Post by ke9zm on Aug 15, 2018 22:01:09 GMT
One HT for Ham 2m/440 FRS/GMRS and MURS
August 15, 2018
Radio Archaeology
Back in 2011 I bought a Wouxun KGUVD1P dual band radio. Now it sits in my basement, unused and dusty.
To what use can I put this product of basement radio archaeology?
One thing I remember, is that this radio has country-specific programmable band limits - if you have the right software.
Let's cut to the chase! Can you re-purpose this radio for non-Ham use? Bought in 2011 for about $100 these radios may be available on the used market for cheap.
And, perhaps picking up a used Wouxun KGUVD1P may be a better option than having separate radios for three different radio services.
I want it all !
The Wouxun KGUVD1P dual-bander is capable of transmitting 136Mhz-174Mhz and 216Mhz-520Mhz.
This radio may not be FCC type-accepted for these non-Ham bands, but prepper-types may find this capability useful for "the event".
I dug the radio out of my basement, fired it up, and programmed the band limits with the software I had.
My testing shows that the Wouxun KGUVD1P dual band radio will in fact transmit and receive on all these bands, including bringing up GMRS repeaters with the correct split and PL.
So how do you get this to work?
... read the full article and get the software on rfdevnull.wixsite.com/ke9zm ke9zm.com
... Featured Blog post from 15 Aug 2018
August 15, 2018
Radio Archaeology
Back in 2011 I bought a Wouxun KGUVD1P dual band radio. Now it sits in my basement, unused and dusty.
To what use can I put this product of basement radio archaeology?
One thing I remember, is that this radio has country-specific programmable band limits - if you have the right software.
Let's cut to the chase! Can you re-purpose this radio for non-Ham use? Bought in 2011 for about $100 these radios may be available on the used market for cheap.
And, perhaps picking up a used Wouxun KGUVD1P may be a better option than having separate radios for three different radio services.
I want it all !
The Wouxun KGUVD1P dual-bander is capable of transmitting 136Mhz-174Mhz and 216Mhz-520Mhz.
This radio may not be FCC type-accepted for these non-Ham bands, but prepper-types may find this capability useful for "the event".
I dug the radio out of my basement, fired it up, and programmed the band limits with the software I had.
My testing shows that the Wouxun KGUVD1P dual band radio will in fact transmit and receive on all these bands, including bringing up GMRS repeaters with the correct split and PL.
So how do you get this to work?
... read the full article and get the software on rfdevnull.wixsite.com/ke9zm ke9zm.com
... Featured Blog post from 15 Aug 2018