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1946
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Kasuga Radio Co Ltd. established (predecessor of Kenwood Corporation) in Komagane, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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1949
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High-frequency transformer passes NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) approval certificate for the first time in Japan.
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1955
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Establishes Tokyo operation and begins mass production of audio, communications and measuring equipment.
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1958
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Companies first amateur radio goes on sale.
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1960
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Renamed from Kasuga Radio Co Ltd to Trio Electronics Inc.
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1962
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Launches the industry’s first transistor amplifier.
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1963
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Sets up in the U.S. office, and begins full-scale overseas operations.
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1966
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Introduces fully transistorised audio products for the first time in the industry.
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1968
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Listing on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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1969
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The Trio TR-7100, 144MHz amateur radio car transceiver goes on sale.
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1978
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Introduces its first professional analogue two-way radios.
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1979
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Establishes the company’s first overseas production unit in Singapore.
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1983
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Enters the U.S. land mobile radio market.
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1986
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Renamed Front Trio Electronics Inc. to KENWOOD Corporation.
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1991
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Enters the European licensed PMR (Private Mobile Radio) market.
- Begins selling license-free transceivers.
- Signs an official supply contract with McLaren to provide wireless radio equipment for the F1 championship.
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1995
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The Mir space station carries KENWOOD’s amateur wireless and verifies its reliability.
- TK-250 launched - Kenwood’s first purpose designed PMR range for Europe.
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1996
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Changes the subsidiary name from Trio-Kenwood to KENWOOD, coinciding with the Company’s 50th anniversary.
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1997
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Becomes Japan’s first manufacturer to launch car-mounted DAB receivers.
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1999
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Jointly develops the world’s first mobile digital broadcast receiving system.
- Introduces Pro-Talk PMR446 license free two-way radio.
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2001
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Releases its first digital transceiver operating on P25.
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2002
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Develops a network interface module (NIM) for digital broadcasts via a communications satellite (CS).
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2005
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Forms a technical and capital alliance with Icom to jointly research the standardisation of technical specifications for digital wireless radio equipment (NXDN).
- KENWOOD Nagano Corp. acquires certification to “ISO/TS 16949”, the international standard for quality management specific to the automotive industry.
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2007
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KENWOOD announces 144/430 (440) MHz FM Dual band TM-V71 series.
- Announcement of completion of acquisition of the U.S. systems-based communication company Zetron Inc.
- Invested ¥20.0 billion and formed a strategic business alliance with Victor Company of Japan Limited.
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2008
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Notice of establishment of JVCKENWOOD Holdings Inc.
- Global launch of NEXEDGE® (NXDN)digital two-way radio system.
- First NEXEDGE® digital trunked two-way radio system commissioned.
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2010
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Introduces its first ATEX certified analogue two-way radio.
- KENWOOD wins the 2010 FCS Gerald David OBE Innovation in Business Radio Award for NEXEDGE®
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2011
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Introduces NEXEDGE® OTAP (Over The Air Programming)
- JVC KENWOOD Holdings Inc. changed its name to JVCKENWOOD Corporation.
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2012
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Introduces KSDP (KENWOOD Solutions Developer Programme) to serve customers and markets with radio communications solutions which precisely meet their needs.
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2013
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JVCKENWOOD announces launch of the ground-breaking TS-990S amateur radio base station.
- Global launch of NEXEDGE® ETSI certified dPMR digital two-way radios.
- JVCKENWOOD announce over 700,000 NEXEDGE® devices in use around the world.
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2014
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Acquires E.F. Johnson Technologies Inc.
- Launches NEXEDGE® ATEX Certified digital hand-portable radios.
- Launches ETSI certified DMR hand-portable radios and repeater.
- Launches new series of ETSI certified digital (dPMR 446) and analogue PMR446 license-free hand-portable radios.
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2015
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Introduces NEXEDGE® Gen2 fully scalable multi-site development of NEXEDGE® NXDN system infrastructure.
- Launches NX-P5000 Series multi-protocol NXDN/P25/FM Analogue; analogue/digital two-way radio devices.
- Roll-out of the world’s largest NEXEDGE® system serving the national ambulance service of Lithuania is completed.
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2016
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Launches NX-D5000 Series multi-protocol NXDN/DMR/FM Analogue; analogue/digital two-way radio devices.
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2016
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JVCKENWOOD announce over 1.2 million NEXEDGE® devices in use around the world.
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2016
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Launch of ProTalk WD-K10 Series, license-free DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) Intercom systems.
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2017
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NXDN Common Air Interface (CAI) was accepted at the Study Group 5 (SG5) meeting of the International Telecommunications Union Radiocommunications Sector (ITU-R)
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2017
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Launch of NX-3000 Series multi-protocol Analogue plus NXDN or DMR hand-portable and mobile radios.
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2017
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JVCKENWOOD announce over 1.75 million NEXEDGE® devices in use around the world.
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2017
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Launch of KAS-20 Dispatch and AVL software suite for NEXEDGE Gen2 Trunking, Trunk C, NXDN IP conventional and DMR IP conventional as a stand-alone solution or the basis for developing a bespoke solution.
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