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15 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES

SKY COMMAND II + (K-type ONLY)

The Sky Command II+ allows you to remotely control

the TS-2000(X) transceiver from a separate location.

Since the TS-2000(X) transceiver has an independent

VHF and UHF sub-receiver in addition to the main

transceiver, the sub-receiver can work as a

“Transporter” without requiring another VHF/ UHF

transceiver.

So, if you already have Kenwood’s TH-D7A handheld

or TM-D700A mobile transceiver, you can immediately

start enjoying Sky Command II+ features to remotely

control the HF/ 50 MHz band of your TS-2000(X).

Or, if you have a friend who has another TS-2000(X),

you can also use his/her TS-2000(X) as a

“Commander” (a remote unit) to control the HF/

50 MHz band of your TS-2000(X) at home, using VHF

and UHF bands.

You will use one transceiver as a remote control unit,

called a “Commander”. The VHF/ UHF sub-receiver

in the TS-2000(X) transceiver is called the

“Transporter”. It will function as an interface between

the Commander and the HF/ 50 MHz band of the

TS-2000(X) main transceiver.

This system allows you, for example, to watch for and

hunt DX while washing your car, or to operate the HF

transceiver while relaxing in your car, living room, or

patio, instead of actually operating inside your shack.

SKY COMMAND II + DIAGRAM

ATT PRE-AMP

VOX PROC

SEND

CH1

MIC

FSK

LSB

USB

AT TUNE

POWER

HF TRANSCEIVER TS-570D

PHONES

CH2

CH3

ANT

REC

FINE

AGC/TONE

REV

CLR

F.LOCK

ENT

MIC

PWR

KEY

DELAY MENU 1MHz

SPLIT

M/V

DOWN

TF-SET

A=B

SCAN M>VFO M.IN

M.IN

FILTER

CW TUNE

B.C.

N.R.

A/B

CLEAR

RIT

XIT

RIT/XIT

IF SHIFT SQL

010

AF RF

HIGH

DSP SLOPE

LOW

010

+–

VHF freq.

Commander Transporter

Audio

UHF freq.

Audios

Control commands

tResponse

Control commands

tResponse

PREPARATION

Although you can use either a TM-D700A, a TH-D7A,

or another TS-2000(X) transceiver as a “Commander”

(an external remote control unit), the following

procedure shows how to set up your TS-2000 as a

“Transporter” at a base station and the TM-D700A as

a “Commander”.

TS-2000 (Transporter) Setup:

1 Press [MENU], then turn the MULTI/ CH control to

access Menu No. 62A.

2 Press [SUB] then enter your callsign (ex: WD6DJY)

as a “Commander” callsign, using [+]/ [–] or the

MULTI/ CH control. To move the cursor, press

[MAIN] or [SUB]. Press [M.IN] to store the

callsign to Menu No. 62A.

3 Press [MENU], then turn the MULTI/ CH control to

access Menu No. 62B.

4 Press [SUB] then enter your alias callsign

(ex: WD6DJY-1) as a “Transporter” callsign, using

[+]/ [–] or the MULTI/ CH control. To move the

cursor, press [MAIN] or [SUB]. Press [M.IN] to

store the callsign to Menu No. 62B.

Note: You can use alpha-numeric characters, A to Z, 0 to 9 and

“-”. The callsign must be no more than 9 characters long,

including “-”. Also, the following callsign formats cannot be

entered:

•

WD6DJYZ

If you use only letters and numbers for the callsign, the

maximum length is 6 characters.

•

WD6-DJY-1

You cannot use more than 1 “-” within a callsign.

•

-WD6DJY

You cannot use a “-” as the first callsign character.

•

WD6DJY-19

An SSID must be within the range of 1 to 15.

5 Access Menu No. 62C, then turn the MULTI/ CH

control to select a CTCSS tone frequency for Sky

Command II+ (default is 88.5 Hz).

6 Access Menu No. 62D and select the

communication speed for Sky Command II+.

Select 1200 bps for TM-D700A (9600 bps can be

used only when you use another TS-2000(X) as a

“Commander”).

7 Access Menu No. 46 and select SUB.

8 Select a 144 MHz band frequency in FM mode on

the main transceiver and 440 MHz band frequency

in FM mode for the sub-receiver for Sky Command

II+ operation.

TM-D700A (Commander) Setup:

1 Access Menu 4–1 and 4–2 to enter the same

callsign that you entered for TS-2000(X).

2 Access Menu 4–3 to select the same CTCSS tone

frequency that you selected for TS-2000(X)

(Transporter).

Note: Refer to Chapter 17, Sky Command II, of the TM-D700A

instruction manual for details on how to enter the callsign and CTCSS

tone frequency.

Your shack

HF/ 50 MHz

VHF

UHF

TM-D700A/ TH-D7A/

TS-2000(X)

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