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Quality
Took a bit to figure out the programming but very happy with the product
It is easy to use has a great display and excellent audio quality
Build quality was surprisingly good for a chinese radio
Wouxun may be known as a chinese brand comparable to baofengs but when you open the kguv8d box its immediately evident that qua... Read More
Packaging/appearance
On the down side the uv8d does not permit tuning and reception of bands outside the two ham bands such as aircraft and weather
Competitiveness
Fourth wouxun radio i have purchased over the years
I suggest upgrading to the 2600mah battery and keep the stock battery on hand as a backup
Even the competing yaesu product the ft60r at practically twice the msrp of this unit doesnt have it
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
radio, great, good, quality and easy. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 140 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 30 2021.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dual receive is pretty cool but it can be annoying if you have two active channels at the same timethere isnt a simple mute function
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You have to switch off dual receive to make one channel go quiet
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The last one i bought the sma antenna connector broke from the handheld
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Intermod rejection could be better if it were id give it 5 stars
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive also tried it in a public service role working sag in a bikeathon which is also a highdemand situation
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After 6 hours the battery was down some it had about 34th battery left
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Easier to access for one thing you just set up your frequencies and then press and hold the rpt button
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
On the w32a you had to set up your frequencies turn it off and then turn it on while holding an awkward combination of 4 different buttons
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