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VK2KIT
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Rating: 4/5
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Nov 8, 2009 02:49
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Good for the price
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Just received the latest vesrion with DTMF.
Bottom line first..
Cheap, disposable? dualband handheld - Just buy it and use it till it breaks!
For roughly AU$130 landed, this little radio is hard to beat!
Pros:
* Price!!
* Excellent RX audio quality and very loud.
* TX audio is good, maybe a little 'basey'.
* Desktop charger supplied with 240V AC charger (Australian configured plugpack) and 12V cig lighter lead that works well (for the drop in charger only).
* Very cheap batteries and accessories.
* Good RX and TX performance right across the band.
* Nice clear LCD display (good blue/white backlighting).
* Reasonable number of memories. Enough for me anyway.
* Supplied with serial prog lead (free software).
* Lighter than my FT-60r.
* Fantastic CTCSS decode/counter function.
* Voice announcement of functions (if required).
* Narrow TX&RX FM for those 'other' frequencies.
* Good battery life.
* Good belt clip.
* Supplied rubber duck works surprisingly well.
* White LED torch is a nice touch.
* FM radio works well in stronger signal areas.
Cons:
* Build qulaity is not quite on par with the Icoms and Yeasu's of the world.
* Dual Display can be confusing and may lead you to TX on the wrong freq if you are not very careful (be very careful when you have 'oher' channels in the second display (although the second display can be turned off to prevent this from occurring).
* Turning repeater shift on for the first time can be 'tricky'. Once learnt, it's not difficult (helps if you read the manual).
* The S meter reads full scale even on weak signals. Really doesn't work as an S meter.
* Does not do dual receive. The two displayed channels (V&U, V&V or U&U) are really just dual watch. i.e When a signal is received on one,
you will miss activity on the other.
Other thoughts..
Will be interesting to see how long the keypad & tactile switches last.
The SMA connector is reversed to the Yaesu. So it may be difficult to get a diamond or similar replacement antenna to fit (uncomfirmed).
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N5PAF
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 29, 2009 14:49
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Good Product For The Money
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have the KG-UVD1P, and I sold my Alinco and bought this radio. I am happy with the HT, the programming was a breeze with the software and USB cable, so what if you have problems with programming with the keypad.
I entered 25 repeaters in the software and loaded the radio all at one time, and it works great, several features that you don't find on the american made HT's, I am happy with my purchase. For the money you get your money worth with this unit.
I would buy another one.
Bill
N5PAF
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KC0NDR
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 29, 2009 17:36
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Pretty Cool!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Yeah, I also bought one and was really surprised at the receive and transmit. I like the blue display and a volume knob on the top. For the price, it is worth every penny!!
73
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N5DXL
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 29, 2009 13:03
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Very nice for the price.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Okay I ordered one of these Wouxun KG-UVD1P dual band HT's, it's the newest model and does have
DTMF. I meet a ham that had a KG-UVD1P and played around with it. So I ordered one, hey for the
price I couldn't say no as they included software, USB cable and car plug. Unlike other Chinese
HT's I have seen these are a 100% better. The manual I can read and understand unlike most others.
Very easy to use, has excellent transmit and receive audio, able to get into the repeater 22 miles.
Now the bad not really bad but odd. Someone please tell me what type of antenna connector this is,
it's not SMA so what is it. 2nd and a little funny it came with a hand strap but no were to install
it unless you use the belt clip.
I still have to give it a 5, wish it had wide band recieve but for the price it's just very nice.
73,
Tom de N5DXL
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PA1PXL
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Rating: 4/5
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Aug 22, 2009 11:51
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Great for the price, but...
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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For a lousy 84 euro incl p&p you have a fantastic dual band handheld with desk and car charger.
Best modulation of all chinese handhelds, easy to program with free software, lot's of features (some you will never use). But there are also some con's:
no dual receivers but dual standby, switch from memory to vfo not in a wink of an eye, no-dtmf.
The new model UVD1P now has dtmf, but for owners of a UVD1, it's NOT possible to do a firmware upgrade. Come on Wouxun, don't treat your customers that way!!
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ZL1RD
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 19, 2009 22:17
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Some Very Rough Edges!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This review is for the KG-UVD1P, the P being the newest model with DTMF
I have had extensive experience with several Chinese built handhelds, and find this one has some really good features and some really bad ones.
Its weaknesses are:
1. Almost impossible to programme from the keypad. Could not get the memory to hold repeater offsets and direction. The latest manual is not correct here, and the entire procedure very frustrating.
2. To switch from VFO mode to memory mode requires entering the menu, maneuvering to menu item 27 and then several more key presses to complete the job. Very cumbersome and completely unnecessary. However, the vast majority of handheld use is in the memory mode, so once programmed it is relatively easy to use, but definitely not intuitive.
3. This is not a true dual band radio, and has only one VFO. However the ability to monitor any two frequencies the radio can receive be they VHF-VHF, VHF-UHF, or UHF-UHF is a real nice feature. Keep in mind that when a signal appears on one frequency, the other is effectively muted.
On the plus side:
1. The radio has excellent transmit and receive audio - the best I have experienced in any Chinese radio.
2. You can provide names for the memory channels, but again programming this from the keypad is a real nightmare and again the book instructions do not work properly.
3. Solid and high quality construction is employed, and a step up from brands like Jingtong and Feidaxin.
If you do buy one of these be sure and purchase the programming cable and software. I downloaded the software from the Wouxun site and found my Kenwood programming cable worked with this radio. Programming using the software and cable is a snap and the only way to go with this radio.
Compared to other Chinese radios I believe the design is reasonable, while the firmware and operating procedures make it far less than a joy to use. You really need to keep the book handy with this one.
All the best,
Rob
ZL1RD
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KJ4LYU
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 13, 2009 20:02
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Not bad for the price
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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PROs
1 low cost
2 great receive
3 ok stock antenna
4 great battery
5 lots free extras
6 programing software ok
7 dual bands
8 nice display
9 feels good in your hand
10 very sturdy
11 built in flash light
12 regular 88.5mhz FM radio
13 voice prompts
14 sos feature built in
15 nice green receive LED
16 nice red transmit LED
17 a 1700mah is about $17
18 speaker mic is about $9
CONs
1 no DTMF
2 not a true VFO
3 steep learning curve for programing
4 hard to understand manual
5 not your standard antenna connector
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DL1EGR
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Rating: 3/5
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Jul 3, 2009 22:33
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KG-UVD1 - for dayíly use but no dtmf build in
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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got mine 2day - looking for pinout of audio for speaker and mic connection also as for the programming cable. Who has found the programming software which I couldn't download from manufactors site.
Not so easy to handle and user guide needs some times to understand. espacially when symbol for disabled tx is on. dtmf is not on board - in so far useless for echolink if you do not have an external dtmf-unit.
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W4RAA
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Rating: 4/5
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Jun 28, 2009 15:12
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Good HT for the price
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Have had mine now for about a month, works great,easy to program, mine doesn't have DTMF but i don't have a need for it anyway.Came with 2 batterys, charger, software, progarmming cable.
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N5WSU
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 28, 2009 14:14
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Love This Radio!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I rec mine a few days ago and at first it was hard to program. But after reading the small oper manual It was to time cosuming to program by keyboard on the radio. I did down load the software to program the radio and to my suprize I had the programing cable all along, From my Kenwood TK240G. So I was very happy to see it was alot easy with the software,and for the cost you can beat it. I am going to buy one more and get rid of all my Motorola HT. I can wait to see when they come out with a mobile rig. Thanks WOUXUN!---Martin(N5WSU)
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