Kenwood MURS radios have spent years proving themselves to be the highest quality, reliable and cost-effective choice for radios in almost every application. These radios have a wide variety of features to meet the needs of the most discriminating analog user.
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The MURS frequency radios operate on unlicensed frequencies, therefore there is no requirement for the user to obtain an FCC license for legal operation. However, there are certain limitations as to the use of these frequencies. Most use these days is for business use for on site short range communications, however, personal use of these frequencies is permitted. Both base station and mobile radios are permitted with a base station antenna height no more than 60’ above ground or 20’ above the roof, however, base and mobile use of the frequencies is not very common. Therefore, we are only presenting portable Walkie Talkie radios and not the mobile and base station options. The MURS radio frequencies are similar to the use of FRS frequencies, except that the MURS frequencies are VHF and the FRS frequencies are UHF. The VHF frequencies generally work better outdoors in rural areas than the UHF radios and will provide better range, especially in hilly areas.
MURS comprises the following five frequencies:
| Channel | Frequency | Maximum authorized bandwidth | Channel name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 151.82 MHz | 11.25 kHz | MURS 1 |
| 2 | 151.88 MHz | 11.25 kHz | MURS 2 |
| 3 | 151.94 MHz | 11.25 kHz | MURS 3 |
| 4 | 154.57 MHz | 20.00 kHz | Blue Dot |
| 5 | 154.60 MHz | 20.00 kHz | Green Dot |
All MURS operations are simplex meaning that the radios talk directly from one radio to another without the help of any infrastructure to increase the range of the radios. The range of the radios is dependent upon the terrain and is discussed in the article about FRS radios and is also discussed in the article “How Far Will My Radio Talk?”
Kenwood MURS Walkie Talkie Radios
TK-2160 VHF Portable Radio
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The TK-2160 conventional analog portable radio is capable of operating analog simplex as required by the MURS rules. Its small size and light weight makes it desirable choice for many operations. The radio boasts a full set of conventional analog features including a full 2 watt output, 3 programmable side panel keys, 500mW audio power, privacy signaling with CTCSS or DCS, 2 tone encode and decode, DTMF signaling with transpond, selective calling, call alert tones, LED indicators, FleetSync for caller ID and status, renowned Kenwood audio, Bi-Pin accessory connector for speaker microphones, headsets or lapel microphone kits and many other features. Read more……..
TK-2170 VHF Portable Radio
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The TK-2170 conventional analog portable radio is capable of operating analog simplex as required by the MURS rules. Its small size and light weight makes it desirable choice for many operations. The radio boasts a full set of conventional analog features including a full 2 watt output, 3 programmable side panel keys, 4 programmable front panel keys, orange emergency / AUX key, 500mW audio power, companded audio, VOX ready, built in inversion scrambler, emergency call features, man-down option, single tone encode, operator selectable tone, special alert tone patterns, time out timer, busy channel lockout, LCD battery status indicator, low battery alert, battery saver, 8 character alphanumeric backlit display, privacy signaling with CTCSS or DCS, 2 tone encode and decode, DTMF signaling with transpond, selective calling, call alert tones, LED indicators, FleetSync for caller ID and status, renowned Kenwood audio, Bi-Pin accessory connector for speaker microphones, headsets or lapel microphone kits and many other features. Read more……..
TK-2360 VHF Portable Radio
The TK-2360 conventional analog portable radio is capable of operating analog simplex as required by the MURS rules. Its small size and light weight makes it desirable choice for many operations. The radio boasts a full set of conventional analog features including a full 2 watt output, 3 programmable side panel keys, orange emergency / AUX key, 500mW audio power, companded audio per channel, voice channel number announcement, VOX, voice inversion scrambler, emergency call / man down, lone worker alert, time out timer, special alert tone pattern, busy channel lockout, low battery warning, battery saver, privacy signaling with CTCSS or DCS, 2 tone encode and decode, DTMF signaling with transpond, selective calling, call alert tones, LED indicators, FleetSync for caller ID and status, renowned Kenwood audio, Bi-Pin accessory connector for speaker microphones, headsets or lapel microphone kits and many other features. Read more……..
