Kenwood nx210

[robclement]

Hi all,
New here and fist post so please don't beat me up too bad.I bought an nx210 at good will of all places for $15 not knowing it was bnsf rr.Is there a way to reset to factory and reprogram or just toss it .

All I have read is,yeah you can do that just download xxxx software,and no you can't it is locked to the railroad.Basically is it worth messing with.It came with charger,mic and holder and looks in excellent condition.

Any help appreciated

 

[Vern]

Hi all,
New here and fist post so please don't beat me up too bad.I bought an nx210 at good will of all places for $15 not knowing it was bnsf rr.Is there a way to reset to factory and reprogram or just toss it .

All I have read is,yeah you can do that just download xxxx software,and no you can't it is locked to the railroad.Basically is it worth messing with.It came with charger,mic and holder and looks in excellent condition.

Any help appreciated

PM sent.

 

[mmckenna]

The Railroad firmware requires specific programming software, and that's nearly impossible to get unless you are a railroad.

You can push new firmware into the radio, but that requires a couple of things:
If the radio has the firmware update option unchecked, then you won't be able to update to the non-railroad firmware. Someone who has RR software will need to go in and enable that option.
You'll need the programming cable.
You'll need the programming software. (KPG-111)

Not a bad score for $15, but I bet there's a railroad somewhere looking for a missing radio….

 

[dryfb]

I have had my hands on the AAR specific software and it sucks. Unless you HAVE to select a different receive and transmit channel then just load 5.36 FW and use normal software. Only useful feature is it shows the battery voltage when the radio gets powered on