Released specs are: * 144/220/430MHz TRIBANDER * APRS Protocol Compliant - To exchange GPS location data and messages in real-time. * D-STAR with Simultaneous Reception on DV mode - Compatible for transferring voice and digital data over D-STAR networks. * Reflector Terminal mode to access D-STAR Reflectors * USB Type-C for Data Transfer and Charging * Built-in Digipeater station to transmit received data * Built-in GPS Unit * Easy-to-Read Transflective Color TFT Display * Call Sign Readout * Tough & Robust - meets IP54/55 Standards * Wide-band and multi-mode reception * Built-in IF Filter for comfortable reception (SSB/CW) * DSP-based Voice Processing and Reputable KENWOOD Custom tuned Sound Quality * Bluetooth, microSD/SDHC Memory Card Slot for Flexible link with a PC
Kenwood did not release price point yet, off handed. they said at Friedrichshafen (https://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.com/) will be more details. We will have to wait and see.
Kenwood does make quality radios though. I used to have a twenty year old TS-440 that still worked great. I had a TH-F6A VHF/UHF Tribander for ten years before I sold it. I just had to replace some capacitors on the 440.
Come on Kenwood really a handheld radio? Yawn... Did anyone ask if any new Kenwood HF rigs are on the horizon? Sad to see Kenwood go away to a slow death..
Considering the only Kenwood radios current "available" are the TS-890S and TS-590SG HF radios, the fact they have released anything new is rather surprising (and welcoming). Given all the demise of Kenwood Amateur radios rumors that have been floating around for the last couple of years, it's a good sign. I'm, waiting for them to re-release the TM-D710GA.
Yep, Kenwood is the thing. I happily owned European TH-F7E (the same radio with 220MHz blocked and IARU region I bandplan). Sold it in perfect condition after some fifteen years of pretty extensive everyday use. Swapped the battery twice due normal wear since I charged it almost daily. Never needed any repair, alignment, or even reset. The best HT I ever owned.
According to K0PIR the D75 will do cross-band repeat and enable "users to listen on one band while transmitting on another", ie. Full-Duplex, like the D72. As a maker of Full-Duplex AllStar nodes and having sold off the last of my half-duplex VHF radios including the D74 months ago this is good news as there is no current production model high-quality HT that fully supports Full-Duplex and its many benefits. If this is true, then Kenwood will have really upped the bar.