TS-2000 Update Ver. 1.09 (Check: 8BC9) 30 June, 2011. G6ISY S/N to date calculator

TS-2000/TS-2000X/TS-B2000 Update Software Ver. 1.09 (Checksum = 8BC9) 30 June, 2011 – !! Latest news: G6ISY developed the method of calculating the manufacture date, wrote this Javascript. –  How to work out the age of your radio. Kenwood Month/Year of manufacture calculator… (! see the link below)

The Kenwood S/N format used from 1999 until approximately August 2008 is numeric and the S/N format adopted from approximately August 2008 is alphanumeric.
La Kenwood ha utilizzato un formato numerico per il S/N fino ad Agosto 2008 e poi un formato alfanumerico dal 2008, che prosegue attualmente.

G6ISY ha predisposto un programma di calcolo, in formato Javascript, in cui inserendo le prime tre cifre o cifre/lettere dal proprio S/N si ottiene la data di fabbrica dell’apparato TS-2000! (…. see the link below)

[Revision 12]
Checksum = 8BC9 : The latest firmware. TS-2000 Ver. 1.09 (30/June/2011 released)
Applied from S/No.B13xxxxx approx.
Updated the following item.
Enabled the backup of Auto Mode frequency points when Partial Reset is executed as well as Memory channel data or Menu settings.
Check the firmware version of your TS-2000 or TS-2000X by following procedure:
1) Turn the transceiver ON while pressing the [MIC] key and [NR] key to enter Checksum confirmation mode;
2) The Checksum of the firmware appears on the Main 7 segment display;

Link to: G6ISY Kenwood Month/Year Calculator 

Link to:  TS-2000 Firmware revision history   Link to: to Firmware updating procedure