Kenwood TK-3131 15-Channel GMRS / FRS 2-Way Radio with 121 Privacy Codes
From KENWOOD
The FreeTalk XLS is one of the best built, most compact and most fully featured GMRS radios on the market. When GMRS radio users demand the best, the FreeTalk XLS will be the radio of choice. The FreeTalk XLS is only 4.63" tall and weighs just 7 ounces with its NiMH rechargeable battery. The radio has 15 GMRS channels with channel scan and 121 sub-channels/privacy tones (38 conventional QT tones and 83 DQT tones). The FreeTalk XLS comes with a rapid rate desktop charger and spring-loaded belt clip.
Amazon Sales Rank: #56063 in Consumer Electronics Brand: Kenwood Model: TK-3131 Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 9.00" h x 4.00" w x 8.00" l, 5.00 pounds
Kenwood Radio A freind and I each purchased a Kenwood TK-3131 to use for motorcycle to motorcyle communication on a trip from north Texas to and through Colorado. The radios worked flawlessly. They were crystal clear at 70 MPH. I Highly recommend them. They ran all day on 3 AAA batteries. good but... I was disappointed that I cannot find a battery eliminator for this radio. I bought it to install it on my motorcycle, as part of a bike to bike communications system (Autocom) so I'd much prefer to have it hard wired to my bike electrical system instead of having to be changing batteries during the day. I did buy two extra battery packs, but it's a pain in the neck to remember to charge them. Apart from that, I get good range and clarity of communication. Not cheap but worth the money if you want the best No doubt about it, this is an expensive radio. For the $140 it costs for one of them, you can 4 consumer cheapo radios. But you get what you pay for. This is a pro quality radio. Give it the knuckle rap test. This thing is solid like a brick. It doesn't feel like a cheap TV remote control like most consumer family radios. When I first got it, I was disappointed because it was so small. It's about the size of all the other family radios. I thought great, I just paid a fortune for another dinky family radio. Don't be fooled though. This is best made, well built radio of it's size you will find short of $500+ professional gear. It's speaker gets way louder than you'd expect for its size. I also use it with an external speaker mic and it works superbly. The range and signal quality are hard to beat. The only better built radio you'll find is in the pro radio class, like a Motorola HT1000 which costs 3 times as much, is bigger, heavier and you have to have a professional program it for you. If you want one of the best made consumer GRMS/FRS radios that works out of the box, this one can't be beat. The battery life is awesome too, I could ski for two days without charging it, maybe longer. I'm sorry I underestimated it by its size, in the real world it's a winner.
