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The newest Mobile Radio from Wouxun is the KG-UV980P, which incorporates 10M, 6M, 2M and 440 into a newly-designed Quad Band radio. Take a look at this video for the form-factor of the radio and the front panel menus.
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@joedidit3233 4 года назад

I know you were glad that Wouxun decided to put the microphone jack on the remote head rather than the radio itself as you Icom ID-5100, but companies like Icom and Kenwood do that for a reason. For a lot of people, finding a good place to mount the remote head is a problem, and they end up mounting it in less than desirable places, like on the dash, air conditioning vents and etc. Having a coiled microphone cord pulling at the remote head can put a lot of stress on a mount that may not be nearly as secure or sturdy as we would like. But the RJ extension cables can be added to add extra length to the microphone cable coming from the radio itself giving a much safer alternative. Icom and Kenwood were thinking ahead on their reasoning for placing the mic jack where they did. They could have just as easily put it on the remote head, but instead did it for a valid reason. To me, the best option would have been if all companies supplied two jacks, one on the head and one on the radio body itself, giving the user his or her choice of which one works best for them.

@wcsoblake85 Год назад

Yeah it would be nice if the end user had a choice of mic on the remote head or on the brain of the radio.

@SCCOWBOY 3 года назад

Hello sir. I have been following you with my new hobby. I placed an order last night from R and L Electronics based on several of your videos for this radio and exam manuals to get test ready. Keep the good information coming.

@prestonnewton9025 3 года назад

Late post, but one feature that is glossed over is that it has built in repeater mode with the extension cable to another 980P. So, could do full repeater setup for about $700.

@TintagelEmrys 7 месяцев назад

Especially nice if you have a buddy who also has one. You can set up a temp repeater if you want to for whatever reason.

@cpmedic192 4 года назад

Thank you for the review I’ve been trying to decide on a tri-band or a quad band radio

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

Depends on your area. Most Tribands have 220, and Quads have 6M. So find out what repeaters might be in your area that you want to use.

@cpmedic192 4 года назад

Thank you, we actually are very lucky and have most bands available. I’ve been talking with some of the more active amateur operators to see what is more active

@jeremyfaulks1638 4 года назад

Had my 950's for years now, and have never let me down. The price point allowed me to go mobile.

@rolandougalde1472 4 года назад

The same.

@seanwieland9763 2 года назад

R&L sold these for $180 two years ago. Now the price is nearly double at $330. Inflation is a killer.

@ph0t0man16 3 года назад

When are you going to do an in depth programming of this radio? Just bought one and the instruction book is different and difficult to follow.

@Yelnats101 8 месяцев назад

i love wouxun radios, i have been using the hguv-2d as a base for 10 years. never an issue. i can hit repeaters 89 miles away and get into a net. lmr-400 and a tram antenna. antenna 26 feet off the ground. i may buy one of these

@skygod2019 2 года назад

Hey Jason! I have been using the 980p as a base with a dual band Ed Fong that I purchased from your website. I would like to get a Quad band base antenna and quad band mobile antenna for this radio. What would you recommend? I live in the Catskill mountains of upstate NY. Very rural area, lot of mountains.

@stacksmasher 3 года назад

The real question is what antenna to pair with this? Any suggestions?

@fredshead7114 4 года назад

Hi there, can you tell me how to change the freq in the right hand side vfo to something sensible when you press think its key 3 on the mic, it just keeps going back how it was after you change it...is it changeable….I realize the right side only works on 2 and 70cms...but you should be able to put it on 145.500 and 433.075 for instance...its just on something meaningless where it is, something like 140mhz...from Fred g4vva in England.

@JohnSmith-wu6yx 4 года назад

Hello! Thank you for the video, I can't seem to find how to change the menu language, not voice language, to English. It's stuck on Chinese, and it's not in the menu. Do you know how to set the menu language to English? Thank you.

@dodgydd Год назад

I have the UK version of this radio, it's 6, 4, 2 and 70cm (no 10m band). It took me a long time to figure out how to switch bands, stupidly thinking the 'band' button should do just that! Thanks for the video, it helped a lot. The controls aren't logical imo!

@skygod2019 2 года назад

Please recommend quad and antenna for mobile and base for this radio. Thank you!

