kenwood tk-3170

[scannersnstuff]

anyone know if a kenwood tk-3170 uhf portable can be either software programed and/or be easily modded to tx. and/or rx. above 490 mhz ?.it's speced for 450-490 mhz.i'm mainly interested in getting it to receive up to 512 mhz.thank's for any help.

 

[wv8mat]

with it being a new radio, i dont think kenwood will have told anything yet, however i have looked at alot of pages and i cant find anything about that radio going out of range

 

[captmfa7112]

I have a kenwood TK-3173 450-490 but im able to program above 490 fine.. The software just says the frequency is out of range but it will program it and the radio will handle it

 

[scannersnstuff]

yup,thank you very much.went to the kenwood dealer this morning.he programed a frequency in the 507's in and it worked just fine.he said maybe they don't spec.them for that because of a slight degregation in the sensitivity.btw,anyone looking at the new kenwood vhf tk-2170 or it's counterpart uhf radio.kenwood is offering a $40.00 mail in rebate until may something.check with your kenwood dealer.i have the vhf version and it's a great radio.soon to have the uhf one too.price's are very reasonable compared to other radio's.