NEW Wouxun KG-UV950P Quad Band Mobile /car radio !

NEW Wouxun KG-UV950P Quad Band Mobile /car radio


a new interesting radio by Wouxun :

4 BANDs: 6 meter 10 meter, 144 and 430 MHz !

50 W on VHF e 40 W on UHF


73 de IW2BSF - Rudy

 

sorry.... rumors say that is NOT a new radio (bad and old notice by qrz.new !!! ) ...... 73 :-(

 

No 220MHZ? Bah Humbug!
They had a nice spot in the corner for an 8 pin mic jack and they blew it.
No flashlight, no sale.

 

It would have been nice if they had SSB on it and just FM

 

New? There's a review on it over at eHam from 2014.

 

I would buy a 220 SSB rig in a heartbeat, but who would I be having Qs with? We need more VHF SSB stations, not just at contest time, but all the time. Back to the old days; build it myself.

 

Dang, I was hoping for the new 315MHz band. Where can I get one of those radios?

 

New???

Have it since 2014...

 

No remote control head ??

 

If it doesn't have at least 999 memories count me out!

 

For a buck more in construction cost they could have put a 6 oin minidin on it ant it might have been a useful radio.

Bah Humbug....

 

Same old problem, some radio manufacture's never know what the average ham wants in a radio. My self I would like a 2 meter, 6meter and 220 or 440 rig running 80 watts all mode. Guess I will be wanting a long time. Even a 6 meter and a 10 meter would be nice that would be SSB and FM at even a lower power would be fun about 50 watts. N0HWJ

 

yes have the detachable front panel, but SORRY is not a new radio (2014) and as only FM nor ssb radio !

 

but .... why is that so important in USA the 220 MHz Band ???? why?

 

Even the old school Yaesu FT-8900R (10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm) was FM without SSB capability. Why? Cost! Adding SSB to such a radio would cost a lot of money, and modern hams are cheap and not likely to buy it. If you want those bands in SSB, then you need to put out some serious cash and get a base station. Most modern HF rigs have 10m and 6m SSB, and there are some good 10m only and 6m only SSB rigs. A few HF rigs include 2m SSB and aeven fewer include 70cm SSB. You can of course get a base rig with all modes on 2m and 70cm, but you will spend as much as you would for an HF rig. Mobile SSB on 2m and 70cm is not going to have much a range, only a few miles. Ever try talking simplex on 2m and 70cm? How did that work out for you? Unless you want unreliable short range communication (as in 10 miles or less), simplex on 2m and 70cm is not going to be anything like mobile operations on 10m and 6m SSB which can OCCASIONALLY produce DX operations. Mostly they produce dead air and static though.

As far the 220 MHz FM I agree that it is about as useless as teats on a bore hog. There are very few 220 MHz repeaters around, and the few that are around tend to stay silent. I guess if you want a more private band for FM simplex with nearby friends then 220 MHz might be a good choice as most people don't have a radio capable of listening to your comms on that band. I'm kind of surprised that the FCC hasn't reassigned that band to another service since we hams rarely use it any more.