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TK-5710 firmware upgarde
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mmckenna
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Contact your Kenwood dealer.
They may charge you to do the upgrade, or they may just provide the firmware file. The FPro.exe, the program that pushed the update to the radio, is included on the KPG-95 programming software disk.
They may charge you to do the upgrade, or they may just provide the firmware file. The FPro.exe, the program that pushed the update to the radio, is included on the KPG-95 programming software disk.
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Firmware release 4.41 is the latest release for the Version 2 radios.
Awesome! Thank you for the info. I’ll reach out to the local shop and see what they’ll do for me. I get the programming software being protected, but never understand protecting firmware to make a product you purchase better. Guess if that’s the only complaint I have though of Kenwood, that’s pretty good. Thank you again for the info! Firmware updates are a new thing for me.
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Probably a couple of reasons….
Dealers can make money off doing firmware upgrades. Dealers need to make money to survive.
Done incorrectly, radios can be bricked with the wrong firmware.
Not understanding what firmware updates change can get end users into issues, like when the narrow banding rolled out.
But, some dealers will give it to you. It's not a difficult process.
Good luck. I'm running a bunch of TK-5710's for our PD and using MDC ID'ing on them. Pretty sure they are version 3 radios.
Dealers can make money off doing firmware upgrades. Dealers need to make money to survive.
Done incorrectly, radios can be bricked with the wrong firmware.
Not understanding what firmware updates change can get end users into issues, like when the narrow banding rolled out.
But, some dealers will give it to you. It's not a difficult process.
Good luck. I'm running a bunch of TK-5710's for our PD and using MDC ID'ing on them. Pretty sure they are version 3 radios.
It is just as easy to BRICK A RADIO with firmware as programming software
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