@jeffgallaway1557 3 месяца назад

Which antenna do you recommend? A diamond or comet quad antenna or seperate antennas?

@tonyf6467 2 года назад

Will it do full duplex for satellite work V/U and U/V?

@madmax9813 2 года назад

great review Jason! As usual!

@HamRadio2 2 года назад

Thanks

@kchaney56 3 месяца назад

Based on your review I bought this and love it.

@Jeff-vp9vz 2 года назад

Do you know where to find information on how to actually use that radio? The manual is basically useless. Thanks for any help!

@jameswatt2070 4 года назад

This looks lome an interestingI radio. I am relatively new to the hobby. I’ll have to take a closer look the kg-uv980p for my truck vs the Yaesu HT I have set up now. Thx for the video review.

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

Thanks for watching

@jameswatt2070 4 года назад

Ham Radio 2.0 I’ve been watching your videos fir a while now. You have good information and I appreciate your honest reviews.

@BarefootBeekeeper 3 года назад

The 950 is a really nice mobile, with the ability to monitor two bands simultaneously and do everything from the mic. If only I could program it with Chirp under Linux...

@Gruuvin1 Год назад

The 980 just got chirp support

@chipfornaris 4 месяца назад

Is this unit full AM SSB 10 meter ?

@chipfornaris 4 месяца назад

Or, is it like the TYT9800 that has limited 10 meter wit only FM?

@radioholicy 4 года назад

it looks like kg-uv950p body, with new head;-) i wish I could test it someday

@skygod2019 3 года назад

Jason, purchasing my first mobile for use as a base. I am mainly interested in 70cm(uhf, vhf) right now but I will be adding bands at some point with a nice base. I am considering the Wouxun KG-uv980p or an Icom 2730a or if there is a more comparable Icom. What would you suggest? And also please recommend antennas for each. Thanks for what you do!

@ahuggins6 3 года назад

Following... I have almost ordered a Th-9800 about a dozen times in the last three days, but I keep hesitating, and maybe for good reason! I need Cross band capability.

@pep1dog1 10 месяцев назад

Our group has bought 4 or 5 of these but all of them have a little glitch when the person is talking the audio fades in and out slightly.

@GaryWold Год назад

Any further update on this Radio? I'm curious how a measures up under longer review especially compared to its competitor TYT TH-9800

@nameredacted1242 9 месяцев назад

I can tell you after only a few days of testing that: The scan is very slow compared to Y... brand. I do not seem to get even close to advertised 50W on VHF. Manual is terrible. Software is OKish. Chassis and heatsink seem good. I am going to put sticky foam over the fan, to prevent the radio from ingesting dust over time.

@Razdwatrzybabajagapatrzy 2 года назад

What is the step on the airband? Is It 8,33 kHz? Is It good receiver?

@andrewhemenway5106 2 года назад

A couple years late here lol. I just ordered this and dont fully know what antenna would be best for this set up. Any sugestions?

@BalzOnYer4Head 2 года назад

Comet and Diamond make quad band antennas.

@tomcain5069 4 года назад

Interesting radio. Not a fan of a single antenna connection for 10m thru 440.

@jeansalomon371 11 месяцев назад

TOUJOURS TOP .... MERCI !!

@HamRadio2 11 месяцев назад

Thanks

@beretta804 8 месяцев назад

What is a good antenna to use with this radio without having to mortgage my house?

@tylerconant-martin7035 4 года назад

6:55 - don't forget the newer yaesu mobile radios too. I was really bummed out when I noticed that same problem with my FTM-100DR.

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

RIGHT?? I do remember that from my FTM-100DR also. I don't use that radio daily like I do the Icom, but yes...same issue. What is wrong with these folks?

@ryankc9oza118 4 года назад

Also wish more radio heads had speakers on their face

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

I've found the ones that do have speakers in them, I rarely use. The Motorolas sound good, but nothing really beats an external speaker. Of course if you have space restrictions, having a speaker in the faceplate would be a huge advantage.

@ryankc9oza118 4 года назад

@@HamRadio2 I have a Icom 6061 d nxdn radio that has a speaker on the faceplate and it's a really nice and Loud clear speaker but most would probably put a little tiny speaker in and it would sound tinny turned up

@ryankc9oza118 4 года назад

Does this newer model do 11m? Know the older model would from factory.

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

It'll monitor and go into AM mode. I didn't try to transmit.

@roymedic28jones71 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the informative video. Here in the uk we have a 4mtr, 6mtr, 2mtr, 70cms and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to change to the 4mtr & 6mtr bands, till I watched your video. I totally agree with you about the plug should go into the head not the radio body. I bought a qyt mobile with a remote head, its a great little rig, but the mic plugs into the body of the radio. Its so annoying. I bought a secondhand wouxun quad band rig but sadly it was faulty. So a quick call to Martin lynch and I got a brand new quad band rig. The only problem with the radio is, how available is a quadplexer? But thanks to you, the radio seems really good and may give the big three a run for their money. Many thanks again. 4mtr =70Mhz 6mtr =50Mhz 2mtr =144-146Mhz 70cms =433 -440Mhz Looking forward to using the 4 & 6mtr bands with the correct antennas. 73 de Roy G7SWW

@mikeklemens8970 4 года назад

Great combination of 6m, 2m and 70cm plus 10m. This is a good combination at a lower price for us hams who want to try new bands like 6 meters. Thank you Jason for the review. Catch you on the air. Mike N6IMY

@Johnyrocket70 3 года назад

Can you transmit out of frequency for emergencies. FCC says you are allowed too

@mikesimpson6757 Год назад

I love the idea of a angled display screen. I hate having to lean over to try to see a mobile screen mounted in my car in the limited space the radio sits. I guess my big question if you can only have one, do you buy this one or the TYT TH-9800?

@besmith00299 11 месяцев назад

I like the two speakers on top of this one. May make a difference.

@chipfornaris 4 месяца назад

Can you advise if this unit has full 10 meter access including SSB AM as the downfall of the TYT 9800D seems to be its limited to just FM and does not have access to the full 10 meter band…?

@HamRadio2 4 месяца назад

This is FM only

@AntonioClaudioMichael 8 месяцев назад

Is there major difference between the Wouxun KG-UV980P Vs the Wouxum KG-1000G Plus Radios?

@HamRadio2 8 месяцев назад

The KG-1000 is GMRS only.

@AntonioClaudioMichael 8 месяцев назад

@@HamRadio2awww okay That makes sense thanks for the information so the UV980P is Ham Radio and the 1000G is a GMRS radio

@indymac7 2 года назад

I did not like the angeled head on the IC 7100...until I became more used to it and for the purpose I came up with. Now I like it.

@kchaney56 3 месяца назад

This is my home base station and I am buying a second for the car. Wouxun is me goto radio in all circumstances both mobile and HT.

@skygod2019 3 года назад

Which quad band would you choose,this Wouxun kg-980p or the TYT 9800, Jason??

@HamRadio2 3 года назад

This one is a newer design with some newer features, I think I'd choose this one

@skygod2019 3 года назад

@@HamRadio2 would you get a quad band mobile antenna or separate antennas? Recommendations??

@skygod2019 3 года назад

Also, antenna/ antennas for use as a base? Sorry to bother.

@Bjohan75 4 года назад

Any idea how to programme the buttons at the top? I cant find anything about it in the software

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

It should be in the software or menus of the radio. I'd have to look at the software again to see.

@Razdwatrzybabajagapatrzy 2 года назад

Are You recommend this radio od not?

@dr.hillbilly503 4 года назад

I bought one

@gregoryhillman1284 Год назад

Can you do SSB on 10 meter?

@williamoleary7844 Год назад

I am very new to Ham and have a question about quad band radios like this. Don"t they need multiple antennas? I only see one antenna port when I look this radio up on google, so I assume no. But if there is only one antenna how are you tuning the antenna it for all four bands. If someone could please explain or post a link to a you tube explaining that would be awesome. Once again, I am brand new and just trying to understand how this all works. Thank you in advance

@nameredacted1242 10 месяцев назад

There are [expensive] triband and quad band antennas out there. Try Diamond brand, etc.

@joshuabennett9291 Год назад

I would like some equipment advice. I'm just getting into ham, and am considering the KG-980P. I have a KG-1000G (GMRS) for other purposes. Id like to know if the 980 is locked out of GMRS frequencies, or if I need to physically separate the mikes and radio faces to prevent transmitting on GMRS from ham radio. Thanks in advance.

