Kenwood TS-990S firmware v1.02

Kenwood · Released Apr 12, 2013 · First seen Sep 6, 2026

Source: kenwood.com

v1.02 is not the latest firmware for the Kenwood TS-990S: the current version is v1.26 (September 25, 2023). Go to v1.26

In short — summary by updatemystuff.com

Enables USB keyboard messaging by default; deactivates other antenna relays during transmission

  • USB keyboard messaging enabled by default
  • Other antenna relays deactivated during transmission

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

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What's in this update

The following feature is updated.

  1. Changes the default value of the Menu No.9-00 "Send Message by Function Keys (​USB Keyboard)" from "Off" to "On".

The following symptom is revised.

  1. TX output power fed back to other ANT connectors might affect internal circuits.(The firmwa​re Ver.1.02 deactivates (opens) other ANT relays every time the radio transmits.)

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Changed since v1.01

  • Changes the default value of the Menu No.9-00 "Send Message by Function Keys (USB Keyboard)" from "Off" to "On".
  • TX output power fed back to other ANT connectors might affect internal circuits.(The firmware Ver.1.02 deactivates (opens) other ANT relays every time the radio transmits.)

Other versions for this product

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