Very sweet and like I said once I get passed the temporary confusion I will love this little radio even more. I'll get this sorted.

73
Scott/N3BYY
On Dec 31, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:

> Oh, yeah, once you can click the mouse in the channel table, you can tab =
> through it fine, it's just that the fields don't read the proper labels, =
> so you sort of have to memorize the order things go in. Anyway, I love =
> my Wouxun, excellent buy for the race, and it's replaced my Kenwood =
> TH-F6 as my primary HT.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 31, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
> 
>> Hi Buddy,
>> =20
>> Thanks for the info and I'll look at those resources. Yes the software =
> =3D
>> is a pain in the ass. The software interface is fairly easy to =
> navigate =3D
>> using a WIndows screen reader, but that is about where the joy ends.
>> On Dec 31, 2011, at 12:34 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>> =20
>>> Hi Scott,
>>> =3D20
>>> You have to set up the CTCSS/DCS tones, power, etc. before you =
> program =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> the memory. Or you have to go into dealer mode. The software is a =
> pain =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> in the ass. I think that the owe software is a bit easier to deal =3D
>> with, =3D3D
>>> it uses .csv files to manipulate the radio. Here are links to the =3D
>> Wouxun =3D3D
>>> eyes-free docs, and to a Win32 port of the owe software that runs in =
> =3D
>> the =3D3D
>>> Windows command prompt:
>>> =3D20
>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1053407/wouxun-eyes-free.rtf
>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1053407/owx-win32.zip
>>> =3D20
>>> And a program to unlock the ham bands only transmit limits:
>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1053407/1KG-xxx%20unlock.exe
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> On Dec 31, 2011, at 12:23 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
>>> =3D20
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Well I decided to get a 2M HT for local stuff, but since I'm more =
> =3D3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>>> interested in HF I opted for one of the rather affordable Wouxun =3D3D=
> 
>>> radios. =3D3D3D
>>>> This is a nice radio and pretty "blind friendly."
>>>> However, I probably am at fault here in having problems getting the =
> =3D
>> =3D3D3D
>>>> Wouxun programmed. I started off using the software, but apparently =
> I =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> am =3D3D3D
>>>> either doing something wrong or messing up entering the repeater =
> =3D3D3D
>>>> frequencies. For example I want to setup 147.060 with a PL of 123.0. =
> =3D
>> I =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>>> can do this from the radio in the VFO, but I cannot seem to get this =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> to =3D3D3D
>>>> save to memory. I also tried setting it up in the software, but =
> maybe =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> I =3D3D3D
>>>> cannot add because the repeater is an offset of plus. So, if the =3D3D=
> 
>>> output =3D3D3D
>>>> is 147.060Mhz you just need to add 600Khz correct?
>>>> You would think the software would account for this, but apparently =
> =3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> you =3D3D3D
>>>> have to do everything by hand, but if you try programming it on the =
> =3D
>> =3D3D3D
>>>> radio itself, it will take care of everything for you. Well ok =3D3D3D=
> 
>>>> everything except letting me store it in memory with the PL. I can =3D=
> 
>> get =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>>> the frequency stored, but when I try to set the PL, the radio just =
> =3D3D
>>> gives =3D3D3D
>>>> me an error tone. AH, I'm really impressed with the radio in terms =
> of =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>>> audio quality and the price is certainly right, but it is a little =3D=
> 
>> =3D3D3D
>>>> frustrating. If anyone has any experience and can offer advice I =3D
>> would =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>>> appreciate it. I did get a document prepared by Buddy and a couple =
> of =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>>> other folks that provides some great info, but I was just trying to =
> =3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> save =3D3D3D
>>>> myself some work and use the software which incidentally only works =
> =3D
>> =3D3D3D
>>>> under WIndows, but plays perfectly fine in a VM.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> tnx,
>>>> 73
>>>> Scott/N3BYY=3D3D3D