Wouxon Radios From Japan!

[newsphotog]

So what everyone is saying then is that all those Motorola radios our governments are buying is in direct correlation to the deaths of American soldiers overseas? Not to mention that many of the soldiers themselves are equipped with Motorola radios. So really, they're contributing to their colleagues' deaths?

Oh please.

 

[elk2370bruce]

No. Only Motex has made that assertion. The rest of us feel his perspective is misplaced for the moment. Lots of products are farmed out to cheap labor in China and there is no documented correlation to his economic theory of weapons funding.

 

[detroit780]

Wouxun

Has anyone ever purchased one of these?
1x KG-UVD1P UH TX136-174/400-480Mhz Dual Band - 409Shopwww.409shop.com 409 對講機 專門店 KG-UVD1 VX-8R VX-3R VX-7R VX-170 KG-699E KG-669 KG-689 PX-777 PX-888 FT-897 FT-857 VX-177 VXA-300 KG-679 VEV-3288S V-1000 TG-UV FT-817ND FT-60R FT-897 FT-8
They are becoming very popular around the US and are unbelievably inexpensive. I saw one that a Ham club member has and it looked pretty cool. It comes with EVERYTHING you would need for dirt cheap. I know it will never beat an Icom or Yaesu in quality, but then again, you are not paying the high prices either. The audio is loud. Louder than my VX-7R. It comes already opened up. ( 136-174 / 400-480 Mhz. TX ) I ordered one just for kicks. ($121.96 shipped) Just curious if anyone on here has one and what they thought of them.

Manny

Got mine at the Dayton Hamvention from Wouxun.us

I paid $100 at the show for the radio with a drop in charger and software.
For $184 total including tax I received
The above plus
1700mAh spare battery
Dry cell battery case
Battery eliminator for the car with cig lighter plug
BNC adaptor
Case
USB programming cable
Spare belt clip

I think that was it.

The radio is very well made. All reception reports have been great. It has powerful audio output on the receive side. For $100 it's hard to beat. It also comes with an 18 month warranty on the radio and 6 months on the accessories.

Les

 

[wv8mat]

And now buying at Dayton, you have a american to talk to for help. No translation to under stand.

 

[sjlamb]

Does the display backlight have different brightness levels? Is the keypad backlit too?

 

[kc2rgw]

Does the display backlight have different brightness levels? Is the keypad backlit too?

No and no.

 

[detroit780]

Back light

No and no.

Not sure why yours does not have backlit keys. However the one I purchased does have very well lit keys as well as a very bright display. It doesn't have adjustable levels but for $100 I don;t mind.

Les

 

[kc2rgw]

Not sure why yours does not have backlit keys. However the one I purchased does have very well lit keys as well as a very bright display. It doesn't have adjustable levels but for $100 I don;t mind.

Les

Wow..too funny. Yeah sorry about that. I never turn the backlight on for the most part and I have no idea why but I forgot the keys are indeed lit....brightly. I just looked at them and it looked like screen printed keys at a glance.

 

[Ken_Allen]

Here's my review:

YouTube - Wouxun KG-UVD1P Review *ENGLISH!*

Great little radio. I got the SMA-F to BNC-F adapter and put a RH77CA on it and it performs very well. I hit repeaters 65 miles away through mountains. Magmount is even better!

 

[sjlamb]

Here's my review:

YouTube - Wouxun KG-UVD1P Review *ENGLISH!*

Great little radio. I got the SMA-F to BNC-F adapter and put a RH77CA on it and it performs very well. I hit repeaters 65 miles away through mountains. Magmount is even better!

Perfect..... thanks for the link.

 

[popnokick]

Scanning with KG-689?

Has anyone figured out how to channel or freq scan with the Wouxun KG-689? Only way I can do it is by continually pressing the "Up" or "Down" button. Website says that scanning is a feature enabled by the optional programming software. I have that, and still can't find a way with the software to cause it to scan.

 

[scanfan22]

Great radio from what I'vbe seen and heard:

Solid audio reports
Amazing reception for an HT
very handy features
Small size
Great value

 

[K4APR]

Get the reverse SMA adapter to BNC and the programming cable.

Small correction, the connector is NOT reverse SMA, it's a standard SMA, only the MALE end is on the radio. In fact, I found this to be a good thing because I could take off the crappy factory antenna and use one of my high quality Motorola VHF antennas from one of my Jedi or XTS series radios. Same goes for the UHF splits.

 

[k8krh]

WHAT is the model number of the dual bander..
TNX
DOCTOR/795

 

[elk2370bruce]

The model number is KG-UVD1P. Please note that there are two versions:
144/440 MHz or 144/220 MHz. You have to specify which. The 144/440 is usually the first rig since 220 in your area may be either thin or non-existent. If you do choose the 220 version, use the ducky thast has the blue ring at the base and disregard the red ring that is used on higher frequencies in range.

 

[racer38]

My KG-UVD1P just arrived today, took a while to get it programmed up, I did get the cable and downloaded the software.

In comparison to my VX-8DR it works just as well on the local repeaters.

I havent tried it yet as I dont have an adapter for my arrow antenna, but you can program split freq's for working the AO-51 satellite. As soon as I get the adapter I will start a thread on it, if it works that is hehehe...

 

[KB0VWG]

Sold them at Dayton

The KG-UVD1P model appears to be type accepted now (WVTWOUXUN04) for part 90 136-174 and 406-470. But it's not clear to me if that's just one bandsplit model (there are several models on the Wouxun page), or are all of the sub models all type accepted for those bands, If it's just one particular submodel...I'd like to know how to tell that one apart.

I'd also like to know if dealers in the USA is selling them...all I see are sellers in China and Hong Kong.

I heard on newsline a few weeks ago that wouxan was going to have a booth at the Dayton Hamvention and were going to sell the new dualbands that were fcc accepted for $80 bucks each.
Mike
kb0vwg

 

[zerowatts]

I'm pretty sure the Dayton Hamvention was over almost a month ago. A few posts back someone mentioned that they bought this model at the event for $100 + $87 in accessories and taxes. I'd love to walk into a store and buy one outright for a Benjamin rather than waiting 2-3 weeks from Hong Kong.

 

[detroit780]

Wouxun

How about 2 or 3 days from the same guy that was selling the radios at Dayton?

China Two Way Radios,Handheld Walkie Talkies & Interphone

Les

I'm pretty sure the Dayton Hamvention was over almost a month ago. A few posts back someone mentioned that they bought this model at the event for $100 + $87 in accessories and taxes. I'd love to walk into a store and buy one outright for a Benjamin rather than waiting 2-3 weeks from Hong Kong.

 

[zerowatts]

For around the same price? I would curious how many minutes that guy might live from Dundee or Cabella's !