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TK-5320 P25 UHF 450-520
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Most 450-520 Kenwood LMR will program down to the 70cm band, I have an NX-5320 in that split and it works fine down to about 441MHz but below that the RX sensitivity falls off, BER on P25 and DMR go through the roof, and the VCO starts to unlock at around 437.
These are commercial radios, not amateur. They have to have CTCSS and DCS. They would be of no use otherwise.
As to programming, the software will complain if you try to enter freqs below 450 on a 450-520 split radio, but just say yes and it will allow it. Whether the radio will take it or not, idk, since I don't have one handy.
And for the other poster, what is an NX-5320? Do you mean NX-5230? VHF P25/NXDN/DMR capable.
Most all more or less modern Kenwoods will do wideband on VHF below about 150 MHz. It's UHF that's the problem.
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