http://www.livefromthehamshack.tv/2...ing-testing-kenwood-th-d74a-triband-dstar-ht/ ---------------------- Kenwood has upgraded their game and jumped onto the DSTAR bandwagon. This Triband HT includes the 220MHz band, and is capable of DSTAR on all 3 bands. Today I looked through the menus, do some setups, and performs some analog QSOs on this new HT. Follow me on: YouTube Ham Radio 2.0 Facebook Group Twitter Instagram Email List RSS Feed for Audio Podcast iTunes Audio Podcast
One feature lacking in this incredible rig: true, full-duplex operation like the 'D72a (defined as being able to hear with an earpiece one band as you key up on the other band - for working, say, FM satellites). Informally and off the record, Kenwood may be thinking of the 'D72a as a "replacement" for the TH-F6a - but this is NOT an official word from anyone.
very "bad" idea to improve in a new radio the d-star ..... the future is the DMR or c4fm fusion , hi ! but if you see in the icom inc. company , jvc kenwood have the 30% of the stock of icom !
I agree. DMR is growing faster than any other digital mode out there. NONE of the "Big 3" manufacturers are making DMR radios at this time (Kenwood actually does make a commercial DMR radio, but it isn't sold in the USA) Had Kenwood decided to make this radio a FPP DMR Radio, they could have cornered the Amateur DMR market.
AVOID THE thd74. Its audio is lack luster (baeofang) like at best. The battery life is shorter than Bidens memory. If you thought dstar was complicated then this radio will totally upset you with how kenwood made the dstar programming that much more of a night mare. The rt systems program cant even get the radio to properly set it to dv versus dr for dvap operation. So I would avoid this YUGO quality radio.
i have the jiffy manual for my d74. i found 90 lines of info for gps/aprs way too much for me. id never be able to do anything w/o the book.. thats just me...
