I have made 1000+ contacts via satellites using a TM-D700 and TM-D710. The receive is excellent. Without a preamp, I can work any of the current FM birds from AOS to LOS. I'm always on the lookout for deals on used ones locally. I actually prefer the 700 for portable since I can run a serial cable right to the front of the radio to interface with UISS on my laptop.
73 Clayton W5PFG
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On Jan 6, 2012, at 7:10, "Bob Bruninga" bruninga@usna.edu wrote:
There are 10's of thousands of these Kenwood radios out there, and many people upgraded from the D7 and D700 to the D72 and D710 for the enhanced APRS functions. But the full duplex dual band radios remain the best there is for full duplex FM satellite AND APRS satellite work.
Bob, WB4APR