TH-D7 Protocol Specification
This document has been produced by examining the data
going into and coming out of the TH-D7 HT from Kenwood.
There may be errors in this document - so the authors
of this document take no responsability for it's accuracy
or for any damages or losses as a result of using this
document.
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Serial Paramaters
9600, 8, N, 1
Return Values
| Return Value |
Description |
| N |
Command Recognised but Invalid data entered. |
| ? |
Command Not Understood |
| [command] |
Command Accepted |
Often entering a text command by itself or followed
by the first paramater will return the present value
of the setting.
Generally paramters have
|
0 |
1 |
| State |
Off |
ON |
| Cannel (Band) |
A |
B |
It may be able to tell if the unit attached has SkyCommand
II by requesting the SkyCommand Call Sign. If the SkyCommand
II is not available in the model, an error should be
returned.
The most useful command is "AI 1". It sets the TH-D7
to transmoit out the serial port information about what
the radio is doing. A 'Y' in the third column indicates
that the radio will send this string out the serial
port when it is varied.
| Command |
Description |
|
ABC [0|1]
|
Automatic Band Change [D-700]
|
|
ABLG
|
APRS BLN Group
|
|
AMGG
|
APRS MSG Group
|
|
AMR [0|1]
|
APRS auto msg reply
|
|
AD [0|1]
|
Auto Display Dim [D-700]
|
|
| AI [0|1] |
Turns on output functions. Immediate functions
output to the PC serial port. |
|
| AIP [0|1] |
Turns of Advanced Intercept Point - 1=On |
|
| APO [0-2],n |
Auto Power Off, 0=Off, 1 = 30 min, 2 = 60min
APO *returns* two arguments, the first being the
current APO setting and the second set to 1 if
the unit is about to be powered off. I.e. if you
adjust it, you'd send/receive "APO n,0" where
n is the setting, but if you let it sit for 30
minutes or whatever, the D7 will start beeping
and send "APO n,1" where n is the current setting.
APO returns 0 if APO is disabled. Returns APO1,0
when enabled.
|
|
| ARL nnnn |
Pos Limit (nnnn=km, 0000=off) |
|
| AMSG [01-16] |
Lets you view the corresponding APRS message
with the
resulting format
AMSG a,KD6VYV-7,MESSAGE CONTENT HERE,b
format of "a"
a = number 1-5 then a= number of transmission
left for message.
a=* acknowledge received from receiving station
(your message sent and received)
a=M Mine - this makes me think that there might
be B for bulletin, !,etc.
format of "b"
b is an unknown number and can be either one or
three characters in length).
AMSG [00] Lets you enter a new APRS message
with the format:
AMSG 00,KD6VYV-7,MESSAGE CONTENT HERE
If no content, then at least one space
is required after the comma. |
|
| ARO [0|1] |
Auto Repeater Offset 0=Off 1 = 0n |
|
| ASC [A|B],[0|1] |
Auto Simplex Check off and On? |
|
| BAL [0-4] |
Set the Balance - Band A Only = 0, Band B only
= 4, Even levels from bands A and B = 2 [D-7 Only] |
|
BC [0|1]
BC[0|1],[0|1]
|
Change Band to [A|B] Band. A= 0, B=1. [D700
two arguments. First is control band. Second is
PTT] |
Y |
| BCN [0|1] |
Beacon mode [OFF|ON] |
|
| BEL [0|1],[0|1] |
Turns band [A|B] Tone Alert [OFF|ON] [D-7 Only] |
|
| BEP [0-3] |
BEEP. 0 = Off, 1 = Key, 2 = Key + New Data,
3 = All |
|
BEPT [0-3]
|
Beep on APRS messages, 0 = off,
1 = mine, 2 = all new, 3 = all [D700]
|
|
BUF
[0|1],
Frequency,
Step,
Shift Direction,
Reverse,
Tone,
CTCSS,
DCS Enable,
Tone Freq,
DCS Tone,
CTCSS Freq,
Offset,
Mode |
Set the Frequency on the Radio
0 = Band A, 1 = Band B
To the Hz, leading
0 to 99 GHz!!!
