This is a demonstration on how to program your thd74 radio with the free software, mcpd74 from kenwood. Available for motorola, kenwood, blackbox, relm, icom and vertex radios. Attempt to control the th d7 radio using php, changing the freq to aprs 144. By utilizing this software, you can enjoy the versatility of the th d74ae transceiver through the memory channel management or edit functions. Dec 22, 2016 this is a demonstration on how to program your thd74 radio with the free software, mcpd74 from kenwood. Here are some more pictures of the decoders in action, including the kenwood thd7ag.
Triband amateur radio packed with convenient features and the advantage of a digital transceiver with dstar, and aprs support. The bluetooth word mark and logo are registered trademarks. You can use the mcpd74 to create data such as memory channels and menus on a pc by connecting the th d74ae to the pc by using a microusb cable or the bluetooth function. This link is listed in our web site directory since sunday dec 9 2007, and till today mcpd7g th d7a th d7e memory control has been followed for a total of 1878 times. We have 4 kenwood thd7a manuals available for free pdf download. Aprsdroid to a real radio, it has several drawbacks compared to bluetooth tncs. View and download kenwood thd7a sercie manual online. Immediate download after payment delivered as a pdf file. Builtin gps and bluetooth support, as well as micro usb and microsd sdhc. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next k8za premium subscriber qrz page. Dec 10, 2015 gps serial receiver for kenwood th d7 press the pos button while gps data is running at it will show you the locator,and latlong, the degree and decimal points flash on reception. Kenwood thd74a digital triband handheld transceivers th. After reading a data file, the position limit distance parameter in the aprs menu would become 10.
Data communicator is designed to make the most of aprs. Mcpd7g thd7a thd7e memory control resource detail the. You can finally connect th d7 with aprsdroid running on android phone, as nearly all of them has bluetooth but very small of them has serial. Page 128 th d74a th d74e specifications bluetooth version. If you do not feel comfortable working with small surface mount components, you should not be performing this. Owners manual for kenwood th d7ag, downloadable as a pdf file manual details. Official info from kenwood on the th d7a firmware upgrade. With a portable computer, allows you to enjoy packet operation quite easily. A moderately short tutorial of how to setup and use a kenwood th d74a with icoms android app rsms1a, which is designed for their 4100,5100, and 51 series devices. Jan 07, 2012 this mod offers quite new possibilities to old th d7s. Software program memories and other setting of the kenwood th d7a or th d7ag radios. Describe your experience with the kenwood th d7ag and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Describe your experience with the kenwood thd7ag and tell us why you give it the rating you did required.
Describe your experience with the kenwood th d7ae and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. View and download kenwood th d74a user manual online. Kenwood thd7ag, kenwood thd7a amateur radio ht thd7. About 1mb of free hard disk space is needed to install this. Describe your experience with the kenwood thd7ae and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Provides up to 5w output on 144, 220 and 440 amateur bands in fm and nfm. The main category is kenwood th d7a links that is about vhf uhf dual band wtnc for packet and aprs th d7 th d7a th d7e.
This radio comes the pb38 nicad battery, bc17 wall charger, belt clip, wrist strap, cable with submini 2. Click here for more information spreadsheet layout with many point and click options. Works with windows 7 32 and 64 bit, windows 8 and 8. Making a datapc cable to connect to the kenwood thd7ag september 21, 2006 dave leave a comment apparently people found the making a cable to go between a gps device and the kenwood th d7 useful, and have asked for information about making a data cable. I used to pipe the output of a handheld gps into the serial port. Kenwood th d7a tx band modification allows tx 6 173. Click here to view all the above modifications for th d7 in one page. Interface cable for kenwood ham radio th d7a tmd700a aprs to garmin 4pin round gps rk this cable is to be used for aprs applications, allowing realtime gps coordinates to be transmitted from your garmin 45 pin gps to the kenwood th d7a tmd700a ham radio. Has 1,000 memory channels like the yaesu ft60r does has built in aprs capability like my older kenwood th d7a g and a few other radios. Blucomm bluetooth ruggedized speakermicrophone with volume control, ptt button, and 2.
If you purchase a commercially available headset that is compatible. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. After reading a data file, the position limit distance parameter in the aprs menu would. Compatible with kenwood radio th d7, th d7a, th d7e, th g71, th g71a, th g71e have a question. Rt systems krsd7 programming software makes it easy to manage memory channel information and other menu settings of the kenwood th d7a and th d7ag radios. This is a demonstration on how to program your th d74 radio with the free software, mcpd74 from kenwood. Announced in ohio earlier this year 2016, this handheld radio has recently become available to the us retail market. Equipped with a tnc, the thd7a g provides you with a wide range of data communications options. Provides 9vdc with dry cells alkalines, for highwatt tx capability. Thd7g radio programming software kenwood radio software. This modern and powerful radio is packed with features many of us have been seeking for years. Several years ago, kenwood sent techs to dayton to do these upgrades. Initiate pairing from thd74, pair with the windows host.
