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Broadcast Production

Outside broadcast units, location filming and film sets are often tricky environments with so many variables to take into account, from background noise, weather, demanding directors, temperamental talent and equipment, to coordinating a small army of crew, specialists, cast and extras to be in the right place at the right time.

It's an industry that understands that time is money and that mistakes cost - whether in missing that crucial news shot or interview, having to do an additional take or paying for overtime.

It's no wonder that in spite of the ubiquity of mobile phones, two-way radio communications reign supreme in broadcast production. The ability to communicate between director, producers, technicians, talent and the myriad of support personnel within and across groups, clearly and instantly, can often make the difference between chaos and success.

Now, with the extended coverage, security and flexibility offered by Kenwood NEXEDGE® Digital Two Way radios and walkie talkies, users in the broadcast production industry can benefit from the increased range, greater clarity, enhanced features, improved security against eavesdropping and more flexible management of user groups.

Kenwood NEXEDGE® is a fully scalable digital system in terms of users, groups and effective coverage and importantly, features Mixed Mode, allowing all NEXEDGE® hand portable walkie-talkies and mobile in-vehicle units to communicate automatically with any existing analogue radios whatever the make; providing the additional benefit of a straightforward and economical migration path to digital technology.

For more information on Kenwood NEXEDGE® two-way radios in broadcast production management, please click here to post an enquiry.

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Key Features & Benefits

Security

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies offer secure connections without interruptions and the risk of information leaks.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies offer inherent security against casual electronic eavesdropping via its NXDN^® digital air interface. It also includes NXDN^® voice & data scrambling for security against external threats while providing confidentiality within the same system and talk group. Inter-network links are further secured through encrypted VPN tunneling.

Economy

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies feature Analogue/Digital Mixed Mode which, unlike some other brands, allows them to communicate automatically with your existing analogue radios whatever the make; providing a straightforward and economical way to use your existing radios while you upgrade to the benefits of digital.

Scalability

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radio systems are designed to grow with your requirements starting with hand-portable walkie-talkies and mobile units for peer to peer communications and scaling up to trunked networks able to accommodate large user groups spread over wide areas (local, regional, national and international) through the use of base stations and repeaters.

Performance

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies reduce external noise, making them ideal for noisy environments.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies are compact, lightweight, rugged and easy to set-up and use by design.

Coverage

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies deliver strong, clear signals over a much wider area than analogue systems.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies offer wider coverage through the greater sensitivity offered by digital narrow-bandwidth technology which also results in lower battery consumption than analogue sets.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies in trunked configuration and employing IP connectivity can link remote sites across great distances.

Flexibility

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies offer peer-to-peer or wide area trunked capabilities for local, national and international coverage.

Safety

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies incorporate status buttons, enhanced text messaging, unit ID and man-down functions.

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies can be programmed for both “Emergency” mode (push a pre-programmed key to transmit a data alert message) 'Man Down' and “Lone Worker” mode (where the radio automatically transmits an alert if it isn’t used within a preset period), giving your staff confidence in challenging situations knowing there will be backup at hand.

Efficiency

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies can provide voice, data and tracking on the same network at the same time allowing you meaning to monitor staff movements and deploy resources effectively.

Wide Range

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies are available in a wide range of tough, reliable hand-held walkie talkies and in-vehicle formats. These can be simple models for one-to-one communications, to more advanced radios systems with base stations and repeaters to provide extended coverage and networks incorporating sophisticated calling/signaling, messaging and logging facilities for management control.

  The range is supported by a full complement of accessories including batteries, chargers, cases and belt hooks, headsets etc.

Future Proof

• Kenwood NEXEDGE® digital two way radios and walkie talkies operate in 25 and 12.5 kHz analog and 12.5 & 6.25 kHz NXDN^® digital modes – meeting spectrum requirements today and into the future.

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