I am saving for a new radio, deciding between an NX3300 or NX5300 (leaning towards the NX5300), but I was curious if the NX5300 does custom voice announcements like Motorola APX radios? It wouldn't make or break the radio but I was curious.
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Yes, both the 3k and 5k series allow for customized voice announcements. I have a couple of NX-3320-K models that don't have displays or any front panel PF-keys. So, using the KPG-D3N(W) software and a mic attached to my PC, I made customized labels for functions, zone names and channel names. Every time I switch a zone or channel an announcement in my own voice lets me know what zone/channel I'm on. It takes some time to set it up, but in the end it's pretty slick.
There is a sequence to follow to set up the software for "User Programmable" announcements, but you can make them anything you want. I forget the limit on voice clip length, but I never hit the limit.
mmckenna
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Two very different radios. I've got most of the Kenwood product line running at work in one form or another.
Unless you need P25, or need to run two digital modes at the same time, the NX-3000 line are a really nice product. I've got a bunch of them running, NX-3400's on trunked system, and NX-3300's on a conventional analog UHF system. I've got a few NX-5400's, also.
NX-1300 isn't a bad radio if your budget is tight and need something basic.
There is a big cost difference, also.
I already have a 1300 which I love, along with a 210 and I like having the buttons on the speaker mic as well as a lot of other things. I would like to have 2 digital modes at the same time as my county is going nxdn but my town is dmr. Every public safety agency around me with the exception of volunteer fds (they're phasing out tk3180s), uses NX5300s so I don't doubt they're bad
mmckenna
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Good choice, then.
I've got a few hundred NX-410's that I've been running since 2011. I can count on one hand the number of radios that have failed in 12 years.
