Hi, all.

These instructions from Bob for updating the TS590 firmware are great.

Perhaps they could be put on icanworkthisthing.com?

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:00 AM
Subject: Upgrading the Kenwood TS590 firmware.


>I sent the following instructions to Tom, WB8TYJ, and he suggested that 
>they
> might be helpful to others, so here they are.
>
> Instructions For Upgrading TS590 Firmware
>
> 1.  Download and unzip the 1.06 software.
>
> 2.  Turn on the 590 and then start the software so that you can set the
> right comm port.
>
> 3.  Turn off the 590 and hold in the memory in key while pressing the 
> power
> button.
>
> 4.  Hit the update button in the arcp software.  At this point, you can 
> use
> your jaws or mouse cursor to check your old and new version numbers.
> I think you have to say ok one more time on your pc and then the upgrade
> begins.  You can monitor the progress with your jaws cursur, but I 
> wouldn't
> do it too often as you don't want to do anything that might mess up 
> timing.
>
> 5.  When the upgrade is finished, turn off the rig and exit the software.
> Unplug the usb cable from the rig temporairily and then turn on the power 
> to
> the 590 while holdig inthe a=b
> key.  Hit the a=b key one more time to do a full reset.
>
> 6.  Once you do that, you should be running 1.06.  Be sure to back up your
> rig settings before doing the firmware upgrade using the ARCP590 software.
> Write your saved data back into the radio, and you should be in business!
>
> I forgot to mention that the arcp590 program doesn't seem to save all
> settings.  When you use the program to save or restore settings.
> there are three check boxes that you must check or those parameters are 
> not
> saved or restored.  One thing that I noticed was that items that were set
> with front panel controls like vox delay and mic gain were not remembered 
> by
> the arcp software even though I had all check boxes checked.
> Values in the menus and memory positions were restored faithfully!
>
>
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>