for development of APRS

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• New Technology Expands Amateur Radio Versatility

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• DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

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  • 1.1 GPS Unit

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  • 1.2 Evolving Development

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  • 1.3 Other New Functions

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• HOW YOU ENJOY APRS WITH TH-D72A/E (WRITTEN BY BOB BRUNINGA, WB4APR)

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• PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATING APRS

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  • 3.1 What Do I Need to Configure?

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  • 3.2 Configuration

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    • 3.2.1 Built-in Clock

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    • 3.2.2 My Callsign

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    • 3.2.3 Beacon Type

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    • 3.2.4 Data Band

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    • 3.2.5 Packet Speed

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    • 3.2.6 Position

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    • 3.2.7 Position Comment

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    • 3.2.8 Status Text

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    • 3.2.9 APRS Icon

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    • 3.2.10 Method of Beacon Transmission

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    • 3.2.11 Packet Path

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    • 3.2.12 Sound

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    • 3.2.13 Battery Saver

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    • 3.2.14 APRS Operating Frequency

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    • 3.2.15 Placing a Transceiver in APRS mode

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    • 3.2.16 Transmitting a Beacon

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• GPS

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  • 4.1 What is GPS?

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    • 4.1.1 Position Determination Principle

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    • 4.1.2 Datum (Geodetic Survey System)

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  • 4.2 GPS Receivers

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    • 4.2.1 Garmin GPS18xPC

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    • 4.2.2 AvMap G5

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    • 4.2.3 Other GPS Receivers

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    • 4.2.4 Settings for Geodetic Survey System

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  • 4.3 Internal GPS

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    • 4.3.1 GPS Satellite Information Display

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    • 4.3.2 Automatic Adjustment of the Built-in Clock

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    • 4.3.3 North Up and Heading Up

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    • 4.3.4 NMEA Sentence Output

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    • 4.3.5 Internal GPS Unit Save

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    • 4.3.6 Battery Operating Time during the Concurrent Use of the Internal GPS Unit

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    • 4.3.7 GPS Only Mode

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    • 4.3.8 Log Function

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    • 4.3.9 Mark Waypoint

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    • 4.3.10 Target Point

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    • 4.3.11 SBAS

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• APRS SOFTWARE FOR YOUR PC

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  • 5.1 UI-View32

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    • 5.1.1 Introduction of UI-View

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    • 5.1.2 Connecting a PC

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    • 5.1.3 How to Configure UI-View32

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  • 5.2 Available Software associated with APRS

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• OPERATIONAL EXAMPLES OF APRS

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  • 6.1 Let’s Go Mobile

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    • 6.1.1 Overview

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    • 6.1.2 Decay Algorithm Function

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    • 6.1.3 Proportional Pathing Function

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    • 6.1.4 Simultaneously using Decay Algorithm and Proportional Pathing

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    • 6.1.5 SmartBeaconing (Written by Steve Bragg, KA9MVA)

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    • 6.1.6 QSY Function

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    • 6.1.7 Message Function

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    • 6.1.8 APRS Lock

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  • 6.2 Base Station (Weather Station)

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    • 6.2.1 Using Meteorological Equipment

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• APRS NETWORKS

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  • 7.1 APRS Servers

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  • 7.2 IGate

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  • 7.3 Let’s Send Email

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    • 7.3.1 Sending Email with TH-D72A/E

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  • 7.4 Digipeaters (Digital Repeaters)

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    • 7.4.1 UIDIGI

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    • 7.4.2 UIFLOOD

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    • 7.4.3 UITRACE

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    • 7.4.4 Configuration Examples (USA)

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    • 7.4.5 Proper Configuration (written by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR)

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  • 7.5 Packet Path

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    • 7.5.1 New-N Paradigm

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    • 7.5.2 RELAY Paradigm

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    • 7.5.3 STATE/ SECTION/ REGION

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• MCP-4A MEMORY CONTROL PROGRAM (FOR USE WITH TH-D72A/E)

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  • 8.1 Downloading and Installing MCP-4A

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  • 8.2 Main Functions of MCP-4A

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    • 8.2.1 Useful Functions of MCP-4A

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    • 8.2.2 Functions Only Configurable by MCP-4A

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  • 8.3 Reading a File

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    • 8.3.1 Reading a File Created with MCP-4A

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    • 8.3.2 Importing Other MCP Files into MCP-4A

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  • 8.4 Reading GPS Log Data

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    • 8.4.1 Reading GPS Log Data from TH-D72A/E

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    • 8.4.2 Managing the Read GPS Log Data

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    • 8.4.3 Converting to KML or GPX File Format

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  • 8.5 Introduction to Main Functions

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    • 8.5.1 Simple Operation

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    • 8.5.2 Graphical Display of SmartBeaconing

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    • 8.5.3 Changing the Font Sizes

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    • 8.5.4 Setting your Callsign

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    • 8.5.5 Exporting .hmk Files

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    • 8.5.6 Configuring RSS

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    • 8.5.7 Changing the Power-on Bitmap Image

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    • 8.5.8 Configuring the Character String for the Power-on Password

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• HOW TO UPDATE FIRMWARE

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  • 9.1 Firmware

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  • 9.2 Verifying Necessary Equipment

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  • 9.3 How to Verify Firmware Version

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    • 9.3.1 Checking with the Transceiver

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    • 9.3.2 Checking with MCP-4A

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  • 9.4 How to Get Latest Firmware/Software

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  • 9.5 How to Update

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• MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

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  • 10.1 AvMap (Don Arnold, W6GPS)

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• APPENDIX

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