TK-390 Programming Problem

[kayn1n32008]

Good day Kenwood Guru’s

I Purchased 6 used TK-390’s and can not get 5 of them to read using KPG-38 ver. 2.0

One that does read is a TK-390-1. The five that do not read are TK-390(no -1) and spit the following error:

‘Please check all connection and communication port settings’

My guess is the software I have is too new for these.


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[kd4efm]

Good day Kenwood Guru’s

I Purchased 6 used TK-390’s and can not get 5 of them to read using KPG-38 ver. 2.0

One that does read is a TK-390-1. The five that do not read are TK-390(no -1) and spit the following error:

‘Please check all connection and communication port settings’

My guess is the software I have is too new for these.


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Version 1.01 is DOS, got a pc that can run that?

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[kayn1n32008]

Version 1.01 is DOS, got a pc that can run that?

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Yes. Just need to buy a proper serial cable now... thought those days were behind me...


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[kd4efm]

Yes. Just need to buy a proper serial cable now... thought those days were behind me...


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Email me. We can talk there.

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[kayn1n32008]

One that does read is a TK-390-1. The five that do not read are TK-390(no -1) and spit the following error:

‘Please check all connection and communication port settings’

My guess is the software I have is too new for these.

The fix for this is to use DOS based software with a serial cable.

 

[cmdrwill]

The fix for this is to use DOS based software with a serial cable.

In REAL DOS, NOT some dammed DOS Box.

 

[kayn1n32008]

In REAL DOS, NOT some dammed DOS Box.

With a proper serial cable.


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[mrweather]

I've deliberately kept alive an old ThinkPad with a real serial port and MS-DOS 6.2 so I have something to program my TK-290 and 390 handhelds.

 

[kayn1n32008]

Honestly, I would prefer to have all TK-390-1’s, and only need windows. DOS is archaic, it is getting harder and harder to keep dos machines functional, and harder to find hardware serial ports as well. I got these as a lot sale for a smoking good deal. 6x radios, 6x chargers, 5x KMC-41 speaker/mic’s, 1x KMC-25, 9x aftermarket nimh batteries and 1x nicad battery. All for the price of maybe 2 of the KMC-41 speakermics.

I have been on a mission to get them some radios, and told them to have a budget of about U$200/radio. No Baofeng garbage for them.


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[mmckenna]

I had a 3 TK-390-1's and 2 TK-390's come through a few weeks ago and I had no issue programming them with the Windows KPG. Maybe they'd been recased at some point. Did use a real serial cable plugged into a real serial port, though.

 

[kayn1n32008]

I had a 3 TK-390-1's and 2 TK-390's come through a few weeks ago and I had no issue programming them with the Windows KPG. Maybe they'd been recased at some point. Did use a real serial cable plugged into a real serial port, though.

All 5 TK-390’s failed to read. They all showed
-PC- on the display, and try, but fail. They also fail to go into test/tune via the windows software.


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