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Help needed NX800 firmware updates

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I recently purchased an older Kenwood nx800 mobile. I already own the KPG111D software and programming cable. The radio has older firmware, only 2.81.00.

Can anyone provide the necessary file to add to my existing software to upgrade to the latest firmware in my nx800 Kenwood radio. Not sure what's needed or how this procedure actually works. Any help with this firmware update would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. I appreciate all responses.

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wizz5500 said:
I recently purchased an older Kenwood nx800 mobile. I already own the KPG111D software and programming cable. The radio has older firmware, only 2.81.00.



Can anyone provide the necessary file to add to my existing software to upgrade to the latest firmware in my nx800 Kenwood radio. Not sure what's needed or how this procedure actually works. Any help with this firmware update would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. I appreciate all responses.



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Honestly, if the radio works, and you don’t need features or fixes from newer firmware, there really is not any reason to bump it.

Depending how new you go, you will need newer programming software to program the radio, and you may get locked into 2.5KHz deviation(99% or ham repeaters are 5.0KHz deviation)

If it’s working don’t mess with it. I have a NX200 and NX700 that I am using KPG-111D Ver. 4.70 non narrowband software with, and I will never update the firmware or software past this as 99.99% of the frequencies I use(ham and LMR) are wide band.


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I agree. Unless there is a specific issue you are trying to remedy, leave the firmware where it's at.

Newer firmware for those radios will force them to narrow band across the spectrum. That's a problem if you want to use it for amateur or GMRS. Kenwood will happily sell you a W-license to reopen the 5kHz deviation option again. About $75, and it's keyed to the software serial number. Oh, and you'd need to update your KPG-111 software to the latest version to match the firmware.

Most of the changes that happened in later firmware versions were aimed at NexEdge trunking and the required narrow banding that happened in 2013.

If you do have a specific issue you need to fix, let us know what it is, maybe there's another way around it.
 
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