[aprssig] TH-D7A Firmware Upgrade ?

[Steve Noskowicz]

Someone on this list told me that it required soldering the interface to the computer onto the board.  Kenwood sent some techs to Dayton once and did some (I think) for free .  I think I quoted the post in my D7 info sheet:
http://k9dci.home.comcast.net/APRS_D7_baud_&_GPS_info_Summary.pdf

I did, but no citation, sorry whomever. (:-(



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--- On Tue, 11/3/09, Charles Doughtie <n5exy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Charles Doughtie <n5exy at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] TH-D7A Firmware Upgrade ?
> To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig at tapr.org>
> Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 6:03 PM
> IIRC
> you could ship it to Kenwood for a free upgrade. I had/have
> a G model so
> I am not positive about the freebie.
> 
> --- On Tue, 11/3/09, Geoff
> <geoff-lists at gatwards.org> wrote:
> 
> From: Geoff <geoff-lists at gatwards.org>
> Subject: [aprssig] TH-D7A Firmware Upgrade ?
> To: "'TAPR APRS Mailing List'"
> <aprssig at tapr.org>
> Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 2:24 PM
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I remember some time ago there was a program kicking around
> to upgrade the
> standard Kenwood TH-D7A to the (G)
> variant...   But I can't for the life of
> me find it anywhere.
> 
> Was this update a publically available upgrade?
> 
> I should have updated my radio years ago
>  :)
> 
> Regards,
> Geoff   VK2XJG
> 
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