INSTRUCTION MANUAL
144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER
TH-D72A
144/430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER
TH-D72E
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Version: 1.00
CONTENTS 1
OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS ................................. REPEATER
REPEATER ACCESS.................................................................................................... 1
Selecting an Offset Direction.................................................................................... 1
Selecting an Offset Frequency................................................................................. 1
Activating the Tone Function.................................................................................... 1
Selecting a Tone Frequency .................................................................................... 2
Automatic Repeater Offset....................................................................................... 2
TRANSMITTING A 1750 Hz TONE ............................................................................... 3
REVERSE FUNCTION .................................................................................................. 3
AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECKER (ASC).................................................................... 3
TONE FREQUENCY ID................................................................................................. 3
MEMORY CHANNELS ........................................................ MEMORY CH
SIMPLEX & REPEATER OR ODD-SPLIT MEMORY CHANNEL?................................ 1
STORING SIMPLEX AND STANDARD REPEATER FREQUENCIES ......................... 1
Call Channel Memory (Simplex) .............................................................................. 1
STORING ODD-SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIES ................................................... 2
Call Channel Memory (Odd-Split) ............................................................................ 2
RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL............................................................................ 2
Memory Recall Method ............................................................................................ 2
RECALLING A CALL CHANNEL................................................................................... 2
CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL.............................................................................. 2
NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL.................................................................................. 3
Frequency display < > memory name display.......................................................... 3
MEMORY-TO-VFO TRANSFER.................................................................................... 3
CHANNEL DISPLAY FUNCTION .................................................................................. 3
SCAN ..............................................................................................SCAN
SELECTING A SCAN RESUME METHOD ................................................................... 1
ime-Operate Resume Time...................................................................................... 1
Carrier-Operated Resume Time............................................................................... 1
VFO SCAN .................................................................................................................... 2
MEMORY SCAN............................................................................................................ 2
Locking Out a Memory Channel............................................................................... 2
GROUP SCAN............................................................................................................... 2
Naming a Memory Group......................................................................................... 3
Memory Group Link.................................................................................................. 3
Clearing a Memory Group........................................................................................ 3
PROGRAM SCAN ......................................................................................................... 4
Setting Scan Limits .................................................................................................. 4
Using Program Scan ................................................................................................ 4
MHz SCAN .................................................................................................................... 4
CALL SCAN................................................................................................................... 4
CONTENTS
01_REPEATER_E.pdf
02_MEMORY CHANNEL_E.pdf
03_SCAN_E.pdf
Operation
File name (TH-D72_)
CONTENTS 2
CTCSS/ DCS/ CROSS TONE ..........................CTCSS/ DCS/ CROSS TONE
USING CTCSS .............................................................................................................. 1
CTCSS FREQUENCY SCAN ........................................................................................ 2
USING DCS................................................................................................................... 2
DCS CODE SCAN......................................................................................................... 3
USING CROSS TONE................................................................................................... 3
Selecting a Cross Tone mode.................................................................................. 3
DUAL TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY (DTMF) ............................... DTMF
MANUAL DIALING ........................................................................................................ 1
DTMF Hold............................................................................................................... 1
AUTOMATIC DIALER.................................................................................................... 1
Storing a DTMF Code in Memory ............................................................................ 1
Transmitting Stored DTMF Codes ........................................................................... 2
Selecting a Transmit Speed ..................................................................................... 2
Selecting a Pause Duration...................................................................................... 2
DTMF KEY LOCK.......................................................................................................... 2
EchoLink® .................................................................................EchoLink
STORING ECHOLINK MEMORY .................................................................................. 1
Transmitting EchoLink Memory................................................................................ 1
Selecting a Transmit Speed ..................................................................................... 2
OTHER OPERATIONS ........................................................... OTHER OP
POWER ON MESSAGE ................................................................................................ 1
DISPLAY ILLUMINATION ............................................................................................. 1
Illumination Timer..................................................................................................... 1
Lamp Control............................................................................................................ 1
Display Contrast....................................................................................................... 1
BATTERY SAVER ......................................................................................................... 1
AUTO POWER OFF (APO) ........................................................................................... 2
BATTERY TYPE............................................................................................................ 2
KEY LOCK..................................................................................................................... 2
Key Lock Type ......................................................................................................... 2
Microphone Key Lock............................................................................................... 2
VOLUME BALANCE (BAND A/B).................................................................................. 2
KEY BEEP ..................................................................................................................... 3
PROGRAMMABLE VFO................................................................................................ 3
CHANGING THE FREQUENCY STEP SIZE ................................................................ 3
PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION KEYS .......................................................................... 3
Transceiver PF Key.................................................................................................. 3
Microphone Keys ..................................................................................................... 4
FREQUENCY DIRECT ENTRY..................................................................................... 4
SWITCHING FM/AM MODE .......................................................................................... 4
ADVANCED INTERCEPT POINT (AIP) ........................................................................ 4
BEAT SHIFT .................................................................................................................. 4
TX INHIBIT .................................................................................................................... 5
SELECTING AN OUTPUT POWER .............................................................................. 5
VOX (VOICE-OPERATED TRANSMISSION) ............................................................... 5
VOX Gain ................................................................................................................. 5
VOX Delay Time ...................................................................................................... 5
04_CTCSS_DCS_CROSS TONE_E.pdf
05_DTMF_E.pdf
06_EchoLink_E.pdf
07_OTHER OPERATIONS_E.pdf
CONTENTS 3
VOX on Busy............................................................................................................ 6
MASKING BANDS......................................................................................................... 6
POWER ON PASSWORD............................................................................................. 6
GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) ........................................GPS
INTERNAL GPS FUNCTION ON/OFF .......................................................................... 2
INTERNAL GPS SETUP ............................................................................................... 2
