Kenwood TK-730 programming....

[redlightmatt]

Hi all, I'm hoping to get some help with this issue. I am trying to program a tk-730 with the 160ch full head. I get the programming countdown on the radio screen from 32k down to 17k, then it pauses, and then I get the dreaded error, check connection message. When I then read the radio, frequencies went in ok except the CH names will not program! I bought a new set of x24c16p chips off ebay, installed in radio and still nothing.... any ideas?? Thanks for the help.

 

[ramal121]

If you are swapping out the 04 ICs to 16 ICs to increase channel capacity, did you remove the two resistors that tell the radio you have installed different eeproms?

You would also need to change model type of the radio to match the new configuration.

The software thinks you have different hardware then what you actually have.

 

[redlightmatt]

Thanks for the reply ramal121. Yes the two resistors are removed, the radio was previously 160ch, I put the new IC's in thinking one of them had gone bad and was causing the progtamming issue, but this didn't help. Could I be doing something wrong with the software? Or could there be something different I need to do as this radio has the separation kit for remote mounting of the radio head? Thanks again

 

[ramal121]

Again, this is common when the model type or information in the codeplug doesn't match the radio.

Try this, make a new codeplug from scratch. Just put in a dummy channel. Then in the model pull down select your full control head with 160 channels. Try writing that to the radio. If "Model Mismatch" comes up just hit OK.

If that programs OK, then there is something wrong with the codeplug.

 

[HummerMike]

I bought some 160 channel eproms off of Ebay before. They did not work. That may be your problem. I have a few old *30 series radios in storage. They should have some eproms if you still have problems.