@HamRadio2 Год назад

Last I heard, the 980 was full open but I don't know if that's still true. You don't need to separate the radio bodies or faces, they can be as close as you want. The antenna connected to each one should have a small amount of separation

@joshuabennett9291 Год назад

@@HamRadio2 thanks for your reply. I was thinking of separating them so I dont grab the wrong one. Lol

@MRTjr9216 Год назад

980P from the factory is locked to not allow Tx on GMRS. That can be modified with Chirp or the Wouxun 950P freq limit software.

@4000marcdman 2 года назад

anyone who has this radio. What do you think of the speakers? I have the 1000G the GMRS version. The speakers suck when you have a loud talkers. Is the UV980P the same way?

@pocillo38 Год назад

Hi , now that you mention GMRS Is the 950 or 980 work on GMRS?

@felixint 5 месяцев назад

can i unlock for g m r s

@chriscunningham7457 Год назад

Hello I have watched a lot of your videos and I value your opinion. I am very interested in this radio and its features. What are your thoughts? Thanks, Chris. WV8CJC

@bradleyeckendahl7316 3 года назад

Can you hook up 2 of these radios to act as a repeater?

@HamRadio2 3 года назад

In theory you can do that with any 2 radios. You will just need to build an interface and have a duplexer for them.

@christophersmith1155 3 года назад

yes

@adambatchelder4121 Год назад

I know its not part 97 but I would love to have a radio that does 2m and gmrs. Do you know if there's anything out there like that or that can be opened up ?

@timmybain82 11 месяцев назад

My Baufeng bff8hp can do that.

@1kzrider 4 года назад

Done nice ty another great vid

@iwanlatev8218 3 года назад

Hello all. I also own a 980p for 2 months and am not quite happy with it. Worst thing about this radio is TX modulation being weak. HF power is 35 Watts max on 2m and 26 Watts om 70cm while they promise 50/35 Watts. Also the compand function makes RX audio terrible so it is unusable. And last but not least the microphone plug was so lose in it’s socket that the contacts made noise over TX audio during transmit. I hope you guys have more luck with the radio 😁 Greets iwan

@nameredacted1242 9 месяцев назад

An inline power meter I have purchased also seems to show much less than promised 50W on VHF. I will now try to get this radio professionally tested.

@tj8048 4 года назад

Does anyone know how to dim the backlight or change the color of the backlight on the KG UV980P? My backlight is locked on bright white. I cannot figure out how to dim or change the color.

@lungeddye6219 3 года назад

Hi, i just got a KG UV980P. And i do not think that the backlight is dimmable but i was thinking to put some tinted film on the screen just to reduce the brightness by a little bit. Not too much otherwise will be hard to see during the day. Wish you the best!

@MrGkilla1 3 года назад

Can you transmit on the gmrs channels? Or just receive?

@ssyoumans 2 года назад

I wondered the same thing. The Wouxun HTs won't, but this looked like it would based on the specs in the manual. Surprising they didn't lock those out via the firmware.

@540Baseball 4 месяца назад

After 4 years, the HR20 discount code still works. Saved $33...

@HamRadio2 4 месяца назад

Awesome

@John336NLT Год назад

Will it GMRS?

@eddiecollins459 4 года назад

Probably cannot dim the backlighting on the display the same way as a TYT 9600 either bright or off.

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

I'll have to double-check but I believe you can dim it on the 9600

@trentdavis8919 2 года назад

@@HamRadio2 were you ever able to figure out how to dim the wouxun?

@58Alpha Год назад

What antenna is best recommended for all bands?

@nameredacted1242 10 месяцев назад

As in DC to daylight?

@58Alpha 10 месяцев назад

no, not talking about DC voltages here. @@nameredacted1242

@Cs137matt 4 года назад

How long is the discount code going to last

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

They didn't give me an end date. I suspect it will last a while because they still want me to review radios that they sell. I have 2 more that I am working on reviews for.

@birdhousetv6473 4 года назад

How to switch to english? I have one, but chinese menus. Please tell me the menu number to change....

@seanwieland9763 4 года назад

I need to know this as well.

@pd0pwhjo22db7 4 года назад

Sean Wieland Please choose menu 52 to switch language.

@pd0pwhjo22db7 4 года назад

Please choose menu 52 to switch language.

