TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB Issues

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chuckie321
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TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB Issues

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I have a TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB setup that I just upgraded to 160 channels. It was initially setup with a 160ch head and 32ch radios. I upgraded the radio chips (thought they were pulled from another radio - Would this be a problem?) and removed R156s, now it's only reading it as a single band VHF and isn't even seeing the UHF radio. If I switch back to the 24C04 chips I just get mismatch errors when trying to read. I've tried switching 24c16s between radios and no luck there either. Any ideas?
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Re: TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB Issues

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Have you tried writing the radio first? You may need to write a new file, tell the radio it's supposed to be a dual band and go from there.
chuckie321
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Re: TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB Issues

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Well, some idiot forgot to save a data file before upgrading the radio. I was hoping by putting the old chips back in that I could do that but no dice. Anybody have one to share? :)
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Re: TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB Issues

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Just generate one from scratch. It's not that hard to do. The KPG7 software clears all the data anyway when you change the head or drawer configuration.
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chuckie321
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Re: TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB Issues

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WELL that didn't work... At first... Because I forgot that you could select single / dual head / band under the Model menu... Oops... Anybody have a dunce cap I can borrow?
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Re: TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB Issues

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No dunce caps required unless you do the same mistake multiple times!! Hope you got everything working.
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Re: TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB Issues

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Worked great... I think. Still have to actually test it though!

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Re: TK730(G) / TK830(G) / KRK-4DB Issues

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That's half the fun, learning by doing.
Glad you got it sorted out.
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