Kenwood NX-P1200NVK 64CH ProTalk 5W VHF Digital Business Radio

Support direct team communication with this purpose-built portable radio. Manufacturer evidence identifies digital/analog VHF model, 64-channel capacity, and 151-159 MHz preset frequency range.

What it is and who it is for

The NX-P1200NVK is the digital member of Kenwood's ProTalk NX-P1000 series in the VHF band: a 5 W portable that runs NXDN digital and FM analog, and can mix analog and digital channels in the same zone. That makes it the radio for a site that wants to move to digital at its own pace, or that has two groups of users on different systems.

At a glance

• Band and channels: VHF, 64 channels, 27 VHF preset frequencies, removable antenna.
• Modes: NXDN digital with 15-bit encryption, or FM analog; mixed zones put analog and digital channels together; Kenwood quotes 20 percent more coverage in digital.
• Coverage: Kenwood quotes up to 396,000 sq ft in steel or concrete buildings, or up to 21.6 floors in a high-rise, for a VHF 5 W radio in digital; terrain, construction and conditions all change it.
• Power and battery: 5 W; up to 11.5 hours talk time on a 5-5-90 cycle; 3-hour fast charger.
• Build: die-cast chassis, weather-sealed construction, 9.88 oz with battery, 1 W audio, second PTT button, lone worker, voice announcement.
• Privacy and signalling: 45 QT, 174 DQT and 63 RAN codes, 16-code voice inversion scrambler, VOX.

Licence

This radio operates on licensed business frequencies. An FCC business radio licence (Part 90) is required to transmit; CMI can point you at the process when you order.

Accessories that fit

CMI connector code: K (Kenwood 2-pin). Kenwood's business radio catalogue names these for the NX-P1000 series: the KNB-45L 2,000 mAh battery, the KSC-35SK 3-hour fast charger, the KRA-41M VHF stubby antenna and the KBH-10 belt clip. Kenwood's 2-pin audio accessories are listed as compatible with all its business radios, including the KHS-26 earbud headset.

Part number

CMI part number: NXP1200NVK. The analog-only version is the NX-P1200AVK; the UHF digital version is the NX-P1300NUK; the intrinsically safe build is the NX-P1200ISNVK. Choosing between them? Read analog vs digital two-way radios.

Also written without hyphens: NXP1200NVK