Does anyone know where you can purchase the “KWD-D5-L1K” license for KPG-D5 to allow you to program custom frequencies on the Kenwood NX-P500? Apparently Kenwood won’t sell the L version of the license anymore but only the B version which is baffling to me that end users can buy a license for the NX-1000 series which is still in production but they are unwilling to sell a programming license to an end user for an end of life radio NX-P500.
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KPG-D6 NX-P500 programming software
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Use of the L1K version requires some additional changes to the radio. Kenwood sold that feature under option L-1867 "Convert from BRS mode to LMR mode to be programmed by KPG-D5-L1K".
So, just the software alone won't get you what you need. I believe the L-1867 was a firmware change.
Finding the L-1867 and the software would only be ~leagally~ done from Kenwood. The software requires the KPT-300LMC license management software and it would register the software with Kenwood, like all the newer version of KPG, so finding it out in the wild won't do you much good.
There are some Kenwood guys on this site that may be able to help a bit more.
So, just the software alone won't get you what you need. I believe the L-1867 was a firmware change.
Finding the L-1867 and the software would only be ~leagally~ done from Kenwood. The software requires the KPT-300LMC license management software and it would register the software with Kenwood, like all the newer version of KPG, so finding it out in the wild won't do you much good.
There are some Kenwood guys on this site that may be able to help a bit more.
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