diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
index 3c1637c31..3cc70f6c8 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
@@ -1963,6 +1963,7 @@ int kenwood_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
     if (priv->verify_cmd[1] == 'A' && vfo_letter == 'B') { priv->verify_cmd[1] = 'A'; }
 
     err = kenwood_transaction(rig, freqbuf, NULL, 0);
+    hl_usleep(50*1000); // TS480 is slow to change freq so give it some time as well as others just in case
 
     if (priv->verify_cmd[1] == 'B' && vfo_letter == 'B') { priv->verify_cmd[1] = 'A'; }
 
diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
index 390c5b00e..93b8cde1c 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "token.h"
 #include "idx_builtin.h"
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20240730"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20240807"
 
 #define EOM_KEN ';'
 #define EOM_TH '\r'