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philkoz

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I just purchased this HT as a back-up and for monitoring some VHF business frequencies. Out of the box, it shows error for any frequency outside of 144-148, and 420-450. Programming it with RT software, it will accept out of band frequencies, but it will not receive them. I'm using a local weather frequency for a constant. Is there a mod needed to open the receive ? Looking through the manual, it shows the ranges as 144-148 & 420-450. I looked at the UV8000E online manual & it shows the extended receive. I was told the 'D' and 'E' radios were identical. so I purchased the 'D' model, because the vendor included a 2nd battery. Am I correct to assume now that the 'D' only works in the 2mtr & 70 cm bands, and the 'E' has the extended coverage ?

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Phil Kozlowski, N8HAT
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Have you tried the TYT software? I'm sure the RT is better for normal use but every TYT I've had has required the TYT software to do some things. Try using the TYT software to read the radio and change the band settings and open it up to a wider range. Then write a channel or 2 to it and then try the RT software from there. I had to use a combination of software with my 9800 just to get TX inhibit to work on some channels. I would program everything in with chirp then have to read it back and inhibit with TYT. The joys of Chinese radios. Step 2 in this pdf shows the band unlock feature with TYT's software. http://blog.shibby.fr/public/Radio/TYTERA/TH-UV8000D/FrequencyMod/Uv8000DFrequencyBandsMod.pdf
 

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Does anyone know where I can get the TYT software for this radio ? The disk they sent has programming software for 14 radios, but the UV8000D isn't one of them. Checked their website & keeps going to an invalid file message. I am using the RT Systems software, but I guess I need the TYT software to access some settings.

Appreciate any help. Thanks...
 

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Works fine for me. Make sure you use WinRAR or something similar to extract it.
Thanks for the link. Worked perfectly. There are a couple of things that have me confused & the manual didn't really didn't cover them. I've done online searches & haven't found any definitive answers.
- What is the volume inhibit tx for ? I thought I knew its function but I didn't see any difference when I tried the different settings.
- What is changing with the different super save times ? I know how the battery save works but couldn't really find anything for this function.
- And lastly, what is the epilogue function for ?

Thanks again...
 
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