BSRMark

Thank you sir! While my original code plugs are technically copyrighted, I know that people share them, and in this case, since you were just trying to help someone convert the publicly published PDF into a CSV to help him out, I wasn't at all rubbed in the wrong way, so to speak. So no worries at all, but I certainly appreciate the acknowledgment and the action you took. I am actually in the process of creating automated digital products for my SHTF codeplugs, which will be pre-formatted for a host of radios (not just my own co-designed Wouxun models), and at a low enough price point that people won't need to bother trying to pirate them. It will be basically just enough to cover my time to keep them updated and manage the orders/accounting on the back-end. Hopefully that will help everyone involved.

I wasn't going to use those terms as I thought the guy might be genuinely special needs, but I rarely see anyone go so out of their way to be unsatisfied. This is definitely a "some people" poster child candidate.

Well Kirk, since you insist in casting falsehoods and trying to tarnish my reputation, here's what actually happened You emailed me, vaguely explained the problem, and asked for help. I replied that afternoon (even though it was my daughter's birthday), suggested a few initial guesses as to what might be going on, and explained that while I don't officially support CHIRP, I would be happy to look at your IMG file and see if I could figure out what was going on. There was absolutely no "accusing" of anything or anyone. We hadn't even started to diagnose the issue yet. You emailed your CHIRP images about 27 hours later. You emailed the store about 24 hours later trying to do an end-run on me by claiming that I was unresponsive, and asking how to return the radio, claiming that the radio was buggy. I replied 16 minutes later to reiterate that I was happy to try and help you solve the problem, and that CHIRP works fine with the PX, but that it sometimes requires a little patience on some systems, but that I wasn't aware of anyone that couldn't get it running. I also explained that I would look at your files on the weekend, as I was backed up on support issues, so you knew when to expect a response. You replied 2 hours later and said you just wanted to send it back for a refund because "there is so thing flaky with it [the radio]." I replied 2 hours later (after hours) and reiterated again that nobody that I know of hasn't been able to get the PX working with CHIRP, in case you wanted to change your mind overnight, but that I would generate your RMA return in the morning. I also informed you at that time that because you were refusing to troubleshoot the radio with me, that the return would be subject to my 30-day return policy, which will include a restocking fee. It was not a threat, it was a preview of the return terms I would have sent you with the RMA # in the morning, in case you wanted to take your chance with actually keeping the radio (since I know it was most likely not a faulty radio). You replied early the next morning and told me that you already tried and did everything right, and that your UV9GX worked, so you just wanted to return the radio instead of "going through any more hassles." You emailed yet again and gave me more reasons why you were right (keep in mind that we hadn't started any troubleshooting yet), and said you shouldn't have to pay any restocking fee or even the return shipping fee, even though you refused to do any troubleshooting with me, and that you would be sure to share your experience "on the forums," obviously as a veiled threat to do exactly what you're attempting to do here by distorting reality. You then told me about how another dealer sent you a new radio to replace a bad one. Funny, that's what I do when someone gets a bad radio also. You didn't. Finally, you emailed me a few hours later and said you solved the problem with the help of the nice people here in this forum, and not to bother with the return. I promptly filed away your email messages, unsubscribed you from email list, and blocked you from my site. There was no arguing from my side - it was mostly just you telling me how right you were, and being impatient, and then discovering all your assumptions were wrong all along, and then blaming me for everything unfair in the world. I rest my case, but thanks for the grade, teacher.

It's amazing how things can work out when you have the patience to listen to those that are trying to help you. For the record, no, I did not "threaten" anyone with a restocking fee - they asked what my return policy was and I offered it - I don't run a radio rental service and when someone is unwilling to go through the most basic troubleshooting, especially on a problem that I've solved for several others in the past, and they can't wait even a day for a response (to an email sent after-hours) before they demand a return (because they know they are right and I'm wrong) then it's nearly impossible to satisfy them. So bet it.

The official list of changes: NEW UV9GX Features (Upgrades to the UV9G PRO) • 3 New Dark Color Screen Modes (Day 1, Day 2 & Covert) • New Priority Channel Quick-Jump Feature (for instant Emergency or Favorite Channel use) • Extended 1.25m “220 HAM Band” RX Range (down to 219 MHz) • Roger Beep (on all freqs. except the repeater inputs) • Bright Flashlight (new LED Lamp with tighter & brighter beam) • Stiff Knobs (to avoid accidental changes, can be loosened if desired) If none of those are deal-breakers, then the PRO is otherwise the same radio. There is also a slight difference in the L/M/H power levels (see the product page), where the GX has a 2W Mid power, which is a bit more useful when communicating with FRS radios. BTW, I'm going hog-wild here on shipping backorders, so I hope to cut the wait time down in the next month or so.

Correct. I was referring to the physical channels in the KG-UV9GX, where ch 28 is the repeater configuration for what is now commonly assigned as GMRS channel 20 (i.e. .675). There's no requirement that repeaters be used only for emergencies - in fact, all channels must give priority to any emergency traffic, including ch 20 (675) simplex or repeater, etc.

It is, and the previous poster has some incorrect info. The UV9GX comes with the Priority Channel set to GMRS Ch 28, the Travel Channel repeater. Also, there are no new battery saving features over the UV9G PRO and the new color screens aren't thimble, but rather 3 new fixed (yellow, white or red on a dark background) schemes. The power levels are also tweaked from the UV9G PRO and are close to what the UV9G LITE had way back when.

It helps a bit due to the added contrast, but doesn't totally solve the problem. That will have to wait for an OLED screen in a future version.

MENU_60 "S-MUTE" with 4 options: RX, TX, Both, Off.

The Wouxun KG-UV9G and KG-UV9P (and the rest of the 9-Series line) all have control over the TDR muting. You can have the radio mute the sub-band when the main band is Rx/Tx, or both. I always have it muted on Tx unless I'm doing cross-band sat work, in which case you sometimes want to hear the other side, but with an earpiece, as you should always use when full TDR without muting is used.

I've been working with Wouxun to develop a new "Pro" GMRS radio. It's currently pending FCC Certification now. It's based on the KG-UV9P (with firmware and calibration tweaks) and will be the best GMRS radio ever, with dual superhet receivers and hi power. There's a waitlist if you're interested: https://bit.ly/BSRKGUV9G Note: This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained. FCC Certification in progress!