0 = 5 HKz, 1=6.25, 2=10,
3=12.5, 4=15, 5=20, 6=25, 7=30, 8=50, 9=100 KHz
0=none 1=+ 2=-) i.e. repeaters ,
1 = Reverse on
1 = Tone On
1 = CTCSS On
1 = DCS On,
1 = 67Hz, 3=71.5Hz .... 39=250.5 Hz
Index
1 = 67Hz, 3=71.5Hz .... 39=250.5 Hz
As frequency Above (i.e. 0.600/5.000)
0 = FM, 1 = AM |
|
BVOL [0-7]
|
Beep Volume 0 is off, 7 is loud
[D-700]
|
|
| BY [0|1],[0|1] |
Squelch on band [A|B] is now [CLOSED|OPEN] |
|
CIN
|
Copies current values (frequency,
offset etc) to Call Channel.
|
|
| CTD a,n |
CTD Carrier Tone Detect
a=band 0/1
n;detected=1/not detected=0 |
|
| CH [0|1] |
Channel Display Mode OFF|On. |
|
CP [0-3]
|
COM port bit rate. 0 = 9600, 1
= 19200, 2 = 38400, 3 = 57600 [D-700]
|
|
CKEY [0|1]
|
CALL key function. 0 = call, 1
= 1750 Hz tone.
|
|
| CR [0|1],0 |
Call Channel Retrieve - Band [A|B] |
|
| CW |
Write Call channel Record... (as returned by
CR) |
|
| CT [0|1] |
CTCSS Enable |
Y |
| CNT [01-16] |
LCD Contrast - 08 is the default |
|
| CTN nn |
CTCSS Tone - As abive |
Y |
DATP [0|1]
|
Data Speed - 0 = 1200, 1 = 9600.
[D-700]
|
|
DCSN
|
Set DCS Mode - codes map from 0010
= DCS code 023 thru 1040 = DCS code 754. [D-700]
|
|
DIG [0|1]
|
APRS digipeater, 1 = enable
|
|
DIM [0-4]
|
Backlight Control - 0 = off, 1
= bright, 4=dim [D-700]
|
|
| DL [0|1] |
Dual Channel - 1 = Both A and B bands are used. |
Y |
| DM cc,nn..nnn |
DTMF Write. Writes Channel cc with nn..nnnn
ex. DM 01,12345 stores
123456 in DTMF memory 01 |
|
| DMN cc, NAME |
DTMF Channel Name. Names the Channel
ex. DMN 01,HELLO names DTMF memory 01 HELLO |
|
| DS [0|1] |
DCD Sense - 0 = Data Band Only, 1 = Both Bands |
|
| DTB [0|1] |
Data Band A/B |
|
DTBA [0-3]
|
APRS data band, 0 = A, 1 = B, 2
= A:TX/B:RX, 3 = A:RX/B:TX [D700]
|
|
DTM [0|1]
|
DTMF Monitor [D-700]
|
|
| DTX [0-2] |
APRS Data TX mode (0=manual, 1=PTT, 2=auto) |
|
| DUP [0|1] |
Turns radio to Full Duplex (1) or Half Duplex
(0) [D7] |
|
| DW |
Move Frequency Down |
|
| ELK [0|1] |
Tune Enable 0= Off, 1=On [D-7] |
|
| FL |
Comma Delimitered list of BAND extents |
|
| FQ |
Returns present Frequency |
|
FUNC [1-3]
|
Function menu mode 1-3 [D700]
|
|
| GU [0|1|2] |
GPS Unit 1=NMEA GPS 2=NMEA9600
[2 is D700 only] |
|
| ICO [0|1],i |
Sets the APRS Icon
for [0] 0=Kenwood W, 1=Runner, 2=House, 3=Tent,
4=Boat - Sail, 5=SlowScan, 6=Plane, 7=Speedboat,
8=Car, 9=bicycle, Are there more?
for [1], i = Hex |
|
| ID |
Returns the Radio ID - 'TH-D7' or 'TM-D700'
|
|
KILO [0|1]
|
APRS 0 = Miles, 1 = Kilometers
[D700]
|
|
| LIST nn |
LIST nn,<call>,<pos>,<icon>,<pos_comment>,<mess_type>,<icon_ext>,<comment>,<data>
Where:
<call> callsign
<pos> position data in the form nnnnnnccmmmmmmmdd
where:
nn nn.nn latitude
mmm mm.mm longitude
cc 00 North, 01 South
dd 00 East, 01 West
<icon>
icon, 2 characters
<pos_comment> 1 character
?
