Kenwood TH-D74A

144/220/430 MHz TRIBANDER. Triband Amateur radio packed with convenient features and the advantage of a digital transceiver with D-STAR, and APRS support. Featuring a color transflective TFT display that offers excellent visibility during the day or at night. Built-in GPS and Bluetooth support, as well as Micro USB and microSD/ SDHC. This radio is ready to harness the exciting developments in radio communications.

Kenwood TH-D74A

– Compatible with the APRS communication protocol, for real-time two-way data transmission using packet communications. This stand-alone device enables the enjoyment of communications through a variety of features, including sharing of local and GPS positional information, and message exchange.
– Other station positional information, weather station information
– Station list, object compatibility
– Messaging functionality
– QSY Functionality
– KISS mode TNC
– APRS menu settings
– Compatible with D-STAR, the amateur radio communications network that has voice mode and data mode. Both local and international communications are possible through diverse operations including simplex communications, single repeater relay communications, and inter-repeater gateway communications.
– DV fast data mode
– Simple operation in DR (D-STAR repeater) mode
– Setting via the digital function menu
– Easily updated repeater list
– Kenwood proprietary sound
– Compatible with wideband and multimode reception
– Built-in IF receive filter
– IF output mode
– High-performance DSP voice processing
– Visibility display and user-friendly operation
– Tough weatherproofing meeting IEC 529 IP-54/ 55 standards
– Easily understandable pop-up screens
– Dual frequency reception (VxV, UxU, and VxU functions)
– Micro USB (Serial, Mass Storage Class, USB Audio) to enable use of external decoding software Bluetooth (SPP, HSP) support
– External Decode function (PC Decode 12kHz IF output, BW: 15 kHz)
– Voice Recording (Files size up to microSD memory capacity)
– CSV Data Import / Export, (Digital Repeater List, Callsign, List_Digital)
– GPS Logger mode (Un-limited Number of Data stored to microSD memory)

Kenwood TH-D74A price

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