TK-370G Info Needed - mods, firmware, etc

[N9NU]

I have a new Kenwood TK-370G UHF radio I received when a local company went 'south' and with it I got 4 intrinsically safe batteries, 3 chargers, 2 speaker mics and antennas. I have the software and a cable is on order and I just had a few questions for this one:

1. Is this radio (with or without hardware mod) field programmable ?
2. Does this radio have a similar function to Motos MDC-1200?
3. What is the default split - 430-470? or otherwise and can it be modded via programming to go out of band +/- 20 Megs or so...if the split is tighter than 430-470MHz (e.g. 440-460).
4. I don't know yet what the firmware date is, so I acquired 4 different software versions for it.
5. Are firmware updates available online anywhere and can they be burned via the programming software?

Thanks Guys

ARS N9NU
Tim Dickerson, PA-C, NREMT-P, CEM

 

[KB1JHU]

I had an old TK-270 (had the speaker grille with just holes, not the newer horizontal slits) and as far as my experience with that..

1. Should be with no mods. There's a sequence of button pushes. I may have to see if I still have the info. I recall it being a pain in the rear.
2. Probably not, unless it came with an additional option board. (May have DTMF signaling)
3. Run the FCC ID # on the FCC site for bandsplit.
4/5. Dunno.