I hear it could be very expensive. I'd be interested in seeing it when it 
comes out though, not that I can afford it in this life time and I have 
enough HT's now to last the rest of my life probably but I'd be curious to 
see what's said about it and all.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:44 PM
Subject: new kenwood HT


> Looking on
> HTTP://www.universal-radio.com
> the up coming kenwood HT will be the TH D72.
> It's going to be a dual band, 2M/70CM radio with built in APRS capability,
> which would include onboard GPS with a 1200/9600BD TNC.
> It will have a 13.8VDC charging/external power jack, along with a mini-USB
> port for computer connectivity.  It's also designed to work with the 
> ts2000
> in sky command mode, and has functionality for echolink.
> sounds like an OK rig, just wish they would have dropped the 220MHZ band 
> in
> as well.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX