Manually Programming the Wouxun KG-UV6D 2-Way Radio

Eric Vought 3 April 2014 (Draft)

Abstract
The Wouxun KG-UV6D is a hand-held 2-way dual band (VHF/UHF) radio targeted at Amateur Radio (HAM) and Part 90 (Commercial and Public Service) use. It is an inexpensive Chinese import which provides a lot of features at a very low price. You get what you pay for, however, and among its limitations are a very confusing menu system and poor English documentation. Programming the radio from its handset can require much trial and error. This article tries to make that task a bit easier and less confusing. A separate article will deal with programming the radio from a computer with the provided USB cable.

Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 1.2 Audience

Legal Note

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2 The KG-UV6D Keypad

2.1 2.2

If All You Hear Is Chinese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3 Your First Repeater

3.1 3.2 3.3 Squelch Settings

Switching To Channel Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back To Frequency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4 Cloning 5 Function Reference 6 Links and References

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List of Figures
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Wouxun KG-UV6D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG-UV6D in Frequency (VFO) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wouxun KG-UV6D in Menu Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG-UV6D set for W0OAR Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG-UV6D displaying channel names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG-UV6D Handset-to-Handset Cloning Cable . . . . . . . . . . . MONI Key Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 5 8 9 12 13

List of Tables 1 Introduction

The Wouxun KG-UV6D is a hand-held 2-way dual band (VHF/UHF) radio targeted at Amateur Radio (HAM) and Part 90 (Commercial and Public Service) use. It is an inexpensive Chinese import which provides a lot of features at a very low price and is therefore attractive to volunteers and organizations on a tight budget. The fact that it can be readily programmed for multiple bands and services means the same handset can be used for dierent tasks and easily repurposed as needs change. The Lawrence County Sheri 's Auxiliary has been arranging bulk purchases in southwest Missouri for around $110 a handset. You get what you pay for, however, and among the KG-UV6D's limitations are a very confusing menu system and poor English documentation. Programming the radio from its handset can require much trial and error, resulting in hair loss. Programming from a computer via a USB cable is a good bit easier. This article tries to make manual programming a bit easier and less confusing. A separate article will deal with programming the radio from a computer with the provided USB cable. If you own one of these radios, it is worth learning how to manually program it even if you use a computer and cable most of the time. Sometimes you just don't have a computer handy, such as during an emergency to cover a use you had not anticipated, or when just starting out and getting the radio working. Sometimes manual programming is the best way to x mistakes and test the solution if your programming-by-computer is wrong, such as if you enter the wrong information for a repeater and need to correct it. Most of the information for this article was worked out when we traveled to Florida and forgot to pack the programming cable. We had to enter a number of local repeaters by hand in more than one radio. We will also briey cover the use of a cloning cable in this article which will help you replicate your manual changes from one handset to another.

Figure 1: The Wouxun KG-UV6D

Figure 2: KG-UV6D in Frequency (VFO) Mode

1.1

Legal Note

The Wouxun handsets are capable of accessing a number of dierent radio services. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have any appropriate licenses for accessing whatever services you program the radio to use and that you learn how to use the radio without interfering with others. Radio is a shared resource, and, if we cannot play nicely, everyone suers. In particular, emergency responders depend on radios to function in emergencies; interference with emergency services can cause unneccessary property loss or death. For the most part, there is no legal or interference issue with programming a radio to

listen to any frequency. Talking

on any frequency requires more careful

consideration. This document is copyrighted and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License 4.0.

1.2

Audience

Because the KG-UV6D can be used in a variety of circumstances, we cannot make a lot of assumptions about how much radio experience the user has. This article therefore tries to be approachable to the novice. At the same time, there is not enough space to explain the very basics of radio technology, so someone starting out may need to follow links or nd outside resources. An experienced radio user is going to want to skip a lot of the explanation and concentrate on what is dierent about the Wouxun handsets. We are writing this article in conjunction with the Lawrence County (Missouri) Sheri 's Auxiliary primarily for responders and volunteers (Sheri 's Auxiliary, ARES, SkyWarn, Neighborhood Watch, etc.) in southwest Missouri. The information will probably will be useful to others, but keep this in mind.

