Recommendations on new VHF high band public safety mobiles

[Jim1348]

Most of our mobiles at work are getting pretty dated. I am just wondering what suggestions you guys have for new conventional VHF high band mobile transceivers for public safety. It looks like the Spectra W9 is currently top of the line.

[nmfire10]

Kenwood TK-790

[RESCUEMAN433]

I also suggest the kenwood tk790 and if u need mdc it is about 120 installed- nice radio-- and i also suggest the motorola mcs2000 but i would take a 790 first if it was my choice

[Vern]

I'll third that, I wouldn't take anything for my TK-790, or my 290, as far as that goes.


Vern
KE4MAO

[KitN1MCC]

there is the maratrac if you dont need narrow band

i know i am gonna cach hell for this but the cdm/s are not that bad of a radio

[nmfire10]

Not that I don't like the CDM, it is a nice little radio. But testing here has revealed the TK-x90 series mobiles have better sensitivity and TX properties than the CDM Series. But, then again the CDM costs $400 and the TK-x90 costs almost $1,000. But it would be a well spent $1,000.

The control head on the 90 series have some serious water and weather resistance. Thats why they don't use the typical RJ-12 microphone jack

[apco25]

Kenwood 790 series

Astro Spectra, Plus or XTL5000

Orion/Jaguar

[abbylind]

Comnet, MaCom, Ericsson, GE (whatever it is this week) Orion or M7100
Nice radio, easy to program, good sensitivity, durabale, and you can do a dual radio set up with one control head.
I'm real impressed with these radios!

Fowler

[Wes]

Matt has said it perfectly.

Kenwood 90 Series all the way.......


Wes