None
0
"Off Duty"
1
"En Route"
2
"In Service"
3
"Returning"
4
"Committed"
5
"Special"
6
"Priority"
7
"Emergency"
<icon_ext> 1 character
<mess_type> Determins data, below
0
CSESPD
1
WEATHER
2
CSESPD
3
OBJECT
4
PHG
5
CSESPD
6
CSESPD
<data> 12
characters
For:
CSESPD:
cccsss
where ccc is course and sss is speed
WEATHER:
dddssstttrrr where ddd is wind direction,
sss is wind speed
ttt is temperature and rr.r is rainfall
OBJECT:
fffffff
f... = "from" field
PHG:
phgd
where: p = POWER, h = HEIGHT, g = GAIN, d =
DIR
DIGITS 0 1
2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 as used in the Pwr field
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
POWER 0, 1, 4,
9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81
watts SQR(P)
HEIGHT 10,20,40, 80,160,320,640,1280,2560,5120
feet LOG2(H/10)
GAIN 0, 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9 dB
DIR
0,45,90,135,180,225,270, 315, 360,
. deg D/45 This
offsets
*
the range circle in the
* 0 means OMNI
indicated direction
|
|
| LK [0|1] |
Radio Lock (1 = Locked) |
|
| LMP [0|1] |
Radio Lamp ( 0 = OFF) [D7] |
|
| MAC [0-7] |
SSTV My Call Color |
|
| MC [0|1],n |
Switch to memory channel on band [A|B],
n=channel number |
|
MCNT [0|1]
|
Mic Control 1=Enable [D700]
|
|
| MCL [0|1],[0|1 |
Lock memory channel [A|B],[UNLOCK|LOCK] |
|
| MD [0|1] |
Set [FM|AM] on the 118 MHz Sub Band |
|
| MES HELLO |
Power On Message - Message is up to 8 Characters |
|
| MIN 0,0 |
Copies the currently displayed frequency and
other settings into channel 32. MIN copies current
VFO settings into current memory (like F, M.IN) |
|
| MON [0|1] |
Turns OFF|ON monitoring (Squelch) |
|
| MNA [0],nnn,Name |
Names a memory. nnn of form 015 or L6. Name
= max 8 characters |
|
| MNF [0|1] |
Change between Name and frequency display on
memories. |
|
MP numbers
MP x,numbers
|
My Position
1234560N12345670W
N 0=North, 1=South W 0=East 1=West
North/South = 12 deg 34.56 minutes
East/West = 123 deg 45.67 minutes
D700 allows you to have multple "my position"
stored (1-5):
MP 1,33411001151070710
|
|
MPNA n,label
|
label a "my position" memory. [D700]
|
|
| MR [0],[0],nnn |
Reads memory nnn. nnn may be in the form 018,
or L7
Returns a MR string of the same form of BUF above,
or form below.
The absolute last parameter is a 0/1,
1 being memory lockout
The second parameter is used to store a split
frequency. For
example, if you store a frequency of 145.00
rcv, 145.30 xmt in
channel 20, you get the following:
MR 0,0,020,00145000000,0,0,0,0,0,,09,,09,,0,0
MR 0,1,020,00145300000,0
MR 0,0,nnn output from radio is:
first three fields from input,
freq,
step,
offset direction
reverse,
tone,
ctcss,
DCS on,
tone freq,
nnnn = dcs number, 0010 =
023 thru 1040 = 754
ctcss freq,
offset,
mode,
scan locked
MR 0,1,nnn output is:
first three fields from inout,
freq,
step (why?)
