WRVE426 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 After a four months wait, I finally got my Wouxun UV-9GX from bettersaferadio.com and I mostly like it. I do hate the very low luminosity of the screen (especially when compared to my Wouxun KG-935G!) whose max luminosity (set at 5) truly *sucks*. I sure hope that future firmware updates will provide a semi-usable screen... But I can live with a dark screen. What I don't understand is how the Wouxun UV-9GX scans. I read that on the display's top row ALL the channels are scanned whereas on the bottom display row only VHF/UHF channels are scanned (though I don't understand why channels 15 through 22 are not scannable unless I change that manually). What baffles me is how the top display row scans. Instead of scanning all channels from 1 to 999 it seems to only scan 500 through 700. Why is that? Can I make it scan all 999 channels? Finally, since I have no Windows or Apple computer (I only run GNU/Linux), can I use CHIRP with the Wouxun UV-9GX? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 You can scan all channels by going into the menu and changing the scan group to all. and it can scan 2 separate groups at a time, one on top row, one on bottom row. further, in the software, you can set custom scan groups to select from. WRVE426 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRVE426 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 thank you Wannabe! any idea if I can use CHIRP for this model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 I don’t think so, I have the uv9g pro and I don’t recall seeing it listed either. WRVE426 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 This little blurb from Bettersaferadio.com web page for the KG-UV9GX WRVE426 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 40 minutes ago, WRUU653 said: This little blurb from Bettersaferadio.com web page for the KG-UV9GX Nice! WRVE426 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAF6045 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 6 hours ago, WRVE426 said: But I can live with a dark screen. What I don't understand is how the Wouxun UV-9GX scans. I read that on the display's top row ALL the channels are scanned whereas on the bottom display row only VHF/UHF channels are scanned (though I don't understand why channels 15 through 22 are not scannable unless I change that manually). If the radio has 23-30 set as repeater channels AND it is scanning those, then they duplicate 15-22 (the repeater output is the same as 15-22 simplex). WRVE426 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRVE426 Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, KAF6045 said: If the radio has 23-30 set as repeater channels AND it is scanning those, then they duplicate 15-22 (the repeater output is the same as 15-22 simplex). thank you, that makes perfectly good sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRVE426 Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 I just checked the CHIRP website (https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home) and it sure looks like the KG-UV9GX is now on their list of compatible radios: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, WRVE426 said: I just checked the CHIRP website (https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home) and it sure looks like the KG-UV9GX is now on their list of compatible radios: Nice. It wasn’t there yesterday, glad to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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