Standard TNC Settings for Kenwood TH-D72A

This page is a summary. For full details, see the attached document.

Settings for Outpost Operations

In Setup → Interface → Init Commands, in the “Cmds to send before Send/Receive” box, enter:

NEWMODE ON
8BITCONV ON
BEACON EVERY 0
SLOTTIME 10
PERSIST 63
PPERSIST ON
PACLEN 128
MAXFRAME 1
FRACK 6
RETRY 8
RESPTIME 5
CHECK 30
TXDELAY 40
XFLOW OFF
SENDPAC $05
CR OFF
PACTIME AFTER 2
CPACTIME ON
LOCATION EVERY 0

In the “Cmds to send after Send/Receive” box, enter:

SENDPAC $0D
PACTIME AFTER 10
CPACTIME OFF

Settings for Manual Operations

Start with RESET. Press * as needed to get the baud rate set correctly. Then enter these commands:

MONITOR OFF
NEWMODE ON
8BITCONV ON
BEACON EVERY 0
SLOTTIME 10
PERSIST 63
PPERSIST ON
PACLEN 128
MAXFRAME 1
FRACK 6
RETRY 8
RESPTIME 5
CHECK 30
TXDELAY 40
XFLOW OFF
LOCATION EVERY 0
MYCALL your‑tactical‑call

While operating, and at the end of your shift, don’t forget to enter CONVerse mode and send your FCC call sign at least every 10 minutes.