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Looking for someone with a KVL

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Anyone knowledgeable about someone in the Travis County (Texas) area that has a KVL or KFD and wouldn't mind loading some DES keys for me.

I've got an APX and XTS4k I'd like loaded.

Also on that same subject, what would be the likelyhood of finding a dealer that can load the DES algo onto my XTS4000? Not looking for AES. I've got a 4k keyload cable for the KFD on the way.
 
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Its gonna be a really hard find especially since those were tools not designed for use by the general public. You can find them on eBay, but prices are wildly variable and a good one with accessories can fetch well over $1500. People on eBay might provide mail in key-loading services, but from what I've heard the coporate fellas at HQ don't generally like listings for services floating around their website.

Also, good luck finding a dealer to load a DES key. AES has been the standard for quite some time now.
 
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jthorpe said:
For real?
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Noooooo.... obviously I'm just pranking you...

CopperWhopper67 said:
Its gonna be a really hard find especially since those were tools not designed for use by the general public. You can find them on eBay, but prices are wildly variable and a good one with accessories can fetch well over $1500. People on eBay might provide mail in key-loading services, but from what I've heard the coporate fellas at HQ don't generally like listings for services floating around their website.

Also, good luck finding a dealer to load a DES key. AES has been the standard for quite some time now.
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Yea, I'm just looking for a onetime load. What's the average price of the AES algo?
 
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Obviously some of you jumped to a conclusion upon reading the OP's post. He isn't asking for anyone to give him agency keys, he's just asking someone who might be local to (generate and) load a DES key for him. What's so wrong with that?

OP: Search for Rick Thompson on eBay, he could probably add DES for you, IF the APX has a MACE installed. You would have to ship the radio to him, but he's a good guy.
 
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A concern here is that the OP is asking for someone to “load some keys”. I guess clarification should be made as to whether there is a specific key(s) that he wants loaded or just a randomly generate one. That makes a big difference.
 
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marcotor said:
Obviously some of you jumped to a conclusion upon reading the OP's post. He isn't asking for anyone to give him agency keys, he's just asking someone who might be local to (generate and) load a DES key for him. What's so wrong with that?

OP: Search for Rick Thompson on eBay, he could probably add DES for you, IF the APX has a MACE installed. You would have to ship the radio to him, but he's a good guy.
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Someone working on the inside of an agency might have handed him a post it note with the keys. That would be problematic.
 
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