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of the Wouxun KG-UVD1.
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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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