[TenTec] OT: Programming Cheap Chinese Handhelds

[Amos Joseph Favorite Jr]

Thank you for the effort and presence, I now have three (3) of the little handy-talkies.
I am enjoying them and they allow communications around the estate between my wife and I.

Getting a channel plane into the memory and stored on my system will be a blessing. 

Great radios for $40 US each with all accessories except the programming software.
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I am looking at the mobile for link radio service, I need access to discriminator audio, anyone with that information please let me know.

Amos--- W5SJL and Bounita W5BTF 

Amos 2 Sent from my iPad

> On Sep 7, 2014, at 3:09 PM, "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
> 
> Tony, you just hit the nail on the head:
> "once I found the right driver".
> 
> I bought 3 cables.  Because I did not know any better, the first two were
> no-names, one advertised for the Wouxon, the other advertised for the
> Baofeng.  I could never get either of them to work even though I tried half
> a dozen drivers which I found at various sources.  In the meantime I had
> read often to beware of cheap cables, so I searched for and found an
> original Baofeng cable, which came with a driver.  Worked just fine - but
> there was no Win-8 drivers, just Win-7 and earlier versions of windows, all
> the way back to Win-98.
> 
> You save about 5 bucks when buying a no-name.  
> You also are playing Russian Roulette with about 3 bullets in your
> 6-shooter.
> I strongly recommend people play it safe.  You save a lot on the radio, so
> don't skimp on the cable.
> 
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tony
> Lelieveld
> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014 8:45 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Programming Cheap Chinese Handhelds
> 
> Hi Rick,
> 
> Thanks for your very nice explanation about the programming of Wouxun and
> other radios.  I have had a Wouxun for the last 4 years and love the radio. 
> I too had problems mainly because of a faulty driver.  Once I fixed that, I
> have had no problems anymore with either the KG-UV2D or the KG-UV Commander
> programs.  They both work fine.
> 
> One caution that many users had problems with.  Make absolutely sure that
> the programming cable is ** FULLY INSERTED ** into the socket on the side of
> the radio.  Once it is in, give it an extra push to be sure it is fully
> inserted.  For its price, you can't beat those radios hi...hi.
> 
> 73, Tony VE3DWI.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de>
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>;
> <TenTec_Eagle at yahoogroups.com>; <Ten-Tec-Omni-VII at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014 11:44 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] OT: Programming Cheap Chinese Handhelds
> 
> 
>> I know this is way off topic but perhaps it will help others wanting to  
>> program their new Chinese dual-band handheld FM radio.
>> 
>> I own a Baofeng UV-5R and a Wouxon KG-UVD1P, neither of which has ever 
>> had any useful channels programmed in.
>> I decided to finally address this.
>> 
>> As it turns out, it is very easy, just a bit tedious typing in all of 
>> the channel/frequency information.
>> 
>> Slight correction: it is easy now, after spending 3 full days trying 3 
>> different programming cables, 4 different programming software 
>> packages and half a dozen or more cable drivers.  For me it is now 
>> easy.
>> 
>> AND I decided to create a web page showing how to do this.
>> It evolved into 5 pages, but as I said, totally easy, just tedious.
>> 
>> Shortcut:  if you can find someone else's .CSV file and start with it, 
>> you will only have to modify a few channels and you'll be in business.
>> Unfortunately Region One has different repeater channels than Region 
>> Two, so unless you live in Europe, you cannot use my file.
>> 
>> Here is the link:  http://www.dj0ip.de/chinese-handhelds/
>> 
>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>> 
>> 
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