Questions tagged [kenwood]
Kenwood is a manufacturer of amateur radio equipment.
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On KENWOOD TS2000, the CW messages don't record even after the "recording wait" pops up in the display. But the sidetone works fine
I'm working on a miniproject where i'm asked to demonstrate the recording of some signal.
I made a keyer connection using a earphone cable to my Kenwood. The Keyer works fine - the sidetone is audible ...
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Programming receive tone on Kenwood V71A
Is it possible to program a receive tone on a Kenwood TM-V71A, and if so, how is it done?
I initially thought I had my answer when I came across Kenwood TH-D72A: what's the difference between Tone ...
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Transmitted audio coming out through my speaker
I have a Kenwood TS590 HF transceiver. When I am transmitting and speaking into the microphone, I can hear my audio slightly coming out of my speaker connected to the radio (SP-23), or headphones if ...
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Vara FM winlink with Kenwood D710g and DRA-50
I'm trying to get this working for the first time on a vhf/uhf radio. PTT is working and it seems to be transmitting, but neither I nor the program can hear any response. I' ve tuned the radio to the ...
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Connecting a Katsumi Elekey EK-150 to my transceiver
I picked up a used Katsumi Elekey EK-150 (manual) electronic keyer.
I'm trying to get it working with my Kenwood TS-570S (manual), which has a 3.5mm Key jack. With a male-male audio cable connected to ...
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How do I set up my radio for Echolink?
Need help in setting up the Kenwood TH-D72A for ECHOLINK. Cannot find if I need to connect to computer or some node through a local repeater.
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Antenna Tuner Range
I have a Kenwood TS-480S and a Kenwood TS-870S both with built in antenna tuners. On the TS-870S I have a ZS6BKW multiband antenna and on the TS-480S I have a vertical whip with two counterpoise lines ...
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On the Kenwood TM-D710, what is the "D" on the B band?
I can explain almost every part of the Kenwood TM-D710(G) display except the letter "D" that appears on the second line of the B band next to the power level. I've poured over the manual and ...
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Kenwood TS 520 S Meter accidentally run without an antenna connected
I powered up my Kenwood TS 520 without connecting the antenna and after 1 hour realized it was not connected, after connecting the antenna I noticed the S-meter was not giving me a reading and I have ...
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Kenwood TH-F7E power supply troubleshooting
I have a Kenwood TH-F7E handheld transceiver, bought second-hand a bit less than a year ago. Until about 3 weeks ago, it worked perfectly, then I put it in a drawer and didn't touch it until yesterday,...
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Kenwood TM-D710E in packet mode: does not transmit
I own a Kenwood TM-D710E.
I connected it via the COM-connector on the panel to a Raspberry pi.
On the panel I selected "packet12" (with the TNC button). After
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Viewing current frequency on Kenwood TM-281
Once you program a memory name on this radio, it displays the name only. Is there any way to quickly confirm the actual frequency of a named memory?
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Kenwood TH-D72A and AO-91/92
I got a Kenwood HT and using it with the Elk Antenna
On the radio, there is Tone and I set it to 67 Hz. I wasn’t able to break thru to the satellite and had it in Full Duplex mode. I can hear ...
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Kenwood TH-D72A: what's the difference between Tone and CTCSS?
Kenwood TH-D72A supports 3 types of tone: Tone, CTCSS and DCS.
What is the difference between Tone and CTCSS?
As far as I know CTCSS is basically a continuous transmission of a given low frequency ...
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How do I put an RJ-45 connector on to repair a Kenwood MC-59 microphone cable?
I've got a Kenwood MC-59 microphone, which started fraying around the place where the mic cable goes into the body. I thought I'd cut it off and put a new RJ-45 jack on it.
After cutting the cable, I ...
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How do I replace the Li-ion battery in a Kenwood TM-741A?
I'm in Dominica working with a donated TM-741A. The internal memory backup battery lasted just long enough for me to learn three things:
there's a backup battery;
it's dead;
there's no manual ...
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Kenwood TS-50 and USB to Serial
I paired my old Kenwood TS-50 with serial, by using FTDI TTL-232-5V-AJ USB to serial converter.
