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I have one of these on order from BSR. Looking forward to it after a lot of research. Was wanting a radio with true dual receive and scan. Anyone else have one and care to comment on your experience, things to look out for, things to get, etc. Have you enjoyed it? I was considering the KG-UV9D Mate but the dark screens and black shell won me over. The description of the KG-UV9PX states that it adds several improvements over the previous UV9P, UV9D Mate & UV9D (Plus): 3 New Dark Color Screen Modes, New Priority Channel Quick-Jump Feature, Extended 1.25m “220 HAM Band” RX Range, Scan Advance, Bright Flashlight & Stiff Knobs. I guess because the radio is so new, there is not a lot of articles online about it and such. My review here.

Wouxun UV9PX short term review This radio has the potential to be a true off-grid comms device. Far out in the wilderness, there is no internet, no cell signal, and even if there was, you may need or prefer real-time audio with others using different radios and frequency bands. With two dual receivers built in, its a scanners delight too so you can monitor your main channel while keeping up with what might be transmitting nearby. That last point really brings home who this radio might appeal to. It is not a tactical radio, although it could be. In tactical comms, you only care about your team and maintaining comms with them. Same with business comms. You don't need multiple bands, you don't care to hear what else maybe going on. You are in concert with your team and maintaining your own personal awareness. You are probably even using an earpiece to maintain E&E. But if you want to know what is going on around you in a non-combative sense, and you don't care about digital, this radio delivers a very usable package for way under $500. The radio has a unique to me feature. It has the ability to monitor three different channels. When both the upper and lower receivers are set to a different frequency (but "not" scanning), you still have the option to "monitor" another 3rd priority memory "channel". It does a watch feature on that location every 3 seconds. This gives you the ability to monitor as it where, the potential for three incoming signal paths. Another nice to have feature is toggling between seeing the actual channel frequency itself and the Alpha Name. Sometimes I forget what frequency went with which name. On the UV9PX, you can hold down the TDR/VM button to cycle through options. Long Press for VFO mode, long press again for memory slot, again for frequency, and finally again to return to display name. Pros: • Very nice small carry size with optional 2000 mAh slim battery. • Excellent battery life with 3200 mAh battery. • Great case design. Comfortable to hold. Easy to stow. • Nice front panel button feel, response, and layout. Positive "clicky" short depth rubberized buttons. • True Dual analog receive. Can listen and scan simultaneously. Scan PL tones too. • Cross-Band Repeater capable. Useful for leaving at base camp and increasing range on the fly. • Wide 7-Band receive range with air band and 700-960 UHF. • Chirp Compatible. • Mars/cap mod-able. • 999 memory slots, 10 scan groups. Cons: • 8 Character Alpha Channel naming. Its 2022, give us 12. • Unpleasant "beep" tone when pressing buttons. Can be disabled. • Flashlight. I don't like a flashlight in a radio. LED is in the way, something to break. • Knobs are stiff, which is good, but they are tapered towards the top. Not usable with gloves. Too small. • Audio is loud, but could be more intelligible. • Screen is very difficult to read in sunshine. • Only IPX55 water rating. • No USB-C charging port. Clunky desk charger is not needed. Improvement Suggestions: • Better audio speaker clarity and tonality. • Knobs that are equally sized or larger at upper end. • Improved "beep" tone when accusing menus. Better tone hz. • Bluetooth capable to allow keeping it stowed away in a bag with a remote mic. • OLED screen or Transflective display. • More character support for Alpha Channel Names. • Larger knobs, they respond great, just change the shape and size. • Submersible water rating (IPX7, etc.). • Selectable power output options in 1w increments up to max. • Ruggized casing. Keep the same look and feel, well done, just increase drop ability. • 18650 battery case option. • Faster scanning. • Declutter the screen with unneeded lettering. It shows "Menu" and "Exit" unnecessarily on the screen. The physical buttons do this perfectly and its wasted screen space to have them duplicated digitally. I think with these updates, new screen design, and the associated cost to do so, would create a version of this radio that would be very compelling. A true sleeper in the CCR category. The only other radios in contention are at least $500. Conclusion: I can not comment on the RF front end quality just yet. But out in the woods, there is no RF to speak of. I do feel the audio speaker response can be improved, but this is subjective. If the only reason you're looking at other radios is because of the nebulous feeling of "quality" selectivity and sensitivity, then you're looking in the wrong place. You just need to go buy that $8,000 Motorola so that you are not compromising. Even a $1.5k mototrbo is going to win the radio quality argument. So, the only radios that compete with this working feature set, that I know of, are the Yaesu FT-5DR, VX-7R, iCom ID-52A, or the Motorola APX 8000 (and other public safety brands). Let me know other radios with two analog receivers that function like the UV9PX. I will follow up with a long term review. For now, I give this radio a solid buy if you will not be using the screen in direct sunlight.