- #Kt 8900d chirp programming full#
- #Kt 8900d chirp programming software#
- #Kt 8900d chirp programming series#
Who memorizes a hundred or more channels? I did not test the unit with Chirp. I, like so many hams set my units so that the top display is frequency and by tuning to the same channel on the bottom I see the name. **It would have been possible to provide a 2 channel display with 2 lines each** - one for frequency, the other for name. The display screen is very nice, visible, but herein lies the tragedy of the radio. There are many settings due to the 4 channel display There is an exit key - PTT will not exit. The KT8900D menu access and operation is easy - MENU to access, MENU to choose and MENU to confirm. I did not buy a KT8900 (not D) at the time because of the top buttons. The Leixen is a bit smaller and it just fits in my Acura's overhead sunglasses compartment. I own a Leixen VV898E and it is much more quirky. Among the "brick" mobiles it is a great choice. I used and tested a KT-8900D for a few days for a friend. Probably will cost me as much to ship it back as it would for a new box. Also, I went for the Amazon 3 year extended warrantee for about $2.00. I bought another dual band from Amazon, to put in the shack different brand, different box probably the same guts, same price. Plug in the cigarette lighter, draws about 5A DC and the rests nicely on the console.
#Kt 8900d chirp programming software#
Does almost what I want it to do, except software programming. Instructions, as usual was a Google translate to English. Clones the system uploads it and it doesn't show up on the screen. I tried CHIRP and found the build for the KT-8900 same thing. I can't get it to upload the file on the xceiver. The (generic?) programming software had to be downloaded from the vendor. It may have been an impulse buy from Amazon, but I bought it with a 144/440 mag mount stinger for the truck.
#Kt 8900d chirp programming full#
I had connected one to a outside antenna and got the 12V battery eliminator and can click on machines 10 - 15 miles away, full quieting.Įarlier 4-star review posted by N1NUH on I have had 2 UV5-RCs for a few years with no problems.
#Kt 8900d chirp programming series#
Too bad BAOFENG wouldn't take their UV5R series CKTry and add a 25W amp and make a mobile. I am a fan of cheap 144/220/440 rice boxes. The way they bang them out with limited QC you are bound to get a bad one. The operational concept of the radio is OK. I got the extended warranty and will ship it back. I left it on for 12 hrs and it stopped transmitting. I brought it into the shack and used it as a base. I have another manufacturer's model with the same CKTry and this radio gets warm.
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After a 5 to 10 minute QSO the radio got very hot, but didn't stop working.
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I got a suggestion from another 8900D user who suggested to enlarge the microphone hole. Brought it inside, it warmed up and it worked. I went out on a 10 Deg F morning and the radio wouldn't turn on. It will recognize the radio and then you can upload what ever you want. From my previous reviews I found the CHIRP configuration and was able to use CHIRP to program it, BUT you have to up load what's ever in the radio to CHIRP first or you get a communications error. I've had this rice box for 4 weeks and it has died.