TK-2312 VHF Portable Radios
The TK-2312 conventional analog portable radio is capable of operating analog simplex as required by the MURS rules. Its small size and light weight makes it desirable choice for many operations. The radio boasts a full set of conventional analog features including a full 2 watt output, 7 programmable front panel keys, 2 programmable side panel keys, 500mW audio power, companded audio per channel, voice channel number announcement, VOX, voice inversion scrambler, emergency call / man down, lone worker alert, time out timer, special alert tone pattern, busy channel lockout, low battery warning, battery saver, privacy signaling with CTCSS or DCS, 2 tone encode and decode, DTMF signaling with transpond, selective calling, call alert tones, LED indicators, FleetSync or MDC-1200 for caller ID and status, renowned Kenwood audio, Bi-Pin accessory connector for speaker microphones, headsets or lapel microphone kits and many other features. Read more……..
TK-2302V VHF Portable Radios
DISCONTINUED – Replaced by TK-2402
The TK-2302V conventional analog portable radio is Kenwood’s low-mid tier compact analog radio which has all the most common features you need in an analog radio. This radio has a wealth of robust features including a frequency range of 136-174MHz 16 channels per radio. The radio is capable of analog simplex operation. Other features include, multicolor status LED, renowned KENWOOD audio quality, 2W VHF, 500mW speaker audio, companded audio, VOX, voice annunciation, lone worker alert, time out timer (TOT), busy channel lockout, low battery alert, battery saver, 2 programmable side keys, flash firmware upgrades, DTMF encode and decode, 12.5KHz & 25KHz channels, status messaging, radio check, radio inhibit, FleetSync PTT ID Digital ANI, MDC-1200, QT, DQT, single priority scan and voice inversion scrambler. Read more……..
TK-2402 VHF Portable Radios
The TK-2402 conventional analog portable radio is Kenwood’s low-mid tier compact analog radio which has all the most common features you need in an analog radio. This radio has a wealth of robust features including a frequency range of 136-174MHz 16 channels per radio. The radio is capable of analog simplex operation. Other features include, multicolor status LED, renowned KENWOOD audio quality, 2W VHF, 500mW speaker audio, companded audio per channel, VOX, voice annunciation per channel, lone worker alert, time out timer (TOT), busy channel lockout, low battery alert, battery saver, 2 programmable side keys, flash firmware upgrades, DTMF encode and decode, 12.5KHz & 25KHz channels, status messaging, radio check, radio inhibit, FleetSync PTT ID Digital ANI, MDC-1200, QT, DQT, single priority scan and voice inversion scrambler. Read more……..
TK-260G VHF Portable Radio
DISCONTINUED – Replaced by TK2160
The TK-260G conventional analog portable radio is capable 8 channels with analog simplex operation. The radio has many conventional analog features including busy channel lockout, two tone encode & decode, privacy signaling with QT & DQT, wide band / narrow band operation, renowned Kenwood audio, 500mW audio output, companded audio per channel, busy channel lockout, two color status LED, time out timer (TOT), battery power save, low battery alert, busy LED control, monitor / volume set, optional DTMF encode / decode, 2 tone encode / decode, Bi-Pin accessory connector. Read more……..
TK-270G VHF Portable Radio
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The TK-270G conventional analog portable radio is capable 128 channels analog simplex operation. The radio has many conventional analog features including 8 character alphanumeric 13 segment LCD display, renowned Kenwood audio, 500mW audio output, busy channel lockout, two tone encode & decode, QT, DQT, wide band / narrow band operation, optional DTMF encode / decode, PTT ID per channel, companded audio, multi-mode wide / narrow bandwidth per channel, busy channel lockout, call alert, DTMF transpond, two color status LED, 2 watt output, time out timer (TOT), ANI function, dead beat disable, battery saver, low battery warning, priority scan, Bi-Pin accessory connector. Read more……..
TK-272G VHF Portable Radio
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The TK-272G conventional analog portable radio is capable 32 channels with analog simplex operation. The radio has many conventional analog features including 8 character 13 segment alphanumeric LCD display, renowned Kenwood audio, 500mW audio output, companded audio, busy channel lockout, two tone encode & decode, privacy signaling with QT & DQT, wide band / narrow band operation, optional DTMF encode / decode, time out timer (TOT), dead beat disable, ANI signaling including PTT ID per channel, DTMF encode & decode, 2 tone encode & decode, battery saver, low battery warning, Bi-Pin accessory connector, cloning, PTT ID per channel, scan with priority. Read more……..