The KG-UV6D Keypad

The KG-UV6D has a full number keypad for Variable Frequency Operation (VFO) mode. When you rst turn your radio on, it will be in VFO mode. This mode allows you to enter a frequency (in Megahertz/Mhz) directly from the keypad and the radio will switch to it. Amateur radio enthusiasts often use VFO mode much of the time for radio-to-radio (simplex) operation because it can be impractical to pre-program all of the channels that may be used. If you have programmed the radio via computer, it will start in Channel Mode instead, allowing you to cycle through preset channels and settings. You can use the up-and-down arrows above the keypad to walk through the pre-sets one at a time or type the number of a stored channel. This is very similar to your typical car radio that allows you either to step through FM channels one

Figure 3: Wouxun KG-UV6D in Menu Display

at a time (VFO mode) or to recall favorite local stations with the touch of a button (channel mode). Entering frequencies takes six digits. After typing the rst three, the radio will put the decimal point in for you. To enter 146.970 MHz (the frequency of the local ARES/Skywarn repeater), type 1-4-6-9-7-0. Entering channel numbers requires three digits. If you stored a frequency in channel memory 127, enter 1-2-7. Using channel 4 requires entering 0-0-4, otherwise the radio will look at you stupidly waiting for you to enter more digits. If you need to enter a frequency with more than six digits, 152.8925 MHz, for instance, you should enter the closest number you can from the keypad, 1-5-2-89-2, and then use the arrow key to step the display in smaller increments. How much the arrow key adjusts the frequency on each press can be programmed from the computer software. [Actually, what it does is wierder than this; need to revise this explanation.] The [Menu] key allows you to step through a whole mess of dierent options both for your current frequency/channel and for the radio as a whole. You hit [Menu] to access the list of options, the arrow keys to step through them one at a time, [Menu] again to select one, and [Exit] to get back out to the main functionality of the radio. You can also hit [Menu] and type a 2-digit code to get to the option you want quickly. To turn on voice activation (VOX), for instance, hit [Menu], 0-7, [Menu] again to select, the arrow key to change between OFF and ON, and then [Menu] to conrm. Hit [Exit] until you get back to where you want to go. The menu system will also time out by itself and go back to the main radio function, often while you are in the middle of trying to gure out what you want to do. Got that? If you start swearing at the radio after ddling with the menu option for VOX, other people may hear it, so caution is

advised. The Wouxun menu system is a pain on par with many VCRs I have hated, but it does do the job given enough patience and persistence. The [S/D] key on the front switches between displaying one or two channels/frequencies. The KG-UV6D is a dual-band radio which will receive two channels at a time in any combination (VHF/VHF, VHF/UHF, UHF/UHF). So, you can talk to your wife on one channel while listening to SkyWarn chatter on the other. When the radio is displaying two channels/frequencies, you can switch between using the top or bottom channel by hitting [A/B]. An arrow on the left side will show you which one is selected. The selected channel frequency is what you will talk on if you hit the Push-To-Talk button (PTT) switch, so it is important to keep track of. People get annoyed if you send the message to your wife on the SkyWarn repeater by accident. When you have incoming trac in dual-display mode, it is very dicult to tell which channel you are receiving on. When you have an incoming transmission, a signal meter and the word BUSY will ash at the bottom of the display. If the trac is on the secondary channel, an S in a black box will also ash at the

top

of the display. This is dicult to see, especially in odd-lighting

conditions, and you won't see it at all if you are not looking at the display at the right moment. Basically, you have to go on context to gure out which channel someone is on or watch the display carefully for a few moments. The lock button on the bottom right of the keypad (has a key and a pound sign) protects you from accidentally keying the radio or changing settings. Hold it down until the annoying voice says lock and a little key icon appears on your display. Hold it down again until the voice says unlock and the icon goes away. It is possible to require a PIN code to unlock your radio from the Wouxun software. That's probably a good idea if you use it for emergency services. The last key on the keypad is the round [RPT] button at the top left. It switches through dierent repeater modes (negative or positive oset or talkaround mode). If you don't know what this means, just leave it be for the moment. It should be noted that [RPT] and some of the other buttons can be reprogrammed from the software or the menu system to do dierent things and you probably should not do so until you know what you are doing. The big button at the top of the left side of the radio (if you are facing the display) is the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button. The smaller, middle button turns on the FM radio-broadcast receiver (it lets you listen to commercial broadcast radio). Many people accidentally hit the FM button without meaning to and nd it annoying. It can be disabled from the software. The bottom small button turns the ashlight on and o and is a little less annoying. The ashlight is not terribly useful, but it can sometimes come in handy to nd your keys. I have used it to check pupil reaction on a victim when the only other ashlight I had was a multi-LED Maglight which would have burned out their retinas. Be careful not to shove the antenna into the victim's eye.

