It looks like the internal Bar Antenna is eather turned off or has a broken connection inside of the TH-D74A. I have just done the same test with my TH-D74A and it works perfectly.
Could it have been the orientation of the antenna inside each radio? Did you try rotating the D74A 90 degrees and did it make a difference? This is so typical...the old saying that they don't make 'em like they used to really pertains to modern amateur radio equipment. All of these new radios with all of these new digital modes seem to suck. I just found the TH-F6A on a "Black November" Blowout Sale for $210 each. I bought 2. Looks like I made a good purchase!
It was definitely not the orientations of the antenna inside -- I did try rotating the D74 all around. Kenwood essentially states they didn't design the D74 for awesome AM broadcast reception. The D74 does blow away the F6 away in HF reception, however. :)
Bummer...well, the D74 is so much more money. I got 2 F6 radios for the price of less than 1 D74. What's your opinion on the VHF and UHF receivers between the two radios? Do they receive equally well, or is one better? How about transmit audio? Have you been able to do a side-by-side comparison using a recorder or having a fellow ham transmit on them alternately while you listen on simplex? Just curious... Thank you again for the video.
I'd say it's comparable to the F6A. There is a difference between the A and B bands, just like the F6. I haven't done side-by-side comparisons with the transmit audio, but the D74's audio sounds better than the F6 on receive.
It looks like the internal Bar Antenna is eather turned off or has a broken connection inside of the TH-D74A.
I have just done the same test with my TH-D74A and it works perfectly.
Bom dia, estou querendo compra um TH-f6 para ouvir nas frequências de 800mhz a 900mhz, pergunto se no TH-F6 posso ouvir essas frequências?
Well I bought for DSTAR and analog FM I try HF not bad AM don’t used , but try to put the same antenna and see if any difference
Could it have been the orientation of the antenna inside each radio? Did you try rotating the D74A 90 degrees and did it make a difference?
This is so typical...the old saying that they don't make 'em like they used to really pertains to modern amateur radio equipment. All of these new radios with all of these new digital modes seem to suck.
I just found the TH-F6A on a "Black November" Blowout Sale for $210 each. I bought 2. Looks like I made a good purchase!
It was definitely not the orientations of the antenna inside -- I did try rotating the D74 all around. Kenwood essentially states they didn't design the D74 for awesome AM broadcast reception.
The D74 does blow away the F6 away in HF reception, however. :)
Bummer...well, the D74 is so much more money. I got 2 F6 radios for the price of less than 1 D74.
What's your opinion on the VHF and UHF receivers between the two radios? Do they receive equally well, or is one better? How about transmit audio? Have you been able to do a side-by-side comparison using a recorder or having a fellow ham transmit on them alternately while you listen on simplex? Just curious...
Thank you again for the video.
I'd say it's comparable to the F6A. There is a difference between the A and B bands, just like the F6.
I haven't done side-by-side comparisons with the transmit audio, but the D74's audio sounds better than the F6 on receive.
"WCCO..." Well that's a station I recognize!
That is pretty poor but I will be wiling to trade ya my Baofengs for them!
Why not put the antenna in them?
Eric Grenier
the antenna is already inside
A little disappointing
Sell me your kenwood then!
Wow...
Th-f6 deu uma surra no d74, f6 é f6.
PRETTY LAME!