[aprssig] TH-D7AG in the U.K.

[Thomas t]

David,
   
  I have operated from London with American spec handhelds several times, and although I have owned the TH-D7AG, I didn't have it in London.  
   
  I can tell you that especially in London, your commercial radio bandplan puts paging signals near the 2m US hamband.  These signals made my old ht (FT-530) nearly unusable.  The local ham radio cabbies confirmed that 2m was a real battle for them as well.  I think 70cm was hard also.
   
  I would hope, although I have no evidence, that the Euro spec gear has more narrow bandpass filters in it as the Euro 2m band is smaller.
   
  I know that the Euro spec is a bit tighter then the specs in the US for noise in and out of ham gear, and this sometimes results in small differences between gear, such as an extra filter on a cigarette plug adapter.  I don't know of any specific differences with the TH-D7AG.
   
  I have used my TH-D7AG in other Euro countries, and I just put my call with slash in the station description if memory serves.  Why not email the UK's version of the ARRL what to do as the slash will give you a problem http://www.rsgb.org  Ask them exactly how they want you to ID on APRS.

  73,
  Tom-N2YTF

David Rush <david at rushtone.com> wrote:
  How usable would a North-American-spec Kenwood TH-D7AG handheld be in
the United Kingdom for APRS? Any show-stoppers, operationally, legally,
or otherwise?

Would a CEPT-compliant callsign ID (M/KY7DR/M while mobile or M/KY7DR/P 
while portable, I suppose) in the comment field keep things legal on 
that side of the pond?

73, David, ky7dr


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