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Kenwood VP-8000 Freeze

BabaDude77

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Hey all so I have a dept issued Kenwood VP-800 (radio info says software 8.40.20.97 could not find a firmware) that has completely locked up on me 6-7 times in the past 2 months since it was issued. Screen freezes no traffic then when I notice no traffic in a while and check the screen it’s frozen. I turn the radio off and the screen stays on frozen and the only way to fix it is to pull the battery. I’m sure the fix is to turn it in and get a re-issue but I was wondering if anyone else has seen this before?
 

otobmark

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New firmware fixed mine. One thing that could trigger a freeze is if you switch channels and hit PTT before new channel fully lands (there is some delay). I would be looking for in range 8Tac repeater and kerchunking as soon as I turned channel knob.
 

AM909

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8.42.30 to be exact (there have been multiple 8.42 releases). If it's a big deal to get it updated, you might want to wait for the new release, which is due out in a week or two.
 
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