mstephens Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 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. -MarkWREQ867Sylva, North Carolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCM Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Looks good to me. The only thing I can think of is that being a current model, the programming software might be more expensive than the legacy radios. I don't know that for a fact, though. Just something to look into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipandlee Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 we have a few of the TK-8360 H good radios no complaints if you choose to go with one here is the software https://hamfiles.co.uk/index.php?page=downloads&type=entry&id=radio-programming%2Fkenwood-programming%2Fkpg-135d-programming RCM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstephens Posted December 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 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. kipandlee and RCM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCM Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Yes Mark, the TK-880 is my preferred mobile. kipandlee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipandlee Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 we also use the TK-880 and TK-8360 TK-863g TK-390 all great radios and the TK-290 for listening 2 of the TK-863g for repeater they get used the most seem bullet prof my favorite is the TK-8360h have other radios various brands and models but can't go wrong with kenwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samschmidt85x Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 I just recently got some tk8360h radios that are pre programmed for gmrs but i want to add some local repeater channels. i tried to get that software posted above but it does not work once downloaded for some reason. any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioguy7268 Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Once you downloaded it - it will ask you for a Serial Number for the software. What number did you enter? Or, are you saying that you cannot even get the Kenwood program to install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samschmidt85x Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 once down loaded it will not even open to install. just says that it cannot find the proper application to open through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioguy7268 Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 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. berkinet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkinet Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 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. kipandlee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samschmidt85x Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkinet Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 ... 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 RCM and kipandlee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samschmidt85x Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 would anyone be able to help me figure out the proper way order of numbers to program for a repeater in the kpg135 program? ive got my radios working simplex but im having difficulty as im not sure what the dpl number the repeater uses lines up as in the radio program. is that under the qt/dqt numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 DPL and DQT are the same thing under a different brand name - along with DCS, DTS, DCSS, DPC, and others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kepleromaha Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 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". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kepleromaha Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 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 kipandlee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRHV328 Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddogrecurve Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 On 12/5/2019 at 5:28 AM, kipandlee said: we have a few of the TK-8360 H good radios no complaints if you choose to go with one here is the software https://hamfiles.co.uk/index.php?page=downloads&type=entry&id=radio-programming%2Fkenwood-programming%2Fkpg-135d-programming Can you program them from the radio itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipandlee Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 I haven't tried to program them from the radio itself I use a pc to program all my radios much simpler and faster for me sorry couldn't help on the matter maybe one of the other members have the knowledge or info you seek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lscott Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 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 SteveShannon, duckduck and kipandlee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WQXF313 Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 I have programmed a lot of Kenwood product over the years but recently obtained my first TK-8360. I have KPG-135D in my software collection but discovered that the .txt file containing the serial number is missing. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioguy7268 Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 You can try this one: 135K4414K073AWGG kipandlee and duckduck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WQXF313 Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 @Radioguy7268 That’s exactly what I needed. Thanks for your help! Radioguy7268 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckduck Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) I deleted my own post. Edited July 12, 2022 by duckduck Changed my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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