Kenwood TS-870S Satellite Radio User Manual


 
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6 COMMUNICATING
Erasing CW Messages
1 To erase a memory channel’s message, press its
associated button ([CH 1] or [CH 2] or [CH 3] or
[CH 4]) until you hear a tone.
The keyer will send the letter “C” or “R”
depending whether you are in Character or
Real Time mode.
2 Press the same memory channel button again.
The message in that memory is now erased.
Inquiry Functions
Inquiry functions report the current state of the keyer.
Information is played to the operator in Morse code
with the monitor automatically enabled and keying
output disabled.
To check an Inquiry function:
1 Press [CH 3]+[CH 4].
The keyer will send “?”.
2 Send an Inquiry command from the table.
Description
Command
Name
Inquiry
Command
A
C
F
K
L
N
Q
S
V
W
Z
1, 2, 3,
or 4
Inquire
Auto-space
Inquire
Capacity
Inquire
Function
Speed
Inquire Keying
Compensation
Inquire Load
Mode
Inquire
Number
Inquire Queue
Inquire Speed
Inquire
Emulation
Setting
Inquire Weight
Inquire Zeros
and Nines
Inquire
Message #1,
#2, #3, or #4
The keyer responds by
sending "ON" or "OFF"
as appropriate.
The keyer sends the
amount of free memory
available for message
storage.
The keyer sends the
current function speed
setting in wpm.
The keyer sends the
current compensation in
milliseconds.
The keyer responds by
sending "C" if in
Character mode or "R" if
in Real Time mode.
The keyer plays the
current contest serial
number (but does not
increment it).
The keyer responds with
"ON" or "OFF" as
appropriate.
The keyer sends the
current operating speed
in wpm.
The keyer sends the
current emulation. See
"Emulation Options"
{page 33}.
The current weight
percentage is sent by the
keyer as 2 digits.
The keyer responds with
the option number (0 ~ 9)
currently in effect.
Message #1, #2, #3, or
#4 is played.