NX-230EXE
VHF NEXEDGE ATEX/IECEx Digital/Analogue Portable Radio with GPS
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Key Features
NXDN Digital Air Interface with AMBE+2 Vocoder for Natural Sounding Digital Voice |
Operates in NXDN Digital and FM Analogue modes, even on the same channel. Autosenses Received Mode (Digital or Analogue) |
ATEX Certified to EU 94/9/EC. Gas protection - II2G Ex ib IIC T4 Gb. Dust protection - II2D Ex ib IIIC T110 degrees C Db Mining - IM2 Ex ib I Mb |
Built-in GPS |
Digital Conventional and Digital Trunking Modes. Multi-Site Digital Trunking, up to 60000 GIDs and 60000 UIDs per Network |
Multi-Site IP Network Compatible |
True 6.25 kHz channel spacing operation |
Includes Radio-To-Radio Mode (no repeater needed) |
IP65/67 and MIL-STD 810C/D/E/F/G Certification |
Supplied With
Belt Clip | Yes |
Instruction Manual | Yes, In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Greek & Turkish |
Screw Set | Yes |
PMR General Features
5-Tone Signalling formats | ZVEI, ZVEI2, CCIR, EIA, EEA and "Kenwood" in normal 5-Tone. 2-Frames 5-Tone, 3-Frames 5-Tone plus up to 8-Tone formats |
Battery Saver Mode | Yes |
Battery Status Indicator | Yes |
Busy Channel Lock-out | Yes |
Calling Alert | Yes |
Compact Design | Yes |
Companded Audio | Yes |
Digital ANI Built-in | Yes |
Display configurable in languages other than English | Yes |
Dot Matrix Display | Yes |
3-Digit Sub-Display | Yes |
DTMF Function | Yes |
Ease of Operating Use | Yes |
Emergency Call Function | Yes |
Emergency Key | Yes |
Emergency Advanced Motion Detection Function | Man-Down function as standard. And by an optional Software Licence gives Dual-mode "Staff Safe" alerts triggered either by a pre-set time with no movement or a pre-set time of excessive movement |
Flash Upgradeable Firmware | Yes |
FleetSync/FleetSync II | Yes |
Front-panel Test Function | Yes |
GPS Built-In | Yes |
Internal VOX Ready | Yes |
Front-panel Keypad | Yes, 12-keys. Telephone-style keypad |
Lone Worker Function | Yes |
Low Battery Warning | Yes |
Man-Down Function | Yes, Both the trigger angle and the trigger time can be pre-set |
MPT1327 Trunking | Yes, In Analogue FM Trunked mode |
Multiple Scanning Function | Yes |
Operator Selectable Tone | Yes |
Programmable Function Keys | 8 Programmable Function Keys |
Programmable TX/RX Indication | Yes, Switchable ON or OFF |
PTT ID | Yes |
QT (CTCSS) / DQT (digital) | Yes |
RSSI Level Indicator | Yes |
SDM Manual Input | Yes |
Single-Tone Encode, 2-Tone Encode | Yes |
Talk Around | Yes |
"Talk Back" Scanning Function | Yes |
Time-Out Timer | Yes |
Transceiver Password | Yes |
Transparent Data Mode | Yes |
Voice Inversion Scrambler | Yes |
Voting Function | Yes |
Windows PC Programming and Tuning | Yes |
Wired Cloning Function | Yes |
NEXEDGE Features
Alphanumerical Aliases | 14 Characters |
Auto-Roaming/Registration (Multi-Site Trunking Mode) | Yes |
Broadcast Call (Trunking Mode) | Yes |
Call Queuing with Priority | Yes |
CW (Morse Code) Message Function | Yes |
Fail Soft Mode | Yes |
FM Analogue Conventional Included | Yes |
GIDs Per Network (Multi-Site Trunking Mode) | 60000 |
GPS Location with Voice | Yes |
Group Call (Trunking Mode) | Yes |
Group Registration (Trunking Mode) | Yes |
Individual Private Call (Trunking Mode) | Yes |
Late Entry (Trunking Mode) | Yes |
Location Registration | Yes |
Message Trunked Mode | Yes |
Multi-Site IP Network Compatible | Yes, Up to 48 sites |
