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EFJ 5300 programming
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PS - or you are trying to alter settings without the trunking system key (if the radio has a trunking personality in it). Even if you are trying to change a simple setting, the PPS won’t allow a write to the radio without a valid system key (as I remember).
Not that I know of
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I'd contact the seller you bought it from. They probably can't unlock it for you unless they have the actual system key (EFJ is very stringent on the SK's so it is very difficult to just have one). I'd say to send it back to EFJ but as I remember, they didn't like to deal with private end users. So you probably won't get anywhere. I don't think any radio shops will help you but maybe on the forums here knows a place that can.
My suggestion - go back to who you bought it from and tell them the problem and say it is unusable. Get your money back.
My suggestion - go back to who you bought it from and tell them the problem and say it is unusable. Get your money back.
EFJ does not depot 5100 5300 any longer
That’s the current plan. Thanks.
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