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Hey guys, many thanks for the assistance. Time to return it.

The Chirp configuration file to support the event came from the local Radio Club that has traditionally supported this marathon for many years. There is one person at this RC that has a 9G and he does not have this issue. I may just have to realize that I have a bum radio. Maybe with this log, someone with the correct authority (Baofeng or Chirp) could make an adjustment to reset the flashlight when a factory reset is performed. Right now, I believe I just need to live with the situation.

Just for reference, I also performed the single, double, triple key press on the "double dashed" button, again, no success.

I found in another thread here to use Menu option 40. I did, I selected "All" and on my second reset I chosed "VFO". Both reset the radio to the default channel configuration but the flashlight remains on. Is there an equivalent to the three-finger reset for this radio?

As for SP vice SK, sorry, I'm an old "mainframer" and I transposed "function keys". The keys I used are the two keys located directed below the PTT button. These keys are identified with a single and then double "dash" markings. The flashlight was activated using the "single dash" button. As suggested above, I tried the single press, double press and triple press of the "single dash" button, all unsuccessful in reseting the flashlight option. I've taken the battery out for a five-minute pause, reinserted it, but again, the flashlight remains on. Does anyone know the secret handshake to reset the radio back to the factory settings? I've seen information on UV5R, etc., but not for this specific model.

I purchased a Baofeng UV9G about six weeks ago. I subsequently used Chirp to store the radio's configuration as it came out of the box and then uploaded a new configuration to support a local Marathon event. Shortly after I loaded the new configuration, I tested the use of the flashlight. It works and provides sufficient light, but I can not turn it off. When I inspect the configuration I loaded, there is no field defined for the SP button I used to turn on the flashlight. I subsequently removed the configuration that supported the Marathon and loaded the original configuration back onto the radio, but I was not successful in turning off the light. I assume that my next step is to perform a factory reset, but I haven't seen how to do this in the manual (quite possibly a personal error here), but I also wanted to document this issue with the hope that this could be resolved using either Baofeng or Chirp. I welcome any constructive comments. Thank you, Richard