THANK Y OUWe are grateful you chose KENWOOD for your land mobileradio applications. We believe this easy-to-use transceiverwill provide dependable communications to keep personneloperating at peak efficiency.KENWOOD transceivers incorporate the latest in advancedtechnology. As a result, we feel strongly that you will bepleased with the quality and features of this product.NOTICES TO THE U SER◆ Government law prohibits the operation of unlicensed radiotransmitters within the territories under government control.◆ Illegal operation is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment.◆ Refer service to qualified technicians only.SAFETY: It is important that the operator is aware of andunderstands hazards common to the operation of anytransceiver.This device made under license under one or more of thefollowing US Patents: 4,590,473; 4,636,791; 4,716,407;4,972,460; 5,148,482; 5,185,796; 5,271,017; 5,377,229;5,502,767.The IMBE™ voice coding Technology embodied in thisproduct is protected by intellectual property rights includingpatent rights, copyrights, and trade secrets of Digital VoiceSystems, Inc. This voice coding Technology is licensed solelyfor use within this Communications Equipment. The user ofthis Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting todecompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the ObjectCode, or in any other way convert the Object Code into ahuman-readable form.