This is an FCC Title 47 Part 90 certified transceiver. This is a business band radio that is possible to program for use on 70cm ham radio.
- Band: 450-490 Mhz
- 32 systems / 250 groups (trunked mode)
- Max 600 channels (trunked mode)
- Max 250 channels capacity (conventional mode)
- 12 character dot matririx LCD
- 10 character alphanumeric alias
- Wide or narrow bandwidth frequencies
Of the various revisions the two main models:
- TK-880 is 5W on low power and 25W on high power
- TK-880H is 10W on low power and 45W on high power
programming
You need the KPG-49D programming software and an appropriate cable. The KPG-49D software can program all radios in the TK-X80 series. The KPG-49D software runs under Windows. The cable is serial on one end and RJ45 on the other.
The TK-880 will program below 450 MHz, but the receive sensitivity is reduced. The 70cm amateur radio band is the 420 to 450 MHz portion of the UHF radio spectrum.