Chimborazo Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 24 minutes ago, WRUK662 said: After 5 months on the waiting list, I received notice my KG-UV9GX has shipped. My order # was in the 130xxx range. I also ordered the Smiley Slim Line Whip. Received my Ed Fong DBJ-UHF antenna kit last week. I completed a CERT program via our county sheriff's office a couple of months ago. Now studying for my HAM Extra class exam. Major snowstorm will impact us middle of the week. WA7HPK Congrats! I was just looking at a CERT program last week. How was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUK662 Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, Chimborazo said: Congrats! I was just looking at a CERT program last week. How was it? Depends on who offers it. Our County Sheriff (Minnesota's Ramsey County) runs a first rate program. We met weekly for 3 hrs per session and took 10 weeks to complete. I just finished 2 terms on our city council so was well-acquainted with our law enforcement/fire services/county emergency services. As a retired federal employee I've taken previous courses via FEMA. I've also done some ARES coursework. They made no pretense of us ever getting 'called up' to handle a large area disaster (the pros will do that) but we could be called to handle things like crowd control and/or media coordination. But I did get a nifty backpack w/reflective vest, a green hardhat, flashlight and a multi-tool to close gas mains and break through tempered glass (vehicle rescue). Worth it. Chimborazo and SteveShannon 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimborazo Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 14 hours ago, WRUK662 said: Depends on who offers it. Our County Sheriff (Minnesota's Ramsey County) runs a first rate program. We met weekly for 3 hrs per session and took 10 weeks to complete. I just finished 2 terms on our city council so was well-acquainted with our law enforcement/fire services/county emergency services. As a retired federal employee I've taken previous courses via FEMA. I've also done some ARES coursework. They made no pretense of us ever getting 'called up' to handle a large area disaster (the pros will do that) but we could be called to handle things like crowd control and/or media coordination. But I did get a nifty backpack w/reflective vest, a green hardhat, flashlight and a multi-tool to close gas mains and break through tempered glass (vehicle rescue). Worth it. Thank you for the information. I'm going to do it when I have more time...I've never been in a class or course where I didn't learn something. The program where I am seems to be pretty comprehensive and they also point toward some FEMA online classes that I can take. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC305 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 so i am just wondering if the difference in the two kg-uv9g pro vs the uv9gx i seen the post by notarubicon and they seem subtle differences' to me and probably have to wait till the end of time for the x version . is it really worth the wait ? as the pro seems to do pretty close to all the same things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 39 minutes ago, WRQC305 said: so i am just wondering if the difference in the two kg-uv9g pro vs the uv9gx i seen the post by notarubicon and they seem subtle differences' to me and probably have to wait till the end of time for the x version . is it really worth the wait ? as the pro seems to do pretty close to all the same things. I have been wondering the same thing. Currently backordered 15+ weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSRMark Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 11 hours ago, WRQC305 said: so i am just wondering if the difference in the two kg-uv9g pro vs the uv9gx i seen the post by notarubicon and they seem subtle differences' to me and probably have to wait till the end of time for the x version . is it really worth the wait ? as the pro seems to do pretty close to all the same things. 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. SteveShannon, pcradio, zzz and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC305 Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 thank you so much BSRMark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUK662 Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 On 2/23/2023 at 9:09 PM, BSRMark said: 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. Just got my UV9GX from Mark a couple of days ago. Appears to have been worth the wait. BSRMark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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