Wouxun KG-UV980P Quad Band Base/Mobile Two Way Radio

I like the radio, everything appears to work well. The biggest problem is even with the current owners manual. It is difficult very difficult, to figure out how some of the functions work. There needs to be a cheat sheet that gives highlights of where to look and how to figure things out. I accidentally pressed the button on the microphone and it took me 1520 minutes to figure out how to correct the problem.

This is the second KG-UV980P I have purchased. My first one is still working great and will be my dedicated base unit. I bought the second one to put in my 4runner. It has all the features I wanted in a mobile radio such as a removable head unit, cross band repeat, etc... I am very happy with the performance of this radio and have never had any complaints about audio quality from others.

This radio only outputs 10 watts on 6M! This is not enough for any type of reliable mobile operations. I returned for a TYT-9800 which is 40 watts on 6M at $100 less. The description provided by the manufacturer should be more clear.

The radio was in perfect condition upon receipt. The box was not damaged and all accessories were included. I had trouble programming the radio with the programming cable. One call to Buy Two Way Radios and they fixed the problem. Not only do they sell the product, but they know their product. Special thanks to Tanner. Highly recommended!

Extremely impressed with this radio. I own a KG-UV9D+ HT and the programming was very similar which made things a lot easier! Wouxan quality is outstanding. Customer service is always ready to help, and you may need it to install the programming cable drivers. CHIRP compatible and too many great features to list. You won't be disappointed with this one! Thanks Buy Two Way Radios!

I'm a newby and don't know a lot about radios as I'm just now studying for my Tech license -- so can only comment on BuyTwoWayRadios. I received the radio safely packed in double boxing within a few days after ordering. In fact they shipped the same evening I put the order in! I'll buy from BuyTwoWayRadios again!

I sold my yeasu ft-891 because the group in my area only has a 2M repeater. I am very rural. I wish I had kept that rig and added this to the arsenal. This radio does NOT "tune around" like an HF rig. BUT what it does, it does well. The software is very lacking but works. There is a dev module for chirp but I couldn't get it to write back only read. I paired it with a "quad band" amazon special. which could be better but does work for me to hit the repeater.

This brand hasn’t let me down yet does what it’s supposed to and surprised me on the span of frequencies you can listen to. I can listen to anything between 20-900 mhz cant transmit on some but its ok cuz those are for others. Amazing sound quality. I wish the air band was a bit louder but its ok. Could just be the antenna im using. Nothing bad to say about this radio. They coukd have told you in the manual that there were hot keys on the mic and explained it better but I figured it all out quickly. Easy set up. Wish it had more power. But not bad at 50watts.

The TYT 9800 is a very similar radio for less money. Make sure you take a look at it as well.

The Good:

Performs really well in a mobile installation.

Has better mobile install flexibility than almost anything else, with the detachable faceplate which includes the mic jack (that's huge, many still require you to attach the mic to the radio itself). You can install the 'radio' anywhere in the vehicle you choose, and install the faceplate anywhere else!

Cross-band repeater is a really handy thing to have. I'm able to set it up at campgrounds to hit distant repeaters with an HT!

999 channel memory is excellent and the scan groups work well. It's easy to add all sorts of local listening stations.

Quad band means you have HUGE scanning/listening potential. I can listen to CB radio on the highway, airband, as well as all VHF/UHF Ham, GMRS, Public Safety, and Commercial radio. Obviously no antenna can be effective at all of those frequencies, but the dual band antenna I'm using is "Good enough" to pick up stuff all over.

The bad:

Scrolling through channels is slow

It's more expensive than the competition, meaning it's only a good value if the installation flexibility is worth it to you.

The programming software is terrible and it's not CHIRP compatible.

The speakers are all quiet, in a mobile install it's a little challenging. (Easily solved with external speakers of course).

Excellent radio in every respect; you won’t be disappointed. The build quality is 2nd to none. Also the supplied mic feels robust and really nice to hold pressing that PTT button. All-in-all I’ve got to say that this radio exceeded my expectations, and I would highly recommend it.

Bought this for mobile. Still learnin g the radio. Great clear receive. Good reports on transmit. Can't find howw to dim the display and so far I don't think there is a dim function. Kind of disapointiung somewhat minor but still kind of important and never had a radio with out a function to dim the diusplay.

The manual is really sub-standard. There are references to items in part of the manual that do not exist and there is nothing written in the manual about how to save a freq to a memory channel. I created a youtube video to help out anyone else who has this issue.