[aprssig] Kenwood Status - Thinking about TH-D7AG purchase
KG4LNG
kg4lng at vordemberge.net
Fri May 9 14:09:45 EDT 2008
That would explain why I can't find any Kenwood HT's at my favorite ham
store
Tacker, KG4LNG
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Sent: Friday, 09 May, 2008 11:45
Subject: [aprssig] Kenwood Status - Thinking about TH-D7AG purchase
> Howdy all,
>
> I'm looking to get a pair of HT's now that my wife is getting her ticket.
> She likes the APRS features of the D700A in the Project Jeep, and I am
> leaning towards a pair of TH-D7AG radios. My old HT is so worn I don't
> really want to replace the case and keyboard.
>
> I was in our local ham radio store (not AES or HRO) and the owner said
> that Kenwood is essentially out of the game. He didn't have any Kenwood
> radios, and he told me that the general perception is that they are
> getting out of amateur radio.
>
> I'm just curious to see what others think. I checked with AES in Las
> Vegas and they said that some Kenwood stuff has been a bit harder to get
> but that they didn't know anything as I had been told. I noted that
> Digikey didn't have any HT's from Kenwood, and I have seen others that
> list them as backordered.
>
> Any word?
>
> Anyone know of a really good mail order deal? So far, $369 with free
> shipping seems to be the best from HRO.
>
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