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kpg-49d software
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mmckenna
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Have you tried Kenwood?
Just a reminder...
Most radio programming software in the land mobile or commercial world is copyrighted by the manufacturer. Some of those manufacturers aggressively guard those copyrights. In order to protect the very existence of the RadioReference forums, RR rules prohibit using the forum to buy, sell, trade, or to request to buy, sell, or trade radio programming software.
I'm not saying any lines were crossed in this thread, but just be aware that the standard answer to the OP's question is almost always going to be "buy a licensed copy from the manufacturer or one of their dealers".
American Communications Systems is a source for Kenwood software that I've used in the past. Here's their listing for KPG-49D: KPG-49D
Most radio programming software in the land mobile or commercial world is copyrighted by the manufacturer. Some of those manufacturers aggressively guard those copyrights. In order to protect the very existence of the RadioReference forums, RR rules prohibit using the forum to buy, sell, trade, or to request to buy, sell, or trade radio programming software.
I'm not saying any lines were crossed in this thread, but just be aware that the standard answer to the OP's question is almost always going to be "buy a licensed copy from the manufacturer or one of their dealers".
American Communications Systems is a source for Kenwood software that I've used in the past. Here's their listing for KPG-49D: KPG-49D
DJ11DLN
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+1 on all of this. Can you get away with downloading some bootleg copy from a questionable .ru website? Possibly. Do you really want to? I wouldn't. Besides, purchasing a legitimate copy from Kenwood is just the proper thing to do.
If you think the software is too pricey, check with a radio shop. Most charge $60+ to program a single radio these days, which I agree is pretty outrageous, but on the other hand, it makes the price of the CPS pretty attractive, especially since you only have to pay Kenwood for it once.
mmckenna
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Latest version was released last year. If the radio the OP has is using recent firmware, the old pirated software may not work anyway.
It's not expensive to do it right.
It's not expensive to do it right.
n0akf
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I found the legit software on EBay - on CD for about $20. Works great!
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