I have had my 6100 for about 6 months now and after a bit of a learning curve, I love it!? I bought the VG4 antenna and it is perfect for this rig, made many contacts, even through pileups.? i go back and forth using the Xeigu firmware and the R1CBU v.19, haven't decided which I like best.? It would be nice to be able to access the local 10 and 6 meter repeaters but there is no provision for pl tones (CTCSS).? Is this planned in a future release?? Is it a hardware or software issue?? I suspect it's both, hardware to generate the tones and software to select the proper tone for the repeater you are trying to access.
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Phil Cornell
W7PLC

I would also like to see six meter repeater tones, but I'm not holding my breath. I believe I saw that it was doable on the 6100 with a software patch. If Xiegu doesn't at least include it on the 6200, they are being deaf to their users.?

They cant even make the squelch work on FM, they sure as heck cant add tone squelch!

Phil,

I've been eyeballing that VG4 antenna but haven't heard much about it. ?How do you have yours mounted? ?Have you used other antennas like dipoles or EFHW types? ?(I'm currently using an EFHW that's sort of not-quite-permanently hung in a tree in the back yard. ?I do have a 20+ foot pole -- I could make it 30'-- ?in the yard I could mount a VG4 to.)
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Bob
KD2TTM

The VG4 is a really good antenna, I have mine mounted on a steel mast at about 12 feet, here's a screenshot of my log with the 6100/VG4 setup

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Phil Cornell
W7PLC

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I recall that a ham had inquired Xiegu about CTCSS support.? I understand Xiegu said it was doable, but stopped short of saying whether they would or wouldn't.
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—73 de Norm AC6DF