if you want a speaker mic or earpiece mic, they are ken wood standard. The reason they stopped working with that company is there is a chip in the radio that fails on from what I read every single one eventually and the chinese folks refuse to acknowledge there is a problem or honor warranty services.  The baofeng ht’s are also ken wood standard for their speaker microphone connections.

Michael Thurman
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On May 12, 2014, at 2:29 PM, Jeff Busch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Excuse me, but what is this LDG TW2 being spoken of here?  Also, does=20
> anyone know where I can get accessories for the Wouxun HT's? The dealer=20
> I was using no longer works with the Wouxun company.
> thanks.
> Jeff Busch
> KC9UIE
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]>
> To: BLIND-HAMS <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Mon, May 12, 2014 1:37 pm
> Subject: Re: Strange Forward Power Reading with LDG TW2
> 
> Tom,
> 
> You need to set to the proper band on the TW-2.  Your choices are: 50,
> 144, 220, and 440.
> 
> To hear the currently selected band spoken do a quick press and release
> of the  FWD and SWR
>  buttons at the same time.  To change band do a longer press of these
> buttons and you will hear a tone followed by the newly selected band.
> Repeat as needed to get to the band you want.
> 
> The manual says being on the wrong band will give you a reading, but=20
> not
> accurate.
> 
> 73, Steve KW3A
> On 5/12/2014 11:31 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
>> Steve:
>> 
>> I didn't know you could do that, or had to do that with the TW2 when
>> switching from VHF to UHF.
>> 
>> Can you tell me how?
>> 
>> I guess I'm used to the TW1, where you don't need to change the meter=20
> for
>> any HF bands, at least as far as I know.
>> 
>> Regarding the minor 20-meter issue with the DXCC, I'm thinking of=20
> doing
>> exactly what you suggest, although I do like the fact that currently,=20
> the
>> antenna is clearly tuned for the phone portion of 20.
>> 
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators=20
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:23 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Strange Forward Power Reading with LDG TW2
>> 
>> Tom,
>> 
>> Did you change the meter from the 2 meter band  to   440?
>> 
>> As for the 20 meter SWR on the DXCC, if I'm not mistaken, it has
>> separate parallel dipoles for 10 and 20 meters.    If so, you should=20
> be
>> able to adjust the 20 meter section pretty easy with little or no=20
> change to
>> other bands.
>> 
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>> 
>> On 5/12/2014 11:14 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>> Hi, all.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Well, this past week-end, I made much progress on getting my antennas
>>> set up for the new trailer out at our camp site.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> My new Alpha Delta DXCC HF antenna is up at a height of about 30=20
> feet,
>>> and seems to play fairly well with my TS480 on 10, 15, 20, and 40
>>> meters.  The SWR's are all within the tuning range for the TS480's
>>> auto tuner, which is encouraging.  I am slightly concerned about the=20
> 3
>>> to 1 SWR that I get at the very bottom of 20 meters, so may try to
>>> address that at some point.  It should be kept in mind, though, that
>>> the DXCC is only 82 feet long, and is a compromise multi-band dipole
>>> antenna.  As many of you know, I have one of these up at the home=20
> QTH, and
>> the results I am getting are very similar.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I also put up a dual-band antenna for VHF/UHF, which seems to be
>>> working well, with all SWR's below 2 to 1 on both bands.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I did notice something with my LDG TW2 watt meter that surprised me,
>> though.
>>> When transmitting on 2 meters with my TMV71A on the high power
>>> setting, on one of our main local 2-meter repeater frequencies, I get
>>> a 1.2 to 1 SWR, with a forward power of 45 watts, and a reflected
>>> power of .5 watts.  This is about what I would expect.  On our local
>>> 440 repeater frequency, though, I discovered something very
>>> interesting.  The TW2 gives me  a 1.1 to 1 SWR reading, but on high
>>> power I get a forward power reading of 122 watts, with a reflected=20
> power
>> of .8 watts.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Since my SWR on 440 is ok, and since my reflected power is quite low,
>>> I think I'm still ok, but can anyone explain why the TW2 forward=20
> power
>>> reading seems so far off?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Not trying to borrow trouble here. . Just trying to be sure I'm ok,
>>> and am not missing any issues with my RV setup.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>>