TS2000e Notes

TS2000e NOTES

Confguring the TS2000e Internal TNC for Packet Radio on VHF UHF

Paul G4APL having used a Kenwood THD7e Internal TNC on Packet Radio 2metre and 70cm bands for many years.

It was time to detail how to configure a Kenwood TS2000e internal TNC.
To be able to connect to Amateur Packet Radio node access points on the 2 Metre and 70cm Amateur Radio bands.

Like the Kenwood THD7e Built in TNC, this has a limited parameter range and buffer size. All to be taken into consideration.

The 2 Metre and 70cm node access points in the Caterham On The Hill Surrey area support AX25 (Amateur X25) and TCPIP routing
GB7CP CATHAM 1200baud 144.8875MHz Vertical co-linear
GB7CIP-9 GB7CR-9 9600baud 432.625MHz Horizontal beam SSW
GB7CIP-7 GB7CR-7 1200baud 432.675MHz Horizontal Beam 290 degrees (temp link)
GB7CIP-8 GB7CR-8 1200baud 433.625MHz Vertical Bea, 290 degrees
GB7CR-11 9600baud 439.825MHZ Horizontal 330 degrees

Packet Radio Program
You will require a Packet Terminal program that sends and receives data from the Internal TNC (Terminal Network Controller)

Paul G4APL Prefers a PaKet6.2.zip program written by Tony VK2DHU to run under MSDOS and has been run under Windows 3.1, 3.11, Win98, Win2000 and WinXP.

PaKet6.2 Has Help via the F1 Key and comes with a 200 page manual access via he F1 ATL/F1 help keys

Of course you will need a PC or Laptop Suitable RS232 Serial 9pin (D9) female cable TS2000 end, the other end 9pin Female connects to the PC.

If the PC does not have a serial Interface, a USB to Serial cable adaptor is required. Both are used at G4APL.

Listen around the 2metre and 70cm Packet Radio frequencies until you hear some tones (1200baud) Bursts of white noise opening the squelch (9600Baud). Set your Squelch level so that is it just set and opens on the weakest radio signal.

In the example below we will configure the TS2000 to access a and 70cm Node Access Point using 9600baud radio link, and the SUB Band Radio. Remember to set your Squelch level, so that the weakest received signal open the Squelch. Note: if the squelch is open the transmitter will not transmit, as it thinks the frequency is Busy.

Connect serial cable to the TS2000 and Laptop Serial Com port 1,2,3 or 4 support

Download and Unzip the Paket6.2 zip file. Look for the readme file. Install as a TNC2 configuration Serial port speed we will use 9600baud 8 N 1 (8 bits, No Parity, 1 Stop bit) just happens to be the default settings used by the TS2000e

Configuring the TS2000 Internal TNC.
Using the Menu

Select Menu 46 Select Built in TNC assigned to SUB Band

Select Menu 47 (Built In TNC) Select 9600bd (1200bd default) Select Menu 48 Select = TNC BAND

Select Menu 55 (Packet Operation) Select ON. PKT appears in the top right hand corner of the display SUB Receiver)

Make sure the SUB Band receiver squelch is set just so that there is no receiver noise.

Now start up PaKet6.2 Packet Software Select ALT/Z and select Serial port configuration

Set them to read
Serial port COM1,2,3 or 4 (check which port you are using possible 2 if you have a mouse in com1)
Speed 9600bd (speed between the PC and TS2000
Stop Bit 1 Parity N(one)
Flow Control Hardware

Leave the PaKet6.2 menu
the program with RESTART the TNC

Now we need to configure the Internal TNC using PaKet6.2
Enter CTRL/C (press the Control + C) to enter command mode (K to enter Converse mode)
Enter the following commands
DISP will list all the commands there should be no corruption in the display

MYCALL Enter you callsign

MO ON Monitor ON

MCOM ON allows you to see all Packet data on the screen - Some should be in clear test

PACLEN 128 Very important as the TNC buffer is not large

FRACK 6 Set to 6 seconds (to get started)

FLOW ON Hardware flow control ON

ECHO OFF PaKet6.2 is a spilt screen terminal program

MAXFRAME 1 Very important as the TNC buffer is not large

Now hopefully you will be seeing packet data on the screen from the local Node Access Point
If in the London and Surrey Area you may be able to see and connect to GB7CIP-7 GB7CIP-9 GB7CR-11 GB7CP depending on frequency and speed selected.

Enter CRTL + C to enter command mode

e.g. C GB7CIP-9 and you should see connected

Configuring Kenwood TS2000e Packet Cluster Tune to automatically received DX Cluster Spots
and Tune the transceiver to the DX frequency.
The GB7CIP system can be configured to re Broadcast DX Clusters spots on 432.675MHz that can be read by the following Kenwood transceivers. Contact SysOP if not running)
TS2000 THD7e THD72e TD7000 and other systems, programs that monitor.

How to configure the TS2000e for DX Cluster Receiver using the built in Packet TNC (Terminal Node Controller)
Switch on Sub Band Receiver (if not already enabled)
Press SUB, orange LED on
Press CTRL so that the CTRL is displayed in the Top Left
Sub Receiver use +/- to select required Band 2m/70cm e.g. 432.675MHZ or 433.625MHz for DX cluster spots relayed via GB7CIP.
Contact SysOP if it is not running for your use.

Select MENU
55   Packet Operation +/- select ON               PKT will appear in top left
46 Select SUB =/- Select SUB Built In TNC. TNC will appear in top left
47 Select 1200bd using =/- 1200bd or 9600bd (Radio transmission baud rate)
48 Select TNC BAND DCD Sense using +/-
49 PUSH SUB PCT Press SUB
   49A Select +/- AUTO Packet Cluster Tune)
   49B Select OFF=Beep, Morse, Voice. Packet Cluster Confirmation
Press MENU to return control back to transceiver
Press FUNCT then SET PCT

If you are receiving DX Cluster Spots on the receive frequency. You should see the DX Spot frequency and DX stations details appear. Which the TS2000 switching to the DX station's frequency.

Further reading
http://www.theskywaves.net/axtips.html
http://www.theskywaves.net/fbbuser.htm

If you have read down to here and have got your system set-up for Packet Radio and made your first connection. Paul has put a copy of his PaKet Configuration files, autoexec.scp and a connect scipt via this link PaKet62 Configuration files.

Hope the above is of use and you experimenting with Amateur Packet Radio data mode using AX25 de Paul G4APL SysOP GB7CIP

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TS2000e NOTES