I used ideas from here:
http://steeman.be:8080/posts/TS-50%20USB%20Interface/
and here
http://i.imgur....
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Connecting TNC-Pi to Kenwood TM-241A
I am looking into connecting a TNC-Pi to a Kenwood TM-241A for AMPRNet operation. I thought it was going to be fairly straightforward as each pin on the TNC-Pi seemed to have its own analogue on the ...
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Kenwood TH-D74 VOX on D-Star
TH-74D Why doesn't regular Vox work on D-Star? It only works if "Transmit when Busy" is turned on. Bad for interruptions.
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TM-V71A Echolink - Constantly Transmitting
I just got a Kenwood TM-V71A, and I really want to use it for Echolink operation as a simplex node. I got it mostly working, but there's one huge problem - it's constantly transmitting over the ...
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Tuning to Aviation Band on Kenwood D-710G?
I got a brand new Kenwood D-710G under the Christmas tree and have been exploring many of its functions. This one has me stumped:
How do I set, let's say, Band A to a frequency of 131.550 (AM) to ...
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Does the Kenwood TH-D74 support Access Point and Terminal mode for D-Star?
Does the Kenwood TH-D74 support Access Point and Terminal mode for D-Star like the Icom ID-51 PLUS2?
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What size is the Kenwood TM-D710 panel mounting bracket?
For the purposes of this question, I am considering purchasing a Kenwood TM-D710GA (or a RC-D710). The control panel has a mounting bracket for mobile use which is intended to be attached to a flat ...
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Kenwood TH-D72 Freeze on Splash Screen
Some friends and I recently placed a Kenwood TH-D72 on the summit of Saddle Mountain in Oregon, USA, and set it up as a temporary digipeater for use with APRS.
The TH-D72 successfully digipeated ...
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How to program Kenwood TM-742A 6-meter repeater offsets for 500kHz
All the 6-meter repeaters in my area use a 500kHz offset, but the Kenwood TM-742A defaults to 1MHz offsets. Is there any way to make it easier to program the local repeaters into this radio?
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I have a new Kenwood TH-F6A, Mac computer and am new to our hobby. How do I program it?
I would appreciate any help with this.
Thanks!
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Looking for documentation on Kenwood NX-700 AFO and DEO Signals
I'm studying the accessory connector (DB-25) from a Kenwood NX-700 radio. It seems that I might use the AFO and/or DEO signals, but I haven't been able to get proper documentation on such pins/signals....
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Kenwood D710G TNC Won't Monitor ID Packets?
I recently got a Kenwood TM-D710G and have been experimenting with using its internal TNC connected to a serial port on my laptop for packet / PBBS operation. I can connect to PBBSes whose callsigns I ...
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Kenwood TS-440SAT Change VFO Resolution?
When I turn the VFO on my Kenwood TS-440 it changes the frequency in 10Hz steps. One full rotation changes it by 1kHz. There is a modification (by cutting a diode lead) to change the frequency ...
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Kenwood TS-440SAT & TS-930SAT Refurbishing
Inside my TS-440 & TS-930 are (former) foam pieces. They have disintigrated into a pile of dust in the bottoms of the rigs. I am more than sure that Kenwood does not have fresh stock off these. ...
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Kenwood TS-440SAT Button Bounce or error code?
I was given a TS-440 that was lightly used. Being old it does need some work. This week I am doing the "Button Bounce" fix. Several of the buttons were bouncing so I pulled the component and ...
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Is it possible to set the frequency on my Kenwood TM-D710G via Serial Port?
Is it possible to set the frequency on a Kenwood TM-D710G via either the PC or COM ports over a serial connection?
The TNC manual does not mention an option to set the frequency, and the PC port seems ...
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Receiving BFSK with 9.6 khz deviation on TS-2000 / ICOM(IC-910H) in FM mode
I have used Kenwood TS-2000 to receive BFSK signals with 3.3 khz deviation operating the TS-2000 in FM mode. Can we receive similar signals but whose BFSK deviation is 9.6 Khz using either the TS-2000 ...
