KG-Q10H glitched

[WRHS218]

I was out and about the other morning and while waiting on someone I turned on my KG-Q10H. The last time I had used it I had it set to TDR monitoring the local Sheriff’s frequency and a local 2m repeater. When I turned the radio on all was as I had left it except the speaker icon on both areas had a line through it. I was not receiving any signal in either area. No signal strength bar and no green light indicating the radio was receiving. I normally have my KG-935G in the car with me so I turned it on and was receiving traffic on both of those same frequencies. I went through the menu settings and nothing was muted. I was able to go through both menus and could select any saved channel and still no receive. When I tried to transmit to the 2m repeater nothing happened, no red LED no signal bar. I moved to a simplex frequency and tried to transmit with the same result. While sitting there I went ahead and did a factory reset through the menu option 48 and when the radio restarted the line though the speaker icon was gone. I was able to punch in the SO frequency and the 2m repeater frequency and received traffic on both. I was able to transmit to the repeater and on simplex. When I got home I reprogrammed the Q10H via the Wouxun software and all is good. I have checked it daily since that happened and the glitch has not occurred again.

Just thought I would share the experience in case this happens to anyone else. The KGQ10H replaced an 18 year old Yaesu VX-6R that up and died on me a while back. The Q10H is a great radio and this is the first issue I have had with it. In the 18 years I had and used the Yaesu I had turned it on several times and found that the memory was wiped, so weird things happen.

[LeoG]

The new fangled radios are all computers now.  And just as any computer might need the occasional reboot so do radios.  Having to do the reset is just a step farther.  I had to do it on one of my Wouxun radios that was acting weird.  Fixed it up and I just hooked it up to the computer and reflashed my channels back into it.  5 minutes and done.

But this would be a serious problem if it was an emergency.  Good old fashion radio guts with no computer can have an advantage sometimes.  Same goes with automobiles.

[WRUU653]

My first thought is if the radio received a remote stun or kill. Page 108, 109 in the manual. Though random glitch is probably more likely. 

[WRHS218]

1 hour ago, WRUU653 said:

My first thought is if the radio received a remote stun or kill. Page 108, 109 in the manual. Though random glitch is probably more likely. 

I thought about that too, but thankfully a reset fixed it. I don't think a reset will help with kill or stun.

[WRYZ926]

I have not had any problems with my Q10H yet. But I have had other brands of radios act up. though usually just reloading stuff fixed them. I've had Icom and Yaesu radios have glitches too.