• To anyone looking to acquire commercial radio programming software:

    Please do not make requests for copies of radio programming software which is sold (or was sold) by the manufacturer for any monetary value. All requests will be deleted and a forum infraction issued. Making a request such as this is attempting to engage in software piracy and this forum cannot be involved or associated with this activity. The same goes for any private transaction via Private Message. Even if you attempt to engage in this activity in PM's we will still enforce the forum rules. Your PM's are not private and the administration has the right to read them if there's a hint to criminal activity.

    If you are having trouble legally obtaining software please state so. We do not want any hurt feelings when your vague post is mistaken for a free request. It is YOUR responsibility to properly word your request.

    To obtain Motorola software see the Sticky in the Motorola forum.

    The various other vendors often permit their dealers to sell the software online (i.e., Kenwood). Please use Google or some other search engine to find a dealer that sells the software. Typically each series or individual radio requires its own software package. Often the Kenwood software is less than $100 so don't be a cheapskate; just purchase it.

    For M/A Com/Harris/GE, etc: there are two software packages that program all current and past radios. One package is for conventional programming and the other for trunked programming. The trunked package is in upwards of $2,500. The conventional package is more reasonable though is still several hundred dollars. The benefit is you do not need multiple versions for each radio (unlike Motorola).

    This is a large and very visible forum. We cannot jeopardize the ability to provide the RadioReference services by allowing this activity to occur. Please respect this.

Ham friendly Kenwood dealers

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E5911

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Looking to move to the NX series . Would ideally like at single head/dual deck mobile set up.
Are there any ham friendly dealers out there?

I assume I'm looking at 1600-2k for the mobile

Thanks
 

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VHF, UHFk2, KCH-20RM Full Feature Head remote kit,
FPP, 2 - P25, 2 - DMR, DTMF MIC KMC-66M, PROG CABLE KPG-46XM
WITH SHIPPING $3385.00
WIDE BAND KPG-D1WK - 155.00

Radios are on back order till mid September, as of this post, still.
 

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Was looking at buying one if out of state travel continues. For now I'll wait as don't know when or where travel plan will be. Initially it was Southeast which made sense for 400MHz DMR and P25.
 

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Asking for a quote on RR thread isn't how you get pricing... Pick up the phone and call or email someone (particularly Evans). It's like people asking questions for a small business on Google maps and then complaining the business owners didn't answer.
 

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Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but are the "features" factory flashed, dealer flashed, or unlocked in programming software when purchased? Say for example I buy NX5400 and then later decide I want DMR or P25 does the radio have to go back to Kenwood, a dealer, or what?
 

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Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but are the "features" factory flashed, dealer flashed, or unlocked in programming software when purchased? Say for example I buy NX5400 and then later decide I want DMR or P25 does the radio have to go back to Kenwood, a dealer, or what?

You'll get a key code via email to unlock the feature. In order to activate radio features, you'll need your LMC set up with a "Kenwood account". Make sure you order a few seats ($0) when you first order any radio options.
 
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