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16 hours ago, wrop206 said:
I know I'm a year late but I had the same problem. I found a PCO003 programming cable at R&L Electronics. https://store2.rlham.com/shop/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=pco003&osCsid=e1b876j6crep2cgmrhumbqjk94&x=0&y=0&search_in_description=1
You will need to configure the scan group in two places. Then write and it will put a smile on your face. Photos attached
16 hours ago, wrop206 said:P.S. I do not yet have the programming cable for the software (out of stock everywhere). Any help or guidance would be appreciated!
There's probably thousands of these Papa Charlie Oscar 003 programming cables on a freighter at anchor near Long Beach waiting for Newsom and the union to off load them. R&L Electronics shows only one left in stock but if you want to search duckduckgo you may find more, it's just time consuming to look.
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On 2/25/2021 at 7:54 AM, mikebrown58 said:
Hello:
Question for any Wouxon KG-1000G owners (or other models with scan group functionality) . The manual states you can assign channels to separate scan groups and then scan just one of the assigned groups (as opposed to all). While I am able to assign channels to different scan groups, I don't see in the manual or settings how to activate scanning of a specific channel group. P.S. I do not yet have the programming cable for the software (out of stock everywhere). Any help or guidance would be appreciated!
Regards,
Mike
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I know I'm a year late but I had the same problem. I found a PCO003 programming cable at R&L Electronics. https://store2.rlham.com/shop/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=pco003&osCsid=e1b876j6crep2cgmrhumbqjk94&x=0&y=0&search_in_description=1
You will need to configure the scan group in two places. Then write and it will put a smile on your face. Photos attached
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On 1/17/2022 at 9:21 AM, marcspaz said:
@WRKC935 true story about many new Ham and the ARRL. But the new Hams need guidance, which is where we come in as elmers.
While it's all anecdotal, my experience is a little different than yours on the EmComm side. I am an engineer by trade and work for several government agencies as a consultant. I have been around long enough to notice cycles in the EmComm world. What I have seen is, some major "thing" happens and only Hams and DOD are talking to anyone. They incorporate Ham volunteers into the response plans. Nothing crazy happens for a decade while everyone tries to figure out how to replace the old, overweight or disabled Amateur volunteers (because young people just aren't stepping up). They build their new technology on the same single point of failure instead of learning from the Hams. Another "thing" happens and then they are activating RACES again because none of their stuff is working.
The whole thing is pretty funny.
We actually did a drill last year involving a Code Black, including internet outage. The higher ups wanted to see how we could move data from one location to another (several states apart). They were calling on digital radio trying to get my team to do stuff and we flat out ignored them. Our EC called and said "why aren't you answering the calls on the radio?" Of which he promptly got a reply of "What calls? The internet is down, remember?"
Funny how that works. Satellites can be shut down with a 3 finger salute (Ctrl/Alt/Del). Uncle Sugar always goes with the lowest bid. I'm sure they would use HAM operators exclusively if they didn't have the required security protocol to deal with. By the time they ran a secret background check on every 'volunteer' HAM enough money would be spent to purchase the best high end equipment that only tier one operators get to have.
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7 hours ago, marcspaz said:
Not trying to derail the topic too much, but this is a huge pain point for me. Amateur radio is not a "hobby". There are hobby aspects to it, 100%, just like there are hobby aspects of GMRS and FRS. However, its really intended for non-commercial exchange of messages, experimentation, private recreation and emergency communication. It has origins dating back to the 1800's and the birth of radio as we know it. There are huge amounts of technology that exist due to amateur radio, such as microphones and even cell phones. In fact, the antenna type used in every smartphone in the world was invented by an amateur radio operator that is still very active in Ham radio.
Just a little something to think about.
GMRS is not a hobby for me, it's a survival tool with a longer reach than a cell phone. A satellite can be shut down with the flip of a switch or three key strokes on a computer. I don't care to chat with someone I don't know or ask some 'good buddy' how it looks over his shoulder. Nor do I care for idle chit-chat about what kind of antenna I'm using or why I haven't bothered to get a ham license. I'm retired and do a lot of off roading and overlanding here in Arizona where you lose a cell phone signal almost as soon as you leave a paved road. Before GMRS all I had was a CB radio that was sketchy at best. At 75 years of age I had to ask myself how far in did I want to go that I would be willing to walk out from. Well, with GMRS I have been able to make radio contact everywhere I've been so far and found it amazing how many others I have made contact with in similar remote areas as well as folks sitting at home on a base station that could contact emergency services if necessary. So yeah, GMRS is a great tool and I highly recommend it for adventurers.
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Wouxon KG-1000G Scan Groups - How to Activate?
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Seems kinda pricey for a cable that normally retails for $15.