Ftdi usb programming cable kenwood thd7 thd7a thd7a. Now kenwood has raised the bar even further with the new thd74a digital triband handheld transceivers. Kenwood has already garnered an enviable reputation with the thd72ae handheld aprs amateur radio transceiver. Related manuals for kenwood th d7a g portable radio kenwood th d7a instruction manual 112 pages. Its ergonomic, easytogrip design is more convenient than handling the radio itself making. The bt11h is a 6 x aa cell battery case for kenwood th g71, th g71a, th g71e, th d7, th d7a, th d7e, etc. For example, in addition to your own position data it will now. Make sure the share bluetooth devices with windows option is checked.
This is a feature packed ht with the inclusion of gps, aprs, dstar, hf rx, a kiss tnc, and many other useful capabilities. Bt11h 6 aa battery case for kenwood thd7a thd7e dual band. Kenwood thd7a tx band modification allows tx 6 173. Batteries free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Buy sundely replacement nimh battery packs for kenwood radios th d7 th d7a th d7e pb39 pb39h. The kenwood radios with the tncs built in are only to be used for aprs they are not suitable for outpost or winlink in that configuration, but with the tnc turned off and a out board tnc of good quality, the. Equipped with a tnc, the th d7a g provides you with a wide range of data communications options. Kenwood thd7a by gps model find accessories gpsgeek. Instruction manual, sercie manual, operation manual. The kenwood th d7 radio was produced in an original a version then later as an ag. Th d74 gps menu400 builtin gpson menu401 my postiongps menu403 operating modenormal menu404 battery saveroff menu405 pc outputon.
Modern aprs handhelds like the thd72 have gps on board, but my kenwood th d7 is from the turn of the century and doesnt have onboard gps. This project is to make something that used to be common a gps receiver with serial data output. Th d7a firmware upgrade release in an ongoing effort to provide industry leading support for our products, kenwood has released service bulletin asb1063. Making a datapc cable to connect to the kenwood thd7ag. Prolific prohibits the distribution of any pl2303 drivers including download links without written permission from prolific. Owners manual for kenwood thd7a, downloadable as a pdf file manual details. The file is in d7g format, and is intended for use with the kenwood mcpd7g programming software, memory control program for th d7g, version 1. This program does not work with the th d7a th d7e th d7ever. Aprs th d7a th d7a g comparison chart the new th d7a g data communicator brings numerous improvements to aprs related functions, such as the my position feature. Kenwood has already garnered an enviable reputation with the thd72a handheld aprs amateur radio transceiver. Featuring a color transflective tft display that offers excellent visibility during the day or at night. After reading a data file, the program could no longer read a vfo frequency on the uhf band. Apr 16, 2017 make sure the share bluetooth devices with windows option is checked.
You might be able to do this through the control panel. For my reasons, the kenwood th d74 fit those needs because, as a current on the market hand held radio it. Click here to view a th d7a th d7ag comparison chart. Initiate pairing from th d74, pair with the windows host.
Within windows, start paring process with bluetooth bluetooth icon in tray on bottom right. Click on the version id to download the apk file to your android device. Vhf uhf dual band wtnc for packet and aprs th d7 th d7a th d7e category is a curation of 21 web resources on, vch1 visual communicator, kenwood th d7 tips and tricks, palm iii to kenwood thd7ae. Meant to be a replacement for the d72 but this radio appears to be quite different all the way around, lacking full duplex but adding dstar, cwssbusb reception, and on the american version 222 mhz thus the ae variants are different internally in this radio. Sundely replacement nimh battery packs for kenwood radios th.
View and download kenwood th d7ag instruction manual online. Aecreative usb power supply travel charger cable for kenwood radio th d74a th g71 th d7a th d72a th d74a th f6a th f7a th 22a th42a th 22at th 42at th k4a th k2at 3. Th d7 pg4w programming cable diagram well, i just received a very nice kenwood th d7gii portable vhfuhf radio. Gps serial receiver for kenwood thd7 richard mudhar. Mobilinkd tnc hardware with bluetooth connection to aprsdroid. Enough changes were made that these two radios require separate programmers to address those differences. The summary of thd7 connections, baud rates and related. Like the previous and existing handheld models, the thd7ae and. To write to or read from the thd7 memory, a separate connector cable pg4w option is required.
Now more than ever before you can take advantage of the convenience of aprs data communications and the highquality performance of kenwoods portable fm dual bander lineup. Enhances the functions of an optional vch1 interactive visual communicator designed for plugandplay color slowscan television sstv. This mod offers quite new possibilities to old th d7s. The main problem was the programming of my favourites frequencies. Changes a th d7e into a th d7a and enables the skycommand option.
Kenwood thd74 how to program with the mcpd74 free software. Bt11h 6 aa alkaline battery case for kenwood twoway radio nonoem. View and download kenwood thd7ag instruction manual online. Dave wb2ftx confirms that kenwood th d7a g works fine with outpost. I have the 081898 and have been unable to get the kiss mode to transmit correctly. Thd74 menu configuration bluetooth select paring mode to make th d74. The summary of thd7 connections, baud rates and related info. Includes a program for dealing with data formats supported by automatic packet reporting system aprs compliant with voicedigital mode dstar digital amateur radio networks. Utilizes sky command system 2 designed to control a kenwood hf transceiver at a remote location th d7a only. The radios differ in the characteristics and abilities of the built in tnc.
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