|
|
| MSH |
Copy Memory to VFO - Same as F-VFO |
|
MW
0,
nnn,
Frequency
Step,
Shift,
Reverse,
Tone,
CTCSS,
DCS Enabled
Tone Freq,
DCS Tone
CTCSS Freq,
Offset,
Mode,
0 |
MW Memory Write... Needs a lot more
work
This essentially mirrors MR. nnn is the Channel
for the memory
|
|
MUTE [0|1]
|
Mute other side on PTT[D-700]
|
|
| MYC VK2TDS |
Sets the APRS CALLSIGN |
|
| NSFT [0|1] |
Beat Shift - [OFF|ON]; [NORMAL|UPPER] [D7]
|
|
| OS nnnn |
Repeater Offset in Hz - 9 Digits 0 Padded |
|
PAMB n
|
sets digits of ambiguity reported
GPS position.
|
|
| PC |
Power Control
PC 0,0 'band A High power
PC 0,1 'incorrect command no function
PC 0,2 'band A Low power
PC 0,3 'band A EL power
PC 1,0 'band B High power
On D700 First field is band, second is power with
0 = high, 1 = med, 2 = low
|
|
PF x,yy
|
PF x,yy - mic programmable function
keys, x = key (1-4), yy = function
00 = Power switch
13 = Rev
26 = Visual
01 = A/B
14 = Low
27 = Dim
02 = Monitor
15 = Mute
28 = Sub-Band Sel
03 =
Enter
16 = Ctrl
29 = DX
04 = Voice
17 = PM.In
30 = TNC
05 = 1750 Hz tone
18 = A.B.C
31 = List
06 = PM
19 = M>V
32 = P.Mon
07 = Menu
20 = M.In
33 = BCon
08 = VFO
21 = C.In
34 = Msg
09 = MR
22 = Lock
35 = Pos
10 = CALL
23 = T.Sel
11 = MHz
24 = Shift
12 = Tone
25 = Step [D700]
|
|
PIM n
|
Writes current "Programmable Memory"
settings to memory N [D700]
|
|
PKSA [0|1]
|
APRS packet speed, 0 = 1200, 1
= 9600
|
|
PM n
|
selects "Programmable Memory" (aren't
they all). [D700]
|
|
PMM n
|
Auto "Programmable Memory" store,
0 = enable, 1 = disable! [D700]
|
|
| POSC n |
Position Comment - 0=Off Duty, 1=Enroute, 2=In
Service, 3=Returning, 4=Committed, 5=Special,
6=Priority, 7=Emergency |
|
| PP path |
APRS Packet Path |
|
| PT [0-6] |
Transmit Speed Pause of DTMF (100,200,500,750,1000,1500,2000
mSec) |
|
| PV [1-6],f1,f2 |
Set or return the VCO
1=Air Band, 2 = VHF A, 3 = VHF B, 6 = UHF
f1, f2 = MHz only 5 digits 0 leading
f1 = lower VCO freq. f2 = Higher VCO Freq
PV first arg on D700 is 1-9 (weird pattern)
band
PV 1,00118,00135
A (AM)
PV 2,00136,00199
A
PV 3,00136,00174
B
PV 4,00200,00299
A
PV 5,00300,00399
B
PV 6,00300,00399
A
PV 7,00400,00523
B
PV 8,00400,00469
A
PV 9,00800,01299
B
|
|
| RBN [1|2|3|6] |
Sets the VFO mode for the selected band.
If you're on
band A, 1 and 2 are valid settings and will switch
between AIR and VHF_A.
If you're on band B, 3 and 6 are valid settings
for VHF_B and UHF |
|
RC [0|1]
|
remote control, 1 = enable [D700]
|
|
RCA [0|1]
|
remote control answer back, 1 =
enable [D700]
|
|
RCC nnn
|
remote control code, default 000
[D700]
|
|
REP [0-2]
|
repeater, 0 = off, 1 = locked band,
2 = cross band [D700]
|
|
REPH [0|1]
|
Repeater Hold [D700]
|
|
| REV [0|1] |
Sets the REVERSE mode - 1 = On |
|
| RSV text |
An RSV message - usually Signal report |
|
| RSC [0-7] |
RSV Text Color |
|
| RX |
Stop transmitting and go into recieve mode,
or the radio has stopped transmitting |
|
| SC [0|1] |
Stop/Start Scanning |
|
| SCR [0-2] |
Scan Resume - 0=Time, 1 = Carrier, 2 = Seek |
|
| SCC callsign |
Sky Command Callsign |
|
| SCT callsign |
Sky Command To Callsign |
|
| SFT n |
Repeater Shift. 0=None, 1=minue, 2=Plus |
|
| SKTN nn |
Sky Command Access Tone - As CTCSS |
|
SHT n
|
squelch hang time, 0 = off, 1 =
125 ms, 2 = 250 ms, 3 = 500 ms [D700]
|
|
| SM [0|1],nn |
Recieved signal strength on band [A|B] - 05
is the highest I have seen |
|
| SMSG text |
SSTV Message |
|
| SMY mycall |
SkyCommand or SSTV (check) callsign |
|
| SMC [0-7] |
SSTV Message Color
0=Black,
1=Blue, 2=Red, 3=Magenta, 4=Green, 5=Cyan, 6=Yellow |
|
| SQ [0|1],[00-1F] |
Set the Squelch setting for the [A|B] band.
