Hi,
What version of this radio did you get by chance? Do all of the 6B's
have speech?
Thanks,
Chris Harington, KD8RPH
On 3/11/12, T. Joseph Carter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> My advice is go for the BNC adapter. You can just get the SMA gender
> changer, but SMA connectors aren't really ideal IMO.
>
> So far as I know, the KG-UV6D is the same as the KG-UV2D with the
> addition of the repeater button. If the repeater button doesn't
> speak the function, it's not worthwhile. The repeater button toggles
> offset and shift directions, that's all. The offset is of course
> going to be whichever is programmed into the VFO you're using. The
> Eyes free guide recommends making the first VFO offset be 6 kHz, and
> the second 5 MHz for 70cm. Good advice.
>
> Joseph - KF7QZC
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 05, 2012 at 09:03:40AM -0500, David thurmond wrote:
>>All,
>>
>>I just purchased a Wouxun KG-UV6D HT from http://www.wouxun.us/ last
>>week. I was inspired by Buddy Brannan's eyes-free guide to operating
>>the Wouxun radios. I got the radio on Thursday and was able to
>>program in repeaters by Friday morning, thanks to the guide.
>>Unfortunately, they did change a couple of menus (menu 23 in the guide
>>corresponds to menu 24 on the 6D, which is the standard repeater
>>offset, a rather important one!) which is why it took me more than 15
>>minutes to get this little jewel up and running.
>>
>>I am still experimenting, of course, but so far, I am super pleased
>>with this radio! It is very accessible, although not 100% so. Still,
>>I think that I will be able to make this radio do whatever I wish
>>without any sighted assistance, which is a real pleasure. The KG-UV6D
>>has only 5 watts max power, and all I have at the moment is the rubber
>>duck that came with the HT, yet I was still able to easily hit
>>repeaters 20-30 miles distant.
>>
>>The only drawback is that the radio has a non-standard antenna
>>connector, so I am going to have to buy an adaptor to go from the
>>Wouxun connector to something more standard, like an SMA or PL-259
>>when I build a real antenna for it. But this is a very small price to
>>pay!
>>
>>I highly recommend this radio for anyone who is hoping to get started
>>on 2 meters and/or 70 cm and doesn't want to break the bank. And,
>>Buddy, if you still want contributors to the guide, I will gladly do
>>so once I have a moment to go through all of the menus to see what the
>>differences are between the 6D and other models.
>>
>>73,
>>
>>
>>David Thurmond, KK4ADV
>
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