Wouxun / Powerwerx KG-UV8E / KG-UV8T as full duplex FM sat handheld?
Hi.
Has any tested the Wouxun KG-UV8E or the Powerwerx KG-UV8T (It's the same radio) as a full duplex FM radio for satellite work?
This is advertised as full duplex radios V/U & U/V...
Tip: this are Wouxun KG-UV8D Plus cousins but tri-banders with 222 Mhz.
My Baofeng UV-5R is useless on 70m cm RX no matter what I do to protect it from the 2m TX...
Pavel,
Unfortunately you will find that it will desense when transmitting on 2 meters and receiving on 70 cm, but may be OK for transmitting on 70 cm while receiving on 2 meters.
I think WD9EWK has tested one. Perhaps he can provide some first-hand experience of how it performs.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Pavel Milanes pavelmc@gmail.com wrote:
Hi.
Has any tested the Wouxun KG-UV8E or the Powerwerx KG-UV8T (It's the same radio) as a full duplex FM radio for satellite work?
This is advertised as full duplex radios V/U & U/V...
Tip: this are Wouxun KG-UV8D Plus cousins but tri-banders with 222 Mhz.
My Baofeng UV-5R is useless on 70m cm RX no matter what I do to protect it from the 2m TX...
-- 73 CO7WT, Pavel.
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Paul and Pavel,
I have not tried any of the tri-band versions of the KG-UV8D. Based on what I saw with the 2m/70cm version, I would not expect that the KG-UV8E or KG-UV8T (or whatever model number may be used in the future) would perform any better on FM satellites with a 2m uplink like SO-50. They would probably be OK for the Fox-1 FM satellites with 70cm uplinks like AO-85 and AO-91 working full-duplex, but I have not tested these newer KG-UV8D variants.
For Wouxun radios, I like the KG-UV9D and UV9D Plus HTs for use with FM satellites. Newer model, better receiver than the previous Wouxun models. Not capable of full-duplex with SO-50, but do OK with AO-85 and AO-91. For SO-50, I either use the group of memory channels and work it half-duplex, or get a second radio for full-duplex.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 10:24 PM, Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net wrote:
Pavel,
Unfortunately you will find that it will desense when transmitting on 2 meters and receiving on 70 cm, but may be OK for transmitting on 70 cm while receiving on 2 meters.
I think WD9EWK has tested one. Perhaps he can provide some first-hand experience of how it performs.
73,
Paul, N8HM
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Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) -
Paul Stoetzer -
Pavel Milanes