I got got when I bought what was supposed to be an NX5300 K5 from Used Radios and he sent a TK5330 450-520 Mhz radio instead. The label on the back says NX5300 tho, is there anyway I could get this to back to an NX5300 so I can use NXDN too? Already tried to just write to it as an NX after a power off during programming and it refuses it.
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Like I said in our emails, that radio is a p25 only radio. Need to get with Sunny Communications like mentioned above.
Already did and I'd rather keep the radio and make use of it for P25 since it's an entire radio for the price of the license key, just was curious about if it could have NXDN restored.
I haven't emailed anyone about this tho so you may have the wrong guy lol
James C. ?? you were FB messaging me Friday.
(sorry not email)
Very different from my name LOL. Definitely not me
Got a pic? Sunny has been pretty reliable in the past.
(add) What's a TK-5330? The TK-5310 and TK-5320 look like the NX-300 and are from that age. The NX-5300 looks totally different.
(add) What's a TK-5330? The TK-5310 and TK-5320 look like the NX-300 and are from that age. The NX-5300 looks totally different.
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Yeah. Blocked out serials just to make sure these pics aren't reused by scammers or anything. Serial number ends in 005. Back tags say NX5300, the radio is "flashed" for lack of a better term as a TK5330.
Not asking for advice with sunny, just for if it can be reverted to an NX so I can get a tad more use out of it. If not then NBD, I have plenty of NXDN radios already and I've been needing to get UHF P25
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Just now caught your edit, TK-5x30 is a P25 and analog only version of the NX5x00.
The firmware for NX-5300 does not list the TK-5330, so it's a different firmware no? Maybe a refresh will get you to where you want to go.
I did put 5.23 in and program a few channels as a TK5330 but thats a good idea to try programming it as a 5300 with new FW.
NX-5300 and TK-5330 are completely different radios.
They are the same hardware, the just don't do NXDN and were sold under EFJ but they use KPG-D1N not Armada. There is a PDF on MYEFJ that give pricing for upgrading a TK5x30 to a VP5x30 and part of that upgrade is 1. Upgrade to Viking firmware and 2. Armada programming software. I would assume the firmware is the same between a TK5x30 and the NX-5300, but I'll check and confirm when I get the time.
Jim
And you can't tell a TK that it's and NX, or vice-versa. Sounds like you already sent it back, so it's moot, but you would read the radio and go by what that says. Yes, some earlier models would let you tell one thing it's something else. I have a TK-370G that thinks it's a TK372E, which let me put in 440-450 freqs. But you can't do that kind of thing with D1.
Yes, it is possible for someone to take a TK guts and put it on a NX plate, and forget to change the model/SN tag. But the *radio information* within D1 would still report a TK with the original SN. I think Kenwood can probably change it, but those tools aren't out in the wild.
Oh, and the firmware is the same for both. The TK's were discontinued a while ago, so that's probably why it isn't listed.
Yes, it is possible for someone to take a TK guts and put it on a NX plate, and forget to change the model/SN tag. But the *radio information* within D1 would still report a TK with the original SN. I think Kenwood can probably change it, but those tools aren't out in the wild.
Oh, and the firmware is the same for both. The TK's were discontinued a while ago, so that's probably why it isn't listed.
SNs match, as shown in the screenshot I posted. This wasnt someone just swapping guts into a different chassis and never changing labels. Also still have the radio, I decided to keep it like I already mentioned in the thread
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