Alinco DJ-500T vs. Wouxun KG-UV8D ?

[clovisb31]

Hello all,

I'm looking at the above two radios . Anyone own them that can comment on their features, build quality, ease of use, programming by computer and what program they use, etc.?

Alinco I believe , is made in Japan Vs. the Wouxun that is made in China. Is Wouxun the better Chinese quality or is Alinco the lesser Japanese quality?

Prices are about the same for each radio so, are their any features that swing to one side or the other?

All comments are welcome. But please don't try to sneak the FT-60 into this thread. I had one several years ago already.

Thanks all!

73,

 

[wd9ewk]

Hello all,

I'm looking at the above two radios . Anyone own them that can comment on their features, build quality, ease of use, programming by computer and what program they use, etc.?

Alinco I believe , is made in Japan Vs. the Wouxun that is made in China. Is Wouxun the better Chinese quality or is Alinco the lesser Japanese quality?

Prices are about the same for each radio so, are their any features that swing to one side or the other?

All comments are welcome. But please don't try to sneak the FT-60 into this thread. I had one several years ago already.

Thanks all!

73,

No FT-60 comments from me.

I have a KG-UV8D. It is a good Chinese radio, even better since the prices have dropped to just over $100 instead of being near $150. I have played with a DJ-500 in the local Ham Radio Outlet store. Nowhere on the radio does it show where it is manufactured. The DJ-500's menus are very similar to the Chinese-made Baofeng and Wouxun HTs, so I suspect it is made in China. Wouxun seems to have slightly higher quality than the Baofeng and other Chinese brands, and Alinco appears to be going to China for some of its new models (HTs and VHF/UHF mobile transceivers).

I opted to go with the KG-UV8D since it has the ability (with stronger signals) to serve as a cross-band repeater. It should also work with AMSAT's new Fox-1 satellites for full-duplex operation - listening to the satellites' 2m downlink, while transmitting to the satellite on 70cm. I've had my KG-UV8D since last summer, and have been impressed with it. Other HTs have better receivers than the KG-UV8D, but it works for me.

Good luck!

 

[toastycookies]

a side by side comparison and review of these 2 models can be found in the following thread.

http://forums.radioreference.com/am...991-review-alinco-dj-500t-2nd-generation.html

 

[clovisb31]

OK, thanks. I saw those. Not much info, comparison wise on the Wouxun KG-UV8D yet.