| Before continuing, I want to be honest and say that a | | | | . 128 memory channels and 1 group emergency |
| friend of mine actually purchased this HT. However, | | | | channel |
| we spent quite a few hours together trying to | | | | . Voice guide (Chinese /English) |
| translate the contents of the Wouxun manual to be | | | | . Channel steps(5K/6.25K/10K/12.5K/25K) |
| made "satisfying" and apply it to the "strong function, | | | | . Wide/Narrow bandwidthselection (12.5KHz/25KHz) |
| stable behavior and easily operate" HT. | | | | . Three color back light can be selectable. |
| An exact excerpt from the Wouxun Web site: | | | | . 1200mAh Li-ion batterypack and intelligent charge |
| "Established in 2000, located in Quanzhou city Jiangnan | | | | . Frequency/Channel/Frequency+Channel display mode |
| high technology industry zoon. Quanzhou Wouxun | | | | . Multi scan mode(TO/CO/SE) |
| Electronics Co. Ltd is the professional developer, | | | | . Calling ring and ring overtime auto answer |
| manufacturer and marketer WOUXUN brand serial | | | | . Multi silent mode(QT/QTADT/QTXDT) |
| wireless interphone, intercom battery, battery charger | | | | . Alarm/Emergency calling |
| etc, communication apparatus. Since establishing ,we | | | | . Keyboard lock(Auto/Manual) |
| have offered the countless new products of | | | | . Talk around function |
| communication of high quality and at a reasonable | | | | . Busy channel lockout |
| price to the ...". I never knew that "professional | | | | . Programmable by computer |
| companies" establish themselves in the "zoon". So | | | | . Menu/Channel reset |
| much for the "professional company's ability" to afford | | | | . FMradio function |
| English translated spell-check software. | | | | . Car charger (Optional accessory) |
| When the box arrived, it was marked "TOY" on the | | | | One begins to notice things that seem rather odd. |
| outside. We both began to wonder if that is how | | | | Scrambler mode (which requires an optional chip) and |
| shipment of these and similar radios are able to | | | | FM radio. The impression I get here is that these radios |
| bypass FCC regulations and TYPE A acceptance. I | | | | are most probably used on job sites for scrambled |
| feel that the radio should be treated as a toy and used | | | | two way communication. I have visions of various |
| only as a receiver. Personally, I would not want to | | | | "groups" here in the US and other locations around the |
| jeopardize my FCC license by transmitting with one of | | | | world buying up bunches of these "toys" with the |
| these "toys". | | | | optional scrambler chip, then transmitting god knows |
| Wouxun Kg-669 HTNow that the company | | | | what type of messages on the 2 meter band. I just |
| background and my personal disclaimer is out of the | | | | hope it's my own personal paranoia and that it never |
| way, I'd have to begin by saying the general feel of the | | | | actually becomes reality. |
| radio is good, rather solid actually and far better than | | | | Be careful if you do decide to key up transmitter. In our |
| we anticipated. Delivery took about 10 days and the | | | | area some of the police frequencies are above the |
| purchase included a desk charger, belt clip and hand | | | | Amateur 2 Meter band allocation and the radio is fully |
| strap. | | | | capable of transmitting there as well. Programming the |
| The first feature (feature?) one might want to change | | | | 669 was difficult. Together, I'd say we have a |
| is the rather annoying female voice mimicking your | | | | combined experience of 25 years buying and selling a |
| every move. Changing this "feature" from Jiangnan | | | | very long list of equipment. But, this "toy" sadly beat us |
| dialect to accented English makes it tolerable, at least | | | | into submission. No matter how many times we went |
| to a point. In my opinion the translated voice sounds | | | | through the skimpy and horribly translated user manual, |
| much like a 15 year old girl with an accent and fully | | | | we were unable to get the memory channels properly |
| clogged nasal passages. In reality, after the novelty | | | | loaded. As it turned out, programming the repeater |
| wears off, I'd just disable it, even if that required | | | | output, input, CTCSS tone, repeater splits independently |
| heating up the soldering iron. Next I should mention that | | | | and then storing ALL the information into the selected |
| the advertising is deceiving and you may get the | | | | memory channel is how to beat the memory storage |
| impression that these are "DUAL BAND" radios. Look | | | | problem! Oh yes, just one more thing as an example |
| over this "feature" list and note the "Output power" | | | | of "toy" status; