The microphone will still work normally since it doesn't use that power. If that pin is accidentally shorted to ground the resistor is blown open and the programmer won't talk to the radio. The reason is that +8 volts DC is provided to the programming cable circuitry through a surface-mount resistor in the radio (pin 1 on the microphone jack). the radio should be powered OFF when plugging n or unplugging the programming cable. Some Kenwood radios (the TK-780 and 880 are two) have a 'gotcha'. The active pins are the same and if you carefully center the 6-pin plug into the 8-pin connector on the radio (using the click tab) it will work.Īnother Programming Cable note: Thanks to Chris WB5ITT for this tidbit. If you are careful with the KPG-4 cable (6-pin radio end) you can use it to program a radio that normally would use a KPG-46 (8-pin radio end) cable. (Off-site pointer - opens in a new browser tab) The official KPG-46 also has a a DB-9 female connector on the computer end and a 8-pin modular connector on the radio end.Īftermarket suppliers like offer a USB version of the KPG-46. – The KPG-46 is used on most of the newer radios that use Windows software. It has a DB-9 female connector on the computer end and a 6-pin modular connector on the radio end. – The KPG-4 is used on most of the older radios that use MS-DOS software. Information has been moved to a separate page.Ī Programming Cable note: Kenwood uses basically two different programming cables for their commercial radios: TK / TKB / TKR-8xx and 8xxx seem to be UHF. TK / TKB / TKR-7xx and 7xxx seem to be VHF-highband, TK / TKB / TKR-6xx and 6xxx seem to be low band, TH for Amateur Hand-held (portable) radios, TK for Commercial (two-way) Land Mobile Radios (LMR), NX for digital portable and mobile radios, Kenwood seems to use the following convention for radio model numbers: If you have a hint, or a useful trick, please consider wiring it up, writing it up and sending it in. Radios beyond what he had to research as part of a project or projects.Ĭomments, corrections, critiques, suggestions and updates for this page (or any page) are be appreciated. Your author / page maintainer has very little personal knowledge of Kenwood (This information may be out-of-date check Kenwood's web page for current information.)ĭonations of information, especially PDFs of manuals that we don't have would be greatly appreciated. To find things, as they're now sorted better. This page has undergone a major reorganization.Įverything is all still here items just got moved. Originally Compiled and HTML'd by Mike Morris WA6ILQįormerly Maintained by Robert Meister WA1MIKĬurrently Maintained by Mike Morris WA6ILQ.Ĭlick here or on the logo above for the main Kenwood web site

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