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Don't feel bad. Mine doesn't have it either. But I did buy my XS20G Plus at the end of 2023.

Hopefully the Wouxun y adaptor works. Please let us know if it does. I am pretty much in the same situation as you with my 1000G in my Ford Escape. I have room for two speakers but there just isn't any room for a third speaker. One speaker goes to my dual band radio and the other to my 1000G. I just monitor side A on the 1000G since I can't hear side B with the main unit under the seat.

Local club members were discussing this the other day. It seems like the prices of scanners has jumped by an average of $100 since the new company took over. And there are questions about the ability get firmware updates.

Okay now that I have had more time to think on this, I'm thinking his radio just has a glitch. I have left the programming cable plugged in to both the radio and computer while turning the radio on and off each day and have not seen his issue. I am going to suggest a factory rest and see if the issue is still happening.

The hazards of too much blood in the caffeine system can be dangerous. I'm still racking my brain on this now that I have a bit more coffee in me.

Yes there are several available themes. The startup screen is the same no matter which theme is used. It could have just been a glitch in the software/firmware. I would like to see if it reappears when the programming software writes to the radio and the radio automatically restarts when written to all while leaving the programming cable plugged in. I would not manually power cycle the radio after writing to the radio. I have not seen this happen with my XS20G. I'm curious if doing a factory rest will clear any glitches.

I agree that normally lightening arresters either work or they don't. But you never know. You could have some water inside it which expands enough to cause issues. The quick and easy way to trouble shoot is to just remove it like tcp2525 suggested. I have not had any issues with lightening arresters but have had 90 degree adapters go bad. Last time I had SWR issues, I tested at each location where there was a connector until I found the bad part.

I see someone has forgotten the golden rule - It's better to say nothing at all if you don't have anything nice to say. @WRNU354. I have not seen that issue with my XS20G or either of my 1000G radios. I usually leave the programming cable plugged in when the radios power cycle after sending any changes to the radio from the computer. Sorry that I am not much help here. Let me think on this while working to get the excess blood out of my caffeine system this morning.

It seems to me that someone is forgetting the 10% rule or the operator head space and timing is off.

I'm sure the only reason that they are not mentioned is the fact that most are only 5 watts with a few being 8 or 10 watts.

He likes those old commercial radios that you have to dig up an old MS DOS or Windows 3.1 computer in order to program them. And yes most of us do not pay much attention to him no matter what user name he uses. Plenty of people in my local club have Wouxun radios for both amateur bands and GMRS. No one has had any issues with all of the different Wouxun radios.

And I do the same with mine at home. That being said, it would have made it easier for mobile installs if Wouxun would change things so that both sides can be heard through a single speaker like the Icom IC-2730 does. Not everyone has room for a bunch of speakers in their vehicles. I use the Icom SP-35 speakers with all of my radios in the home and in my vehicle. They are great sounding little speakers. I even use one with my IC-7300. I have also used one with my Yaesu FTDX10. And the SP-35 sounds better than the expensive Yaesu SP-30 speaker. I tried the Icom SP-35 and Midland SPK-100 speakers with my 1000G radios and a Y adaptor. The sound was horrible and muffled even with the 20 watt SPK100.

I get it that people do not like having their address and info listed for anyone to see on the FCC website. But if you true want to stay off the map and be untraceable then you would have to totally go off grid which means no cell phones, computers, tablets, etc along with no bank accounts and paying cash for everything. We get tracked everyday if we have a cell phone on us or even by our vehicles if you own a newer one with all of the computer modules onboard. PS: If you have ever had any type of government issued security clearance then they already know your life story. And the government ALSO has your DNA on file if you have served in the military since 1993. IF you are that worried, then get a good home security system and a big dog that roams the house while you are gone.

I have to agree with you on that. Most mobile radio speakers are not designed for more than one input. I will have to do some research on how the Icom radios are wired up as they can pass both side A and side B through one speaker using just one speaker port. Though you have to use speaker port 1 only to hear both sides from one speaker. Port two will not allow you to hear both sides from a single speaker. Port 2 is also used for programming and computer control. While it is a nice feature to have two speaker ports on the KG-1000G, it would have been easier for everyone if there was only one port.

I am opposite of @SteveShannon, I use the Wouxun KG-1000G as the extra power helps me. Part of that is because of where I live and the local terrain. Plus I like having a removable head unit both in my vehicle and at home. I can install the main unit out of the way and have the smaller head unit elsewhere. I would have considered the DB20G for my SxS if it would have been IP rated. But since it is not, I went with the Wouxun KG-XS20G since it meets my needs better. There are a lot of different radios out there. Most people that have the DB20-G are happy with them and they are inexpensive. Most people that own Wouxun radios have not had issues either. But the Wouxun radios do cost more. Again, more details will help us recommend a radio for you. You won't go wrong with the DB20-G or either of the Wouxun mobile radios.

