Kenwood PKT-300 6 Channel 2-watt UHF Business Radio

Support direct team communication with this purpose-built portable radio. Manufacturer evidence identifies UHF radio, six channels, and 450-470 MHz frequency range.

Key specifications

• Color: Black.
• Use: Compact communication for retail, hospitality, warehousing, entertainment venues and other customer-service environments.
• Frequency: UHF 450–470 MHz with 99 preset frequencies.
• Channel capacity: 6 channels as sold; the platform can be programmed for up to 16 channels.
• Power: Up to 2 watts.
• Coverage: Site-dependent and affected by terrain, buildings and antenna conditions; no manufacturer numeric maximum was located for this model.

What it is and who it is for

The PKT-300 is Kenwood's compact 2 W UHF business radio with a display: a lightweight handheld built for retail, hospitality, warehousing and entertainment venues, carried on an integrated swivel belt clip for one-touch, instant-on communication. It ships with 6 channels and can be reprogrammed to 16, each set to any of 99 pre-stored frequencies, so it can be matched to radios already on site.

At a glance

• Power and battery: 2 W; KNB-81L 2,200 mAh Li-ion battery, approximately 14 hours with the battery saver off or 18 hours with it on, on a 5-5-90 cycle; the supplied charger is Kenwood's 4.5-hour fast charger.
• Display and build: 4-digit 7-segment backlit LCD with a 3-level battery icon; 4.87 oz with battery; MIL-STD-810 C through H; IP52 dust and water protection; key lock and Super Lock.
• Features: built-in VOX, Privacy Talk scrambler, compander, battery saver, 10-call alert tone; works with other business radios on the same frequency and code.
• In the box: radio, battery, charger, AC adapter and swivel belt clip.

Licence

This radio operates on licensed business frequencies. An FCC business radio licence (Part 90) is required to transmit; CMI can point you at the process when you order.

Accessories that fit

CMI connector code: K (Kenwood 2-pin). Kenwood's PKT-300 brochure names the KNB-81L 2,200 mAh battery and these 2-pin audio accessories: the KMC-21 compact speaker microphone, the KHS-26 clip microphone with earbud, the KHS-27 D-ring ear hanger, the KHS-8BL palm microphone and the KHS-31 C-ring microphone.

Part number

CMI part number: PKT300K. Kenwood's smaller 1.5 W pocket radio is the PKT-23, sold as a six-pack; the 1.5 W display model is the TK-3230DX. Not sure which band your site needs? Read UHF vs VHF two-way radios.

Also written without hyphens: PKT300