TK-2200 VHF Portable Radio
DISCONTINUED – Replaced by TK-2300
The TK-2200 conventional analog portable radio is capable 2 channels or 8 channels with analog simplex operation. The radio has many conventional analog features including 2W transmitter power, renowned Kenwood audio, 500mW audio output, companded audio, multicolor status LED, 2 programmable function keys, super lock, voice inversion scrambler, 10 call alert tones, channel confirmation mode, time out timer (TOT), busy channel lockout, PTT ID with Fleetsync, selective call, two tone encode & decode, privacy signaling with QT & DQT, wide band / narrow band operation, optional DTMF encode / decode, battery saver, low battery warning, Bi-Pin accessory connector. Read more……..
TK-2300 VHF Portable Radio
DISCONTINUED – Replaced by TK-2400
The TK-2300 conventional analog portable radio is capable 4 channels or 16 channels with analog simplex operation. The radio has many conventional analog features including 2W output, renowned Kenwood audio, 500mW audio output, companded audio, voice announcement, VOX, voice inversion scrambler, multicolor status LED, 2 programmable function keys, key lock, super lock, special alert tone patterns, time out timer (TOT), busy channel lockout, two tone encode & decode, privacy with QT & DQT, wide band / narrow band operation, PTT ID & selective call with Fleetsync, optional DTMF encode / decode, battery saver, low battery warning, Bi-Pin accessory connector. Read more……..
TK-2400 VHF Portable Radio
The TK-2400 conventional analog portable radio is capable 4 channels or 16 channels with analog simplex operation. The radio has many conventional analog features including 2W output, renowned Kenwood audio, 1W audio output, companded audio per channel, voice announcement, VOX, voice inversion scrambler, 16 scrambler codes, multicolor status LED, 2 programmable function keys, key lock, super lock, special alert tone patterns, time out timer (TOT), busy channel lockout, two tone encode & decode, privacy with QT & DQT, wide band / narrow band operation, PTT ID & selective call with Fleetsync or MDC-1200, radio check, radio inhibit, optional DTMF encode / decode, single tone encode, battery saver, low battery warning, Bi-Pin accessory connector. Read more……..
TK-2180 VHF Portable Radios
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The TK-2180 conventional analog portable radio is Kenwood’s top of the line analog only product. The radio is capable of analog simplex operation. The radio boasts a full set of conventional analog features including 2W VHF, 12 character backlit dot matrix LCD display, sub display, function / status LCD icons, RSSI indicator, 12/24 hour clock, multicolor status LED, 4 front panel programmable keys, 2 side panel programmable keys, renowned Kenwood audio, 500mW audio output, companded audio, VOX ready, inversion scrambler, encryption, Voice guide / storage, emergency call features, emergency man down option, DTMF encode / decode, 512 groups, 128 zones, optional full DTMF keypad, PTT ID and selective calling with FleetSync, emergency status, caler ID display, short text messages, on/off status messages, PTT ID and ANI with MDC-1200, radio check, radio inhibit, call key, time out timer (TOT), busy channel lockout, low battery alert, battery saver, weather sealed multi-pin accessory connector and many other features. Read more……..
TK-280 VHF Portable Radios
DISCONTINUED – Replaced by TK-2180
The TK-280 conventional analog portable radio is capable of analog simplex operation. This full featured radio makes it desirable choice for many operations. The radio boasts a full set of conventional analog features including 12 character backlit dot matrix LCD display, 4 front panel keys, 2 side keys, 1 top key, renowned Kenwood audio quality, 500mW audio output, companded audio per channel, large channel capacity, DTMF encode and decode, PTT ID, caller ID, status messages & selective calling with FleetSync II, short text messages, long text messaging, optional encryption, digital ANI & emergency options, emergency man down, MDC-1200, privacy with QT & DQT, hi/low power output, busy channel lockout, time out timer (TOT), low battery alert, annunciation tone control, minimum volume, optional DTMF keypad, multiple scan functions, multi-pin accessory connector and many other features. Read more……..
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT…
| Battery life With Portable Radios: | Battery Care |
| How Far Will My Radio Talk? | How Far will my Radio Talk? |
| Conventional Radio Systems: | Conventional Radio |
| LTR Trunking: | LTR Trunking |
| Kenwood Digital Radios: | Nexedge Digital Advantage |
| The Diga-Talk Radio System: | Diga-Talk Network |