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#WOUXUN KG UV8D VS TYT UV8000E UPGRADE#
Definitely an upgrade over the TYT TH-UVF8D that I’ve been using.
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I’m still playing around with it, but seem to like it so far. The TX audio seems to mirror a similar flavor, the audio transmitted sounds thin and even a bit processed (not in a good way). The RX audio on this new radio sounds very thin and seems like it is blasting even at low settings. This is unfortunate, as that was in my mind the most compelling reason to go with the Wouxun radios. You can mute audio in dual receive mode based on Main RX, TX, RX&TX, or nothing!īoth RX and TX audio are a significant step backwards from prior Wouxun models. I tried the cross-band repeat and dual receive functions and found them to be well considered and appointed. I especially like the display and the solid feel. This is not especially troublesome, just something that people may want to know if the button color is important to them. The two buttons that are show as green above are actually black on the unit I received.
#WOUXUN KG UV8D VS TYT UV8000E CODE#
If you order this radio, don’t forget to use the coupon code 139UV8D to get the original $139 price! Not sure how long this coupon code will remain active.
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If you click through to, you will notice that the final price of this radio is now $159. Whether you’re a brand new ham looking for your first rig or you’ve been at this game for decades, you can’t go wrong with this $139 radio. While there aren’t really any must-have new features (except dual-receive), the radio just feels much more refined than other radios I’ve used that are anywhere near this price point. When they begin shipping in a couple weeks, I will definitely be ordering one. I’ve fallen in love with this little radio and I’ve only had it a few hours. This radio has a SMA-female connector while my KG-UV3D is SMA-male. And speaking of antennas, why can’t Wouxun figure out if they want to use SMA-male or SMA-female on these radios? I think we can all agree that they should just standardize on one or the other. The rubber ducky antenna they include is OK, but for me a Smiley 270A would replace it in short order. The battery is different which is a little disappointing for those of us who have a collection of older Wouxun batteries, but I like the changes they’ve made to the way it slides on and off the chassis. I like the recessed battery eject button Slim profile battery Chassis backplate You can program it to activate the FM radio or to start scanning, for example. The programmable buttons under the PTT are also cool. This is a definite step up and it improves the ergonomics of the radio. The PTT button is large and segmented in a way that makes it hard to mistake it for a function button as with the KG-UV3D. The radio seems slightly narrower and thinner than previous versions. For the first time, I feel that I could field program one of these without the manual. There’s about twice the screen real estate and it makes the radio much more usable. Although I didn’t get a chance to play with every feature of the KG-UV8D, I can honestly say that this radio seems to be much easier to program from the keypad. The text on the color screen is so much easier to read than on previous Wouxuns. Speaker/mic jacks are well protected PTT and various function buttons are easy to tell apart by feel Standard Wouxun keyboard layout