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Kenwood HMK File

The Kenwood (*.hmk) file is a common file type between all Kenwood radios that utilize the MCP series of software programming utilities.

File Parameters

Values in BOLD indicate RepeaterBook default value.

Field Name	Value
Ch	Channel number - Memory channel number. Auto-increments starting at 1.
Rx Freq.	Downlink (Receive) Frequency
Rx Step	Receive Channel Step
Offset	Repeater Offset
T/CT/DCS	Uplink Tone Type - T = Uplink tone only. CT = Uplink and Downlink Tone. DCS is digital squelch.
TO Freq.	Uplink (Transmit) Tone Frequency - Repeater's value or 77.0.
CT Freq.	Downlink (Receive) CTCSS Frequency - Repeater's value or 88.5.
DCS Code	Digital Coded Squelch Code - Repeater's value or 023.
Shift/Split	Repeater Shift Direction - “+” or “-”.
Rev.	Repeater Reverse - Off.
L.Out	Transmit Lockout - Off.
Mode	Modulation Mode - FM
Tx Freq.	Transmit (Uplink) Frequency
Tx Step	Bandplan correct.
M.Name	Memory Channel Name - Repeater call sign.

The HMK file can be imported into all of the Kenwood MCP programs that accept the HMK file. The file is not specific to a particular application.