I don't understand this at all.

Kenwood produce an extremely accessible HT for a mode which they have never
previously been involved with. Ever since then, there seems to be this
expectation that they should add DMR. Surely that extra functionality would
make the radio significantly more expensive and difficult to program. And,
as has been said already, cheap DMR radios are widely available.

As for D-Star, it is a flexible mode which does a great job of enabling
world wide contacts from a HT. I've had over 4 years of happy operating with
D-Star - for most of that time it was the received wisdom that D-Star was
inaccessible to the blind.

Cheers,
Barry VK6SP.

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Saturday, 19 May 2018 8:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Ok, how about a new handheld from Kenwood with DMR

You won't see that when 75% of the dmr radios on the ham bands are gd77, md=
380, and other under $200  radios if not more=2E Kenwood won't make somethi=
ng that can compete price wise so won't be doing that=2E I don't understand=
why people pay what they do for dstar as it is=2E

On May 18, 2018 11:54:10 PM EDT, Jim Gammon <jgammon1@SBCGLOBAL=2ENET> wro=
te:
>ok, now let's hear about a new Kenwood handheld that has the same=20 
>great speech output as the 7400a but also has DMR! Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Butch Bussen <butchb@SHELLWORLD=2ENET
>To: BLIND-HAMS@LISTSERV=2EICORS=2EORG
>Date sent: Fri, 18 May 2018 20:49:51 -0700
>Subject: Re: New Kenwood TS-890S Revealed at Dayton
>
>Is it 160 through six?  I have been hoping they'd replace the=20 
>2000=2E  One thing I really like about my 990 is it has lots of buttons 
>and=20 knobs=2E  I don't have to go into a menu to change microphone 
>gain, carrier, transmit monitor and so forth=2E  I also like having two 
>receivers=2E =20 I also wonder how much power it runs and if ilt has 
>internal power=20 supply=2E
>  The 990 runs 50 volts or so on finals and 200 watts out=2E
>73
>Butch
>WA0VJR
>Node 3148
>Wallace, ks=2E
>
>
>On Fri, 18 May
>2018, Steve wrote:
>
> BlankI haven't been able to find much in the way of specs except=20 
>that it has  several roofing filters in it=2E  It has a 7-inch color 
>TFT display=2E  No idea of accessibility, or pricing yet, but I'd 
>expect that it=20 would be  decent, except for the band-scope 
>functions=2E
>
> It isn't part 15 accepted so it could be awhile before it=20 becomes 
>available=2E
>
> More specifications and info will be posted here as it becomes=20 
>available!
>
> Full Down Conversion RX
>
>  a=2E=2E  H-mode Mixer
>  b=2E=2E  High C/N 1st LO
> Built-in Roofing Filters
>  a=2E=2E  500Hz / 2=2E7kHz / 6kHz / 15kHz (270Hz Optional)
> 7 Inch Color TFT Display
>  a=2E=2E  Roofing Frequency Sampling Band Scope  b=2E=2E  Auto Scroll 
> Mode  c=2E=2E  Multi Information System 
> https://www=2Eyoutube=2Ecom/watch?v=3DoQx9ocxft-E
>
>
> Steve, K8SP
> Lansing

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