Motorsports
If the communications fail, the race won't start
In a high-stakes world where success or failure can be measured in split seconds, where extremes in noise, vibration, temperature and gravitational forces are at play and where security is an obsession, KENWOOD communications systems provide the solution.
From the most sophisticated and secure voice and data radiocommunications systems employed in elite classes of motorsport to voice only communication at clubman events, two-way radios have helped to make motorsports events safer and race teams more competitive.
KENWOOD’s experience in developing mission critical analogue and digital two-way radio communications systems to operate effectively in extreme conditions has helped the development of radios able to withstand the immense heat, vibration and shock of motorsport and the requirement for radiocommunication systems to deliver instant communication in voice and data reliably in any situation.
A LONG HISTORY IN MOTORSPORTS ON TWO WHEELS AND FOUR
KENWOOD’s experience in developing mission critical analogue and digital two-way radio communications systems to operate effectively in extreme conditions has helped the development of radios able to withstand the immense heat, vibration and shock of motorsport and the requirement for radiocommunication systems to deliver instant communication in voice and data reliably in any situation.
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TYPICAL APPLICATIONS IN MOTORSPORT
Radiocommunications is as essential to motorsport as the tyres the cars and bikes run on, and without clear, reliable communications a race team would not be able to function, and organisers could not stage an event safely:
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- Driver Communications
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- Medical Teams
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PROVEN MOTORSPORT PERFORMANCE
Learn more about how KENWOOD systems and devices have been successfully employed in motorsports including:
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SRT41 RACING TEAMRead the case study on Frédéric Sausset, a quadruple amputee who successfully completed the 24 Hours of Le Mans. |
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TEAM BRITRead the case study on the DMR Tier 3 simulcast system used in the MotoGPTM championship between 2018-2021. |
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MRTCRead the case study on the DMR Tier 3 simulcast system used in the MotoGPTM championship between 2018-2021. |
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Club MotorsportAt a more modest level, KENWOOD equipment is widely used in club racing events, including ProTalk Digital license-free, dPMR446, professional two-way radios; a simple to use and highly effective tool for voice communications over shorter distances of up to 6km. Click to view KENWOOD ProTalk Digital PMR 446 in use at an amateur Twinshock Motorcross event. |
KENWOOD RADIOCOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS DELIVER EFFICIENCY WITH SAFETY
Being equipped with a reliable two-way radio gives team managers the real time information needed to maximise efficiency and deal with issues as they arise while allowing teams to work more confidently, under less stress and with greater safety. From the simplicity of ProTalk license-free PMR446 in club racing to trunked NEXEDGE NXDN and DMR systems in elite classes, there’s a KENWOOD solution to suit your motorsport application.
License-free PMR446
While you can buy multi-packs of ‘license-free walkie talkies’ for less than the price of a basic mobile phone, don’t be deceived, you get what you pay for; they might work for a while, but you wouldn’t want to risk the safety and efficiency of your team operations on them.
The simplicity, convenience and low-cost of KENWOOD ProTalk analogue and digital license-free PMR446 technology has made it a popular choice for professional applications set within a defined localised area, for example within the garage and pit area and between driver and team on shorter circuits.
ProTalk digital dPMR446 radios are better built and equipped than most and offer native analogue to digital mixed operation, a second programmable PTT button, 32-digital and 16-analogue channels for congestion free operation, ease of use, durability and a long battery life between charges. For an entry-level radio offering on- to-one and call-all-radios feature, there’s little to better them.
Licensed DMR and NEXEDGE NXDN radio systems with advanced automated functions and worker safety features
For race series organisers, circuits and larger teams or those requiring direct communication links to team factories/HQ across multiple sites, wider coverage areas and a host of built-in and programmable functions and advanced safety features, KENWOOD NEXEDGE NXDN and DMR digital systems offer much more than the ability to transmit voice and data instantly, including:
Efficiency
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- Individual, group and all radios calls |
- Stun and Revive feature when radios are lost |
KENWOOD DMR and NEXEDGE NXDN technologies offer highly flexible, voice and data enabled digital conventional, IP networked and trunked communications systems – the utility of which can be greatly extended with the addition of applications and software including KAS-10/20 AVL & Dispatch suites, so you always know where staff are and have the flexibility to pinpoint and assign resources as required. Naturally, KENWOOD systems can be integrated with other applications including telecoms, intercoms, dispatch and monitoring systems, AI implementation and IT etc., so offer a failsafe and future-proofed communication solution.
Health & Safety
In addition to the efficiency that radio communication brings to managing and coordinating team activities at the factory and circuit, it also serves to help you comply with health and safety requirements/regulations, for example, alerting staff to the presence of threats, calling for medical assistance and reporting spillages and accidents.
However, where radio communication really excels is in the event of a major incident. Whether that be a medical emergency, fire or an event that requires all team members to be alerted instantly to initiate emergency procedures.
All NEXEDGE NXDN and DMR digital two-way radio devices feature an Emergency Key and Emergency Call features as standard, while more advanced models additionally offer built-in or optional GPS modules, Lone Worker, Motion Detection and compatibility with Location services, which can be programmed to deliver automated proximity triggered prompts – for example when a worker enters a hazardous area, or requires special safety clothing – making them essential in a robust health and safety policy.
