Long Range Walkie Talkie

Kenwood started out as a high end stereo component company and still makes high quality audio equipment for home and car needs.  They also make amateur radio equipment, business radio equipment and land mobile radio equipment.  If you are searching for a Kenwood walkie talkie you can check out all of their products on their website.

The Kenwood ProTalk series of walkie talkies has a two year warranty versus the one year warranty of the FreeTalk series.  The Kenwood TK-3230 is the entry level model for Kenwood walkie talkies.  Starting at $165, the TK-3230 is a 1.5W two channel two way radio with scan function and Manager Key Lock.  It is VOX capable with a built in scrambler (Privacy Talk) and a ten call Alert tone.  The LCD display has a backlight and a four digit seven segment screen.  There is a three level battery indicator and busy channel lockout feature.  It is made for individual, group and all call radio functions that can be set via your PC.  The talk range varies with the conditions it is being used in but if you are in a building it has a seventeen floor range.  Near buildings the range is almost one and a half miles while in open areas you will be able to reach five miles out.  Included with the unit are a 2000maH battery pack, belt clip and rapid charger.  The unit operates on UHF frequencies.

At the other end of the spectrum of higher end Kenwood walkie talkies is the Kenwood TK-3203U16P at $239.  This model is rated at four watts and has considerably more range than the TK-3230.  The TK-3203 Kenwood walkie talkie is PC programmable (dealer only) and has one hundred twenty one privacy codes and sixteen UHF channels.  Channel scan is included and is VOX capable when used with compatible VOX headsets.  There is a user lock that closes down all functions except for the PTT and volume to prevent accidental channel changes.  Body is die cast for strength and is made out of durable polycarbonate.  There is a wireless cloning mode, battery save and low battery alert, a time out timer and a call alert tone.  Included with the radio is a rapid three hour charger, antenna, twelve hour Li ion battery pack and a clip.  The unit comes with a two year manufacturer’s warranty.  Range ratings for this model are more than double than the TK-3230 due to the four watt (4W) power rating.

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Audiovox is a manufacturer of electronic products that services the entire range of retail outlets for several brands including the name sake.  These brands include RCA, Acoustic Research, Advent, Jensen, Code Alarm, Energizer, Terk and Surface.  Audiovox may be best known for its mobile audio products.  I can remember when I wanted to replace the OEM stereo in my car that Audiovox always had several models in displays at the auto parts stores, Kmart and Wal-Mart stores that you could listen to along with testing out the various speaker configurations.

Audiovox makes a number of electronic products under its own name at opening price points for all types of retail stores.  They make just about anything related to audio in all of their brands.  They have accessory speakers, antennas, Bluetooth car kits, cables, camcorders, car sound systems, remote start and security systems, clock radios, digital picture frames, home and portable audio devices, internet radio, DVD players, mp3 players, surge protectors, power conditioners, table top radios, under cabinet televisions, universal remotes, voice recorders, wireless remotes and other wireless solutions.

There are a number of hits on Audiovox walkie talkie (53,700), but very few are current.  After thoroughly searching the Audiovox corporate website and looking at every one of their product categories, Audiovox walkie talkies or Audiovox two way radios were nowhere to be found.  I did find a review on ZDnet on the Audiovox walkie talkie model GMRS9010.  It has twenty two channels (fifteen GMRS and seven FRS).  According to FCC rules it requires a FCC license that you can get for $85 through the FCC website, but no one except for businesses that operate on the public safety channels ever actually get one.  Of the millions of GMRS hand sets sold there are actually only 85,000 FCC licenses on file.  This Audiovox walkie talkie has a ten mile output rating range with a weather alert indicator and weather radio indicator.  You can use it hands free with a VOX headset and it has an LCD display, drop in charger with two NiMH batteries and belt clips.  It is currently available on Amazon.com for $149.99 new in original packaging.  Additionally it comes with a pair of earbuds and has a built in LED flashlight.  According to Amazon this item originally appeared in June of 2004.

After searching for an Audiovox walkie talkie on Amazon I found that of all the entries the most recent date for first use I could find was in 2006.

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