Programming Kenwood TK-730 to Ham Bands

[KC5DFZ]

We are setting up and EOC to operate when the local SKYWARN net is active. Our Emergency Manager gave us a Kenwood TK-730 (commercial) to use for our station...but their programming software will not take the Ham frequency I need. Is there any kind of modification to the radio or is there a different version of the software I need to accomplish this? I read somewhere this radio has two different frequency capabilities but have yet to figure out how to get it to 136-156mhz option.

[wx9apg]

If you have the "G" version, then it will do ham stuff. But if you don't, and have another version, then it won't.

I don't know of any mods that will allow it to transmit into the ham bands.

[WA2ZDY]

Quote[/b] (KC5DFZ @ Mar. 03 2005,13:21)]I read somewhere this radio has two different frequency capabilities but have yet to figure out how to get it to 136-156mhz option.
That bandsplit would have been determined at time of manufacture and the components inside the radio are for the as-manufactured bandsplit. You cannot change it in the software.

Good luck.