I talked to the Kenwood rep at the Hamvention last May asking why no DMR. He told me the offices here have been telling Kenwood Japan the same thing for a while, but nobody wanted to hear it in Japan. People that want DMR in a Kenwood radio have been buying their commercial radios. That’s why I own several. I’m surprised they haven’t figured this out yet.
I dunno if they don't want to hear it (Kenwood Japan) or if the think they can keep getting folks to buy both the amateur radios AND the commercial ones to keep making more $$$.
That said, I'm looking forward to the new tri-band + d-star HT. As I suspect it's going to be much more $$$ than the Icom IC-T70A I currently use, I told my wife and kids to split the cost as a Christmas gift to me.
Kenwood TH-D75A Tri-Band Handheld Transceiver with D-STAR and APRS
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I dunno if they don't want to hear it (Kenwood Japan) or if the think they can keep getting folks to buy both the amateur radios AND the commercial ones to keep making more $$$.
That said, I'm looking forward to the new tri-band + d-star HT. As I suspect it's going to be much more $$$ than the Icom IC-T70A I currently use, I told my wife and kids to split the cost as a Christmas gift to me.