APRS QUICK START for the Kenwood TH-D7A (G)

Follow these steps carefully

(This begins from a fully reset radio)

1) A VFO (top)
B VFO (bottom)

2) A VFO hit ENT button
3) Punch in 144390
4) HIT BAL Key then push the mouse down until the sound is gone. Then hit BAL again. (This will mute the Packet noise and provide full audio to the voice (B) band)

5)HIT Menu button (To select menu use up and down then right to (OK) or left click to back up (ESC) at anytime)

6)Select The following menus 

1-4-1 Select packet band A. then OK

2-1 Enter your callsign with -7 (The - can be found by hitting ENT.)  This lets people know you are using a TH-D7 and Msg screen is small! (To Delete NOCALL hit the A/B button)

2-2 If applies to you, (Note for most use NMEA)

2-3 If 2-2 is set to NMEA

2-4 Enter your position if 2-2 and 2-3 is NOT USED.

2-6 Should be either In Service or Enroute NEVER EMERGENCY!!! (Unless it is!)

2-8 Select Icon

2-9 Usually : Jon Doe's TH-D7A or jdoe@email.xxx


2-A Select 1/n (This means for every time you beacon your position you will beacon your status text. usually 1/2 or 1/3)

2-B Set for no more than relay,wide or relay,wide3-3 (remember - is in the ENT Key)

2-C Set for Auto

2-D Discretion is the better part of Battery saving. I Suggest 15-30 min unless mobile.

2-F Select as you wish. 

2-O Select the proper sequence.

HIT MENU to return to the radio.

HIT TNC Once.

Hit BCON Once (BCON will appear on screen) NOTE: If "Packet" appears on screen hit TNC button 2 more times.

You are now ON the air with APRS!

Most buttons are self explanatory, For instance to access your station list, hit LIST, To send a message select the station using the Mouse up and down, and then hit MSG.

To view a stations Icon or details, hit LIST then up and down to the station you want, then right click, and again, and again etc.


One other advanced use is the VHF/VHF Issue

To Switch the 440 band (VFO B) to 144.000 simply do the following:

1) Hit the A/B button until the arrow on the screen is on 440
2) Hit the "F" (Function key top rt.) then A/B. Repeat this process until you get 144.000.