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If All You Hear Is Chinese

If the radio is speaking to you in Chinese, then at some point it got reset to factory defaults. To change it back to English, hit [MENU], use the arrow keys to go to VOICE (or type 0-9), hit [MENU] to select, use the arrow keys to select ENGLISH, [MENU] to conrm, then [EXIT]. You can also use this function to simply turn the voice o.

2.2

Starting Over

If you screw things up or just want a clean start to experiment, you can reset the radio to its original, factory settings. Hit [MENU], nd RESET with the arrow keys (30), select it with [MENU], use the arrow keys to select either VFO to just reset the setting for the current frequency in Frequency Mode or ALL to reset everything. Note that you will probably end up with the radio speaking Chinese. See 2.1 to x that. In particular, the factory reset is useful if you try to program it from the computer and the write to the radio is interrupted.

Your First Repeater

A repeater is a machine that listens on one frequency and retransmits everything it hears on another frequency. Because the repeater usually has more power, higher ground, and a better antenna, it allows relatively low-power devices like the KG-UV6D to cover a much wider area. Repeaters are dened by the frequency they listen on (their input frequency) and the frequency they talk on (output). The dierence between the two is the repeater's

oset.

Radio new-

bies might want to refer to the How to Use Amateur (Ham Radio) Repeaters by N4UJW for more information on how and why repeaters work. Working through a repeater is

simplex

duplex

mode (meaning two channels). Working radio-to-radio is

mode. The repeater is in the 2-

The local ARES and SkyWarn Amateur Radio repeater with the callsign W0OAR is at 146.970 Mhz with a negative oset. meter HAM band and the standard oset for 2-meter repeaters is currently 600 kHz (0.6 MHz). To program this channel on the KG-UV6D, start in frequency mode, enter 1-4-6-9-7-0. You should now be

listening

to the repeater.

The

repeater is transmitting 600 kHz below this frequency. Hit [Menu] arrow-key to OFFSET (or enter 2-1). Hit [MENU] to select, enter 0-0-6 (note where it puts the decimal point), and hit [MENU] to conrm. Finally, wait for the menu to time out or hit [EXIT]. Now it is time to learn what the [RPT] button does. When you hit it, it cycles through one of several options: negative oset (a little minus sign appears on the display), positive oset, talk-around with negative oset (an R and a minus), and talk-around with positive oset (an R with a plus-sign). Hit the key a few times to cycle through and learn where the indicator appears on the display. If you select negative oset, you should be in business. Your radio will

Figure 4: KG-UV6D set for W0OAR Repeater

listen on 146.970 MHz and when you hit PTT, it will transmit on 146.370 MHz, which is the repeater's input. If your repeater had a positive oset, you would obviously hit [RPT] until the plus-sign appeared. So far, so good? The talk-around settings are very useful for either diagnosing problems or working around a broken repeater, so it is well worth learning what it does. If you select the + R setting, the display will change to 147.570 MHz and if you select - R, the display will change to 146.370 MHz. In the latter case, you are listening to what the repeater hears. If someone is trying to talk to you but they cannot reach the repeater (or you cannot make it out), you might hear them on the repeater input frequency. If the W0OAR repeater were to go down (extended power failure or whatever), the local ARES/SkyWarn policy is to switch to the repeater input frequency to talk-around the repeater and nd out what to do. The same is true in many areas. Once the oset and direction is set the way you want it, a shortcut for the talk-around function (which Wouxun calls reverse frequency in the manual) is to hit the [SCAN*] key briey. where the [RPT] This will reverse the repeater's inputs and outputs briey. This works for pre-programmed channels via computer software,

key does not.

In theory, you could just enter the repeater's frequency, use the [RPT] to select positive or negative oset and let the radio gure out what the oset is. In practice, the KG-V6D doesn't keep track of the correct osets for dierent bands (HAM 2-meter versus 70 cm, for instance), so it is

the oset

always safer to check

it is using and correct it if necessary.

Let's say you want to save this repeater for later use. Hit the [MENU] key. Cycle through to MEM-CH (28) and hit [MENU] again to select it. You can now enter a channel number such as 0-0-1 and [MENU] to save it. The radio

Figure 5: KG-UV6D displaying channel names

It is very easy to hit the wrong key and screw up already-saved channels this way, so take it slowly and
should say something like transmitting memory. deliberately.

