Kenwood FreeTalk UBZ-LH14 (14 Channels) Two Way Radio
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- Maximum Range: 2 Miles
- Battery Indicator: With Battery Indicator
- Power Output: 0.5 Watts
- Channels: 14
- LCD Display: With LCD Display
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Kenwood makes the ultimate FRS radio
Pros
Long Range, Long battery life, Transponder, CTCSS Tones, Clear channel locate.
Cons
Unable to scan without external microphone.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
This is an excellent full featured FRS radio that will serve any user well.
Kenwood LH14 Review
The new Kenwood LH14 is a compact, stylish FRS unit. This is a feature packed 14 channel CTCSS capable
unit. This unit has an Effective Radiated Power of .45
watts.
The manual for this unit is the best i have ever seen. I has step by step directions for each function of this radio...
very easy to figure out.
Many functions require the user to turn off the radio to activate the mode switching. This is a drawback, but it
also prevents accidental mode switches, and the vital
functions you NEED to switch on the go are available on the fly, such as CTCSS.
Features:
Scan: You must have a CTCSS tone selected to use this funtion, at least without a speaker mike. The function is
useful in the next feature.
Clear channel search: Trunking comes to FRS!... Sorta.... Each radio is in scan mode, with appropriate CTCSS
tone active. User 1 keys the radio, which will find
and transmit on a clear channel. Radio 2 will go to this channel and emit a call tone. User 2 will answer and the
conversation will commence. After 10 seconds of no
traffic, the radios will resume scanning.
Drawbacks: The scan routine can take a couple seconds.... You will need to hold down the key and only talk
after the other party answers. It does work, and in
congested area, could be very convenient. It is the closest thing to a trunking system without an expensive digital
setup.
transponder: Yes, it has one of those. It works well. The radios will query each other once every 20-30 seconds
or so. an icon will light when units are in range, and
a warning tone will sound and the icon turn off when units go out of range. The squelch will break when they are
talking to one another..... I find this useful.. as if the
signal is not clear, you will hear it breaking up.. this is a useful indicator of how effective your communications will
be. It requires CTCSS active.
Scrambler: This radio uses simple frequency inversion. It requires CTCSS.
Backlight: This radio will have the light on after a keypress.. you can also set it to be on all the time.. a VERY
nice feature.
Receiver: This radio's receiver is as sensitive or better than any radio i have in my possession. This certainly will
positively affect the effective communications range.
Transmitter: This radio has easily made my standard apartment to vehicle test. It has met or exceeded a 3/4 mile
landmark.
Battery Life: Rated at 40 hrs with alkies. I got less than that, but I had it going in transponder mode a lot. Use of
NiMh cells does not degrade operation. I didn't do
a battery life test, but just a guess tells me they do good on batts.
Final Thoughts: This radio has it ALL! Best radio i have ever seen.... This fits my profile of the perfect FRS unit...
except for the CTCSS requirement on the scan
function. I give it an "A"
The new Kenwood LH14 is a compact, stylish FRS unit. This is a feature packed 14 channel CTCSS capable
unit. This unit has an Effective Radiated Power of .45
watts.
The manual for this unit is the best i have ever seen. I has step by step directions for each function of this radio...
very easy to figure out.
Many functions require the user to turn off the radio to activate the mode switching. This is a drawback, but it
also prevents accidental mode switches, and the vital
functions you NEED to switch on the go are available on the fly, such as CTCSS.
Features:
Scan: You must have a CTCSS tone selected to use this funtion, at least without a speaker mike. The function is
useful in the next feature.
Clear channel search: Trunking comes to FRS!... Sorta.... Each radio is in scan mode, with appropriate CTCSS
tone active. User 1 keys the radio, which will find
and transmit on a clear channel. Radio 2 will go to this channel and emit a call tone. User 2 will answer and the
conversation will commence. After 10 seconds of no
traffic, the radios will resume scanning.
Drawbacks: The scan routine can take a couple seconds.... You will need to hold down the key and only talk
after the other party answers. It does work, and in
congested area, could be very convenient. It is the closest thing to a trunking system without an expensive digital
setup.
transponder: Yes, it has one of those. It works well. The radios will query each other once every 20-30 seconds
or so. an icon will light when units are in range, and
a warning tone will sound and the icon turn off when units go out of range. The squelch will break when they are
talking to one another..... I find this useful.. as if the
signal is not clear, you will hear it breaking up.. this is a useful indicator of how effective your communications will
be. It requires CTCSS active.
Scrambler: This radio uses simple frequency inversion. It requires CTCSS.
Backlight: This radio will have the light on after a keypress.. you can also set it to be on all the time.. a VERY
nice feature.
Receiver: This radio's receiver is as sensitive or better than any radio i have in my possession. This certainly will
positively affect the effective communications range.
Transmitter: This radio has easily made my standard apartment to vehicle test. It has met or exceeded a 3/4 mile
landmark.
Battery Life: Rated at 40 hrs with alkies. I got less than that, but I had it going in transponder mode a lot. Use of
NiMh cells does not degrade operation. I didn't do
a battery life test, but just a guess tells me they do good on batts.
Final Thoughts: This radio has it ALL! Best radio i have ever seen.... This fits my profile of the perfect FRS unit...
except for the CTCSS requirement on the scan
function. I give it an "A"
