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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/20/2019 2:06 PM, Robert Bruninga
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Patrick STODDARD wd9ewk <br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [amsat-bb] D72 to Falconsat-3 APRS</span></p>
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uplink sensitivity is good. I regularly work it</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Courier New"">with 5W
from my TH-D72 with a handheld beam… I have used a
TM-D710G at its various power levels, and 5W from
the mobile radio works fine. </span></p>
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power... it is strong. I can hear it a few degrees</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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used a TH-D72, TM-D710G, a pair of TH-D74s (The
TH-D74 cannot operate APRS crossband)</span></p>
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<p>I have been wondering for some time why Kenwood dropped the
cross-band mode from the D74. This also makes the D74
incapable of operating Skycommand remote control with the TS-2000.
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<p>Did you notice how Kenwood maintained the D72 and D74 as current
models side-by-side for several years after the D74 came out. I
think this was to make Skycommand available on the TS-2000.
When the TS-2000 reached end-of-life and was discontinued this
last fall, the D72 also suddenly disappeared. <br>
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<hr width="100%" size="2">Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
Skype: WA8LMF<br>
EchoLink: Node # 14400 [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]<br>
Home Page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br>
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Live Off-The-Air APRS Activity Maps<br>
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Long-Range APRS on 30 Meters HF <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm"><http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm></a><br>
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