My R7 covers it. Certainly not designed to, but it does. LOL
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New Radtel RT-950
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According to the interwebs the Pro version is now shipping.
Aliexpress shows my 950 Pro has cleared customs in China, tentative arrival by 9/24.
My RT-950) arrived this morning (8 days CN > Australia).
Printed copy of the manual missing, but I'd run one off beforehand to familiarize myself.
CPS v1.1.6 downloaded from the Radtel site the read & write from/to the unit works OK.
I read somewhere the CPS for a Baofeng model had malware, so I took the precaution of installing this CPS on an old laptop running WIN XP (which is never connected online for obvious reasons ....).
I have not bothered with the BT app.
Now the learning curve with the CPS and radio, but so far I am impressed with its performance and audio.
Printed copy of the manual missing, but I'd run one off beforehand to familiarize myself.
CPS v1.1.6 downloaded from the Radtel site the read & write from/to the unit works OK.
I read somewhere the CPS for a Baofeng model had malware, so I took the precaution of installing this CPS on an old laptop running WIN XP (which is never connected online for obvious reasons ....).
I have not bothered with the BT app.
Now the learning curve with the CPS and radio, but so far I am impressed with its performance and audio.
Windows Defender doesn't like the CPS because it isn't signed (or whatever makes it happy) but it is safe to use. Happens a lot with Chinese software.
Well, some frustration has set in.
I want to either turn off the scanning of the three frequencies or mute one or 2 of them, but haven't yet found out how.
According to the manual here, long press 1 is supposed to enter the scanning function, but instead it turns BT off or on.
Also long press 6 is supposed to enable tri-watch mode, but instead it brings up a screen displaying CTS/DCS/SCANQT/STOP and the cursor keys won't move around these anyway ("TW" is displayed on the screen).
Under "About" my software shows Ver0.24 whereas here down the page the current is "v0.25 250911" so if I work up the motivation I might try updating.
Also the programming cable isn't a good fit to the side connection - see pix. The tab at the top of the plug fits into a recess on the radio, but the lower part while making connection doesn't fit snug (the pins are spring loaded and do retract).
I want to either turn off the scanning of the three frequencies or mute one or 2 of them, but haven't yet found out how.
According to the manual here, long press 1 is supposed to enter the scanning function, but instead it turns BT off or on.
Also long press 6 is supposed to enable tri-watch mode, but instead it brings up a screen displaying CTS/DCS/SCANQT/STOP and the cursor keys won't move around these anyway ("TW" is displayed on the screen).
Under "About" my software shows Ver0.24 whereas here down the page the current is "v0.25 250911" so if I work up the motivation I might try updating.
Also the programming cable isn't a good fit to the side connection - see pix. The tab at the top of the plug fits into a recess on the radio, but the lower part while making connection doesn't fit snug (the pins are spring loaded and do retract).
Update.
I reported to Radtel support the keypad long presses actual functions not being in accordance with the user manual, and got this response::
True, and I responded that it would be nice and not confusing if the user manual correctly reflected what the default functions actually are with a new unit.
And I haven't figured out how to turn off Tri-Watch, when long press 6 brings up FM radio, and in the User Key area I can't find any button customizable to Tri-Watch.
Also I inadvertently bought a second programming cable, and it is a better fit to the radio, some subtle difference in the molding I guess.
I reported to Radtel support the keypad long presses actual functions not being in accordance with the user manual, and got this response::
True, and I responded that it would be nice and not confusing if the user manual correctly reflected what the default functions actually are with a new unit.
And I haven't figured out how to turn off Tri-Watch, when long press 6 brings up FM radio, and in the User Key area I can't find any button customizable to Tri-Watch.
Also I inadvertently bought a second programming cable, and it is a better fit to the radio, some subtle difference in the molding I guess.
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I have the RT880; if the menu is basically the same as the 950 is; go to menu Basic Settings, scroll down to menu #27 Multi Standby and select on or off. You can assign it to the keyboard or the side keys. I have mine on the lower side key - makes it easy to turn on/off.
Are you using the side mic connector to program your 950; my 880 just uses the usb-c cable. I purchased the mic, but haven't tried it yet.