NXDN Conventional Included | Yes |
NXDN Digital 12.5/6.25kHz Channel Spacing | Yes |
Over-the-air Alias | Yes |
Over-the-air Programming | Yes, Allows NEXEDGE radios to be re-programmed remotely |
Priority Monitor IDs | Yes, 4 IDs |
Radio Access Numbers (RAN) | Yes, 64 (Including "None") in Digital Conventional Mode |
Remote Group Add (Trunking Mode) | Yes |
Remote Stun/Revive/Kill | Yes |
Selcall - Individual and Group (Digital Mode) | Yes |
Short & Long Data Messages | Yes |
Site Roaming (Digital Conventional Mode) | Yes |
Special Alert Tone Patterns | Yes |
Status Messaging | Yes |
Telephone Interconnect Function | Yes, Requires KTI-4 Interconnect and a Telco unit |
Transmission Trunked Mode | Yes |
UIDs Per Network (Multi-Site Trunking Mode) | 60000 |
Wide Area All Group Call (Multi-Site Trunking Mode) | Yes |
FleetSync Signalling Features
Emergency Status | Yes |
GPS Ack Request | Yes |
Group Calling | Yes |
Power On/Off Status Messages | Yes |
PTT ID & Emergency GPS Reporting | Yes |
PTT ID Digital ANI | Yes |
Selective Calling | Yes |
Send GPS Data | Yes |
Short Text Messages | Yes |
Status Message Block GPS Reporting | Yes |
Status Messaging | Yes |
Applicable Standards
ATEX Certification | Yes, to EU 94/9/EC. Certified to II2G Ex ib IIC T4 Gb - Gas protection, II2D Ex ib IIIC T110 degrees C Db - Dust Protection, IM2 Ex ib I Mb - Mining |
R&TTE: EN300 086, 300 113, 300 219, 301 489, 301 166 | Yes |
R&TTE: EN300 440 | Yes |
R&TTE: EN301 166 | Voice & Data for 6.25KHz Digital |
EU Safety: EN60065, 60950-1, 60215 | Yes |
Factory Quality Certification and Location | ISO 9001. Manufactured in Japan |
For use in the EU | Yes |
IECEx Certification | Gas protection - Ex ib IIC T4 Gb. Dust protection - Ex ib IIIC T110 degrees C Db Mining - Ex ib I Mb |
IP65 | Yes |
IP67 | Yes |
Measurement - EIA Standards | Yes |
Measurement - EN Standards | Yes |
MIL-STD 810 C/D/E/F/G | Yes |
Technical Specifications
Frequency Range | 136 - 174 MHz |
Number of Channels | 512 |
Number of Zones | 128 |
Talk Groups | Yes |
Channel Frequency Spread | 38 MHz |
Channel Spacing - Analogue - Wide/Mid/Narrow | 25 kHz/20 kHz/12.5 kHz |
Channel Spacing - Digital - Wide/Narrow | 12.5 kHz/6.25 kHz |
Antenna Impedance - 50 Ohm | Yes |
Battery Life | 5-5-90 approx 8.5 hours GPS ON approx 14 hours GPS OFF |
Frequency Stability | ± 2 ppm (-20 °C to + 50 °C) |
Operating Temperature Range | -20 °C to + 50 °C |
Operating Voltage | 7.5 V DC (± 6.2/8.4 V) |
Dimensions | With KNB-70LEX: 138 x 58 x 39.8 mm - Projections not included - |
Weight (net) | With KNB-70LEX: 493 g |
Receiver Specifications
Adjacent Channel Selectivity (Analogue) | 68 dB at 12.5 kHz |
Audio Output | 500 mW with less than 3% distortion. 8 Ohms Impedance |
Intermodulation (Analogue) | 65 dB |
Sensitivity (Analogue) - EIA 12 dB SINAD | 0.28 µV at 25 kHz 0.28 µV at 20 kHz 0.32 µV at 12.5 kHz |
Sensitivity (Analogue) - EN 20 dB SINAD | -3 dB µV at 25 kHz -3 dB µV at 20 kHz -1 dB µV at 12.5 kHz |
Sensitivity (Digital) | 3% BER: 0.32 µV at 12.5 kHz 0.25 µV at 6.25 kHz 1% BER: -1 dB µV at 12.5 kHz -4 dB µV at 6.25 kHz |
Spurious Reponse Rejection (Analogue) | 70 dB |
Transmitter Specifications
RF Power Output | 1.2 W |
FM Noise (EIA) | Analogue: 48 dB at 25 kHz 48 dB at 20 kHz 43 dB at 12.5 kHz |
Modulation Distortion | Less than 3% |
Modulation Limiting | Analogue: ± 5.0 kHz at 25 kHz ± 4.0 kHz at 20 kHz ± 2.5 kHz at 12.5 kHz |
Spurious Emission (EN) | -36 dBm ≤ 1 GHz -30 dBm > 1 GHz |