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All the dual band Kenwood Mobiles I am finding, to try and find a solution for knocking two radios down to one in an ambulance are HAM and not Part 90 ... so ... does Kenwood Make a Dual Band Part 90 Mobile?
You can make a dual-band Part 90 radio with decks from Kenwood. 1 Control Head with 2 Decks. Kenwood doesn't make dual-band out of the box like Motorola. What are you needing exactly? Analog? Digital?All the dual band Kenwood Mobiles I am finding, to try and find a solution for knocking two radios down to one in an ambulance are HAM and not Part 90 ... so ... does Kenwood Make a Dual Band Part 90 Mobile?
You can make a dual-band Part 90 radio with decks from Kenwood. 1 Control Head with 2 Decks. Kenwood doesn't make dual-band out of the box like Motorola. What are you needing exactly? Analog? Digital?
Multi RF Decks Capable | Two-way Radio | KENWOOD
An extra RF deck can be connected to NEXEDGE NX-5000 Series mobile radios to create two radios – with the second operating on another frequency/band – controlled as if they were one.comms.kenwood.com
Kenwood NX-5000 line of mobiles.
You can run up to 3 RF decks in any combination of Low band, VHF, UHF and 700/800MHz. 50 and 100 watt decks are available for VHF and UHF. 35 watt deck for 7/800 and 100 watt deck for low band.
Will do analog, P25, DMR and NXDN (only two digital modes per RF deck at a time. Low band deck only does analog and NXDN)
One or two control heads, including hand held control heads.
You would need to talk to a dealer but the software and cable is about an extra $270 on top of whatever you pay for the decks and head.I can't seem to find any pricing on the NX-5000 ... happen to have an idea? Two decks, one head.
You would need to talk to a dealer but the software and cable is about an extra $270 on top of whatever you pay for the decks and head.
I can't seem to find any pricing on the NX-5000 ... happen to have an idea? Two decks, one head.
I can pull LIST pricing for you, but you should be able to do 30% better than that under most state/NASPO contract pricing.
I know the TK-x90 series has been retired but weren't they also Part 90? They can be dual-banded with a single head.
Or maybe that's not an option since the model line isn't supported by Kenwood anymore?
The Kenwood Viking VM7000 is also a great dual band/multi-deck mobile that can do P25 Phase 2 if needed, and has a ton of options. One control head can give you select/unselect audio like a dispatch console. It's much less than an comparably equipped APX8500. You can also order it with an HCCH if you want a small control head.
The VM7000 will do analog no problem, and you can order it with V/U analog only and save considerable money. If P25 is in your future, you can upgrade the radios via Vault, and one cool thing about EFJohnson radios is you can transfer purchased features via Vault from one product to another. So if you buy say, a VM6000 today with trunking/TDMA, you can transfer those to a new radio without having to buy them again. Think of it like moving your copy of MS Office from one machine to another (legally). Not having to pay twice..Thanks. We're strickly Analog UHF / VHF and most departments around us are UHF.