TK270, 272, 278 Display Question

station house products · Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:01 pm

Has anyone figured out how to hack any of these models so the damn display can be used as an alpha numeric?? It seems capable as it says CH. 1, CH. 2, Scan, etc. Just curious.

n9gik · Post by **n9gik** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:12 pm

KPG-56D software includes alpha numeric ID's

station house products · Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:44 pm

But is'nt that only for the models that end in a "G" (TK278G, etc.)?

n9gik · Post by **n9gik** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:23 am

I've used the software to program 272G's and 270G's and a couple different mobiles, but didn't realize the limitations.

station house products · Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:40 am

What I'm looking for is a way around the models tthat are'nt "G" Just plain 272, 270, 278, etc. I know the damn things will do it, I just have'nt figured it out yet.

hsfdchief200 · Post by **hsfdchief200** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:44 pm

I don't know if this would apply, but in the programming software for a Relm RPV599A Plus (which is just a cheap knock-off of a Kenwood TK-270G), you have to set a front panel button as "Display." Once this button is pressed, it switches the display to the alpha-numeric channel name that you type in the programming software.

Why Relm did this I don't know. I think it's stupid, but I guess they thought differently. And the help screens did not tell you that you had to do this, either.

It's something to check into - to see if your Kenwood is the same way.

n5tbu · Post by **n5tbu** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:22 pm

Heck,I would settle for a freq readout! it does it from self programming,got to be a way!
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TK270, 272, 278 Display Question

TK270, 272, 278 Display Question

Why hack? The Kenwood software does it already

OK, something else I didn't know ...