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Comment on Arduino-powered LED Lightbar by Michael

Michael — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:58:00 +0000

Hi Andrew,

Although I have some technical background, not enough to read this and put it together myself. Do you have any pictures or schematics that you’d be willing to share that may help myself and others out?

Thanks

Comment on Review – Wouxun KG-UV3D by Marinelluccia1

Marinelluccia1 — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:43:00 +0000

I don’t have understand if you have used a nicd pack from other radio instead original battery pack li ion.
I’ve used for my wouxun the empty pack for alkaline filled with ni hd , but , cause different voltage , radio shuth down before end of charge of cells.
If you know a NICD battery pack usable instead original please inform me .

Many thanks

Roberto iw2evk

Milan

Comment on Review – Wouxun KG-UV3D by Halloweenmike

Halloweenmike — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:18:00 +0000

I purchased this primarly for commercial use. And I have to say at first glance, it is great. Not sure what the fuss is about the battery. Mine fits snug and has no movement. I purchased it from HRO with the USB cable and a clip on mic for around $150 shipped. I am very pleased with my order thus far. Only had it for a day so far. I didn’t even bother with the software from Powerwrex. I used the commander software and it was so easy on my Win 7 machine. I have programmed about a third of the memory already with local freq and haven’t ran into a problem. Mine is the version 2 which I was told is the newest US model.

Comment on Amateur Radio by Kd0jkq

Kd0jkq — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:03:00 +0000

not sure how old this post is, but can you tell me how you delete a memory channel on your 2600m? I can’t figure mine out for the life of me.

Kd0jkq

Comment on Arduino-powered LED Lightbar by led power supply

led power supply — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:56:00 +0000

Hi,

Its wonderful post guys, I liked it.

Thanks

Comment on Review – Wouxun KG-UV3D by Dougudrc

Dougudrc — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000

I would like to program the UV3D for a commercial freq in the 461 rage, I understand I can unlock the unit with software, any idea where I can download?

Comment on Review – Wouxun KG-UV3D by Andrew Lynch

Andrew Lynch — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:29:09 +0000

I will be posting a picture of the software soon. It is pretty straightforward.

Comment on Review – Wouxun KG-UV3D by Bob

Bob — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:01:00 +0000

Andrew,
Just purchased one an I am pleased with the quality.Could you post a clear picture of the software with
a few freq; set up so i can use it as a model to follow

Thanks,

Bob

Comment on Review – Wouxun KG-UV3D by Andrew Lynch

Andrew Lynch — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:51:00 +0000

I didn’t get the case, so I can’t speak to that. The only looseness I’ve seen is the battery pack feels like it has some spring to it. I haven’t had a problem with losing power, but that’s a point of cheapness.

TX reports have all been splendid. I use it for disaster work, so I’m usually yelling/speaking loudly and it comes across just fine. I know two other people that use these for Commercial frequencies and they work just great.

If you’re deciding on whether to purchase one, I’d suggest these considerations:

* It is a pain in the behind to program manually. You’ll need the USB cable to be efficient.
* With it being so hard to field program, it is probably best to program more than you’ll ever need. It’s great for me that has 5 repeaters in the area and I primarily talk on one or two, but if you travel a lot, you’ll find that it’ll be easier to program beforehand than trying to do it on the fly.
* It uses all the Kenwood accessories (same pinout). I’ve used a Kenwood branded clip mic with it no problem.
* No external power connector: battery only. You can get a battery eliminator from Powerwerx.
* Antenna connector is reversed-gender SMA (just like Kenwood). You can get adapters to go from the odd SMA to BNC or SO-239.

Comment on Review – Wouxun KG-UV3D by David McCormick

David McCormick — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:10:00 +0000

Any issues with the case not fitting with the external battery pack, microphone connector, or USB connector?

How about the TX reports and ears? How well is it working for rag-chewing?