KG-935H power results.

[WRUU653]

@Raybestos, I appreciate you taking the time to respond and can relate to the experience in other products where I have had issues where others have not.

I have not had any issues with tones on my Wouxun radios. I have the S88G, 935G plus, UV9PX, Q10H and now the 935H. I use them all with tones on repeaters, not so much on simplex. I certainly haven’t used every tone there is, though I did go and test the two you mentioned with no issues. You asked how often do people use tones and how often do they use their radios. Are you saying that the radios have trouble with tones after extended use? I would have expected if there was an issue with a particular tone it would be there from the start but I really don’t know. I do have decode set for most of my repeater entries so if the radio is on then I’m using it and they are on a lot.
Sorry to hear about your experience and yeah I agree that customer service can put you off a brand.  
 

 

 

[Raybestos]

18 minutes ago, WRUU653 said:

@Raybestos, I appreciate you taking the time to respond and can relate to the experience in other products where I have had issues where others have not.

I have not had any issues with tones on my Wouxun radios. I have the S88G, 935G plus, UV9PX, Q10H and now the 935H. I use them all with tones on repeaters, not so much on simplex. I certainly haven’t used every tone there is, though I did go and test the two you mentioned with no issues. You asked how often do people use tones and how often do they use their radios. Are you saying that the radios have trouble with tones after extended use? I would have expected if there was an issue with a particular tone it would be there from the start but I really don’t know. I do have decode set for most of my repeater entries so if the radio is on then I’m using it and they are on a lot.
Sorry to hear about your experience and yeah I agree that customer service can put you off a brand.  

 

Hi WRUU653, and thank you for your understanding of the situation.  The problem does seem to be intermittent, for the most part.  I have experienced it in areas with that are likely saturated with RF and areas that are very unlikely to be saturated with RF.  As most people know, intermittent problems are among the most difficult to diagnose and fix, especially with regard to electronics.  The 905G's were particiularly bad with 250.3 and 254.1 tones but occasionally were problematic with others such as 210.7.  My 935G Series radios have exhibited issues with 141.3, which again, can be quite irregular.

 

 

 

 

[Socalgmrs]

I can’t stand wouxons.  My self and every one I know has issues with them.  They don’t hold up to hard daily use.  They have programming issues.  I do not in any way understand why they are so popular.   They cost 3xs what a better radio costs.  I wish they would go away. 

[OffRoaderX]

1 hour ago, Socalgmrs said:

I can’t stand wouxons.  My self and every one I know has issues with them

I thought it was the Midland radios that you, and everyone you know has issues with?  Seems like you and "everyone you know" has issues with a lot of radios...I recall you once posting a comment proclaiming that "everyone you know" always throws their Midland radios directly into the trash right after they buy them.. So I am pretty sure that anyone that has read your previous posts (including before you changed your forum-name to hide from ridicule), already disregards anything you say..

I have owned 30+ Wouxun radios, Wouxun radios were my primary radios in both of my Jeeps for several years, and I have a dozen or more friends/off-roading acquaintances that that use them - probably around 100 in total, and never, once, ever, have I, or anyone I know had any significant issue with any of them.  

[WRYZ926]

3 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

I thought it was the Midland radios that you, and everyone you know has issues with?  Seems like you and "everyone you know" has issues with a lot of radios...I recall you once posting a comment proclaiming that "everyone you know" always throws their Midland radios directly into the trash right after they buy them.. So I am pretty sure that anyone that has read your previous posts (including before you changed your forum-name to hide from ridicule), already disregards anything you say..

I have owned 30+ Wouxun radios, Wouxun radios were my primary radios in both of my Jeeps for several years, and I have a dozen or more friends/off-roading acquaintances that that use them - probably around 100 in total, and never, once, ever, have I, or anyone I know had any significant issue with any of them.  

He likes this old commercial radios that you have to dig up an old MS DOS or Windows 3.1 computer in order to program them. And yes most of us do not pay much attention to him no matter what user name he uses.

Plenty of people in my local club have Wouxun radios for both amateur bands and GMRS. No one has had any issues with all of the different Wouxun radios.

[radiozip]

I'll add to the anecdotal Wouxon thread here. No PL issues with these Wouxon radios I've had,

KG-UV3D bought new at the Dayton hamfest 12+ years ago. Charger base croaked after 5 years though.

KG-805G bought new around 5 years ago, everything going great even with a cracked screen.

KG-935G bought new around 2 years ago, no issues.

[WRYZ926]

It seems to me that someone is forgetting the 10% rule or the operator head space and timing is off.

[AntonioCm1983]

On 2/13/2025 at 7:04 AM, Raybestos said:

Hi Guys!  Sorry ot took me so long to get back to you.  It has been a very hectic week for me.

Every model of Wouxun ht I have owned has exhibited issues with its PL encode and/or decode algorithm.  The worst were the KG905G's.  I had two and, before I knew there was a problem, bought two more for some good friends.  Some times, some frequencies, using some PL codes, they either failed to properly encode or decode using the same PL on the same frequency.  You could try communicating simplex using certain tones and, depending on individual radios, the PL would not open on one or more of the radios in use when in literal line-of-sight with each other.  I believe I experienced this with 250.3 and/ or 254.1.  Frequencies and encode/decode tones were checked, double checked, and re-checked.  The problem persisted.

I have had this or similar issues with KG935G (which sounds to be about a KHz or more off-frequency transmitted and received), KG935G+, KG1000G+, and KGS88G radios, owned by myself and/or friends.

