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So for starters my county had switched to a new radio system...

I bought a used radio off of the dreaded Ebay to give it a go... the radio is readable however it cannot be written to because the firmware is outdated for the current codeplug. I know nothing about EF Johnson radios.


This was sent to me from the radio tech at the 911 center:

Current Firmware in radio is 4.8.12.

Needs to be 6.16.x for us to write to it with the software we have.

Our codeplugs are built for firmware 6.16.x or newer.


Is there a simple fix to this or should I just sell the radio and buy a different one?
 
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Well you can either upgrade the firmware or get PC Configure 2.10.x for your radio. They can't do it because they only have the most current software. 6.16.18 is the current firmware and 2.18.14 is the current version of PC Configure.
 
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You will need PC Configure 2.10.x for the firmware you have in your radio. If you want to upgrade firmware the current firmware is 6.16.18 and the current version of PC Configure is 2.18.14. By upgrading firmware the county shop will be able to program the radio.
 
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ScanWI said:
You will need PC Configure 2.10.x for the firmware you have in your radio. If you want to upgrade firmware the current firmware is 6.16.18 and the current version of PC Configure is 2.18.14. By upgrading firmware the county shop will be able to program the radio.
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Do you know of anyone or any radio shops online that are able to upgrade the firmware? I'm assuming you need a cable and it's probably a serial cable. I don't have a serial port on my computer. There aren't any EF Johnson dealers or radio shops around here that deal with them.
 
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Your series 4 radio cannot be upgraded to a series 6. Entirely different radio on the inside. FYI EFJ has are soon will be ending support for the series 4 radios.
 
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rfradioconsult said:
Your series 4 radio cannot be upgraded to a series 6. Entirely different radio on the inside. FYI EFJ has are soon will be ending support for the series 4 radios.
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Thanks for all your help guys! That's what I was afraid of. I didn't know much about EF Johnson. The price I paid for the radio was awesome and it does function properly. I'll just resale it.
 
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