Kenwood TH-D74A Digital Tri-Band Handheld Ham Radio

Kenwood TH-D74A qualifies for an Instant Rebate. Add it to your cart for a new low price! Transceiver Handheld Tri-Band 144/220/430 MHz APRS GPS D-STAR Bluetooth Compliant Micro-USB Each – Kenwood has already garnered an enviable reputation with the TH-D72A/E handheld APRS Amateur Radio transceiver. Now Kenwood has raised the bar even further with the new TH-D74A Digital Tri-band Handheld Transceivers! They have added support for D-STAR the digital voice and data protocol developed by the JARL and enabled simultaneous APRS and D-STAR operation an industry first. These handhelds offer intuitive operation and rugged IP54/55 weatherproofing. TH-D74A portable transceivers feature built-in GPS wide-band multi-mode reception IF filters DSP equalizer a transflective TFT color display Micro-SD memory slot and Bluetooth/USB connectivity. And there’s much more! Additional TH-D74A features:* 1000 Alpha Memories* DTMF Memory* Built-in 1200/9600 bps TNC* DSP Voice Processing* Extended Receive with HF CW/SSB! * Bluetooth Compliant* 13.8 VDC Input Jack – These tri-band radios operate on the 144 220 and 440 MHz bands. Supported modes include: DV / DV Fast data / FM / NFM / WFM / AM receive. They are equipped with a built-in TNC 1200/9600 and provide APRS Automatic Packet/Position Reporting System with an integrated GPS! They also support D-Star and with superior audio! Receive frequency ranges include: 136-174 216-260 410-470 MHz and a very-wide 0.1-524 MHz general coverage. – Key features:1. APRS packet-transfer communications for exchange of real-time GPS positional information and messages:* Color display includes compass with station information relative distance heading and speed or weather conditions rainfall temperature humidity wind direction/speed pressure* Storage capacity for 100 fixed/mobile/weather stations and objects/items* Messages exchanged with other APRS stations in real time* Built-in KISS TNC for managing APRS** on a computer* Rapid QSY using frequency embedded in beacon2. Multi-band multi-mode reception:* 0.1 to 524 MHz wide-band continuous reception on Band B sub-band FM/NFM/WFM/AM plus SSB/CW! * Dual frequency reception Vx – V Ux – U and Vx – U* Simplified zero-in with variable fine-step 20 100 500 and 1000 Hz* Ferrite bar antenna for mid- and low-HF bands4. IF filters to reduce adjacent frequency interference SSB: 2.2 to 3.0 k – Hz; CW: 0.3 to 2.0 k – Hz; AM: 3.0 to 7.5 k – Hz5. IF OUT mode to make IF signal 12 k – Hz center frequency 15 k – Hz bandwidth available via the Micro-USB port6. High-performance audio equalizer with DSPOther features include:* Color 1.74 in. 240 x 180 pixel transflective TFT display for high visibility indoors and outdoors* Flat low-profile key tops* Built-in GPS Auto Clock Setting with high-sensitivity patch antenna to track GPS signals from vehicle dashboard* GPS Logger mode* Bluetooth HSP/SPP* Micro-SD/SDHC slot* Micro-USB jack* Free downloadable PC software: MCP-D74 memory control program ARFC-D74 for frequency management etc. – Note: For additional information please look at the files under the “Documentation” tab. ** APRS is a reg