Kenwood TS-590S firmware v1.04

Kenwood · Released May 20, 2011 · First seen Sep 6, 2026

Source: kenwood.com

v1.04 is not the latest firmware for the Kenwood TS-590S: the current version is v2.05 (March 12, 2020). Go to v2.05

In short — summary by updatemystuff.com

Reduces minimum volumes for beep, monitor, and CW sidetone; improves FM audio.

  • Reduced minimum beep volume
  • Reduced TX monitor volume
  • Improved FM audio low-frequency response

Written from Kenwood's release notes, which are printed in full below.

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What's in this update

The following features are updated.

  1. Reduces t​he minimum volume of the beep sound.
  2. Reduces the minimum volume of the TX monitor.
  3. Reduces the CW sidetone ​volume in constant recording using the VGS-1.
  4. Improves the receiving audio low frequency charactristics in FM mode when TONE is enabled.

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