The KG-UV8D Plus is identical to the original Wouxun KG-UV8D in almost every way. What sets these two radios apart is the addition of several new features, some of which were first introduced in the Wouxun KG-UV9D and KG-UV9D Plus, the latter to which was added cross band repeat. To accommodate these new features, the 8D Plus has six new items listed in its menu, with changes to two menu items and the addition of four. The original UV8D has a total of 51 menu items, the KG-UV8D Plus has 55 menu items.
At the time this article was published, the new KG-UV8D Plus ships with the original standard UV8D user manual. The two menu changes and four additional new menu items included with the 8D Plus are not mentioned in the manual.
Fortunately, Buy Two Way Radios is an authorized Wouxun dealer, and we have information on these additional menu items. They are listed in the chart below. Default values are bold.
| Menu # | Name | Option | Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | SCNCD | CTCSS/DCS Scan Switch | CTCSS/DCS | Activates CTCSS and DCS scanning in receiving mode. |
| 30 | PONMSG | Power On Message | BITMAP/BATT-V | Set the power-on splash screen to either display the Wouxun logo bitmap image or a graphic image of the current battery charge level. |
| 52 | BK-LIGHT | Backlight Level Setting | Levels 01-10 08 | Set the backlight level of the LCD display | 53 | RADIO-WR | FM Radio Frequency Memory Channel | ON/OFF | Store up to 20 frequency channel presets in the built-in commercial FM radio. | 54 | SCRAM | Scrambler | 1-8/OFF | Enable/Disable the voice scrambler when transmitting. | 55 | COMPANDER | Compander | OFF/ON | Enable/Disable compander feature. |
The chart below lists the menu items of the KG-UV8D and the KG-UV8D Plus in order. Press the MENU button to access the menu in the radio and use channel knob or the UP and DOWN buttons to navigate to the desired menu option. You can also enter the number of the corresponding menu item into the keypad.
| Menu # | KG-UV8D | Description | KG-UV8D Plus | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | STEP | ➜ | STEP | Step Frequency |
| 02 | SQL | ➜ | SQL | Squelch Level |
| 03 | SAVE | ➜ | SAVE | Power Save Mode |
| 04 | TXP | ➜ | TXP | Transmit Power Selection |
| 05 | ROGER | ➜ | ROGER | Begin/End Transmit Prompt |
| 06 | TOT | ➜ | TOT | Timeout Timer |
| 07 | VOX | ➜ | VOX | VOX |
| 08 | WN | ➜ | WN | Bandwidth Selection |
| 09 | VOICE | ➜ | VOICE | Voice Switch |
| 10 | TOA | ➜ | TOA | Transmit Overtime Alarm |
| 11 | BEEP | ➜ | BEEP | Beep Prompt |
| 12 | LANGUAGE | ➜ | LANGUAGE | Menu Language |
| 13 | BCL | ➜ | BCL | Busy Channel Lockout |
| 14 | SC-REV | ➜ | SC-REV | Scan Mode |
| 15 | R-CTC | ➜ | R-CTC | Receiving CTCSS |
| 16 | T-CTC | ➜ | T-CTC | Transmitting CTCSS |
| 17 | R-DCS | ➜ | R-DCS | Receiving DCS |
| 18 | T-DCS | ➜ | T-DCS | Transmitting DCS |
| 19 | PF1 | ➜ | PF1 | PF1 Function Program |
| 20 | PF3 | ➜ | PF3 | PF3 Function Program |
| 21 | CH-MDF | ➜ | CH-MDF | Working Mode Switch |
| 22 | ABR | ➜ | ABR | Auto Backlight Time |
| 23 | OFFSET | ➜ | OFFSET | Offset Frequency |
| 24 | SFT-D | ➜ | SFT-D | Frequency Shift Direction |
| 25 | SECOND | ➜ | SECOND | Stopwatch Timer |
| 26 | CHNAME | ➜ | CHNAME | Channel Name Edit |
| 27 | MEM-CH | ➜ | MEM-CH | Channel Memory |
| 28 | DEL-CH | ➜ | DEL-CH | Channel Delete |
| 29 | SCNCTC | Activate CTCSS Scan | SCANCD | Select CTCSS/DCS Scan |
| 30 | SCNDCS | Activate DCS Scan | PONMSG | Power On Message |
| 31 | SP-MUTE | ➜ | SP-MUTE | Mute Settings |
| 32 | ANI-SW | ➜ | ANI-SW | Caller ID Transmission Settings |
| 33 | ANI-EDIT | ➜ | ANI-EDIT | Edit Caller ID |
| 34 | DTMF-ST | ➜ | DTMF-ST | DTMF Sidetone Settings |
| 35 | AUTOLOCK | ➜ | AUTOLOCK | Keypad Auto Lock |
| 36 | PRICH-SW | ➜ | PRICH-SW | Priority Channel Switch |
| 37 | RPT-SET | ➜ | RPT-SET | Repeater Settings |
| 38 | RPT-SPK | ➜ | RPT-SPK | Repeater Speaker Switch |
| 39 | RPT-PTT | ➜ | RPT-PTT | Repeater PTT Switch |
| 40 | SCAN-ADD | ➜ | SCAN-ADD | Scan Add |
| 41 | ALERT | ➜ | ALERT | SIngle-Tone Pulse Frequency |
| 42 | PTT-DLY | ➜ | PTT-DLY | PTT ID Delay |
| 43 | PTT_ID | ➜ | PTT_ID | Caller ID Transmission Mode | 44 | RING | ➜ | RING | Ring Time | 45 | SCG-A | ➜ | SCG-A | Scan Channel Group A Area | 46 | SCG-B | ➜ | SCG-B | Scan Channel Group B Area | 47 | RPT-TONE | ➜ | RPT-TONE | Repeater Receipt Tone | 48 | SC-QT | ➜ | SC-QT | Saving Scan Mode | 49 | SMUTESET | ➜ | SMUTESET | Sub-Frequency Mute | 50 | CALLCODE | ➜ | CALLCODE | Selective Call Code Group Setting | 51 | RESET | ➜ | RESET | Reset Setting | 52 | - | - | BK-LIGHT | Backlight Level Setting | 53 | - | - | RADIO-WR | FM Radio Frequency Memory Channel | 54 | - | - | SCRAM | Scrambler | 55 | - | - | COMPANDER | Compander |
Additional resources:
The new Wouxun KG-UV8D Plus is here!
TWRS-72 - Introducing the Wouxun KG-UV8D
Wouxun KG-UV8D Dual Band Amateur Radio Unboxing
How to set up cross band repeat on the Wouxun KG-UV9D Plus
I have a GPS system (Base +Rover) that broadcasts coordinate corrections (sounds pulsed) over radio frequency on UHF. I can pick it up just fine with my handheld but cannot repeat it. Is there something I'm missing that is not allowing this to work. It would be very handy being able to have this work. Thanks
I recently purchased an Wouxun UV 8 D I would like the status of the battery to be displayed upon turning the radio on I am unsure of how to accomplish this any help on your part is greatly appreciated Thank you 73
Hi Ben, a battery icon should appear in the upper right hand corner of the display of the KG-UV8D after you turn on the radio and should remain there until you turn the radio off. The icon should display the current status of the battery, with a blue bar inside the icon to indicate the battery charge is full, three-quarters full, half, one-quarter, or empty. Is there no battery icon on your display?