There's been some discussion about the Wouxun KG-UVD1P 2M/70CM handheld. I've been using this as my primary HT now for several weeks and like it ery much; in fact, it has replaced my Kenwood TH-F6A as my primary handheld.

Anyway, in case anyone really cares, I found the following thanks to Google. Just how do you pronounce "wouxun"? 

Hi All,

I note that on one of the chinese import yahoo groups there was a ...feisty....exchange on how you pronounce 
WOUXUN.

some said , "WOW_SUN" , others WASHING, others "WOO-SOON" and more besides . 

so I asked a native chinese speaking friend from Singapore for a definitive answer.

He replied :

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From the Chinese characters: "欧讯" should be pronounced as "O" (as O in Oval) and "shin" (the lower part of your leg)
The correct Chinese spelling should be "OuXun".

“WouXun” I believe is a mis-spell... oops!

If you pronounce it as Chinese.. it should be "O-shin".

If you pronounce "WouXun" in Chinese it should be "Wo" (as in woah! woah! hold your horses!) and Shin 

If you talk to a Chinese person.. saying O-shin will impress him.
If you talk to a non-Chinese person .. Wo-shin sounds better.



I asked also if "OuXun" translated or whether it was just a brand name ?

apparently its "Europe (or european) Communications"

SO...there you have it! At least now if someone asks you what radio you're running (assuming its a [w]ouXun) you can tell them.

regards

BB

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