Movieman990
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Kenwood TK-760
I am as “brand spankin’ new” to ham radio as one can get (licensed a few days ago) but I am a pretty good researcher and now I am looking for some expertise from hams who have been around since Pikes Peak was a molehill.
I recently purchased a used Kenwood TK-760 rig (dirt cheap) and at this point missing a mic and an antenna, but from what I gather this would work on 2 meters. I have seen two different specs on what frequencies it covers….one stating it starts at 150 MHz.
This appears to be a 32 channel unit and the color brochure I found on line showed pics of school buses and similar vehicles giving the impression this was more of a business/commercial rig.
Other model numbers on these put an “H” or an “HG” after the 760 and I am thinking these might be the “ham” versions.
Since these are older any references I see to programming them are talking about DOS based software on an old Windows based computer. I am using CHIRP to program my little ICR (Inexpensive Chinese Radio…the CCR cousin) and I am doing that with Windows 7 on a laptop…works fine. When looking at units supported by CHIRP the 760 does show up so that might work.
My concerns obviously at this point surround buying a mike, buying a USB to 8 pin programming cable. Antenna I am buying for my ICR HT would work for this experiment. I will hold off on new buys until I hear this rig can actually be used as a base or mobile unit. I don’t mind a little work to achieve a working goal, but the “working” part has to be feasible…that’s where I need help.
So, that’s a lot, but maybe it will help narrow down for responders what they need to tell me or ask me.
I am also looking at several Yaesu mobiles in the $200 range, but that’s for another thread.
Thanks from a newbie… 73 Ron
I am as “brand spankin’ new” to ham radio as one can get (licensed a few days ago) but I am a pretty good researcher and now I am looking for some expertise from hams who have been around since Pikes Peak was a molehill.
I recently purchased a used Kenwood TK-760 rig (dirt cheap) and at this point missing a mic and an antenna, but from what I gather this would work on 2 meters. I have seen two different specs on what frequencies it covers….one stating it starts at 150 MHz.
This appears to be a 32 channel unit and the color brochure I found on line showed pics of school buses and similar vehicles giving the impression this was more of a business/commercial rig.
Other model numbers on these put an “H” or an “HG” after the 760 and I am thinking these might be the “ham” versions.
Since these are older any references I see to programming them are talking about DOS based software on an old Windows based computer. I am using CHIRP to program my little ICR (Inexpensive Chinese Radio…the CCR cousin) and I am doing that with Windows 7 on a laptop…works fine. When looking at units supported by CHIRP the 760 does show up so that might work.
My concerns obviously at this point surround buying a mike, buying a USB to 8 pin programming cable. Antenna I am buying for my ICR HT would work for this experiment. I will hold off on new buys until I hear this rig can actually be used as a base or mobile unit. I don’t mind a little work to achieve a working goal, but the “working” part has to be feasible…that’s where I need help.
So, that’s a lot, but maybe it will help narrow down for responders what they need to tell me or ask me.
I am also looking at several Yaesu mobiles in the $200 range, but that’s for another thread.
Thanks from a newbie… 73 Ron