Kenwood TH-D74A for Satellite Work
I’m sure this must have come up before, but unfortunately I missed the discussion.
Curious if anyone on the list has tried the new Kenwood TH-D74A for satellite work on the FM birds? Is the rig truly dual-band like the TH-D72A?
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL EM63nf
Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
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Les,
Patrick WD9EWK has been testing his and has written about it here https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/kenwood-th-d74a-for-satellite-work....
Dave-KB1PVH
On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 7:37 PM, Les Rayburn les@highnoonfilm.com wrote:
I’m sure this must have come up before, but unfortunately I missed the discussion.
Curious if anyone on the list has tried the new Kenwood TH-D74A for satellite work on the FM birds? Is the rig truly dual-band like the TH-D72A?
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL EM63nf
Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip.
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Hi Les!
I bought a TH-D74A when they became available at the Phoenix HRO store just over a month ago. Unlike what was being said at Dayton earlier this year, the TH-D74A is not capable of cross-band full- duplex operation like the TH-D72 and TH-D7 HTs. With that said, the HT has a lot going for it, like also including the 222 MHz band and an all-mode receiver from the TH-F6A, D-Star (this appears to work very similar to how Icom's ID-51A operates in D-Star mode), an audio recorder, and more. Dave KB1PVH listed the link where I have been posting my comments about this radio as I have used it on the satellites. The packet/APRS functionality is also good, but with the ISS packet station down and NO-84's digipeater only activated infrequently, it may be a while before packet is available via satellite.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK
On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 11:37 PM, Les Rayburn les@highnoonfilm.com wrote:
I’m sure this must have come up before, but unfortunately I missed the discussion.
Curious if anyone on the list has tried the new Kenwood TH-D74A for satellite work on the FM birds? Is the rig truly dual-band like the TH-D72A?
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
It is dual band but not full duplex. The model TH-D72 is the full duplex one. Bob
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I’m sure this must have come up before, but unfortunately I missed the discussion.
Curious if anyone on the list has tried the new Kenwood TH-D74A for satellite work on the FM birds? Is the rig truly dual-band like the TH-D72A?
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Dave Webb KB1PVH -
Les Rayburn -
Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) -
Robert Bruninga