HF Transceiver
TK-90
ALE FEATURE OPERATION MANUAL
© B62-2001-10
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................................. 1
FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
BASIC OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
ALE OPERATION MODE .................................................................................................................................................... 2
INDIVIDUAL CALLS ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
NET CALLS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
ALL CALLS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
TERMINATING A LINK ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
DIRECT CALLS ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
GPS CALLS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
EMERGENCY CALLS ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
AMD MESSAGES ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
SOUNDING .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
EXCHANGING THE LQA SCORE ...................................................................................................................................... 6
ALE MONITOR .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
ALE SCRAMBLER .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
CLOCK ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
APPENDIX: KEY FUNCTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 8
INTRODUCTION
When using an HF transceiver, the operator must continuously
adjust the frequency and/or change the operating channel in
order to create an optimal communications environment. Now,
the ALE (Automatic Link Establishment) feature performs these
operations automatically.
FEATURES
With the KPE-2 unit attached to the transceiver, you can both
transmit and receive the following:
• Individual
calls
• Net
calls
• All
calls
• AMD
messages
•
GPS data * (requires a GPS receiver)
•
Emergency calls *
• Soundings
* ALE is in accordance to the MIL-STD-188/141A protocol, thus the ALE
features of this transceiver are compatible with other brand transceivers.
However, the GPS data and emergency call features are KENWOOD
specific features, and are therefor incompatible with transceivers other
than KENWOOD transceivers.
BASIC OPERATIONS
Switching the Transceiver Power ON/OFF
Press and hold the switch to turn the transceiver ON.
•
A beep sounds and the power-on message momentarily
appears. After approximately 1 second, “WAIT...” appears on
the display. When a network is found, the transceiver enters
standby mode.
Press and hold the switch again to switch the transceiver OFF.
Adjusting the Transceiver Volume
Press the VOL
key to increase the volume and the VOL
key to decrease the volume.
•
Additionally, you can press and hold the VOL
/
keys to
continuously change the volume level, rather than adjusting it
by only 1 step at a time.
Switching the ALE Function ON/OFF
The call type may have been preset by your dealer.
1 Access the transceiver Menu (refer to the transceiver
instruction manual) and select Menu number 10, “CALL
TYP”.
2 Press
the
<C and D> keys to change the setting between
“OFF” and “ALE”.
3 Press
the key to save the selection and exit Menu mode.
