Kenwood TH-D75 - detailed report - Exclusive from Japan!
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Published 2023-08-19
I had the opportunity to see the new Kenwood TH-D75 from Kenwood. Mr. Hiroshi Nakamura, JH4OWG gave me a full walkthrough on the radio with American firmware which showed the menus in English along with English voice prompts.
I also had a talk with Mr. Suzuki, who wears a lot of hats - Director of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer, COO Safety & Security Sector, Head of Supply Chain Management (SCM) Reform. He gave me a bit of insight into Kenwood's re-entry into the amateur market. Exciting times ahead!!!
*FEATURES, PRICING AND AVAILABILITY ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
Features are under heavy development and as such what's displayed here may change in the final product.
Special thanks to Don @w6gps for the heads up.
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Time stamps:
00:00 - Intro with B-roll
00:25 - Initial discussion
02:40 - Walkthrough of radio features
11:15 - Discussion about D75 and the bigger picture
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All Comments (21)
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I am so impressed that he insisted on demonstrating the increased voice guidance! Thank you Kenwood!
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Seems like a great radio. SMS over APRS is a great feature. I wish it was full duplex!
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Why don't they add a waterfall spectrum display option like Icom does? It's so useful!
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Ria, you are putting in so much work on this trip. I thank you, and I'm sure you are making hams everywhere all giddy with this information.
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Clarification: JARL only approves D-STAR as the digital voice repeater protocol (no C4FM repeater in Japan is licensed), and JARL mandates all D-STAR users in Japan to register their contact details (mailing address, phone number, and name) to use their repeater network. The radio authority in Japan only licenses repeater stations to JARL (since 1982). So that's why D-STAR is so big in Japan; it's subsidized by JARL. BTW welcome to Japan Ria! :)
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Wow! Expansion of voice prompts. That brief tour suggests that the voice prompts are very comprehensive. So happy to see Kenwood continues to stand behind the blind and VI ham community, whether by accident or design.
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Thanks for the juicy updates! 🙏
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Asking good questions! Thank you.
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Great information, thank you for filming and sharing your trip :)
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Thank you for your time and effort. Your video is very informative. Happy to give you a thumbs up. 👍
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Kenwood gear is always going to be worth waiting for. Good to see the QRZ hysterics about them leaving the market proving to be nonsense.
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Nice to see Kenwood putting their product line back together.
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Thanks for the detailed video Ria!
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Ría thanks for the superb early review. Regards from Mexico.
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I sold my TH-D74a in anticipation of the D75. Great report Ria.
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As a white stick amateur I am so impressed with the voice prompts the fact that we can now access the menu this is wonderful!!!!! I have been waiting for this for a long long time!!!!!!!! I am curious are all menus and menu options spoken?? Than you very much Joe
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Way to go the extra mile (or 2,000!) for the scoop, Ria! Good job!
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Thank You for the video Ria, Very Informative.
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Thank you for the good video and info, Ria.
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Thank you for this video. Very excited that Kenwood is making a comeback in Amateur Radio.
