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PSA; NX-5000 DMR MODE, ARC4 OR AES/DES ENCRYPTION

Thread starter kd4efm
Start date Apr 10, 2020

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kd4efm

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Apr 10, 2020

OKAY, got some information today from my upline support.

firmware x.24 - DMR tier 3 fixes, P25 Trunking; serial data adjustment between kas-20 and subscriber units

NOW onto the DMR encryption issues I am getting emails about.

ARC4 or AES / DES
If you have OTAA turned on, TURN IT OFF. This is only good with the kenwoods on kenwood and Kairos Repeaters.
Test your radio with that turned of and see if that does not improve your radio performance.

Some testing has reported that the AES DES falls out of the linear FEC scope of operation. Kenwood is aware of this and R&D is working
on this. NO ETA.

if you have 4.21 or .22, you do not have anything Tier 3 you use the radio for, you do not have to update
unless you choose to, contact your dealer for more info.

EFM