Internal GPS operation mode................................................................................... 2
Battery Saver (GPS Save) ....................................................................................... 3
GPS DATA SETUP........................................................................................................ 3
Land Survey System Datum ................................................................................... 3
Sentence .................................................................................................................. 3
SBAS ............................................................................................................................. 4
TRACK LOG .................................................................................................................. 4
Track Log All Clear................................................................................................... 4
Overwriting the Track Log ........................................................................................ 4
LOG SETUP .................................................................................................................. 5
Track Log Acquisition Type...................................................................................... 5
TARGET POINT ............................................................................................................ 5
MARK WAY POINT ....................................................................................................... 6
Copying the Mark Way Point to the Target Point ..................................................... 6
Mark Way Point List ................................................................................................. 6
Detailed Display of a Mark Waypoint ....................................................................... 7
PACKET OPERATION ............................................................... PACKET
PACKET MODE............................................................................................................. 1
DATA BAND .................................................................................................................. 1
FULL DUPLEX............................................................................................................... 1
TNC COMMANDS LIST................................................................................................. 2
APRS® .............................................................................................APRS
CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL GPS UNIT OR WEATHER STATION................... 2
ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK .......................................................................... 2
Setting Date ............................................................................................................. 2
Setting Time ............................................................................................................. 2
Setting UTC Offset ................................................................................................... 2
RECEIVING APRS DATA.............................................................................................. 3
ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA ......................................................................... 3
DISPLAY EXAMPLE...................................................................................................... 4
SORT FUNCTION ......................................................................................................... 5
FILTER FUNCTION....................................................................................................... 6
RECEIVING A MESSAGE............................................................................................. 6
ENTERING A MESSAGE .............................................................................................. 7
TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE...................................................................................... 8
ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES .............................................................. 8
BASIC SETTINGS ......................................................................................................... 9
My Call Sign ............................................................................................................. 9
Beacon Type ............................................................................................................ 9
APRS Lock............................................................................................................... 9
SETTING INTERNAL TNC .......................................................................................... 10
Data Band .............................................................................................................. 10
Packet Transfer Rate ............................................................................................. 10
08_GPS_E.pdf
09_PACKET_E.pdf
10_APRS_E.pdf
CONTENTS 4
DCD Sense ............................................................................................................ 10
TX delay time ......................................................................................................... 10
SETTING COM PORT................................................................................................. 10
Baud Rate .............................................................................................................. 10
Input Type .............................................................................................................. 10
Output Type ........................................................................................................... 11
SETTING WAY POINT ................................................................................................ 11
Way Point Format .................................................................................................. 11
Way Point Length................................................................................................... 11
Way Point Output ................................................................................................... 11
PC PORT ON/OFF ...................................................................................................... 11
Output .................................................................................................................... 11
PROGRAMMING POSITION DATA ............................................................................ 11
Select Position channel.......................................................................................... 11
Name Entry ............................................................................................................ 11
Latitude Entry ......................................................................................................... 11
Longitude Entry ...................................................................................................... 11
SETTING BEACON INFORMATION ........................................................................... 12
Speed Information.................................................................................................. 12
Altitude Information ................................................................................................ 12
Position Ambiguity.................................................................................................. 12
SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT ....................................................................... 12
STORING STATUS TEXT ........................................................................................... 13
QSY FUNCTION.......................................................................................................... 13
QSY Transmission Operation ................................................................................ 14
Operation when Receiving a QSY ........................................................................ 14
SETTING PACKET FILTER......................................................................................... 14
Position Limit.......................................................................................................... 14
Packet Filter Type .................................................................................................. 14
SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON........................................................................... 15
SETTING TX BEACON ............................................................................................... 16
Packet Transmit Method ........................................................................................ 16
Quick Beacon......................................................................................................... 16
Initial Interval Time ................................................................................................. 16
SETTING ALGORITHM............................................................................................... 16
Decay Algorithm..................................................................................................... 16
Proportional Pathing............................................................................................... 17
SETTING SMARTBEACONINGTM ............................................................................. 17
Low speed / High speed......................................................................................... 17
Slow rate ................................................................................................................ 17
Fast rate ................................................................................................................. 17
Turn angle .............................................................................................................. 17
Turn slope .............................................................................................................. 17
Turn time ................................................................................................................ 17
PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH............................................................................ 18
NETWORK .................................................................................................................. 19
VOICE ALERT ............................................................................................................. 20
WEATHER STATION DATA OUTPUT ........................................................................ 20
Transmit ................................................................................................................. 20
Transmit Interval Time ........................................................................................... 20
SETTING AS A DIGIPEATER ..................................................................................... 21