Kenwood: Kenwood TM-D750

[wd9ewk]

Hi again!

I was looking at the specifications for the TM-D750A in the User Guide available from the FCC Equipment Authorization Database:




High power TX on the 222 MHz band is only 20W, compared to 50W for 2m & 70cm. Also the specifications only show TX from band/VFO A, with some non-amateur RX around the 3 bands. From band/VFO B, it only shows RX for 108-524 MHz. The TM-D710E is similar, but without RX or TX for the 222 MHz band from band/VFO A. Interesting...

73!

 

[Kramrellim]

Hi!

The FCC issued the certification grant for Kenwood's TM-D750A tri-band mobile radio on Friday (23 January 2026), FCC ID K44524000.
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Now when will see pricing and availability estimates for the new radio? With the FCC certification out of the way, does this mean the TM-D750A will be on the market for Hamvention in May?

73!

I am intersested in pricin, but i fear kenwood has dragged their feet too long. I have beeninv9lved in getting fcc certification. It does not take that long. Kenwood is asleep.

 

[AK9R]

Kenwood is asleep.

I doubt it.

All communications products amount to only 25-30% of Kenwood's business. They have been very busy with their land mobile products in the public safety markets through both their Kenwood and EFJohnson brands. I suspect that the land mobile products take the majority of the resources they have for communications products which doesn't leave much for development of new amateur radio products.

I am hopeful that Kenwood has used the time since the first showing of the TM-D750 mock-ups to fully develop the firmware so that we can enjoy a trouble-free product. This would be in stark contrast to some of Kenwood's competitors.

 

[K9KLC]

I doubt it.

All communications products amount to only 25-30% of Kenwood's business. They have been very busy with their land mobile products in the public safety markets through both their Kenwood and EFJohnson brands. I suspect that the land mobile products take the majority of the resources they have for communications products which doesn't leave much for development of new amateur radio products.

I am hopeful that Kenwood has used the time since the first showing of the TM-D750 mock-ups to fully develop the firmware so that we can enjoy a trouble-free product. This would be in stark contrast to some of Kenwood's competitors.

It would be great if they waited till it's actually ready. I'll have to see about pricing honestly, myself personally I'd gain very little over running my TM-641 or 741 other than a few more watts UHF and I guess having D-star in the same radio that's hooked up and also has 1.25 meters. given I have a great D-star radio now when I feel the urge, I'll have to wait and see where this ends up on the price point spectrum. I do not do APRS at this time but used to occasionally then traveling but so many of the nodes are offline now I just would need to see.

 

[wd9ewk]

Hi!

I received an e-mail from Don W6GPS this afternoon, regarding the screenshot I posted with specifications from the TM-D750A User Guide. Don said that the part about band (VFO) B being receive-only is a typo. Don said the radio will transmit from both VFOs, at the same power levels. I hope this typo is fixed when Kenwood starts distributing the manuals and other documents from its web site...

73!

 

[county]

Looks like per the specs in the screenshot above, the TM-D750A won't receive up to 1.2GHz as mentioned by Don at 2min:~20sec here:

. Perhaps he was mistaken, or that extended receive above 524MHz just didn't make the final cut.

 

[N4DJC]

2nd quarter would be my guess. N4DRO posted in the Facebook group it was being delayed. The Icom ID-5200A looks pretty good too, APRS, full duplex, LAN….probably late 2027.

 

[AK9R]

The Icom ID-5200 does have APRS nor does it have an internal TNC, both of which the Kenwood TM-D750 will have.

 

[wd9ewk]

The Icom ID-5200 does have APRS nor does it have an internal TNC, both of which the Kenwood TM-D750 will have.

The ID-5200 mockup that was on display in Tokyo had "KISS 96" over one VFO, above 144.640 MHz (this appears to be the 9600bps APRS frequency for Japan).




I can't tell from the image if that means APRS will be built into the radio, or that APRS would be run from a computer connected to the radio. Since this was a mockup, the presence of a TNC may not make the final cut for the ID-5200 - just like the RX range in the TM-D750 appears to top out at 524 MHz, unlike its predecessors that had RX up to 1.3 GHz. Unfortunately, we don't know a lot about this Icom radio, as it appears to be earlier in the development process compared to the TM-D750.

73.

 

[AK9R]

Ah, yes, I remember that being mentioned in the Tokyo Ham Fair videos, but nobody seemed to know what that KISS 96 feature might include. The Icom rep was a bit coy about it.

Maybe we'll learn more from the Orlando Hamcation in a few days.