On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 2:20 PM bob@tyroneflats.com wrote:

Let’s see if the 3rd time is truly a charm – here’s another try at getting the image file to you Jim.

Best

Bob n0zfv

Well... it starts out as a CHIRP image file but it is mostly corrupted. It is like you or someone else uploaded the wrong file to your radio.

One reason that your radio cannot receive without the [MONI] button pressed is because most channels programmed as TSQL with an 88.5 Hz tone. This tells the radio to ignore all signals on the programmed frequency unless the 88.5 Hz tone is present. For example channel 5 (W0CRA repeater), according to RepeaterBook uses a 107.2 Hz CTCSS tone. So unless you program that tone frequency, the repeater will ignore your radio's transmissions and your radio will ignore the repeater's transmissions.

The corrupted memory of the radio and also be a part of the problem why you cannot receive without the [MONI] button pressed.

According to the band limits in the radio, you have a dual band radio. Unfortunately Baofeng ships a UV-S9 with 3 power levels and a UV-S9 with 3 bands. But not a model with both 3 power levels and 3 bands. You can easily determine if you have a 3 power level or not by looking at menu 2 (TXP). If the TXP menu only has 2 choices (HIGH/MID) then it has 2 power levels and could potentially be a tri-band model. If it has 3 choices (HIGH/MID/LOW) then it has 3 power levels and will not be a tri-band model.

Jim KC9HI

Jim KC9HI