The software supports importing from a CSV file, which is useful if you own the ARRL TravelPlus Repeater software or want to import from some other software. I didn't have any problems installing either the driver or software, making a few changes and uploading them to the radio. It also has the ability to enable to monitor for weather alerts (1050 Hz tone) from NOAA periodically.Īs was already noted in an earlier post, the programming software and USB interface cable are included with the radio (you must download the software and driver from Kenwood's website). The radio does have a special weather band preconfigured which is activated by hitting the PF button by default. Since this is how I operate an HT anyway, it suits me fine. On my radio, you must hold the mic right up to your mouth to get enough volume on the other end. While there is a VOX gain, there is no Mic gain, which would have been nice. Transmit and receive audio quality seems to be very good it might be the best of the HTs that I own. In this picture you can see that the GPS is turned on, the radio is receiving something and the current B band is a tone and a negative offset selected: Here are a couple of pictures of the basic VHF/UHF screens, both in dual and single band modes. I get the impression that the designers put a lot of effort in making the screen displays simple without a lot of small characters. Overall, the screen is uncluttered and easy to read. Like most dual band HTs, you can select dual or single band mode to suit your needs. It has 1000 memories that allow for 8 digit memory names. Using the basic functions of the radio is a lot like the Kenwood TH-F6A if you've ever used one, you won't have any trouble figuring out standard operations. If you want to monitor anything outside of that frequency range, you need a different radio. It cannot receive broadcast AM/FM, the aircraft band, 6 meters, or the 220 band The RX range is slightly different between the two internal VFOs: Band A range is 136-174/410-470 Mhz, Band B is 118-174/320-524 Mhz. So while not as water proof as the Yaesu it should be fine in the rain.įirst and foremost, The Kenwood TH-D72 is a basic VHF/UHF dual VFO FM radio. for use on ship decks - limited ingress permitted.ħ Protected against the effect of immersion between 15 cm and 1 m.Ĩ Protects against long periods of immersion under pressure. condensation.Ģ Protection against direct sprays of water up to 15o from the vertical.ģ Protected against direct sprays of water up to 60o from the vertical.Ĥ Protection against water sprayed from all directions - limited ingress permitted.ĥ Protected against low pressure jets of water from all directions - limited ingress.Ħ Protected against temporary flooding of water, e.g. IP Second number - Protection against liquidsġ Protection against vertically falling drops of water e.g. persons fingers.ģ Protected against solid objects over 2.5 mm (tools and wires).Ĥ Protected against solid objects over 1 mm (tools, wires, and small wires).ĥ Protected against dust limited ingress (no harmful deposit). accidental touch by persons hands.Ģ Protected against solid objects up to 12 mm, e.g. IP First number - Protection against solid objectsġ Protected against solid objects up to 50 mm, e.g. As for weather proofing it is claimed to be, MIL-STD810 and IP54 weatherproofing.
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