Hello and welcome back......In the value for money dept, this radio gets all the ticks.
Chinese company"Wouxun" sell several handheld and base/mobile units to suit all flavors.
The quality that I have heard is second to none, very high, as is the reliability of their products.
The unit I will focus on is the KG-UV6D, its a hand-held unit with awesome specs, what interested me is not only can you receive on these units you can also transmit on most channels as well.
Eerr on the side of caution as this could land you in hot water with various officials so don't be an idiot and start transmitting on fire, police channels etc because eventually they will be banned/made Illegal and spoil it for the radio loving community out there.
These units offer dual frequency receive/transmit on 136-174mhz and 420-520mhz ( some radios have other frequencies available like 370-470mhz) check spec before buying because one model number can have several variances.
Also on these radios you get Digital FM radio (76-108MHz) (receive only)....Excellent
The price is mindblowing, these units sell on ebay roughly about $120-150....Stunning
For piece of mind, Andrews Communications in Greystanes NSW sells these units for $169 with oodles of accessories as well, in stock (see link below)
I was hoping to try one of these units but so far none of my emails have
been answered by Wouxun, slightly disappointing, hope their customer
service is not the same :(
SPECS
* Dual Band, Dual Frequency, Dual Display and Dual Standby
* IP55 WaterProof Standard
* Wider RX/TX Freauency RX 420-520MHz TX 420-520MHz
* SMA Antenna Socket ( same as Yaesu ICOM Radio )
* Free Upgrade 1700maH High Capacity Battery Pack
* Multi Step Frequency 5, 6.25, 10, 12.5, 25, 50 or 100 kHz ( Without 2.5Khz )
* DTMF Encoding Function
* CTCSS / DCS Scan
* Auto / Manual Keypad Lock
* Band Cab Be Freely: VHF TX UHF RX or UHF TX VHF RX
* VOX Transmisson
* Dual watch receive; continually checks VFO A and VFO B freqs.
* FM broadcast band receive
* ALL repeater offset modes!
* Wire cloning function
KG-UVD6D Technical Specification :
Frequency Range
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136-174 & 350-470M Hz (RX/TX)
FM: 76-108MHz (RX)
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Memory Channels
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199 channels
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Frequency Stability
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±2.5ppm
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Operating Voltage
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7.4V
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Operating Temperature
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-30℃～+60℃
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Waterproof
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IP 55
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Antenna Impedance
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50Ω
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Dimension
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65x119x39.5(mm)
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Weight
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253g
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Transmitter
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Frequency Stability
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±2.5PPM
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RF Carrier Power
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UHF: 4W VHF: 5W
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Effective Radiation Power (ERP)
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within pre-determined value ±7.5dB
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Max. Frequency Deviation
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Channel Space: 25KHz ±5KHz
Channel Space: 12.5KHz ±2.5KHz
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Audio Modulation
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+3dB (pre-emphasis by 6dB between 0.3-3KHz)
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Adjacent Channel Power
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Channel Space: 25KHz ≥70 dB
Channel Space: 12.5KHz ≥60 dB
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Frequency Steup
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5 , 6.25 , 10 , 12.5 , 25 , 50 , 100kHZ
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Spurious Radiation
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≤-30dBm
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Inter modulation Attenuation
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≥40dB
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Modulation Distortion
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≤10%
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Residual FM
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≤-35dB
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Residual AM
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≤3%
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Receiver
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Sensitivity (12dB SINAD）
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0.16µV
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Squelch Rejection Sensitivity
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≤0.8µV
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Squelch Sensitivity
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≤0.2µV
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Audio Output power
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500mW
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Audio Distortion
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≤5%
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Audio Response
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（300-3000Hz) +1 to -3dB
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Co-channel Rejection
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≥-8.0dB
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Performance of Amplitude Limiter
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≤3
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Adjacent Channel Selection
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Channel Space: 25KHz ≥70 dB
Channel Space: 12.5KHz ≥60 dB
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Inter-modulation
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≥65 dB
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Resistance
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≥84 dB
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Spurious Radiation
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9KHz-1GHz≤-57dBm
1GHz-4GHz≤-47dBm
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FEATURES
- Dual (V/U) squelch set levels
- Dual repeater offsets selectable
- Multi-function scanning
- Single key for repeater reverse
- Repeater offset; 0-69.950MHz
- Voice annunciation
- CTCSS rx/tx included (50 groups).
- DTMF encode included!
- DCS (105 groups)
- VOX function
- frequency steps selectable
- Battery save mode
- Busy channel lockout selectable
- Low battery voice prompt
- VFO or computer programmable
- Wire cloning function
- Multiple scan modes including
Superior
crossmodulation, intermodulation rejection and strong signal
performance guarantees far less received interference compared to all
other amateur radios
Commercial quality and commercial performance, too!
Excellent 0.18uV sensitivity across the 2m and 70cm bands
5W output 144-148MHz (2m), 4W output 430-450MHz (70cm)
IP55 waterproof Standard
High/low output power levels
199 memory channels
Digital FM broadcast band radio
Dual or single frequency display
Dual watch receive; continually checks VFO A and VFO B freqs. Each VFO accepts VHF or UHF
Priority scan in VFO mode and memory channel mode
Wide/narrow bandwidth selection (25 or 12.5 kHz)
PC Programmable
Standard Accessories Included Radio Box Set :
* Dual band radio ( 136-174 / 350-470 ) * Dual band antenna
* Extended life 1700 mAh high capacity li-ion battery pack
* Intelligent desktop 3-4 hour rapid charger
* Car Charger cable
* Desktop charger AC power cord
* Belt clip
* Wrist strap
* English user manual
* Free 1x Earpiece
****NOTE**** BEFORE ORDERING CHECK CONTENTS AS VARIOUS SITES HAVE VARIOUS DEALS.....MAKE SURE YOU GET A PC PROGRAMMING CABLE AS PART OF YOUR DEAL....THEY ARE VERY HARD TO PROGRAM WITHOUT THE SOFTWARE AND CABLE (so various videos tell me)
An Excellent value for money, not only could you use the WOUXUN KG-UV6D as a scanner, you can also transmitt on UHF CB and Amateur Radio as well.
LINKS
ANDREWS COMMUNICATIONS
WOUXUN PRODUCT RANGE
CURRENTLY ON EBAY
Hello and welcome back......In the value for money dept, this radio gets all the ticks.
