I recently purchased a Kenwood NX200 K2 radio, and have everything but the programming software. The site indicates that KPG-111D is the correct software but I can't find anywhere to look into purchasing the software. Can someone assist me or point me in the right direction? My cable will be here this week. Thanks
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Purchasing KPG-111D Software
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any Kenwood land mobile radio dealer can order it for you, some may try to give you some B.S. because they'd much rather charge you to program your radios, in which case go to another dealer.
mmckenna
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KPG-111DN V4.70 is the latest version. No reason at all why a Kenwood dealer shouldn't sell the latest version. If they won't sell it, walk away and find another dealer.
The software is smart enough to know where narrow band is required, and where it isn't, so programming amateur frequencies can still be done in 25KHz wide mode without any hacking. If it's a new radio, it should have a firmware somewhere in the 4.xx range, so you really do want the latest software. There are guys that sell CD's on e-Bay, but not sure of their legitimacy, or what version they are, I'd be cautious. The software requires a alpha-numeric "key" to activate, so make sure you get that, whoever you purchase it from.
A legitimate software CD will also have fpro.exe. That is the piece of software you need to do firmware upgrades to the radio. While you may never need to update firmware, it's something handy to have. Real Kenwood software will include that on the CD.
List price is $103.25, but you should be able to find it south of that.
The software is smart enough to know where narrow band is required, and where it isn't, so programming amateur frequencies can still be done in 25KHz wide mode without any hacking. If it's a new radio, it should have a firmware somewhere in the 4.xx range, so you really do want the latest software. There are guys that sell CD's on e-Bay, but not sure of their legitimacy, or what version they are, I'd be cautious. The software requires a alpha-numeric "key" to activate, so make sure you get that, whoever you purchase it from.
A legitimate software CD will also have fpro.exe. That is the piece of software you need to do firmware upgrades to the radio. While you may never need to update firmware, it's something handy to have. Real Kenwood software will include that on the CD.
List price is $103.25, but you should be able to find it south of that.
mmckenna
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Oh, and that same KPG-111DN will also program the following radios, just in case you ever decide to expand your fleet:
NX-200, NX-200G, NX-200S, NX-210, NX-300, NX-300G, NX-300S, NX-410, NX-411, NX-700, NX-800, NX-900, NX-901
That's VHF, UHF, 800 and 900MHz in portables and mobiles. Knock yourself out….
NX-200, NX-200G, NX-200S, NX-210, NX-300, NX-300G, NX-300S, NX-410, NX-411, NX-700, NX-800, NX-900, NX-901
That's VHF, UHF, 800 and 900MHz in portables and mobiles. Knock yourself out….
I have no relationship with this company other than I've done business with them in the past and never had any problems.
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I've also bought from ameradio.com and have had good luck with them
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