[Kenwood] TM-D700 "Problem"

Sun Jul 29 20:32:39 EDT 2007

Hello Jim, info I tried from the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TM-D700/ 
helped me alot with this very same issue.
First make sure the APRS UNPROTOCOL 3-E menu item is set to APK101 as listed 
in the Specialized Communications Instuction Manual page 22. AP in the front 
of any listing here should allow for all packets, but am seeing some debate 
about this, so start with teh default setting first. Please note that the 
walkie talkie TH-D7 has a different default for aprs unprotocol of APK002. 
Both units here are the G2.0 version level (only had em for one week, so in 
a learning curve hi hi).
After this setting is done and the problem hasnt cleared up, write down or 
save with a program all the settings/data from the radio and do a master 
reset. It took that to clear mine up. Instruction Manual page 41 (radio 
1-9-7 and rotate through the reset options)
Of course we are assuming that the TNC is on and in the APRS mode during 
your receive testing .... hi
73 from Bill - WD8ARZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Miller" <JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net>
To: "Kenwood Reflector" <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 6:43 AM
Subject: [Kenwood] TM-D700 "Problem"
TM-D700 selectively deaf on APRS. A friend has a D700 mobile that does not 
hear the stations that mine does with his car sitting right next to mine. 
He hears me and I hear him. He does not hear anybody else. His APRS 
distance limit was set to off like mine but I changed it to 2500 miles and 
it made no difference. As we went home, I sent him a message and at about 
10 miles, I received his ack message so he received it. He only has one 
other station and mine in his "list" as having been heard. In our area, I 
receive several position reports or messages every minute and even as I sat 
next to him, he did not get them.
Is there a setting that limits the number of calls in the "list" to 
something other than 40 or causes the "list" to fill up and not to shift the 
old ones off of the end?
I will have to do more testing but he says he has already swapped out the 
antenna and is about to send the radio back to get it checked out. I only 
had time to look at it for a few minutes.
I will swap his antenna (again) with mine this time. His antenna on my 
radio too.
I will put an power/SWR meter on the his radio/antenna.
I will compare all the APRS settings with mine.
Anybody have any ideas? What else is there?
Thanks es 73, de Jim KG0KP