It's almost perfect! - Kenwood TH-D75 Review

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The TH-D75 is a brilliant radio and in fact is ALMOST my perfect HT. But you may think differently!
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21 авг 2024

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@islandmagicco Месяц назад

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.

@chrissmart9761 2 месяца назад

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!

@chrisb012 2 месяца назад

I thought the ID-52 was expensive, but I love it. No way i could justify the price of the Kenwood!

@brianwilliams8620 2 месяца назад

Great radio shame about the price thats ro much for a handheld would rather buy a hombase or mobile will stick with the D74.

@ManuelPinner 2 месяца назад

don't these are radios and one is a try Band! here in the US!

@inray 2 месяца назад

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...

@Alex-M0OOV 2 месяца назад

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.

@plemieux84 Месяц назад

@@Alex-M0OOVwaterfall is sort of pointless on a V/U handheld.

@ivandubinsky1857 Месяц назад

You own one, do you? How about posting your own RU-vid review then?

@jeffkardosjr.3825 10 дней назад

@@Alex-M0OOVI have a basic waterfall on an RT3S using OpenGD77.

@creasteve_ 7 дней назад

@@plemieux84Owning an ID-50 I beg to differ - I'm absolutely in love with that feature. 🥰

@dustinhasselbach6378 2 месяца назад

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.

@M0JSX 2 месяца назад

I think that is fair. It’s really not worth the upgrade. 73!

@marcoplacidi9975 2 месяца назад

Why kenwood are wasting time to release a handheld??? What about a new radio like 7300 or ftdx10

@ohaya1 2 месяца назад

1000% agreed!

@ManuelPinner 2 месяца назад

Kenwood is also coming out with a mobile unit, the Big Brother the d75!

@ivandubinsky1857 Месяц назад

They already market the TS-590SG which is superior to both. No doubt they are working on new products, as well.

@peterramsey4611 2 месяца назад

Got the 74 and the 75 plus the ID-52 love them all

@davidedger8733 Месяц назад

Excellent video review. I love my D75 for travel using the broad band receiver all around the world and the GPS to augment the functionality on my IPhone. Still enjoy my Icom ID52, but this radio is clearly superior. 73 N3CI

@ehsnils 2 месяца назад

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.

@M0JSX 2 месяца назад

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!

@RhettSparrow 15 дней назад

I wish people can make up their mind and drop it two. Definitely DMR repeaters are twice that of the D*, but dying? Far from it!

@johnr6218 2 месяца назад

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

@M0JSX 2 месяца назад

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!

@TheOutdoorFun 2 месяца назад

Same here.

@johnr6218 2 месяца назад

@@M0JSX thanks!

@TheeRadioDJ 2 месяца назад

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.

@johnr6218 2 месяца назад

@@TheeRadioDJ thanks!

@andrewsquires7230 2 месяца назад

It is a great radio !

@HamRadioDX 2 месяца назад

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

@M0JSX 2 месяца назад

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!