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TK-8180 Firmware Update Help Needed

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Hi, I am hoping somebody can help me. I just purchased 3 TK-8180 K-2s, used on Ebay for my ham radio use. We use the 7180s at my VFD, and I love everything about them, so the UHF version made sense to me. I tried to program it with the VFD's computer and it comes up "USE SJ-180!". I understand that means I have trunking radios and I need to program the radios with new firmware to get it back to a conventional radio. My department does not have FPRO.exe on their computer so I need to buy it (or somebody's time.)
What firmware software should I buy?
Is FPRO.exe the correct software? (I want the radio to continue to work in Wide band for ham, and Narrow should I ever need that)
Who should I buy it from? Is there a dealer that is recommended that knows what I need? Our local dealers want to sell radios, not service or support old radios and definitely not hams.

Thanks,
Frank
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FPRO.exe is the correct software for updating firmware. You should be able to find it online. It's not a software that requires a serial number to activate.

As for the firmware, you'll need to find a pre-2013/pre-late 2012 version to keep your wide band capability, or bite the bullet and upgrade to the latest and get a W-license from Kenwood.
 
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