The valid range is 00-05 (00=open)
D700 range is 00-1F
|
|
SSEL n
|
set speaker mode 1-2 [D700]
|
|
SSL b,l
|
S-meter squelch level, b = band,
l = bars to open [D700]
|
|
SSQ b,n
|
set S-meter squelch, b = band,
n = 1 enable [D700]
|
|
| ST n |
Set Step Size
0 = 5 HKz, 1=6.25, 2=10, 3=12.5, 4=15,
5=20, 6=25, 7=30, 8=50, 9=100 KHz |
|
| STAT text |
Sets the APRS Status Text |
|
| STC call,n |
SSTV Superimpose Call - n=??? |
|
| STS |
SSTV Transmit Mode - VC involved? |
|
| STP |
Stop Scanning - No RETURN !!! This may be a
side effect and really be related to the SSTV
VC. |
|
STXR n
|
Status TX Rate, 0 = off, 1-8. [D700]
|
|
| SV [0-9] |
Battery Save, 0=Off, 1=0.2Sec 2=0.4, 3=0.6,
4=0.8, 5=1.0, 6=2, 7=3, 8=4, 9=5 [D7] |
|
| TC [0|1] |
Turns FULL TNC ON/OFF - TC 0 turns full TNC
on. TC 1 turns TNC off in TNC comamnd mode. Returns
TS 1 !!!! Note the wrong return value.[D7] |
|
| TNC [0|1] |
Turns the TNC [OFF|ON]. Turning it on is only
for APRS mode.
D700 1 = APRS, 2 = Packet
|
|
| TO [0|1] |
Pl Tone Enable |
|
TOT
|
PTT timeout, 0 = 3 minutes, 1 =
5 min, 2 = 10 min [D700]
|
|
TEMP [0|1]
|
APRS 0 = degrees F, 1 = degrees
C
|
|
| TN nn |
PL Tone - As above |
|
| TSP [0|1] |
DTMF Transmission Speed - 0 = Fast, 1 = Slow |
|
| TT [0|1] |
Turn OFF/On 1750 Mhz tone (D7E) |
|
| TX [0|1] |
Start transmitting on the [A|B] band. |
|
| TXH [0|1] |
Turns TXHold [OFF|ON] |
|
| TXI [0-7] |
APRS TX interval
(0=0.5,1=1,2=2,3=3,4=5,5=10,6=20,7=30) |
|
| TXN |
Transmit Narrow (TH-D7E) |
|
| TXS [0|1] |
TX Inhibit 0=Off, 1=On [D7] |
|
TDY
|
it's thought these are related
to the diode matrix - for example,
TH-G71 radios with the extended receive mod report
different values.
Handy if you could
set them via the serial port!
