Does it still have the 6k something + wide SSB frontend like the 10+ year old TH-F6a? I read Patrick's post about it and I don't remember any Kenwood rep at Dayton say it would do full duplex. I think Kenwood really missed the boat on this one.
73 Jeff kb2m
-----Original Message----- From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2016 12:19 PM To: Phillip Lontz ; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] RTSystems has Software for Kenwood TH-D74a
Phillip,
As Dave KB1PVH said, the answer is "no". The TH-D74 is not capable of cross-band full-duplex operation for working FM satellites, unlike the older TH-D72 which can do that. When you transmit from one VFO or "band" on the TH-D74, the other VFO/"band" is muted.
I have written a bit about how I have used my TH-D74A on satellites, and not just trying to use it with FM satellites, on the QRZ.com satellite forum at:
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/kenwood-th -d74a-for-satellite-work.540096/
I have used my TH-D74A on both SO-50 and AO-85 in FM, as the downlink receiver when working SSB satellites like AO-73, FO-29, and XW-2F (transmit radio was a Yaesu FT-817ND), and working the orbiting packet digipeaters on the ISS (previously on 145.825 MHz, and now on 437.550 MHz) and NO-84 (when available).
Please e-mail me directly if I can be of further assistance with the TH-D74A on satellites.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK
On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 4:47 PM, Phillip Lontz philji@mac.com wrote:
Will that new KENWOOD do crossband full duplex like the TH D72????
What me worry?
On Dec 3, 2016, at 11:35 PM, Clint Bradford clintbradford@mac.com
wrote:
RT Systems has a $25 software program for the new Kenwood TH-D74a.
and-USB-cable-s/2688.htm
Uses a Standard USB-A to Micro-B cable or MicroSD card for programming -
so there is
no need to purchase a cable from RTSystems for this HT!
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