New Kenwood radios: TM-D710 & TM-V71
A PDF file with pictures of the two new Kenwood rigs TM-D710 and TM-V71 can be found on the FCC website:
PDF.When you click on the link, you will get a file called retrive.cgi. Just rename this file to whatever.pdf and you can open it with your Acrobat Reader. Unfortunately no technical details are available. At least both seem to be dual or twin banders.
[tags]ham radio, amateur radio, kenwood, vhf, uhf[/tags]
March 23rd, 2007 22:52
Oooo, thanks Chris – I’m an avid follower of Kenwood radios – I really don’t think anything has surpassed the TMD 700 for the VHF/UHF bands. Heres hoping the new 710 has the on board TNC/APRS functionality …….
March 24th, 2007 15:42
I am hopeful that the new TM-D710 is a replacement for the TMD-700A with all the functionality and improvements. I was within days of buying two new 700′s but now will wait to see what comes of the new rig.
73 es thanks de Jeff
March 27th, 2007 16:10
I was surprised to see that Kenwood has released new radios. But this is actually good news…
TNC functionality would definitely be nice. It really surprises me that Kenwood does not release an update of the TH-D7. There doesn’t exist an alternative on the market if you are looking for something portable with an internal TNC.
May 3rd, 2007 17:51
I’m a bit disapointed by the missing APRS features.
May 6th, 2007 20:06
That is indeed bad news. Would have given APRS a boost…
July 24th, 2007 05:50
From what I see on the faceplate, there is APRS on the TM-D710
August 7th, 2007 06:05
I somewhere had the specs, but where
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But there should be more stuff available on the Kenwood website. Unfortunately I forgot to ask when I visited Ham Radio fair in Friedrichshafen.
September 20th, 2007 15:13
I own a D700 radio and I recentelly bought the D710. With my D700 I am able to run APRS on one side connected to the computer with UIView on one side and Echolink on the other connected with an interface through the data port of the D700 ant the sond card of my PC on the other. Does anyone knows how can I do that with the D710? Thank a lot
September 21st, 2007 16:26
Unfortunately I don’t own a TM-D710, so I can’t help you in this matter. But maybe other readers have experience with that.
September 30th, 2007 18:32
I am new to ham and I am interested in echolink. Would any of you be kind enough to give me a report on the Kenwood TM-V71A? Is this the best way to go for Echolink, or is there a better setup? Does the V71A eliminate equipment, and is it the best way to go for Echolink?
Thank you for any help you can be.
January 4th, 2008 23:37
You dont need a 71E or a 710E to use Echolink just download the software for your PC and use Echo Link from your PC.
January 11th, 2008 21:53
But doing Echolink with you radio without a computer is a thrilling idea… Would be the first radio with ethernet connection
January 12th, 2008 02:53
Well find a local repeater thats hooked into Echolink and IRLP and all you need then is just a DTMF microphone to generate the key tones to the Nodes…no need to go out and buy these super duper so called Echolink radios…if your radio got DTMF then your away.
Another great mode is Eqso this is similar to Echolink and SWL’s can chat here also if they are in rooms with no links to repeaters.
In fact you dont need a DTMF microphone just find a repeater link using IRLP key your microphone and use your telephone keypad to punch in the node number and Bingo.
January 12th, 2008 14:20
That is right, but not everybody has an echolink repeaters in his vicinity… Especially here in DL the density of echolink repeaters is still low.
Therefore a radio with ethernet interface would be a nice thing.
April 2nd, 2008 13:37
I have a Kenwood 710, ui-view32 and mapping and traveler 8.0. I am new in APRS and for the life of me I can not get them to work all together. I have the 710 on the air and working with aprs in west central florida, but I can not get the radio to talk to the computer or ui-view32 an mapping and traveler 8.0 to work together…. Even with all the help screens, it does not give a new person to aprs a simple enough way to set up all the screens to make them work together… Enough rambling, just wish someone could write down step by step directions on which way I could go
73 Keith
w4fla@yahoo.com
April 8th, 2008 18:30
I have received the following via email:
April 1st, 2009 08:00
ich möchte den Text auf dem Display des DM 710 mit einem Kabel (PG )an meinem Lape Top sehen können.
Vielen Dank für eine Antwort
April 10th, 2009 10:13
Hallo Hans-Wilhelm,
leider kann ich Dir nicht weiterhelfen, da ich selber das Gerät nicht besitze. Aber vielleicht hat ja einer der Leser eine Information.
73
Christian
July 16th, 2009 04:59
I’m in the process of connecting a new Kenwood TMV 71A for Echolink for my radio club. I’m looking for someone that can help me with the Sysop Settings. I believe the radio is correctly set up but it will not talk to the computer.
Thanks,
Steve