I removed the green wire and the resistor. (I believe clipping the green wire only affects the MARS / CAP capability)....
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Kevin
kpurves@...
Sep 3, 2000 9:19 pm
Hi from a new TM-D700 user here in Sydney, I have downloaded the Kenwood software to load memories in to the radio but can't get it to work. What type of cable...
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Rick Giguere
rick@...
Sep 3, 2000 9:46 pm
I just use a "regular" 9-pin serial cable with a gender-changer on it. I don't even tell the radio anything ... I just fire up the software and off it goes. ...
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Ron Francois
francois@...
Sep 4, 2000 4:16 am
I concur. A straight through 9 pin is fine. To make sure everything is ok, you should be able to put your terminal at 9600 8N1 and go to TNC mode and see...
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Ron Francois
francois@...
Sep 6, 2000 2:21 pm
Anyone had luck getting their status text message to be parsed correctly by winaprs or findu? my status text line is K0STL-1>S8TQ5V,K0STL,K0PFX-8*:'v7...
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nblade@...
Sep 6, 2000 8:40 pm
The sad fact is, that neither FINDU nor WinAPRS correctly decode the compressed Altitude of the MIC-E format at this time. I think that they are both working...
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Tim Shephard
timshephard@...
Sep 6, 2000 9:02 pm
I left the radio on and in APRS mode transmitting my position every 30 minutes. I had the auto off timer on. My intention was that it would transmit my...
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nblade@...
Sep 7, 2000 5:22 am
You a similar question was asked on the APRSSIG. The General concenus was, that the APRS causes the Auto OFF not to work. ... 30 minutes. ... transmit my...
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philip yanov
phil@...
Sep 7, 2000 12:26 pm
My experience is the same as yours. If you turn BCON off, the radio will turn itself off at the prescribed time. I can't think of any way to do what you...
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Ron Francois
francois@...
Sep 7, 2000 4:27 pm
I would consider this an ok behavior. When on a long trip by car, I wouldn't want the radio to stop beaconing every 1 or 2. The next feature I would like...
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Scott
gringoguns@...
Sep 8, 2000 5:59 am
I think alot of us would be happy to see that! Including the insurance companies :) Scott ... mounted ... that ... permit ... keyboards ... make ... to...
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philip yanov
phil@...
Sep 10, 2000 11:54 pm
Of course, there is no speed based beacon-rate feature, but I use the Program Memories for that feature. I set PM1 to all of the defaults I use for a moving...
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Dale Blanchard
bolero@...
Sep 11, 2000 4:02 am
... I just plug mine into my ign switheed cirduirt, when I turn the key off it quits, when I turnit on every thing comes back to where I left it.>...
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Scott
gringoguns@...
Sep 15, 2000 2:36 am
Success! With the help of this site http://www.qsl.net/kd4rdb/tripmate.htm and some simple testing I was able to get the tripmate to pass info to the TM D700A....
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Tim Shephard
timshephard@...
Sep 15, 2000 2:59 am
You can get them straight from Delorme for $50. make sure you get the Tripmate as the Earthmate will not send standard NEMA. ...
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Richard M Waite II
rwaite@...
Sep 17, 2000 4:38 pm
I will be getting my TM monday, as I have not so patiently tracked it's every move in the UPS system. Just curious as to what everyone has found out about...
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Richard M Waite II
rwaite@...
Sep 17, 2000 6:39 pm
Well, I already have my first question. I was trying to get my programming ready for my radio before it got here, and I am not sure how to.. I see you...
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Richard M Waite II
rwaite@...
Sep 17, 2000 7:19 pm
I have 1 more question, how to program a channel to have a tx pl not have a rx pl when I clicked off of simplex, a 2nd pl box did not appear -- Richard M...
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philip yanov
phil@...
Sep 18, 2000 11:17 am
tone = tx pl only ctcss = tx pl & rx pl Enjoy your new radio. For me, part of the fun has been many happy hours discovering new features of the radio as I...
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Rick Giguere
rick@...
Sep 18, 2000 12:06 pm
I really enjoy my radio, and have much fun with APRS. The only real problem that I have with it is with the front-end. Kenwood did a truly horrible job of...
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nblade@...
Sep 18, 2000 7:31 pm
You know I always wondered what the tone feature was for. I read the manuals a few times and really could tell exactly what the use of it was. ... I...
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Marc Bjorkman
bjorkman@...
Sep 20, 2000 11:03 am
I have the 700A and a Garmin GPS III+. I have everything connected together and I know I am receiving waypoints into my GPS unit, but I have no idea if I am...
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nmhotair@...
Sep 20, 2000 11:27 am
Marc Unless you are testing your transmission rates seem a bit high. Try 10 min and 1/2. You may piss fewer people off for not pranging the system. Try a ...
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Rick Giguere
rick@...
Sep 20, 2000 11:32 am
Make sure the beacon is enabled. On the radio press and hold the F key until the packet menu appears, then press bcon. ...Rick / N1BOI...
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Tim Shephard
timshephard@...
Sep 20, 2000 5:17 pm
Make sure the BCON is on. Set the GPS setting to NEMA, set the TX interval. Make sure you GPS unit is set to output the standard NEMA at 4800 baud. Also on...
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Marc Bjorkman
bjorkman@...
Sep 20, 2000 6:41 pm
Thank you everyone for the inputs so far. I looked at my setup again and was unable to figure out the problem. The following is clear however: 1) I have...
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William Biggs
william@...
Sep 20, 2000 6:52 pm
Marc, At the risk of sounding like a complete fool, I found the RX/TX designation in the Kenwood manual to be ambigious. So I had them reversed when I...
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nblade@...
Sep 20, 2000 6:57 pm
if your GPS isn't flashing, then your GPS either isn't sending data , the D700 isn't recving the date, or the GPS is not getting a lock. If you select P.MON,...
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Doug Ferrell
kd4moj@...
Sep 20, 2000 7:06 pm
Call me stupid.... but I don't see how to put a "space" in the status Text. I'm looking on page 21 of the manual... and it dosen't seem to be one of the...
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Rick Giguere
rick@...
Sep 20, 2000 7:14 pm
If I remember right, it's on the "0" (zer0) key. ...Rick...
