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TK-8180 Question
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mmckenna
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OK. It needs to start with 089K44 or 089K45, or it's not going to work with that radio.
The 089 is the software model, KPG-89, which is for that model radio.
The K is the US market code. That has to match the radio. Your radio is a K2 version. If you were using an "E" serial number, that's going to tell the software that it's in the European market, and it won't work with the "K" radio.
Ideally you want the "44" number. That's the standard software. The "45" is the engineering software. It'll do what you want, but there's some options in that software that shouldn't be used without having some deep understanding of what they do.
The 089 is the software model, KPG-89, which is for that model radio.
The K is the US market code. That has to match the radio. Your radio is a K2 version. If you were using an "E" serial number, that's going to tell the software that it's in the European market, and it won't work with the "K" radio.
Ideally you want the "44" number. That's the standard software. The "45" is the engineering software. It'll do what you want, but there's some options in that software that shouldn't be used without having some deep understanding of what they do.
mmckenna
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OK, the 089K44 is the right thing. If you load the KPG-89DN using that key, it should recognize your radio.
Your old file may not load into the radio with the new firmware. I've never tried that, but often it'll kick it out since the features might be different.
Your old file may not load into the radio with the new firmware. I've never tried that, but often it'll kick it out since the features might be different.
I may just take this in. It was actually donated to us by a local kenwood dealer “FM Communications” so we could cover calls better. But I told them I knew what I was doing and I would program it and obviously thats not the case. I just am going to look like a turd coming back with a nonfunctional radio.
mmckenna
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Well, don't give up yet.
Is it working, or is it still failing when you try to read it?
Is it working, or is it still failing when you try to read it?
mmckenna
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KPG-92 is the Europe market programming software. I suspect the wrong firmware was put in the radio and some point.
If you put the correct firmware in and it reads/writes with KPG-89, then it sounds like you got it sorted out.
If you put the correct firmware in and it reads/writes with KPG-89, then it sounds like you got it sorted out.
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