For those of you who have never encountered these problems, I am sincerely glad for you.  Maybe I received radios from lots from the days the people in the Chinese labor camps were not fed or watered well, or maybe not beaten severely enough, to produce the quality of product you guys enjoy.  Just because your radios have worked well does not mean that others have not experienced problems as I describe.

Some people have bought Dodge automobiles for decades and never had a problem.  Others never had a Dodge that was anything but trouble.  Ditto Fords, Chevys, and other brands.  Me, I had three Hyundais in a row, starting in 2000, when the company began trying to pull its name out of the mud.  I loved each one of them.  They were very durable and reliable for me.  Today, it would appear they are letting their quality slide back into the mud so I would be hesitant to buy another, but during the years I had three outstanding Hyundais, I had friends who had lots of trouble with theirs.  Because my luck had been good, I did not dis-believe their tales of misfortune and trouble.  I was just grateful that mine worked and served me well.  My friends vowed never to buy another and I respected their choices.

For those who have not had the PL issue with their Wouxuns, fantastic!  I hope your good fortune continues.  As for myself, having bought around $3K in KG series radios and accessories for myself and friends over the last few years, I likely won't be buying any in the near future.  At least not until BTWR/ Wouxun acknowledges a problem with "some" of these radios and announces steps taken to correct them.

How many of you who claim no problems use the PL encode and especially the decoder?  How often do you use your Wouxuns?  Daily, weekly, monthly, a couple of times a year?  I use mine almost daily and frequently use PL even on simplex.  OffRoaderX, with the literal dozens of different brands and models of GMRS radios you have at your disposal, how often do YOU use your KG-series radios?  Doing a short video and playing with it two or three times before/after the video may not be enough to notice this problem.  Ditto the many who comment on here about never turning on the decoders.

I just got My Wouxun KG-935H and It recives Just fine on Every frequency from ham all the way up to Gmrs and murs But I belive it has A Encode and Decode issue because mine will not TX on any frequency period So not everyone gets a radio that works i have had mine 1 day I have check re checked and checked again hundreds if times through Software from BTWR as well as Chirp Software Using the KG-935G Plus interface to scan it all frequencies and Tones are set Correctly all other radios tranmisit to all repeaters tested with the same PL Tones Between other radios and the KG-935H it just will not hit a repeater will not TX at all It hears fine on everything so I belive its a defective radio. I do wish that btwr had a better solution then just send jt back we will test it and if it test fine we will charge you for waiting our time and also charge you to send your radio back they assumed I was a idiot because they asked me questions like it was user error on why it wouldn't work.

[SteveShannon]

1 hour ago, AntonioCm1983 said:

I just got My Wouxun KG-935H and It recives Just fine on Every frequency from ham all the way up to Gmrs and murs But I belive it has A Encode and Decode issue because mine will not TX on any frequency period So not everyone gets a radio that works i have had mine 1 day I have check re checked and checked again hundreds if times through Software from BTWR as well as Chirp Software Using the KG-935G Plus interface to scan it all frequencies and Tones are set Correctly all other radios tranmisit to all repeaters tested with the same PL Tones Between other radios and the KG-935H it just will not hit a repeater will not TX at all It hears fine on everything so I belive its a defective radio. I do wish that btwr had a better solution then just send jt back we will test it and if it test fine we will charge you for waiting our time and also charge you to send your radio back they assumed I was a idiot because they asked me questions like it was user error on why it wouldn't work.

Are you trying to transmit on GMRS or ham frequencies?

If you are certain it’s not user error send it in. 
If you are not certain enough to send it in then don’t take it personally if they ask you questions meant to determine whether it is user error.  Probably the vast majority of problems they see are. 

[Jaay]

1 hour ago, AntonioCm1983 said:

I just got My Wouxun KG-935H and It recives Just fine on Every frequency from ham all the way up to Gmrs and murs But I belive it has A Encode and Decode issue because mine will not TX on any frequency period So not everyone gets a radio that works i have had mine 1 day I have check re checked and checked again hundreds if times through Software from BTWR as well as Chirp Software Using the KG-935G Plus interface to scan it all frequencies and Tones are set Correctly all other radios tranmisit to all repeaters tested with the same PL Tones Between other radios and the KG-935H it just will not hit a repeater will not TX at all It hears fine on everything so I belive its a defective radio. I do wish that btwr had a better solution then just send jt back we will test it and if it test fine we will charge you for waiting our time and also charge you to send your radio back they assumed I was a idiot because they asked me questions like it was user error on why it wouldn't work.

Reset the radio, and try again. Mine is Flawless.

[Jaay]

After about  two weeks using my 935H, I've tried to Nitpick faults or manufacturing oversights of it and have only compiled a few so far.  1. I have not found a mic gain setting in the menu anywhere. Wouxun could have omitted the Scramble feature for a mic gain. However, on a good note is seems to have Plenty of gain as is, on all 3 bands, so not a deal breaker.  2. The power supply uses a barrel connector on the Charging cradle and a wall wart to power it, where as USB-C would have been nicer ... But on the other hand I've noticed the the wall wart supplies enough current while charging the radio, that you Can still power the radio, and even Scan while in the cradle and Still charge the battery. My Yaesu FT70 won't allow it, during charge.  3. No Zone option on the 935H, but can be be dealt with by some programming voodoo. 4. No Bluetooth programming on the fly option, but then again, Not many on the market have this option yet.

Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with it so far. I purchased the premium data cable and a Second battery for it as well.  buytwowayradios.com asked me to review it, so I probably will.

[WRYZ926]

I do wish that Wouxun would have a mic gain setting on their radios. The KG-1000G mic is a bit hot.

I haven't had any complaints when using the KG-935G or KG-Q10H. But then again I am not holding the radios too close to my face either.