Specifications

Kenwood transceivers
This section is mainly related to the older Kenwood transceivers (TS-450, 850...).
See also

TS-2000 TS-480 TS-590

TS-990
General remarks
The Kenwood generic option (Setup) should function with any Kenwood transceiver
(eventually not listed) but provides basic functions only and does not allow reading of the
data sent by the transceiver. Except for special needs or tests, do not select Kenwood but
please select the exact model you are using (i.e TS-XXXX).
The highest CAT speed is recommended.
About RTS and Handshaking
For all speeds from 9600bds and above, RTS (Setup) must be selected in order to support the
Kenwood Handshaking protocol. In such case CW Keying or PTT switching is not possible using the
RTS line. If RTS enabled is required for Handshaking, TRX-Manager disables any settings for PTT or
CW Keying made using the RTS line and re-assign RTS to handshaking.
Dual Control (if available) is usually checked - unchecked only if you connect your Kenwood
to your computer through a serial server (see also Disabling Dual Control).
Some Differences between models
R-5000 TS-940 TS-711 TS-811 and TS-440
The rigs require the IC-10 accessory and the IF-232C interface. These rigs do not provide
the selection of the filters or the reading of the S-Meter and therefore prevents the
bandscope from working.
CTCSS Tone
Only TS-850 TS-950 and recent Kenwoods provide the selection of a CTCSS tone ; TS-450
and TS-690 provide On/Off setting of the tone but, curiously, not the TS-850!
TS-790
TRX-Manager uses Offset (RPT+/-= ) for channels 00-29 and Split frequencies for channels
30-59. While there is no way to set up the repeater Shift by computer, you have to
enter valid Shifts (i.e: a negative value for a negative Offset) to initialize the program and for
compatibilty between data.
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