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conductor plug, with three black insulating rings,

into the I/O port on the Geosat 6 APRS. This is the

top jack on the right side of the Geosat 6 APRS. Make

sure the plug is rmly seated in the jack. Open the

COM cover on the TH-D72A/E and plug the three-con-

ductor plug (two black insulating rings) into the COM

port. Again, make sure it is rmly seated. A common

problem with operation failure is not having the plugs

rmly inserted in the units, or having the connections

reversed. Double check your connections.

3. Turn on the Geosat G6 APRS and the TH-D72A/E.

Wait until the Geosat 6 APRS has acquired sufcient

satellites to establish a 3D position. A blinking GPS

icon (not iGPS) should then appear in the upper right

corner of TH-D72A/E display.

4. Set the volume at about 1/3 volume. If there is

APRS activity in your area, you should here the brief

“growl” of packet transmissions. You will hear a short

beep when you receive an APRS signal, a longer beep

when you transmit your position, and a double (high-

low) beep when you receive your position back from

a digipeater.

Now that you have a working system, you will want

to decrease your beacon rate, and change other set-

tings according to your desired operating method.

Read the APRS section of the Kenwood TH-D72A/E CD

manual. This manual provides additional information

on the functions of the various APRS controls, and

how to set them for your desired operating condi-

tions.

Troubleshooting

If you do not see a ashing “GPS” signal on the upper

right hand corner of the TH-D72A/E, or APRS stations

are not appearing in the APRS Contacts list on the

Geosat 6 APRS, then the data cable may not be fully

APRS functions

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