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Receiving BFSK on Kenwood TS2000 transceiver
I have a digital data signal with frequency in the 434-438 MHz band. The data is BFSK modulated with frequency deviation of 9.6 khz, baud rate of 1200 bps. The bandwidth is 25 Khz.
Is there a way I ...
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TS-590 Antenna Tuner Protocol
I'm looking for the protocol used by Kenwood's TS-590S antenna tuner port. I've worked as far as I can with Kenwood's tech support. They know what the pins are labeled, but don't have any information ...
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How can I disable the TOT time out timer of the TM-V71A?
I am using the Kenwood TM-V71A as an EchoLink link station.
When I try to play our weekly bulletin, which has a duration longer than 10 minutes, the TOT cuts the transmission short. I do understand ...
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Setting up a Kenwood TM-D710G for APRS
If I am going to use a Kenwood TM-D710G for APRS, will I need to leave one of the VFOs on the APRS frequency of 144.390 MHz, or does the TM-D710G have a 3rd VFO built-in specifically for APRS use?
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Can I still use my Kenwood TM-281A for normal communications even while I have a TinyTrak4 connected for APRS use?
I am considering buying a Byonics TinyTraK4 to connect to my Kenwood TM-281a to do APRS.
However, I am wondering if I should instead buy a separate radio (I am considering a Baofeng UV-5R) as well ...
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Is the Kawamall DMTF 6pin microphone usable with the Kenwood TK-805D radio?
I have a Kenwood TK-805D commercial radio, which I am using for UHF ham operation.
For repeater usage, with AllStar, IRLP, and Echolink, I need a DTMF mic for it.
I did a search on the internet, ...
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Decoding the Morse code
I am using a crystal to transmit morse codes, and I am using Kenwood radio receiver to obtain the signal. It receives the signal with a lot of noise, though we can figure out the morse code sound. I ...
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Can the TS-570 be fully controlled over RCP-2?
A fellow amateur here in VU-land reported the display on his 570 died.
Apparently the 570 has a proprietary computer interface called RCP-2 ;
Are all features on the rig available on the RCP-2?
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What's the pinout for "Kenwood" 2.5mm TRS/3.5 mm TRS connector?
I've seen many Chinese HTs (Baofeng, Puxing, Wouxun, QuanSheng etc.) using the so-called "Kenwood connector", which has a 2.5 mm TRS connector and a 3.5 mm TRS connector. It looks something like this:
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How do you operate an "up 3" split dx station with a Kenwood TS570 or similar HF radio?
My Kenwood has "split" and "rit/xit". Is the "split" mode suitable for operating a split for a DX pileup situation, where a station is listening "3 up"?
I'm confused about which of the larger or ...
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Kenwood TM-241A direct discriminator out
I am going to do a simple SIMPLEX all-star node, using the URIx USB radio interface, which I just got. I have a Kenwood TM-241A transceiver.
I was told the speaker out jack is not sufficient:
The ...
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Kenwood TM241A making weird transmissions
I just got a used Kenwood tm241a.
It was working fine on my friends antenna until I took it home and hooked it up to a used Larsen nla-mm antenna I bought at a ham-fest.
It seemed to work fine on ...
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Low Audio out from Kenwood TM-V71A on cross band repeat
Asking this for a web challenged friend:
He lives in an HOA restricted townhouse, so no external antennas. He only does VHF FM, so it's not a big deal. To participate in the local nets he uses his ...
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What range of mismatch can the internal tuner on the TS-480SAT accommodate?
A fellow ham recently acquired a TS-480SAT. His working condition is complemented by an inverted-vee for the 20m band around 10m above ground; solid 59+ reports. Trying to tune the same antenna on ...
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Kenwood TS-590S VGS-1: Voice keyer does not transmit unless VOX is enabled
I have a Kenwood TS-590S with a VGS-1 voice guide/storage module, which I use in multi/multi contesting operations for voice keying (calling CQ). There's one drawback - it seems to only transmit ...
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Kenwood D710: loud fan noise when used in the shack
The fan in the Kenwood D710 mobile radio is turning on on every transmission, including the periodic APRS beacons. This happens even when there is no actual need for spinning it, and is very annoying ...
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