3.1

Switching To Channel Mode

To use a pre-set channel, you need to change to Channel Mode. Hit [MENU], look for CH-MDF (22). Hit [MENU], use the arrow keys to select CH, and hit [MENU] to conrm. The radio will say Channel Mode and the number of the current channel. Entering 0-0-1 will load the repeater settings you saved. I usually select NAME instead of CH. I try to enter meaningful labels for my channels (such as W0OAR for the local repeater) from the programming software and NAME will display that saved name if it has one. The names are limited to 6 characters, which isn't nearly enough to meaningfully name 199 channels but it's better than nothing. To set a name, you have to be in channel mode and have the channel you want to name selected. Hit [MENU], select 27 (CH NAME), and hit [MENU] again. Now you can use the arrow keys to ll in one letter at a time, hitting [MENU] to go to the next letter. Return to standby mode.

3.2

Back To Frequency Mode

To go back to frequency (VFO) mode, go back to menu item 22 (CH-MDF) and select FREQ. Switching between NAME and CH just changes what is displayed on the screen. CH FREQ displays the frequency for the current channel and again,

only changes the display.

Going between CH/NAME/CHFREQ

and FREQ actually

changes what the radio is doing.

This is rather counter-

intuitive. You might want to play with this for a moment to be clear on what the blasted thing is doing. The following is particularly important in the work of the Sheri 's Auxiliary, so if any of our volunteers are reading,

pay attention.

Most dual-band radios

that can program Part-90 (Commercial or Emergency Service) channels don't let you program Part-90, 150 MHz channels from the handset. You can program those channels from the software, but the radio locks out the VFO-mode once you do so and doesn't let you change the settings for those channels in the eld. If you end up in an emergency and realize that some of your pre-programmed settings are wrong (say the county Communications Annex contains a typo and you cannot talk with a local PD unit you are assigned to it's happened to us). In the KG-UV6D version 1, you can use the Wouxun programming software to require a pin number to switch modes. You can then pre-program channels, set the radio in channel mode and lock it there until someone enters the pin. This makes it hard for the programming to be changed accidentally but still allows for contingencies. Setting a pin may be required for Part 90 compliance with radios issued with emergency response channels programmed or used with Part 90 commercial channels.

You cannot change pre-programmed settings like the repeater oset or CTCSS from Channel Mode. You have to go to Frequency Mode, change the settings,
and then, if you want to, save it as new channel or over an existing channel. A short-cut for switching between the Frequency and Channel Mode is to hit [MENU], let it up, then hit the [S/D] key. When it works, it is very convenient; sometimes it doesn't work. In particular, I nd that when the radio has been recently programmed, the shortcut doesn't always work until you do it at least once manually.

3.3

Squelch Settings

Squelch is the ability to tune out the noise that you don't want to hear so that you can focus on what you do want to hear. The default mode of most radios is Carrier Squelch meaning that the radio only turns on its speaker when it hears the carrier signal of another transmitter. That way you don't spend your time listening to static from cosmic rays. SQL-LVL (02) for Squelch Level lets you decide how strong a signal to be before you start hearing it. The lower this setting is, the more noise you will hear, the higher it is, the more important trac you will miss. Set it as low as you can stand. A more sophisticated way to sort the wanted from the unwanted is CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch) or DCS (Digital Coded Squelch). The former waits for the sending radio to transmit a particular sub-audible tone before it opens its speaker. The latter waits for a digital code to be sent. These are great features in noisy areas and also allow you to divide up trac on one channel using dierent tones. They are also a

complete disaster

when working with

inexperienced radio users, so avoid them until you understand them well.

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Some repeaters require a tone or code to use them.

