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Kenwood TK-3180 K4 CPS

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Hello fellow members i am trying to find out what cps is needed for a Kenwood TK-3180 K4 i have been using KPG89D for my K3 but radio took a dump and i have picked up a used TK-3180 K4 and i have the upgrade program and i want to know if the KPG89D will work on the K4 to upgrade it for MPT-1327 standard anyone have experience in working with these models i have read that i need KPG-96D for the MPT upgrade but is shows that it's for the E & M models any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
 
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If your radio is currently set up for MPT, then you'd need the KPG-96DN (version 3.30 is the latest)
If all you want to do is conventional analog, then no reason to change it.

If you want to dump the MPT in favor of LTR or just the "standard" TK-3180, then you'd need to load it with new firmware using the FPRO.exe file that's included on the programming software disk.
Once you do that, you can use the KPG-89DN software.

But, be aware, if you load in the latest firmware, it's going to force the radio to run narrow band FM analog across the board. You'll also have to upgrade to the latest version of KPG-89DN. You can purchase W-keys from Kenwood to allow for wide band FM, but you'll need to supply the original KPG serial number from when YOU purchased it from the Kenwood dealer.

If you don't want to get forced to narrow band, run it the way it is and get the KPG-96 software.
 
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Thank you for the information i have not received my radio yet so i am not sure if it is setup for MPT once i get it i'll check it and see again thank you and have a merry christmas
 
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