New Digital System by Kenwood

[fish_squeezer44]

Kenwood Communications announced a new digital communications system this month. Trunked and conventional formats, 12.5Khz or 6.25Khz spacing, FDMA vocoder. The cost of the equipment is not too bad, so we should be seeing lots of systems on the air soon. Not scanner made for it. They call it "Next Edge". It is not on their web site yet.

Fish

 

[JungleJim]

I don't know much about it but I think it is "NEXEDGE". At least that's what it says on the ball cap I have.

 

[fineshot1]

Here is the December 21, 2007 New Product Announcement

http://www.kenwood.com/en/news/20071221.html

It does not say much in detail about the technology.

I did find this below elsewhere on the web.

Kenwood has developed the
next generation 6.25 Khz
digital communication systems.

Kenwood Digital System Features:
• Electronic S/N validation
• Monitoring of the Priority ID
• Priority Call
• Emergency Call
• Waiting and Log Calls
• Remote Addition of Groups
• Remote Verification of the System
• Silencing and Remote Radio Kill
• Short and Long Messages
• GPS Locator

Due out the last quarter of 2008

I hope its compatable with Icom's 6.25Khz digital system.
That would be a win win situation for customers.

 

[fwradio]

I hope its compatable with Icom's 6.25Khz digital system.
That would be a win win situation for customers.

Kenwood and Icom worked on this jointly. That being said, Kenwood is not mentioning Icom anywhere (why would they) and Icom is (like usual) saying that Kenwood is out doing there own thing.

From what I heard, this system is designed around open European standards and is not proprietary to Icom or Kenwood.

Just another little note in the digital arena: Motorola's "MOTOTRBO" is also an open standard. MOTOTRBO is a brand name.

 

[citylink_uk]

Some more info here:

http://www.lauttamus.com/_pdf/TwoWayRadio/Kenwood/nexedge_cata_k.pdf

http://www.fireradios.com/pdf/nx700_800_cata_k.pdf Kenwood Portable: http://www.fireradios.com/pdf/nx200_300_cata_k.pdf Kenwood Mobile