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GUIDANCE FUNCTION A RARE FEATURE FOR A HANDHELD RADIO.  THE TH D74A HAS A
BUILT IN GPS UNIT, WEATHERPROOFING MEETING IP54 55 STANDARDS, AS WELL AS
DSP BASED VOICE PROCESSING.  IT IS BLUETOOTH COMPLIANT VERSION 3R0, CLASS
2, OFFERING AUDIO CAPABILITIES AS WELL AS A VIRTUAL COM PORT.  IT ALSO HAS
A MICRO SD CARD SLOT AND A STANDARD MICRO USB CONNECTOR FOR DIRECT PC
CONNECTION, SO NO SPECIAL CABLE IS NEEDED.  IN THE BOX, YOU WILL FIND THE
RADIO AN SMA MALE FLEXIBLE ANTENNA A 7R4 V, 1,800 MAH LI ION BATTERY A BELT
CLIP A WALL CHARGER A USER GUIDE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND SPANISH NORTH
AMERICAN VERSION, AND A WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD.  PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
THIS RADIO HAS A VERY NICE COLOR TFT DISPLAY THAT REMINDS ME OF THE KENWOOD
FLAGSHIP HF TRANSCEIVER, THE TS 990S.  IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND PERFORMS WELL
UNDER BRIGHT CONDITIONS, SUCH AS OUTDOOR OPERATION ON A SUNNY DAY.  I MUST
ADMIT, AT FIRST I WONDERED WHY IT DIDNT HAVE A TOUCHSCREEN, BUT AFTER
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