KENWOOD TH-D74

General Overview

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12-7-2016 Jay Vicory (AI1EE)

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Agenda

1. General Description

2. User Interface

3. Feature Set

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General Description• US Version (A) is a Tri-band Transciever

General Description

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General Description• US Version (A) is a Tri-band Transceiver

• IP54 / 55 (Dust / Water Jets). No immersion.

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General Description• US Version (A) is a Tri-band Transceiver

• IP54 / 55 (Dust / Water Jets). No immersion.

• Drop? Unknown. But I’ve dropped mine.

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General Description• US Version (A) is a Tri-band Transceiver

• IP54 / 55 (Dust / Water Jets). No immersion.

• Drop? Unknown. But I’ve dropped mine.

• Two VCOs. One of which can TX (band A).

• Kenwood calls these “bands”.

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General Description• US Version (A) is a Tri-band Transceiver

• IP54 / 55 (Dust / Water Jets). No immersion.

• Drop? Unknown. But I’ve dropped mine.

• Two VCOs. One of which can TX (band A).

• TX (Band A) on 2 m, 1.25m, and 70 cm

• TX (Band A) 144 - 148 MHz

• TX (Band A) 222 - 225 MHz

• TX (Band A) 430 - 450 MHz

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General Description• US Version (A) is a Tri-band Transceiver

• IP54 / 55 (Dust / Water Jets). No immersion.

• Drop? Unknown. But I’ve dropped mine.

• Two VCOs. One of which can TX (band A).

• TX (Band A) on 2 m, 1.25m, and 70 cm

• TX (Band A) 144 - 148 MHz

• TX (Band A) 222 - 225 MHz

• TX (Band A) 430 - 450 MHz

• TX Modes include FM, NFM, and DV

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General Description• Recall, two VCOs (bands). Both can RX.

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General Description• Two VCOs (bands). Both can RX.

• RX (Band A), 136 - 174 MHZ

• RX (Band A), 216 - 260 MHZ

• RX (Band A), 410 - 470 MHZ

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General Description• Two VCOs (bands). Both can RX.

• RX (Band A), 136 - 174 MHZ

• RX (Band A), 216 - 260 MHZ

• RX (Band A), 410 - 470 MHZ

• RX (Band B) on 100 KHz(!) - 253 MHz

• RX (Band B) on 76 MHz - 108 MHz (WFM)

• RX (Band B) on 108 MHz - 524 MHz

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General Description• RX Modes (Bands A&B): FM (F3E) Narrow and Wide

• RX Modes (Bands A&B): AFSK/FM (F2D)

• RX Modes (Bands A&B): FSK radiotelegra-phy / data transmissions (F1D).

• RX Modes (Bands A&B): F7W. FM some-thing?

• RX Modes (Bands A&B): Continuous Wave (CW) (A3E)

• RX Modes (Bands A&B): Ordinary AM (AM) (A3E)

• RX Modes (Bands A&B): Single sideband (SSB) (J3E)

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General Description• Internal bar antenna can be utilized for 100 KHz - 10.1 MHz.

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General Description

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User Interface Overview

Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS)

12-7-2016 Jay Vicory (AI1EE)

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Agenda

1. General Description

2. User Interface

3. Feature Set

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TFT Front Panel

Band A

Band B

Volume

Status

Select

TX/RX LED

TFT Front Panel

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Keypad

Keypad

Menu Select

MicrophoneBand Select

Function

Speaker

Keypad

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Top Interface

Antenna (SMA Female)

Top Interface

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Left Side Interface

PTT

MON / Squelch Off

Power

Left Side Interface

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Right Side Interface

Microphone

microSD

DC Power

Speaker

microUSB

Right Side Interface

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Dust Flap Interface

Dust Flap Interface

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Back Side Interface

Back Side Interface

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Back Side Interface

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Features Overview

Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS)

12-7-2016 Jay Vicory (AI1EE)

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Agenda

1. General Description

2. User Interface

3. Feature Set

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Some Significant Additional Features1. GPS Receiver

2. APRS

3. D-Star

4. Echolink

5. Audio Recording

6. Bluetooth

7. TNC (KISS)

8. microUSB (Audio/TNC/APRS)

Some Significant Additional Features

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GPS1. Built-in GPS receiver

2. Position Display

3. Position Storage

4. Track Logging

5. Ambiguity Option (when TX’ing position)

GPS

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GPS

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APRS

APRS

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APRS (My Radio Tracking)

APRS (My Radio Tracking)

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APRS1. Station TX Beacon

2. Station RX Logging

3. Weather Station Reports

4. Voice Alert (Simplex Range) with QSY Information (AFRS)

5. Auto Message Reply

6. Realtime Messaging (e.g. text messages)

7. Emergency Alert

APRS

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D-STAR1. Built-in D-Star

2. Simplex / Local Area (Repeater) / Gateway (Repeater Link)

3. Callsign Storage

4. Worldwide Repeater List

D-STAR

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Echolink1. Echolink Capable

2. Ten Echolink DTMF Memory Channels

Echolink

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Audio Recording1. Ability to record audio

2. PF Key can be Set to Record

Audio Recording

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Bluetooth1. Built-in Bluetooth

2. Can Pair with Headset for Audio

3. Can Pair with PC Bluetooth via KISS TNC

Bluetooth

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microUSB1. Can be used to Program the Radio

2. Can be used to Interface with the KISS TNC

3. Can be used to Stream Audio

4. Battery Recharge - No.

microUSB

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microUSB