If you visit the Evil

Mouse, you will nd that the WD4WDW repeater at Walt Disney World uses a CTCSS tone. It has a frequency of 147.300 (positive oset) and a tone of 103.5 Hz. To program: 1. Enter the frequency: 1-4-7-3-0-0. 2. Hit [MENU], 2-1 for OFFSET, 0-0-6. 3. Exit. 4. Hit the [RPT] button until you have positive oset. 5. Enter the menu again and select T-CTC (16). 6. Hit [MENU] to select and use the arrow keys to select 103.5 Hz. [MENU] one more time to conrm. 7. Exit. This will program the KG-UV6D to transmit a 103.5 Hz tone whenever you hit the PTT. When the repeater hears the tone, it will retransmit your trac. If it does not hear the tone, it will ignore you. We were able to hear this particular repeater from most of the above-ground areas of the park. Most of the trac was in Spanish and I did not hear many call-signs, so it was probably mostly illegal users. (Amateur radio rules allow people to converse in any language but they have to identify themselves in English). Use MEM-CH (28) to save this to a dierent channel number (say 0-0-2). You can delete an unneeded channel later with menu function 29 (DEL-CH). Some repeaters retransmit the tone themselves, some don't. If they do repeat the tone and you have local interference you want to tune out, select R-CTC (15) and enter the same tone. receives that specic tone. the tone, Now your radio will only make noise when it The repeaters in Joplin, MO that require If you do this and the repeater does not repeat Hit

you won't hear anything.

CTCSS do not repeat the tone at the moment. Menu functions 17 and 18 work the same for DCS codes. I have not found any repeaters in southwest Missouri using DCS at the time of this writing. NIFOG (National Interoperability Field Operations Guide) rules for working with emergency channels recommend that you set the transmit tone when needed and leave the receive tone open unless you absolutely have to set it to tune out interference. You can use CTCSS tones in simplex mode from handset to handset. My wife and I will often use a tone in simplex mode on the farm just to lter out nearby interference. When using codes or tones, you should keep in mind that someone may be using the frequency even if you cannot hear them because of the tone. If you hit the PTT while someone else is talking,

transmission.

you will clobber their

You have to check the display to see if your radio is hearing trac

that it is suppressing (the little signal meter on the bottom of the display and the word BUSY will ash). You can also press and hold side key 2 (that's the second small button underneath the PTT key) to briey turn o the squelch.

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Figure 6: KG-UV6D Handset-to-Handset Cloning Cable

This is referred to on most radios as a monitor function. You can listen to the raw trac for a moment or two to make sure the channel is clear before talking. This is one of the things which almost always causes chaos with unexperienced radio users and tones. (You also may want to explore the Busy Channel Lockout function in Table 1.)

Cloning

If you have a lot of settings on your radio you want to copy quickly, one of the best ways to do it is with the handset-to-handset cloning cable. These cables can be purchased from any dealer carrying Wouxun radios. The Sheri 's Auxiliary always keeps several on hand in its radio bucket. If you connect the cable between two handsets, you can copy all of the settings from one to the other. This is particularly useful given the various bulk-orders of KG-UV6Ds we have done in this community. In a disaster when volunteers show up either to help or to loan their radios to emergency responders, we can take one radio set up correctly for the disaster operations and quickly copy it's settings to everyone else's handsets. This also makes correcting programming errors in the eld a bit less painful. The Wouxun instructions for the cable are on page 48 of the manual (Wireclone Function), but as usual not easy to parse. The MONI key referred to is side-button 2 (2nd button under PTT, see gure 7). To use the cloning cable:

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Figure 7: MONI Key Diagram

1. Make sure both radios have charged batteries and connect them with the cloning cable. 2. Turn on the radio you wish to copy

to.

3. Press and hold the second side key (gure 7) of the radio you want to copy

from

while turning it on.

4. The red light of the source radio and the green light of the target radio will ash (this will only take a couple of seconds). 5. When the copying is nished, the lights will stop ashing and both radios will return to standby (normal operating) mode. 6. Disconnect the cable. If you want to make more clones, turn the source radio o again and start over.

Function Reference

This section is a quick reference to common functions with actual English explanations. Number 01 Abbreviation STEP Name Frequency Step Description Determines how far the frequency steps with the arrow key (channel spacing); options are 2.5 kHz, 5.0, 6.25, 10.0, 12.5, 25.0, 50.0, and 100.0 kHz. 02 SQL-LE Squelch Level Sets the squelch level between 0 (listen to everything) and 10 (tune out everything).

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Number 03

Abbreviation SAVE

Name Power Save Mode

Description Turns powersave mode on and o. In powersave, there is a short delay, hold the PTT button for a moment before speaking. LOW (1 watt) and HIGH (4 watt) Sends a beep at either the beginning of your transmission (BOT), the end (EOT), or BOTH. Just say, Over, instead, but useful in VOX mode.

04 05

TXP ROGER

Transmit Power Roger Beep

06

TOT

Transmition Time-Out

Will stop the transmitter automatically after a period of time, stepped in 15 second intervals, or o. Useful if your radio is turned on and triggered accidentally or if VOX doesn't shut o well (too much noise).

