It's almost perfect! - Kenwood TH-D75 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2024
- The TH-D75 is a brilliant radio and in fact is ALMOST my perfect HT. But you may think differently!
Thank you to ML&S Martin Lynch and Sons for the loan of the review unit.
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If you have an iPhone or iPad and want to get more out of your TH-D75, consider getting the B.B. Link adapter. This adapter allows iOS devices to work with the Kenwood TH-D74 and TH-D75 over Bluetooth. With it, you can run apps like RadioMail for emails and aprsfi for GPS positioning and messaging, leveraging the powerful built-in packet TNC in the radio.
770 voice guidance prompts for the visually-impaired, or those who don't want to take their eyes off the road.
Press and hold # at power up.
Icom and Yaesu flagship HT's do not include this, plus have touch screens. The Icom ID-52 doesn't even have a full DTMF pad.
Thank you Kenwood, for continuing to include hams who are blind or visually-impaired!
Great radio shame about the price thats ro much for a handheld would rather buy a hombase or mobile will stick with the D74.
don't these are radios and one is a try Band! here in the US!
Got the 74 and the 75 plus the ID-52 love them all
I wish the only problem of the D75 was the lack of analog nearby repeater functionality.
No waterproofing, no Bluetooth LE support and thus inability to connect to an iPhone, no independent volume control for each receiver, no USB PD charging, no availability of a larger battery and at the same time much higher power consumption and less autonomy than Icom and Yaesu handhelds.
And all this at an outrageously high price...
To add to your comment, which is brilliant, I would say also no waterfall/spectrum (even a crude one like id-50). For £800 for a handheld I would expect all of these.
@@Alex-M0OOVwaterfall is sort of pointless on a V/U handheld.
Thanks!
Thanks very much Harry! ☺️
It seems like a great radio. I bought a d74 years ago and it is still going strong. The wide band receiv is awesome at camp. If it ever stops working on me i would buy the d75 no doubt.
I think that is fair. It’s really not worth the upgrade. 73!
I thought the ID-52 was expensive, but I love it. No way i could justify the price of the Kenwood!
It is a great radio !
I have the TH-D72 and it's still running strong with the original battery, even though the battery starts to get a bit weaker than it was originally it holds together pretty well.
One reason is that the radio stops charging when the battery is full and don't run any maintenance charging.
What I miss on it is DMR Tier 2 capabilities while D-Star is useless to me since in my area there aren't many D-Star repeaters and D-Star seems to be a dying tech.
I understand what you mean about DSTAR availaibility, it is exactly the same for me without a DSTAR repeater close by. However, I would say DSTAR is my favourite digital voice mode and I really enjoy using it with a hotspot.
73!
Why kenwood are wasting time to release a handheld??? What about a new radio like 7300 or ftdx10
1000% agreed!
Kenwood is also coming out with a mobile unit, the Big Brother the d75!
No nearby FM repeaters is a deal breaker for me. I use it a LOT on my ID-51.
Id live to seena comparison between id-50 and 52 sometime. I really value usb-c charging and the 52 seems a bit too big, so I'm tempted by the -50 but cant find a definitive list of what I'd be giving up
The ID-50 is practically the same radio as the ID-51. It probably isn’t worth the upgrade unless you really want the USB charging. 73!
Same here.
@@M0JSX thanks!
The ID-50 has 500 memory channels vs. 1000 for the ID-52. The ID-50 eliminates Bluetooth, and has a smaller monochrome display vs. the ID-52's color display. The body of the ID-50 is smaller, but it still uses all of the same accessories as the ID-52. The ID-50 also adds USB-C. The ID-50 is also considerably cheaper. Here in the US, the ID-52 is usually selling for $600 USD, and the ID-50 for $400 USD. Aside from those differences, it's practically the same radio as the ID-52. I've had both, and the ID-50 is excellent, but my aging eyesight really prefers the larger color display of the ID-52.
@@TheeRadioDJ thanks!
They did so much... but as you say. Almost perfect. Super expensive... but they do hold their value well. I still can't beat my TH-D72 though... apart from the battery life
Cheers Hayden. As we know, no radio is ever perfect. I find it frustrating that it is so damn near perfect, but falls inches from the line! If it was way off it wouldn’t annoy me half as much!
hi der
I think I'll stick to my TH77-A!
No Roger Beep though, Baofang still streets ahead in that area