Offering the latest in 2-way personal communications for outings and outdoor recreation, Kenwood Communications has introduced its first family radio offering 10 NOAA weather radio channels and a vibration call alert. The addition of weather band channels makes this a great 2-way radio for boating and outdoor recreation. It's two radios in one small package. The FreeTalk WX is equipped with many convenient and practical features. When activated, the vibration call alert ensures that transmissions will be received even if the recipient is in a noisy environment, such as an outboard motorboat, sports arena or convention, and can't hear a voice page or call tone.
Users can lock the channel setting to prevent it from being changed unintentionally.
A 1-second call tone can be used to alert users to a call. To conserve power, the FreeTalk WX has a battery saver function that switches the receiver on and off at predetermined intervals. When the battery is low, the radio beeps a warning. The large LCD, illuminated for use at night or in dark locations, displays both the channel and talk group numbers, the volume level setting, whether the radio is transmitting or receiving a signal, and whether the channel lock setting is engaged. Speaker volume is set with a 32-step control.