07 08 09 10

VOX WN VOICE TOA

Voice Activation Wide/Narrow Voice Language Transmit Overtime Alarm

Adjusts voice activation sensitivity between 1 and 10 or turns it on/o. Can select Narrow (2.5 kHz) channels for Part 90 narrow banding compliance. Changes the language of the radio's voice guide or turns it o. Sounds a warning tone if the transmitter has been keyed too long, adjusts in 10 second increments. Makes a beep when a key is pressed, on/o. What message is displayed on power on. Can display battery voltage. If enabled, the transceiver will not transmit on a busy channel (pressing PTT will have no eect until the channel is clear). Useful with CTCSS/DCS (see 3.3).

11 12 13

BEEP PONMSG BCL

Key Press Beep Power-On Message Busy Channel Lockout

14 15 16 17 18

AUTOLK R-CTC T-CTC R-DCS T-DCS

Automatic Lock Receive CTCSS Transmit CTCSS Receive DCS Transmit DCS

When enabled, locks the screen automatically after 15 seconds. Sets the Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System tone for receive (3.3). Sets the Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System tone for transmit (3.3). Sets the Digital Coded Squelch tone for receive (3.3). Sets the Digital Coded Squelch tone for receive (3.3).

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Number 19

Abbreviation SC-REV

Name Scan Mode

Description When scanning, the radio will stop scanning and remain on a channel when it receives a signal. These settings determine what it does next:

TO CO SO
20 PF1 Programmable Function 1

Continue scanning after 5 seconds unless an operation is performed. Continue scanning 3 seconds after the signal stops. Stop scanning until resumed by the user.

Controls the function of Side Key 1, pp 25-28 in the manual:

SCAN LAMP SOS-CH RADIO OFF

21 PF2 Programmable Function 2

Stops/starts scanning. Flashlight on/o. Sends a distress call. If you select this,

you must also select Band A or B which tells the radio to send the distress call on either your primary or secondary channel. Activates the FM broadcast receiver.

Does nothing.

Controls the RPT key, pp 29-32 in the manual:

RPT

Repeater multifunction (the default setting). Stopwatch function.

SECOND LAMP SOS RADIO FR/CH OFF

Flashlight, instead of using the side key.

Send distress signal as with function 20. Activates the FM broadcast receiver.

Switches between frequency and

channel mode. Deactivates the button.

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Number 22

Abbreviation CH-MDF

Name

Description

Channel/FrequencySee 3.1: Mode

FREQ

Frequency Mode

Three choices for Channel Mode:

CH CH FREQ NAME
23 24 ABR OFFSET Auto Backlight Repeater Oset

Displays channel number. Displays channel number and

frequency. Displays the channel name, if there is

one (and the number in a smaller type).

Turns the backlight on when a key (front panel) is pressed. The dierence between the transmitting and receiving frequency, used to program repeaters. Can be from 0 (simplex) to 69.975 Mhz. There is no way that I am aware of to program an odd split (manually set the receive frequency) from the handset. Odd splits need to be dealt with software and the USB cable.

25

SFT-D

Oset Direction

+ 26 SECOND Stopwatch Timer 27 CHNAME Channel Name

Transmitting frequency is receiving frequency.

higher

than the

Transmitting frequency is receiving frequency.

lower

than the

When set to ON, the lock/# key will start and stop the stopwatch timer. Set it to OFF to get the regular keypad lock function back. Set a name for the current channel. The name can be up to 6 characters (e.g. W0OAR). You must switch to Channel Mode to set the name. See 3.1.

28 29 30 31 32

MEM-CH DEL-CH RESET SOS-CH SCN CD

Memory Channel Delete Channel Reset Radio SOS Channel

Saves the current Frequency Mode settings to the specied channel number. See 3.

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Links and References

Wouxun KG-V6D Manual The manufacturer's manual in PDF format. How to Use Amateur (Ham Radio) Repeaters by N4UJW A useful tutorial on repeaters. ARRL Repeater Directory (Pocket-sized)A directory of Amateur Radio repeaters, nationwide, updated yearly. Also available as a desktop edition for the PC and, shortly, and an Android version for tablets and phones.

RepeaterBook.com A searchable online listing of Amateur Radio repeaters. This link will take you to the Missouri listings. You can then drill down by county or any other number of criteria.

NIFOG The National Interoperability Field Operations Guide - National guide for interoperable radio communications for emergency response, including programming data.

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