TK-8180H-K2 - KPG questions. Reset? Set power? Set freqs? Home CH/ID?

[RenoHuskerDu]

I have three 8180 rigs to program. I've explored KPG-89DN on one (firmware 1.22.00) and grok'd basics. This is a feature rich rig and I'm very pleased to have picked them up before prices went nuts for everything good. I have four remaining questions:

1) I haven't spotted Factory Reset in KPG. Is something along those lines needed to eliminate old programming?

2) Thanks to @mmckenna I know that the H model is 10w Low and 45w High. But I haven't found a button assignment to set power. So I set two channels for every freq, one H and one L, as a workaround.

3) Can we enter freqs directly on this rig? Or is that what Kenwood calls Field Programming (TFS)?

4) When I set Home CH/GID as a panel button, I got errmsg on Write to Transceiver, until I took that off the keypad (in image below, it's still turned on). Is that a paid option from KW, or an error on my part?

Here are my panel key assignments so far.

 

[kd4efm]

Power, per channel. No soft key.

No FPP either.

No factory rest either, just a blank codeplug write to wipe.

 

[mmckenna]

I have three 8180 rigs to program. I've explored KPG-89DN on one (firmware 1.22.00) and grok'd basics. This is a feature rich rig and I'm very pleased to have picked them up before prices went nuts for everything good. I have four remaining questions:

1) I haven't spotted Factory Reset in KPG. Is something along those lines needed to eliminate old programming?

There isn't one. Just delete the old stuff.

2) Thanks to @mmckenna I know that the H model is 10w Low and 45w High. But I haven't found a button assignment to set power. So I set two channels for every freq, one H and one L, as a workaround.

Correct.
To be completely legal, the 45 watt version does not have Part 95 certification. Only the 30 watt version does. But, as you know….

3) Can we enter freqs directly on this rig? Or is that what Kenwood calls Field Programming (TFS)?

TFS = Tactical Feature Set, and that is for setting up tactical zones.

I'm not sure if these have a front panel programming option or not, I don't recall. But they do have enough channel slots to set up whatever you want. There's also a user selectable PL tone option, so you can set your channels and pick PL tones on the fly.

4) When I set Home CH/GID as a panel button, I got errmsg on Write to Transceiver, until I took that off the keypad (in image below, it's still turned on). Is that a paid option from KW, or an error on my part?

You need to assign the home channel.
Or, us the Direct CH/GID option, which is easier in my opinion.

Here are my panel key assignments so far.

View attachment 160701

 

[RenoHuskerDu]

You need to assign the home channel.
Or, us the Direct CH/GID option, which is easier in my opinion.

"Home Channel Operator Selectable allows you to configure Direct CH/GID by operating the transceiver. If this function is enabled, you can change Direct CH/GID by selecting the desired Direct CH/GID and then by pressing and holding the Direct CH/GID key for 3 seconds."

That's from the KPG Help files, I believe I was trying to do the latter of the two you cited. But kept getting error on Write. Perhaps I need to enable it first, write to rig, then add the front panel key and write to rig again?

 

[mmckenna]

From the Feature Programming manual:

 

[RenoHuskerDu]

It appears that the issue was that I had not defined a Zone. Once I defined Zone 1, I was able to program that panel key then set CH/GID and enable Operator Selectable.

Thank you Sir.