TK2180

[nhfdcadet]

Just bought my first kenwood
I have been a die hard motorola guy for years, finally had a buddy convince me to buy a kenwood, so i am going to try it out
I have never touched a kenwood before, so does anybody have any tips or tricks for general use of the radio or any pointers for programming? i have never seen their programming software before so i am entering uncharted territory

 

[kayn1n32008]

Just bought my first kenwood
I have been a die hard motorola guy for years, finally had a buddy convince me to buy a kenwood, so i am going to try it out
I have never touched a kenwood before, so does anybody have any tips or tricks for general use of the radio or any pointers for programming? i have never seen their programming software before so i am entering uncharted territory

Easier to use than Motorola CPS. some stuff is confusing, but if you read the help files they do actually help. Make sure you look through all the pages under the edit button. Lots of stuff not in plain sight. Good luck. I habe a bunch of Kenwoods and love them.

 

[DJ11DLN]

Just bought my first kenwood
I have been a die hard motorola guy for years, finally had a buddy convince me to buy a kenwood, so i am going to try it out
I have never touched a kenwood before, so does anybody have any tips or tricks for general use of the radio or any pointers for programming? i have never seen their programming software before so i am entering uncharted territory

We've used Kenwood radios, handheld and mobile/base, since the early '90s and are very pleased with them. Never had one needing serious service. Usually if something happens to a handheld, it's done, i.e. got run over, got dropped from a great height onto a hard surface, fell into the fire, etc. I've seen them fall 20' or more and hit a hard surface, battery pops off, put it back on and unless it broke the antenna it's good to go again. You know what kind of a life a fire service radio lives, you can imagine. Closest model to yours we have is a couple of 2160s, they're as good as the rest have been.

As far as the FPU software goes, it will take a little figuring out, just as any kind will, but IMHO it isn't overly difficult and I've never known any of it to be "buggy." Good luck, I think you'll like your Kenwood.:wink:

 

[mmckenna]

I concur, the software is easier to use that most of the Motorola software I've used. And, unlike older Motorola software, the Kenwood help files are pretty useful.

I've got 387 (by last count) Kenwood 800MHz radios on our trunked system. I've had one failure, a bad LCD display that was replaced under warrantee. That was 3+ years ago, no other issues.

Our PD liked the 800MHz radios, so when it was time to replace their VHF radios, they went entirely with Kenwood. Our fire department has been Kenwood for 15+ years.

In my own experience, much better support from the manufacturer, too.

 

[kayn1n32008]

As far as the FPU software goes, it will take a little figuring out, just as any kind will, but IMHO it isn't overly difficult and I've never known any of it to be "buggy." Good luck, I think you'll like your Kenwood.:wink:

There are some things I do not like, but all in all, FPU does what it is supposed to do, is laid out pretty decently and is not bloated. Plus it is not full of bugs and being updated every other day. Same goes for radio firmware.

I agree, you will like Kenwood.


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[nhfdcadet]

thanks for the input guys.
like i said i have always been a moto guy, ht1250, ht1550, xts3000, spectra, cdm, never had any other brands, so im excited to see what the kenwood can do

 

[kayn1n32008]

IMHO its a better platform than the Waris series.

 

[w8prr]

My old employer used Motorola and Kenwood Repeaters and there was no difference in the reliability of them. Dispatch was Motorola but 95% of radios on the street were Kenwood. We could reprogram them easily, if there was a new version it would tell us there might be something that was different, but would let us program them anyway. Motorola would take one in for service, reprogram with newer software and ours would then be useless. Not so with Kenwood. All in all, I'd take the Kenwood any day over big M

 

[kayn1n32008]

... All in all, I'd take the Kenwood any day over Motorola

Ok, fixed that for you. They are not 'big M'. Pet peeve.

I agree, pretty easy choice TK-x180 vs. HT-1x50. TK-x180 all day long. Much more flexible, better built, better accessories, OST(equivalent to Motorola MPL) is 40 tone/code pairs and much larger channel capacity.

I am using a HT-750 right now, and would rather be using my personal NX-200, not allowed to use the personal radio though.


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[kayn1n32008]

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