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Is this expected, ie. do I really have to install the Windows
software to unlock the Menu on a new UV6X Powerwerx radio?<br>
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Chirp daily (1/15/2014) on linux reads the frequencies OK (after
Download from Radio) OK, but the Chirp Settings tab is <i>entirely
blank</i> - there are no options, not even the one to enable the
Menu.<br>
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The box includes a warning paper that says the radio ships with Menu
disapled (required for FCC Part 90 radio?), and that the Wouxun
software must be first be used to download, select Menu Enabled,
then rewrite to the radio in order to enable it. They also warn
that third party software may brick the radio.<br>
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After using the free Powerwerx software to read the radio, enable
Menus, and write the radio, the result with Chirp is the same: the
pre-loaded frequencies show up, but the Setup tab is blank.<br>
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O/S is Ubuntu with current patches, etc.<br>
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Am I missing something? I didn't try writing the radio with Chirp.
A few days ago, I used Chirp to read and write a UV6D(v1) -- it
worked fine.<br>
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Thanks & 73,<br>
<br>
Rob<br>
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