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You can extend the mic cord by using an off the shelf cat 5 or cat 6 cable. That's what I did and everything works fine.

Personally I'd skip the green light labs gps and get the argent data cable and garmin nuvi 350. That way you get a visual of the stations around you. Plus it will cost less than the green light labs device. (There may be other gps units but the nuvi 350 is one of the ones most people use. You...

I am very interested in this radio, but the price is a bit much for me right now, plus I just got my d710. Also, I don't get the digital mode of FDMA as Vertex just recently released their new eVerge series of digital radios that are not only reasonably priced, but are TDMA. TDMA is not...

I understand what you are saying, just thought since it was several years old it might be worth it to wait. Mainly just fishing to see if anyone had heard anything. Happy, that sounds like a plan. Thanks for the advice!

Thanks for the reply. I am also interested in the sky command feature, as well as aprs digi peating from the handheld to the mobile when I'm out hiking. I appreciate and agree with your comments. I. Think I'm going to wait till the convention just I case something is released and incase I...

Thanks for the quick reply. I like the radio a lot, just don't wanna buy one and kenwood come out with something new. Unless yaesu comes out with something amazing that i can afford I will definitely be getting the d710. I really want to mess with digital, but don't want to spend the money and...

As the title indicates I am looking at purchasing a new Kenwood D710. I just sold one of my TH-D72a handhelds to help fund the purchase. I had originally considered the Yaesu FT-350, but since it is now discontinued, I don't see the point in buying one. I looked at what the replacement will be...

Doc, thanks for getting back to me. A digipeter is exactly what I want, and based on Moleculo's reply below the D72 and V700 or 710 are the only radios that will do what I want. My issue with purchasing the V700 or 710 is how old it is, the cose, and the lack of internal GPS (I know you can buy...

I've really gotten into APRS since getting my Kenwood. Th D72, and I also enjoy hiking. So,what I'd like to be able to go hiking and still send out a beacon. The problem is that most places I go have no cell phone coverage and an HT is not powerful enough to reach another operater or igate. I...

Well I feel like a dummy! I should have read more closely. I was in a rush to get things set-up and made a mistake. :oops: Thanks everyone for the help, I'll pick up a new one this week.

Hello, Long time reader, rare poster. This question might fall into several areas, so I thought it was best suited for general discussion, Mods if you think it will fit somewhere else, please move it. My problem is I have a Kenwood TH-D72 and I am trying to connect it up to my mobile antenna a...

That is true, but I'd like to get some confirmation before spending the cash. :)

Molecule, I read your post about using the VX-8r as a mobile, that is what got me thinking initially. As it stands the only radio that will do everything I really want is the Kenwood TH-D72a. Next inline would be the Kenwood TM-D710a. I am really hoping kenwood will update the...

I am curious about this, as I am certain that doesn't happen in emergency vehicles that use some sort of voltage cut off device, then again they might have multiple batteries. In just a receive state with driving in between I don't image there would be a problem, but I am considering...

I looked at those but most provided less than a watt of power to the battery at any given time during full sun exposure. So, I was thinking the better thing to do would be to have a device in place that would automatically cut power to any device should my voltage drop below a certain level.