Setting up the D72 for ISS packet?
Setting up the TH-D72 for ISS packet:
Choose the APRS menu and set your CALLSIGN on the BASIC SET menu.
Tune the radio BAND A to 145.825 with a good antenna and minimal coax loss.
Turn on the TNC by pressing the TNC key to bring up the little tiny APRS12 lettering in the top of the screen.
That’s all y ou need to start receiving ISS APRS packets. (I think)
To transmit, you need to turn on your GPS **or** turn it off and manually enter your position using the POS key.
Then when you want to transmit, hit the BCON key twice.
Everyone, Did I miss anything in this minimal summary?
Bob, WB4APR
*From:* Gerald *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS Signal Quality? (tone skew?) corrected
Bob,
I have the Kenwood TH-D72A that comes with TNC, but have no idea how to use it. Even the manual is some what vague. Is there anyone on this site that may be able to help me with it? The HT has over 500 menus and I'm still trying to learn all of them.
Thanks,
Jerry...
Check out this excellent write-up by Patrick WD99EWK: https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMSAT_Journal_Ken... 73, Adrian AA5UK
On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 12:04:33 PM CST, Robert Bruninga bruninga@usna.edu wrote:
Setting up the TH-D72 for ISS packet:
Choose the APRS menu and set your CALLSIGN on the BASIC SET menu.
Tune the radio BAND A to 145.825 with a good antenna and minimal coax loss.
Turn on the TNC by pressing the TNC key to bring up the little tiny APRS12 lettering in the top of the screen.
That’s all y ou need to start receiving ISS APRS packets. (I think)
To transmit, you need to turn on your GPS **or** turn it off and manually enter your position using the POS key.
Then when you want to transmit, hit the BCON key twice.
Everyone, Did I miss anything in this minimal summary?
Bob, WB4APR
*From:* Gerald *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS Signal Quality? (tone skew?) corrected
Bob,
I have the Kenwood TH-D72A that comes with TNC, but have no idea how to use it. Even the manual is some what vague. Is there anyone on this site that may be able to help me with it? The HT has over 500 menus and I'm still trying to learn all of them.
Thanks,
Jerry... _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
My daughter uses a D72 and I use a D7. The D7 although a bit different is amazingly similar and WD9EWK also has it documented with pics in his Dropbox account.
On Feb 13, 2019, at 12:34 PM, Adrian Engele via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Check out this excellent write-up by Patrick WD99EWK: https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMSAT_Journal_Ken... 73, Adrian AA5UK
On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 12:04:33 PM CST, Robert Bruninga bruninga@usna.edu wrote:
Setting up the TH-D72 for ISS packet:
Choose the APRS menu and set your CALLSIGN on the BASIC SET menu.
Tune the radio BAND A to 145.825 with a good antenna and minimal coax loss.
Turn on the TNC by pressing the TNC key to bring up the little tiny APRS12 lettering in the top of the screen.
That’s all y ou need to start receiving ISS APRS packets. (I think)
To transmit, you need to turn on your GPS **or** turn it off and manually enter your position using the POS key.
Then when you want to transmit, hit the BCON key twice.
Everyone, Did I miss anything in this minimal summary?
Bob, WB4APR
*From:* Gerald *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS Signal Quality? (tone skew?) corrected
Bob,
I have the Kenwood TH-D72A that comes with TNC, but have no idea how to use it. Even the manual is some what vague. Is there anyone on this site that may be able to help me with it? The HT has over 500 menus and I'm still trying to learn all of them.
Thanks,
Jerry... _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Hi!
As AA5UK mentioned, I co-wrote an article covering the use of Kenwood's TH-D72 and TH-D74 HTs with the ISS and NO-84 digipeaters for the AMSAT Journal. That article is available from AMSAT's Station and Operating Hints web page:
https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/
or at the direct link Adrian referenced in his earlier post.
I recently wrote an article "Making Digital Contacts Through the ISS", which appeared in the December 2018 QST. I now have a PDF copy of that article, available from the "Articles" folder in my Dropbox space:
This QST article has a chart with settings for some Kenwood and Yaesu radios currently in production (Kenwood's TH-D72, TH-D74, & TM-D710G; also Yaesu's FT-2DR and FTM-400XDR) with those orbiting digipeaters, along with the sidebar covering the legalities for US hams operating on the 145.825 MHz frequency.
I wrote another article on how to use the Kenwood TH-D72 and TM-D710G with FalconSat-3's cross-band digipeater for the AMSAT Journal, which is also available from the AMSAT Station and Operating Hints web page at the link above.
As WE4B mentioned, I have a folder in my Dropbox space with screenshots, and now a PDF, on how to set up a Kenwood TH-D7 HT for use with the ISS and NO-84 digipeaters. Look for the folder "TH-D7AG" in my Dropbox space for files related to that radio. As the TH-D7 has been out of production for over a decade, I did not reference it in the QST article - even though the TH-D7 is still a popular choice for FM and packet satellite work.
If only the ISS digipeater wasn't so deaf, since it came back on in the last couple of weeks...
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 6:40 PM Jeff Johns jeff30339@gmail.com wrote:
My daughter uses a D72 and I use a D7. The D7 although a bit different is amazingly similar and WD9EWK also has it documented with pics in his Dropbox account.
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Adrian Engele -
Jeff Johns -
Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) -
Robert Bruninga