|
|
UIDIG nnn
|
UIDIGI path [D700]
|
|
| UNIT [0|1] |
APRS Display Unit
0 = Miles/F, 1=Km and Celcius (1 Should be the
default :-) [D7] |
|
| UPR string |
Unproto String - APK001 = Default [APK101 for
D700] |
|
| UP |
UP Moves the Memory Channel up (similar to DW)
- Similar to DW |
|
| VCS [0|1] |
SSTV VC Shutter 1=on |
|
| VMC [0|1]|[0-3] |
Mode of band [A|B] 0=VFO, 2=Memory, 3=call |
|
VSC [0|1]
|
Visual Scan [D700] |
|
VSL xxx,y
|
Visual scan output, I guess XXX
is the "channel"
number and "y" is
the signal strength (ranges between 0 and 7 like
the main signal strength) [D700]
|
|
VSM n
|
visual scan mode, 1 = 31 channel,
2 = 61 ch, 3 = 91 ch, 4 = 181 ch. [D700]
|
|
| VW |
VFO Write ??? |
|
WAY n
|
waypoint reporting format -
0 = off
1 = 6 digits NMEA
2 = 7
digits NMEA
3 = 8 digits
NMEA
4 = 9 digits NMEA
5 = 6 digits Magellan
6 = DGPS
|
|
UNKNOWN COMMANDS
| Command |
Comment |
| GC |
|
| GM |
|
| SR |
|
| TH |
|
| LAN |
|
| NMSG |
|
| OPTH |
No Return - VC? |
| STM |
No Return - VC? |
| STR |
No Return - VC? |
| STS |
No Return - VC? |
| STT |
No Return - VC |
| TXN |
|
| TYD |
|
| ULC 0,0 |
|
Format of the D7 Kenwood File
|
|
| COMMENT |
Coments? |
| MEMORY |
Contents of radio memories |
| CALL |
Contents of Call Channels |
| VCO |
Contents of the VCO's |
| DTMF |
??? |
| RADIO MENU |
|
| APRS MENU |
APRS Setting |
| SSTV MENU |
Slow Scan TV Settings |
MEMORY
TAB Delimitered
CHANNEL|FREQ|STEPflag|SHIFTflag|REV|TONEflag|CTSSflag
|Blank|TONEcode|Blank|CTSScode|Offset|LOCKflag|FM/Amflag|Blank|Blank|Blank|NAME
|
|
| 1 |
Memory Number - 3 Digits |
| 2 |
Frequency - 9 Digits |
| 3 |
VCO Number (1=118 MHz, 2=VHF, 3=SubVHF, 6=UHF |
| 4 |
Frequency Step (0 = 5 HKz, 1=6.25, 2=10, 3=12.5,
4=15,
5=20, 6=25, 7=30, 8=50, 9=100 KHz) |
| 5 |
Reverse On |
| 6 |
Tone On (1=On) |
| 7 |
CTCSS On (1=On) |
| 8 |
|
| 9 |
Tone Frequency |
| 10 |
|
| 11 |
CTCSS Frequency |
| 12 |
Repeater Offset - 9 Digits |
| 13 |
|
24-December-1999
This document has been produced by Darryl Smith, VK2TDS,
and David Nesting WL7RO. Thanks also to Andre PE1RDW,
Anthony Parise WA3HRL, Andrea Borgia and Glenn Cummings
KG7IL. Please email comments and corrections to Darryl
Smith VK2TDS. Thanks to Andrew McNamara for D700 updates.
Thanks also to Willy Robison KC0JFQ for updates.
For a PERL module that can be used to operate the TH-D7
click HERE .
The following table is from Jim
Gill
TNC/Serial
Port
is in
THIS MODE |
TO GO TO
THIS MODE |
SEND
THIS IN
UPPERCASE |
Is
there a delay
for the TNC
to re-initialize |
| OFF |
APRS |
TNC
1 |
YES |
| OFF |
PACKET |
TNC
2 then TC 0 |
YES |
| OFF |
RC |
(not necessary)* |
|
| APRS |
OFF |
TNC
0 |
|
| APRS |
RC |
(not necessary)* |
|
| APRS |
PACKET |
TNC
2 then TC 0 |
YES |
| RC |
OFF |
TNC
0 |
|
| RC |
APRS |
TNC
1 |
YES |
| RC |
PACKET |
TC
0 |
NO |
| PACKET * |
OFF |
TC
1 then TNC 0 |
|
| PACKET * |
RC |
TC
1 |
NO |
| PACKET * |
APRS |
TC
1 then TNC 1 |
YES |
*
Don't forget to send a Ctrl-C (alt-3 on keypad, hex
$03, etc) to get out of converse mode on the TNC if
necessary!
*
You can enter any Radio
Control (RC) commands while in the OFF or APRS modes.
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