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Hey all, new to the forum & GMRS.  I am looking to pickup a radio from ebay soon, and am considering one of the Kenwood TK-8360H units.  I understand they are rugged, and a quality build.  UHF (GMRS) 45w and relatively new.  Anyone out here have any experience using them?  I have read and heard of many people using older Kenwood TK-XXX units.

Curious to hear if there is any reason not to go with a newer hardware unit.

 

Thanks for any advice.

 

-Mark

WREQ867

Sylva, North Carolina

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Do any of you use the TK-880 Radios?  I am also considering one.  RCM, Are the TK-880's what you talk GMRS on? I am going to go with one of the Kenwoods, as I like their ruggedness.  My main activities are Local Emergency Agency (Law Enforcement, Fire Dept, EMS) monitoring & GMRS.

Thanks for the comments and help. KipandLee I did reach out to the link you shared.

 

thank you.

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That doesn't make sense. The file itself is the application you're going to install. Perhaps you did not uncompress/extract the downloaded file? There should be a readme txt which will walk you through the setup.

In addition... what is the exact name of the file you are trying to open. Include the name and the extension: example foo.exe, tk550.zip, etc.  And, what operating system and version are you using: Windows-XP, Windows-7, Windows-10, etc.  Note that according to the Hamfiles download page the software you want only works on Windows-XP/32-bit and Windows-7/32-bit. Although, some users reported success on Windows-8 and Windows-10.

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I downloaded the file from ham files but I am running a windows 10 computer and from everything I can find of Ham files it is very hit or miss on it work. Im also thinking that my cable is part of the problem because my computer isnt recognizing it being plugged in when i hook it up to the radio. The file that downloads is kpg-135_v.100.rar  Im not sure why its a RAR not a read me

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... The file that downloads is kpg-135_v.100.rar  Im not sure why its a RAR not a read me

 

There is your problem RAR is a file compression and archiving format. The file you have needs to be un rared. I think this free one from the MS store will do the trick. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/unrar-windows/9wzdncrfj2zh?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

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Also having issues getting the Kenwood KPG-135D 2.20 software on a Macbook Air running Windows 10 64bit via bootcamp. I used 7 zip to "un rar" the downloaded file, try to install via setup.exe and get the error message "The InstallSheild Engine (ikernel.exe) could not be installed" "The system cannot find the file specified".

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On 2/27/2020 at 10:28 AM, berkinet said:

There is your problem RAR is a file compression and archiving format. The file you have needs to be un rared. I think this free one from the MS store will do the trick. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/unrar-windows/9wzdncrfj2zh?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

Used this instead of 7 zip and it appears to have installed properly. Thank you for the suggestion and link WQYR510! 73

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I have a Kenwood TK-8360H as my mobile and I have been able to communicate with two other station at 80 miles distance while I was driving at about 60 miles per hour.  I'm getting a second one for my base as I think they are great radios for GMRS.  Very easy to program as well.

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8 hours ago, maddogrecurve said:

Can you program them from the radio itself?

Best thing is look in the service manual. If its possible the manual will explain how its done. Looking briefly it appears the answer is no to your question.

http://manuals.repeater-builder.com/Kenwood/tk/TK-8360/TK-8360(H)(K2_M2)_B51-8964-00.pdf

As a matter of practice I spend time hunting down all the relevant documentation, in PDF format, for any radios I have or plan on buying.  I have a library of folders for each radio/model series with user guides, service manuals, notes, FCC grants, modifications if any and manufactures brochures. The last one is the first thing I look for when thinking about purchasing a used radio. Excellent source for features, exact frequency ranges, on UHF it's common to have more that one, number of memory channels etc. If I don't like what I see then I've saved myself some money by not getting something I won't like or can't use.

https://pdfs.kenwoodproducts.com/30/TK-7360HV-8360HUBrochure.pdf

http://manual.kenwood.com/files/53d7482397066.pdf

https://fccid.io/K44415502

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