Are you using the side mic connector to program your 950; my 880 just uses the usb-c cable. I purchased the mic, but haven't tried it yet.
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There is Radio set which has one option"standby set" off & on (its set to on) but no idea what that does, but it didn't remove "TW" being displayed.
In User Key there is Scan QT set to on, again no idea what that does but turning it off doesn't remove "TW".
I can't find any mention of Multi Standby as an option anywhere. I've sent a query to Radtel support.
Yes, for programming I'm using the side connector - that's the black connector on the right hand side in my pix above.
In User Key there is Scan QT set to on, again no idea what that does but turning it off doesn't remove "TW".
I can't find any mention of Multi Standby as an option anywhere. I've sent a query to Radtel support.
Yes, for programming I'm using the side connector - that's the black connector on the right hand side in my pix above.
A fumble on my part.
To turn off Tri-Watch go MENU > RADIO SET scroll to STANDBY SET and set it to OFF.
"TW" still appears at the bottom of the screen but is no longer highlighted i.e. the function is not active.
My 950 Euro arrived today, order mistake, thought I was getting a US 950 Pro but instead 950 Euro. Seems like the Aliexpress icon target for radio type kept moving around when I tried to make a selection. No big deal here as I wasn't planning to use CB on FM mode and I have tons of US wall warts with USB ports. Programming cable may arrive in another 7 days, just left mainland CH.
Programmed all three VFO's for local amateur repeaters, reception is fantastic on 2M, no 440 repeaters heard yet. Size and feel representative of commercial handheld, not CCR.
@VK3RX, thanks for TW info, I'm pretty much a single frequency monitor person.
Programmed all three VFO's for local amateur repeaters, reception is fantastic on 2M, no 440 repeaters heard yet. Size and feel representative of commercial handheld, not CCR.
@VK3RX, thanks for TW info, I'm pretty much a single frequency monitor person.
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I received two950 Pro on 9/18 from pre-order.
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I turned off STANDBY SET and still have Triwatch. How can I just have a single frequency on the screen?
Good question - I'd like to know the answer too.
TW/STANDBY SET OFF seems to allow you to select via the ABC button one of the 3 displayed frequencies to monitor and use, and the other two while displayed, are muted.
TW/STANDBY SET ON all three are scanned and if a transmission is detected, it locks onto that frequency and the other two are muted - until that transmission stops and then all three are scanned.
A couple of things noticed today.
If when trying to read from or write to the radio via CPS and USB cable and the radio correctly displays āProgramā but CPS reports error: āWrite data failureā, if your COM port is correct, check and re-seat the cable connection to the side of the radio.
It may look OK but its not a perfect fit and caused this error (and some more gray hairs ...).
Also I discovered that CPS v1.1.9 will not open saved files created with v1.1.6 and reports "The data file does not match or is corrupted".
So if you want to update the CPS to the latest version, the solution may be to load your final data file to the radio under the previous version, install the new CPS version, then read the radio and save the file.
If when trying to read from or write to the radio via CPS and USB cable and the radio correctly displays āProgramā but CPS reports error: āWrite data failureā, if your COM port is correct, check and re-seat the cable connection to the side of the radio.
It may look OK but its not a perfect fit and caused this error (and some more gray hairs ...).
Also I discovered that CPS v1.1.9 will not open saved files created with v1.1.6 and reports "The data file does not match or is corrupted".
So if you want to update the CPS to the latest version, the solution may be to load your final data file to the radio under the previous version, install the new CPS version, then read the radio and save the file.
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Yes, discovered this yesterday trying to find a means of having a single frequency display. In addition the TW icon is highlighted when on and greyed out when off. I guess I can live with the screen clutter as-is, thank you for clarifying the TW function.
Thank you again Damien for this tip. Guess I will start with CPS V1.19 after my cable arrives. My Moto APX7000 has a similar cable and I had to lightly sand the plastic cover to enable the screw threads to engage. Even though the pins are spring loaded the cover needs to be tight. I suspect manufacturing tolerances are at fault here.
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950 Pro arrived today after learning the few quirks it has I updated the Firmware read the radio made a few changes save them to the radio nice little radio only testing 2 meter at this time.
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More video testing shows the TX is looking cleaner than ever.
