Sorry I meant D as in delta.
Thanks,
Chris Harrington.
On 3/11/12, Chris Harrington <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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