westtexan7
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- May 12, 2016
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You can flash conventional firmware to a Passport radio and then use KPG-89D for programming. The problem is that firmware programming is disabled by default in the SJ-180 software, unless the person who programmed the radio went in and enabled it. You can try putting the radio into Firmware Programming Mode by holding down the "S" button while powering on the radio. If it won't go into Firmware Programming Mode then you will have to read the radio with the SJ-180 software, go into the settings and enable Firmware Programming Mode, and then write the info back to the radio before you can flash the conventional firmware. If you need the latest conventional firmware then shoot me an email and I can help you out.
garrettramsey21@yahoo.com
I sent you an email. For everyone else, since I last posted, I was able to obtain the SJ-180 software. You are correct that once I read the config, it was not set to allow firmware programming. I can change that now, but I haven't had the chance to compare the two firmwares. Does anybody know of a reason to go back to conventional firmware instead of Passport, other than to use the KPG-89D software (which looks almost the same to me as the SJ-180)? Are there any features available with the conventional firmware that is not available in Passport firmware?