As well as offering the benefits of advanced digital technology - including increased effective coverage area, low noise for superior clarity, and inherently secure voice communication - the NX-230EX is ATEX/IECEx-certified for use in potentially explosive atmospheres such as oil refineries, chemical plants, grain silos, pipeline and other chemical applications.
| 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 2014/34/EU. Certified to II 2G Ex ib IIC T4 Gb - Gas protection, II 2D Ex ib IIIC T110° C Db - Dust Protection, I M2 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 |