I know its probably a long shot but......Does any one think Icom will ever release a Firmware update for these radios, that will allow the radio to do IDAS 12.5 9600? This would save me a lot of money and hassle vs upgrading every radio to the 5360/6360 Series to play nicely with Kenwoods stuff.
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5061/6061D series
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Doubtful you will see any changes. I am also unsure if it would just be a firmware only change and not hardware itself. The 5061/6061D's are already 12 plus years old, I wouldn't be surprised if they EOL them soon, along with the 4161/3161D portables. The thing that keeps them going is probably the railroads.
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