@mikestone9129 2 года назад

Can this be tuned to GMRS tx and rx?

@HamRadio2 2 года назад

@fredshead7114 4 года назад

Hi there, Irmm I just bought one of these, European version, this one works on 70mhz instead of 28mhz, but same sorta radio, but the thing is here, the instruction book is different to the radio, there all the same, so how the hell can you set thing up when the book is all wrong, my suppliers are trying to get the right book, good luck with that one, it seems to me that there all packed the same in China book doesn't match radio picture, I have never seen a radio that looks like the one in the book, mine looks like the video on here, so seems to me like its all trial and error setting it up, that's really bad form, unless the book covers that design as well...apart from that it all looks good lol.....from Fred g4vvq in Essex England.

@ramgniredlum 4 года назад

there is an H, R and P version with all different frequencie range

@nickp.4915 4 года назад

Have the 950P quad band. Really liked the radio. Unfortunately the 10M and 6M are basically useless since the radio is FM only. I guess there are some FM repeaters on 10 but with 10 as crappy as it is these days the 10 and 6 bands were barely ever used. I really enjoyed the 950P until one day without warning it just locked up. Seems like a microprocessor issue. Powers up and down with the button but never finishes booting up and cant be used. Liked the radio enough I considered buying another but it was priced $100 more than the TYT 9800 so I gave the TYT 9800 a try it lasted about 6 months and now has a weird problem that seems ground related I still have to troubleshoot more, but in a nutshell it's acting like the radio is finding radio power ground via the coax braid and not the ground wire. that goes to a ground block only a foot away from the radio. Not having a lot of luck with the Chinese radios except my Wouxun HT the KG-UV9D which is an amazing little HT. Was considering giving the TYT MD-9600 dual band DMR mobile radio a try but unfortunately it's not a detachable face radio which I find as an absolute MUST on a radio these days... so that one is a non-starter! my next radio from buytwowayradios will be my 4th radio from them I think...

@rkaag99 4 года назад

I've got more than one of the 950s and they are still going strong since 2015. Only complaint... max power is 10w on 10M and 30w on 6M... so not a full 50w with the rigs I own. I hope the 980 corrects this.

@n6pud 2 года назад

@@rkaag99 In my area we have both 10 and 6 meter machines up on the hill. I never here anyone but once in a while.

@richhoule3462 Год назад

KG-UV9D is AWESOME!

@donnymazon8516 4 года назад

Dose it do crossband repeat?

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

Yes, I mentioned that in the video.

@donnymazon8516 4 года назад

@@HamRadio2 ok I most of missed

@dereklea1183 4 года назад

@@HamRadio2 - You stated, in the video, that one could use a 6 meter HT and crossband over to the 440 mhz band. I haven't checked the rules in awhile and I may be a little rusty on this but, I believe that cross band repeating can only be accomplished, legally, on the 220 mhz band or higher. Meaning, the input to the crossbanding radio has to be 220 mhz, 440 mhz, 1.2 Ghz, etc., and output to the 2 meter, 6 meter or 10 meter band but not the other way around? Doesn't the radio, being used for crossbanding, fall under the same rules as a permanent repeater and must be able to be remotely controlled via the 220 band or higher? If I'm wrong, someone please correct me.

@rv3dhc 4 года назад

Oh mein got. 980? Rly? I know about 950 model. Is it new?

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

Yes this is new. It is the upgrade to the 950

@rv3dhc 4 года назад

@@HamRadio2 MNI TNX, Jason. Good review on that. 73

@Penguin545 2 года назад

I got one of these and a kg1000 🤫

@renny9879 2 года назад

0:47 Box looks like a giant pack of Newport’s.

@HamRadio2 2 года назад

LOL

@pocillo38 Год назад

Is this radio capable for GMRS?

@HamRadio2 Год назад

Probably but it's not a certified radio

@JohnSmith-wu6yx Год назад

All my menus are Chinese….can’t find the menu for charging to wnglish

@brazenbull636 4 года назад

It's like a pack of Newports..

@matthewlee2686 Год назад

Is Mars mod available?

@HamRadio2 Год назад

I imagine so but haven't checked

@seaningram3285 3 года назад

It would be sweet if it had SSB / Data 👍😃

@TheWolfReport 4 года назад

4000-400mhz...

