diff --git a/chirp/drivers/kenwood_live.py b/chirp/drivers/kenwood_live.py
index 9d4e56a0..fc23963a 100644
--- a/chirp/drivers/kenwood_live.py
+++ b/chirp/drivers/kenwood_live.py
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ def set_memory(self, memory):
 class TMV7Radio(KenwoodOldLiveRadio):
     """Kenwood TM-V7"""
     MODEL = "TM-V7"
+    HARDWARE_FLOW = False
 
     mem_upper_limit = 200  # Will be updated
 
diff --git a/chirp/drivers/uvk5.py b/chirp/drivers/uvk5.py
index 443b0649..d6a956ca 100644
--- a/chirp/drivers/uvk5.py
+++ b/chirp/drivers/uvk5.py
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ def do_download(radio):
     if not f:
         raise errors.RadioError('Unable to determine firmware version')
 
-    if not radio.k5_approve_firmware(f):
+    if not radio.k5_approve_firmware(f) and radio.VARIANT != 'unsupported':
         raise errors.RadioError(
             'Firmware version is not supported by this driver')
 
@@ -2043,8 +2043,9 @@ def set_memory(self, mem):
 class UVK5Radio(UVK5RadioBase):
     @classmethod
     def k5_approve_firmware(cls, firmware):
-        approved_prefixes = ('k5_2.01.', 'app_2.01.', '2.01.',
-                             '1o11', '4.00.', 'k5_4.00.', '5.00.')
+        approved_prefixes = (
+            'k5_2.01.', 'app_2.01.', '2.01.', '3.00.',
+            '1o11', '4.00.', 'k5_4.00.', '5.00.')
         return any(firmware.startswith(x) for x in approved_prefixes)
 
     @classmethod