bike to bike

[GSrich]

As with any of our VOX operated systems our VOX always runs the bike to bike unless a PTT is fitted.

Rich

 

[kevrev]

As with any of our VOX operated systems our VOX always runs the bike to bike unless a PTT is fitted.

Rich

many thanks Rich

correct me if i'm wrong, but the kenwood seems to come with sub channels turned on for each channel, if i turn off the sub channels, is the signal stronger at all????

 

[GSrich]

As far as I am aware you actually need to do the subtones on the Kenwood yourself. I think they do not come supplied with them on as std.

Rich

 

[Sir5]

Have you tried the tx mod?


Change R114 to 27kOhms or add a 56kOhm resistor Change C116 to 12pF or add a 10pF cpacitor add C166 a 0,75pF cpacitor.

The TX Amp is now the same as the TX Amp of TK-3200

Boon, could you please elaborate on this subject some more ?
Did you actually mean the 3200 or the 3202 ?
I am very interested to increase range of the TK-3201.
What exactly will a TX-mod accomplish ?

 

[kevrev]

As far as I am aware you actually need to do the subtones on the Kenwood yourself. I think they do not come supplied with them on as std.

Rich

Hi Rich, had a look at my kenwood manual last night and the sub tones are turned on as default, just wondering if people are getting bad range etc because they are not on the exact same channel because they think when it says 1 on the dial it is on 1 with no subs turned on...page 26 (page 20 printed on page) of the attached pdf shows the default settings

http://images.kenwood.eu/files/prod/696/5/TK-3201(E2T2)-English.pdf

 

[GSrich]

Ive never heard anyone suffering with bad range before due to the subtones. If the subtones cause problems most of the time it makes the transmissions one way so the user might hear the other bike but not be able to talk back. This normally happens when a Kenwood is being used with a smaller radio like a Midland for example, thats why the Midlands use the subtone 10 to fine tune them in.

Range issues are normally down to the radio positioning, poor wether conditions or poor signal strength within the area.

But again ive never really had/heard of any issues with Kenwoods talking to each other range wise.

Rich

 

[kevrev]

the kenwood is set to sub tone 10 on channel 1 by default...makes sense..thanks for your replies rich

 

[yalcrabm]

rich me and kelvinG have just fitted our 300 duos to our bikes (both 08 gsa) with all the correct gear from autocom that you told me i needed and took them out for our first run to try and get them sorted yesterday i had my kenwood mounted on the side of my tankbag and kelvin had his mounted to the rear rack. we both had ipods fitted in the aux 3 position the problems we are having are

1 a high pitch screach that comes on stays for a short period then goes off
2 the music is at the vloume set when you are going slow ie when you are pulling up. them as you pick up speed the volume fluctuates.sometimes high sometimes low
3 i can hear kelvin but he cant here me very well if at all
is there a delay as when i speak kelvin dosnt hear the first words i spoke, he only hears half the sentence. we have checked everything is fitted correctly . the kenwoods have the autocom dummy battery fitted. they are fitted to the grey lead from the main unit. are the rider and passenger head sets the same? the only thing that i can think of is that i have fitted the passenger headset into the rider helmet. any ideas?
what should the settings be on the main unit for the vox we have every one set at half way the way we got it out of the box