Kenwood TS-890S firmware v1.05

Kenwood · Released Sep 25, 2023 · First seen Sep 6, 2026

Source: kenwood.com

v1.05 is not the latest firmware for the Kenwood TS-890S: the current version is v1.07 (March 12, 2025). Go to v1.07

In short — summary by updatemystuff.com

Bandscope now stores settings separately by mode; fixes CW keying and audio filter issues.

  • Bandscope span frequency and marker position stored separately for each mode
  • Fixed CW text keying command under certain conditions
  • Fixed Audio Peak Filter center frequency when IF SHIFT is adjusted

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. Changes the default​ value of the Menu No.6-12 "Filter Control in SSB-DATA Mode (High/Low and Shift/Width)" from "Shift & Width" to "High & Low Cut".
  2. Changes the default value of the Clock Menu No.1-01 "NTP Server Address" from "Blank" to "time.nist.gov".
  3. Stores the bandscope span frequency separately for SSB/AM/FM mode, CW/FSK/PSK mode, and DATA mode.
  4. Stores the bandscope marker shift position separately for SSB/AM/FM mode, CW/FSK/PSK mode, and DATA mode.
  • Please also refer to the revised Instruction Manuals .

The following symptoms are revised.

  1. The PC control command "KY" (CW text keying) may​ not work correctly under certain conditions.
  2. Center frequency of the APF (Audio Peak Filter) is not corrected when IF SHIFT is varied.

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