The only thing I have not tried yet is using an external stereo speaker connected to both output ports on the 1000G. Most external speakers designed for two way radios are all going to be mono and you will have degraded sound when connecting a single mono speaker to two mono outputs on the radio. Again the reason is that you will have an impedance mismatch. I know the 1000G manual states that you can use a Y adaptor. But that does not work in my experience when using a mono speaker. I tried two different 1000G radios and several different y adaptors and none of them worked when connecting the adaptor to both speaker ports on the radio. The subject of impedance mismatches and degraded sound is a lengthy subject. You are best to google the topic yourself.

You are going to get lots of different radios recommended. Some more details will help. Your location Your budget You use case scenario features you want Two popular radios are the Radioddity DB20G and the Wouxun KG-1000G. The DB20G is a good inexpensive 20 watt mobile radio and the Wouxun KG-1000G is an excellent 50 watt radio but costs more than some want to spend. Another good 20 watt radio that is IP rated for dust and water is the Wouxun KG-XS20G if having an IP rating is important. But the XS20G does cost more than the DB20-G. It all depends on your budget, use case, and what features you want.

And that is probably the problem with both of my KG-1000G Plus radios. The different y adaptors never worked with either radio.

Good luck with it. I did as Mark said and it worked fine when using only one speaker port on the radio. But sound was horrible when both sides were plugged into both speaker ports on the radio,

It might say that but a 3.5mm stereo y adaptor will NOT work. The sound will be low and muffled if you do. I can tell you this from personal experience because I wasted my time and money trying a y adaptor myself. Again, I was hearing both A and B through the single external speaker but the sound was veery low and muffled. The KG-1000G manual is wrong when it says to use a y adaptor. Even if you did find a mono y adaptor, you will still have an impedance mismatch that will cause the audio to sound bad.

Breaker 1 9, breaker 1 9, rubber duck, do you have your ears on. come back. I use GMRS properly to call family and friends on simplex. And I also will just call out on our repeater to see who is listening. It is usually the same family and friends on the repeater that I talk to on simplex. We do get occasional new people on the repeater that are traveling through the area and I try to answer them back too.

I can give a perfect example of what happens when you use the wrong impedance speakers in car audio systems. Back when Chrysler used the Infinity speakers and cross over amplifiers for their premium sound systems, they used Infinity 4 ohm speakers. Replacing a 4 ohm speaker with an 8 ohm speaker results in horrible sounding and muffled music. Yes I learned that lesson the hard way. I replaced a door speaker on my 2002 Jeep Liberty and didn't pay attention to the speaker impedance. I replaced a 4 ohm speaker with an 8 ohm speaker and was very disappointed with the sound. I realized my mistake once I pulled the new speaker back out and compared it to the old speaker. SO the issue with trying to connect one speaker to two output jacks is twofold. First is the use of a stereo y adaptor in mono jacks and the other is you are getting an impedance mismatch.

@MarkInTampa is 100% correct. Most Y adapters are stereo and not mono. Plus you will have an impedance mismatch whenever you go from to outputs into in one speaker. SO even a mono y adaptor won't work well or sound very good. I'm surprised that you are only getting audio out on the B side though. I tried a y adaptor and I was able to hear both A and B on one single speaker but the audio was very muffled and just down right horrible sounding. Wouxun radios do not have the ability to send audio from sides A and B out to one single channel like other brand radios do. I know my Icom IC-2730 has dual audio jacks but I can still hook up a single speaker to to the first audio port and hear both side A and B just fine. The IC-2730 also uses the second audio jack for programming and computer control functions.

Well all of our club's repeaters use tone squelch so yes I use encode and decode everyday with Wouxun radios. The other local GMRS repeaters in my area also use encode and decode. My sample is small with only three mobile radios and two hand held radios from Wouxun. But I have not had any problems with encode or decode with any of them. For hand held's, I have a 935G Plus and a Q10H. I have two 1000G Plus's and one XS20G Plus. I understand how a lack of customer service can and will turn you away from a brand. I feel the same about Yaesu radios since they have a known issue with the USB ports on their FTDX10 and FTDX101 HF radios and refuse to fix the issue. Instead they want to charge $900 to replace the entire main board because of a few dollars worth of parts. I also see the same when it comes to firearms too. Some will swear off anything made by Taurus or Hi-Point. I own firearms from both companies and they have never let me down. To keep on subject. I have not heard of any issues with the tones on Wouxun radios until you brought it up here on this forum. And I am on many different radio related forums and also active on other types of forums that have a section for two way communications. I'm be no means calling you a lier or that you are not having issues. But if it was a more common or wide spread issue, we would here more about it. In the end, go with what you like and also what works best for you.

I have watched that video too. But most people are not going to even attempt that repair themselves. And Yaesu is ripping people off by charging $900 to swap the entire board out on the FTDX10 and FTDX101D. Again they know there is an issue but won't fix it. The main thing to keep from blowing the USB port on Yaesu radios is to make sure the radio and computer are both turned off before messing with the USB cable.