These advanced safety features offer an added layer of protection in support of emergency and first aid protocols with the ability to automatically send alerts and alarms to other radio users, for example:
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The Priority Call feature ensures the availability of a radio channel in the event of an emergency and allows a user to interrupt all existing calls on a channel. |
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An alarm is triggered along with the user ID of the sender and when the Emergency Key button is pressed. GPS equipped radios, can additionally send the location (GPS coordinates) of the user. |
| Lone Worker: |
An alarm is triggered along with the user ID of the sender if a user does not respond to a status prompt within a specified time. |
| Man Down: |
An alarm is triggered along with the user ID of the sender if the radio is tilted beyond a pre-determined angle indicating that the user may have fallen or become incapacitated. Other programmable features include: |
| Location Services: |
NEXEDGE NXDN and DMR radios equipped with GPS can additionally be programmed to send location information to a control centre at the factory using software such as KAS-10 or KAS-20 AVL and Dispatch suites so that the user at risk can be located quickly and response times reduced. |
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Remote Monitor allows dispatchers to listen in to a radio through its microphone in situations where an alarm is activated, and the radio user is unable to respond. This provides the dispatcher with the intelligence to assess a situation in real time and to quickly initiate an appropriate response. |
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NEXEDGE NXDN ATEX/IECEx certified radios provide the solution for operating in explosive atmospheres where hazardous airborne particles are present. |
COST-EFFECTIVE MIGRATION FROM ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL
The beauty of a KENWOOD digital two-way radio solution is that your investment in new equipment when upgrading from analogue can be phased over time as all KENWOOD digital radio devices feature native automatic analogue/digital mixed operation (which allows them to communicate automatically and virtually instantly with any existing analogue radios whatever the make without the need for scanning to establish a connection with an incoming analogue call) providing a predictable and cost-effective path to full digital implementation.
SECURITY & PRIVACY
As more products are connected by IP and to networked information and automation systems, there is a growing risk of leakage and theft of personal and other information, fabrication or destruction of data, and hijacking of products.
As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of radiocommunication products and solutions, we take our responsibility for ensuring the security integrity of our products and the data we hold on systems developed on behalf of our customers. Click for more information on JVCKENWOOD’s Group Privacy Policy.
Product Security
Secure encryption is an essential requirement in radiocommunications to provide security against eavesdropping, jamming and other malicious attacks on a radio system.
All KENWOOD digital radio devices are equipped with a voice scrambler feature as standard, while licenced NEXEDGE NXDN and DMR radios are further protected with more advanced encryption:
| PROTALK PMR446: |
Voice inversion scrambler |
| NX-1000 Series: |
Built-in digital scrambler as standard, optional upgrade to ARC4 Encryption for DMR |
| NX-3000 Series: |
Built-in digital scrambler as standard, optional 56-bit DES encryption and upgrade to 256-bit AES (NEXEDGE NXDN and DMR) and 40-bit ARC4 encryption for DMR |
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Built-in digital scrambler and DES-56 bit (4 keys) as standard, optional hardware upgrade to 56-bit DES and support to 256-bit AES |
Information Security
The Communications Systems Business, Professional Systems Business and the Healthcare Business units of JVCKENWOOD Corporation are certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 international standards for information security management system and JIS Q 27001:2014 Japanese industrial standards, both of which specify standards for information security management systems and establish requirements and implementation of the framework to protect information assets.
BUILT TOUGH TO WITHSTAND RAIN, DIRT AND THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE OF DAILY USE
As you would expect, all KENWOOD professional hand portable walkie-talkies and mobile radios conform to MIL-STD-810 C/D/E/F/G for ruggedness and durability and are IP54/55/67 Water & Dust Intrusion rated, making them suited for use in any environment.
In addition, KENWOOD can offer ATEX IECEx devices for use in hazardous, explosive atmospheres.
EXCEPTIONAL AUDIO QUALITY EVEN IN NOISY ENVIRONMENTS
The motorsport environment is noisy especially in the garage, pits and pit wall and it’s vital that team communications can be heard clearly over the din. KENWOOD radiocommunication devices benefit from JVCKENWOOD Group’s 60-years’ experience in producing consumer audio and visual equipment (Trio, JVC and KENWOOD), renowned for exceptional sound quality.
This transfer of knowledge and experience has led to the development of a number of novel and innovative solutions which overcome the problem of cancelling ambient noise while improving the audio clarity of the transmitted voice in any operating environment.
| Ultimate noise cancellation: |
NX-5000 Series hand-portable radios achieve optimum noise cancellation with the use of two integrated microphones. The main microphone is situated closer to the desired source (front of the radio), while a second microphone in the rear of the radio receives the ambient noise. In a noisy environment, both microphones receive noise at a similar level, however, the main microphone receives the user’s voice more strongly. The processor in the radio subtracts one noise source from the other so that most of the ambient noise is cancelled which effectively enhances the quality of the transmitted audio of the user’s voice. |
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Both NX-5000 and NX-3000 Series radios feature Active Noise Reduction (ANR). ANR serves to cancel the noise component of the collected audio to improve the transmitted audio quality. |
| Selectable Audio profiles: |
The received audio will sound different depending on the usage environment of the radio, characteristics of the device (such as the microphone to be combined with the radio and external devices), and the tone of voice and manner of speaking of the speaker. The received audio will also sound different depending on the output method, such as using the speaker of the radio or via an earphone, to hear the received audio. KENWOOD radios feature 6 customisable audio profiles which can be configured for specific scenarios and selected by the user to suit the operating environment. |
ACCESSORIES TO SUIT YOUR OPERATION
KENWOOD offers a comprehensive range of accessories for its professional two-way radio systems and devices including earpieces, remote mics, headsets, cables, connectors and software packages allowing you to tailor your equipment or system to precisely meet your team requirements.
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