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I wanted the same thing. When I discovered I could send text messages via APRS to a callsign on my kenwood tm-d710 I felt excitement that was then followed by d

by jdofaz 5y ago

I wanted the same thing. When I discovered I could send text messages via APRS to a callsign on my kenwood tm-d710 I felt excitement that was then followed by disappointment in that I had to type my message using a knob selector. I had initially thought you could use the number pad on the microphone to input the message T9 style. I think someone made a keyboard for the older model but it didn't work with mine

detaro 5y ago
I think other kenwood models are at least a bit better than that, but nothing really comfortable afaik. There's also bluetooth-enabled TNCs you can use with phone apps, but then you again have phone + TNC + radio. All-in-one's seem to be mostly just trackers that send position, without extra features, at least the ones I've seen. EDIT: the PicoAPRS can at least be used as a TNC+transmitter over usb, so that could be combined with a smartphone for a two-device pair.