Howdy,

Really, it's mostly very usable for programming from the front panel, with a couple of fairly significant exceptions. Namely, knowing whether you're set to high or low power is a problem (because it's a toggle, with no non-visual way to tell which way it's set). Ditto offset direction and whether CTCSS/DCS transmit/receive are on or off. It's possible to get around those things, as I recall, but it's been a while since I've had my hands on the radio. Yes, possible, but by no means ideal. Otherwise though, programming isn't a problem from the front panel. As I recall, the Wouxun software is pretty awful. RT Ssytems software, if it's available, would work great with NVDA, if you don't mind spending the extra $50 or what have you. 

Yes, you can connect two together to make a repeater, but the radio on its own *will* crossband repeat, and it does a pretty decent job of it. As I recall, getting into and out of this mode was also not at all difficult. 

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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: 814-860-3194 
Mobile: 814-431-0962
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> On Feb 18, 2016, at 11:10 AM, Kenneth Son <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hello Buddy and the list.
> Is that Wouxun kvuv 920 I believe you said it was not usable as far as 
> programming from the front pannel?
> Can you program that radio with a program and a usb cable and if you 
> can, what program do you use?
> I am wondering if the software from I think it is RT Systems can be used 
> to program that radio?
> If it is the same radio and I think it is, you can connect those 2 
> radios to gether and make a repeater out of those 2 radios and set the 
> transmit side to 10 wats so the radio will not burn up.
> Interested in hearing more about the problems of using the radio and if 
> I can get around that by using a programming cable and software.
> Extra comments about the two way radio company.
> They sound like they would be a neet bunch of fellows to do business with.
> As far as I know even for the amateur radios if you need help to program 
> and set up the radio, they will help you in any way they can.
> If you can, send comments to the list about the usability and work 
> arounds of programming the radios you mentioned here.
> Enough rambeling on for now I don't want to ware out the welcome.
> Most of the time I just read but some times I just have to post to lists 
> with links or comments.
> Kenneth Son kk4ql.
> 
> On 2/18/2016 10:01, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>> Yep, they're good guys over at Buy Two Way radios. I've borrowed a =
>> couple radios to evaluate from them, the Wouxun KG-UV920 (which I can't =
>> quite recommend) and the Wouxun KG-UV8D, which is similar enough to the =
>> other Wouxun handhelds to be usable, though by no means is there any =
>> real improvement for accessibility. Anyway, I'd do business with them =
>> any time.=20
>> 
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: 814-860-3194=20
>> Mobile: 814-431-0962
>> Email: [log in to unmask]
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 18, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Kenneth Son <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> =20
>>> Hello to the list.
>>> Some of you may be interested in the podcast link below.
>>> It is a podcast put out by a two way radio company in North Carolina.
>>> They discuss everything from gmrs radios to high end business dmr and=20=
>>> nxdn radios and they talk about different ways one can use these =
>> radios.
>>> Ham radio has been mentioned 3 or 4 times recently in the podcast.
>>> It appears that the owners of this radio store have gotten there ham=20=
>>> licenses in the last 2 to 3 years so as of late ham radio is being=20
>>> talked about in this podcast.
>>> This company does sell amateur vhf and UHF radios but they do not as =
>> far=20
>>> as I know sell any hf radios of any kind.
>>>  They sell radios used in many different radio services 144 MHz and =
>> above.
>>> The podcast link is below so some of you try it out and see what you =
>> think.
>>> I did forget, they do sell cb radios so I guess they sell one kind of =
>> hf=20
>>> radio.
>>> The podcast link is below.
>>> =20
>>> http://feeds.feedburner.com/twowayradioshow
>>> =20
>>> Happy pod casting.
>>> Kenneth Son kk4ql.