Product comparison · 2 two-way radios

Kenwood TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black vs Motorola XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Kenwood TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black has 184 channels more channels quantity (total) than the Motorola XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black (200 channels vs 16 channels). Purpose: Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) on the Kenwood TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black, Professional mobile radio (PMR) on the Motorola XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black. Operating frequency: 144 MHz on the Kenwood TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black, 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz on the Motorola XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black. Weight: 1.13 kg on the Kenwood TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black, 244 g on the Motorola XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black. Operating temperature (T-T): -20 - 60 °C on the Kenwood TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black, -30 - 60 °C on the Motorola XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black.

Channels quantity (total)
- TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black:200 channels
- XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black:16 channels
Operating frequency
- TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black:144 MHz
- XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black:446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz
Weight
- TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black:1.13 kg
- XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black:244 g
Operating temperature (T-T)
- TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black:-20 - 60 °C
- XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black:-30 - 60 °C

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Comparison of TM-281AK, XT420
23 specifications	A Kenwood TM-281AK two-way radio 200 channels 144 MHz Black Model TM-281AK View product	B Motorola XT420 two-way radio 16 channels 446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz Black Model XT420 View product
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Digital Mobile Radio (DMR)	Professional mobile radio (PMR)
Channels quantity (total)Differs	200 channels	16 channels
Operating frequencyDiffers	144 MHz	446.00625 - 446.19375 MHz
Poweridentical
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 h
RechargeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Auto channel searchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP55
Power save modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Tones quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Transmit powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 mW
Keypad lockKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	116 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58 mm
WeightDiffers	1.13 kg	244 g
Packaging contentidentical
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ChargerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Displayidentical
Display typeKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backlight displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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