@kasb58 3 месяца назад

Dude, I can read the radio specs too.

@HamRadio2 3 месяца назад

Ok great

@tom_olofsson 4 года назад

It comes with a manual? Um, what is a manual? Nice rig.

@NickFrom1228 Год назад

Well now I know how to pronounce it. Of course it is incorrect but I just gotta be different.

@davemartin3419 4 года назад

Out of stock as of Thanksgiving Day...

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

Looks that way, yes..

@TheWolfReport 4 года назад

The vibrations of your table are echoing through your mic.

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

Yeah... I'm thinking about how to correct that

@TheWolfReport 4 года назад

@@HamRadio2 Can't you get one of those Heil shock mounts?

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

@@TheWolfReport I'm not sure that would fix it but I could try. I was thinking about moving the mic arm to another place anyway because it looks weird in my green screen

@karinchaney101 3 месяца назад

A good radio but sadly it cannot be unlocked.

@seanwieland9763 4 года назад

My KG-UV980P is set to Chinese instead of English for the menus. Anyone know how to set it to English?

@pd0pwhjo22db7 4 года назад

Please choose menu 52 to switch language.

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

There is a menu to change it, but I don't know which menu it is off the top of my head. I will check mine.

@pd0pwhjo22db7 4 года назад

Ham Radio 2.0 Please choose menu 52 to switch language.

@seanwieland9763 4 года назад

Ham Radio 2.0 thanks, I just figured it out. Undocumented menu option #52.

@seanwieland9763 4 года назад

PD0PWH JO22DB thanks! Wish I saw this earlier. You are 100% correct.

@transcanada9028 4 года назад

If it had AM and SSB it would be useful for 10m-11m but the 26Mhz to 29Mhz are all but useless.

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

We have a 10M FM repeater in my area. Granted it doesn't get used much, but neither do the 6M FM repeaters.

@tylerdean980 3 года назад

You can get some good performance when the band is open. Ham Radio concepts has a video of him checking into an FM 10m repeater in New York from Florida. Sounds like a lot of fun to me. But FM sounds better on higher frequencies.

@TheWolfReport 4 года назад

It.Has.A.Roger.Beep. Yup.. It's a cb.

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

Technically Roger beeps aren't permitted on CB. So in reality, the 11-meter radios with Roger beeps aren't CBs either

@stacyjourdain4435 Год назад

Can it transmit on 150 MHz changing the Software

@fredshead7114 4 года назад

The European version PL had 4 meters instead of 10, anyone got one they could do a Video about, haven't seen one on here, anyway what about the one antenna socket how do you work 4 bands on one socket, ought to have two, you would need a quad band antenna for it to work properly, sounds like it hasn't been thought out too well to me...from Fred in England.

@HamRadio2 4 года назад

I have viewers overseas so I wonder if I should start doing more videos on radios specifically for them. Hmm...

@fredshead7114 4 года назад

@@HamRadio2 Go for It....F

@duaneshuster6366 4 года назад

I bought a KG UV 950p to replace tyt after getting a TYT-9800 cause it had a muffled audio. After checking it over it was mic element mini and very cheap! The audio quality will change adding another but harder to fit. Also that tyt plastic-like mic cord that wouldn't stretch more than 2.5ft. I had a wouxun KG UV 950P since 2014-2015 been good radio solid receiver no innermod. Crossbanded 80% it's life at 20 watts 24/7 6m to 70cm. The newer KG UV-980 body is same construction upgrades to face was made. Mic cords are long and made with rubber jacket , all radio functions on mic as well as faceplate redesigns like new improved. VfO knob. On 950 both speakers will lack audio in Mobil noise conditions but 3 ext speaker outputs allow for ext speaker connections. And mic cord is long stretches and is not plastic like.

@djwags99 3 года назад

Huh?

@beefomac 3 года назад

Anyone ever figure out if the screen is dimmable?

@iwanlatev8218 3 года назад

No. It’s nog possible

@beefomac 3 года назад

What I ended up doing was cutting to the appropriate size, a strip of the red automotive tape typically used for patching over broken car taillights and placing it over the screen. Turns screen to a light red/pink hue that's a little easier on the eyes as opposed to the bright-ass factory screen.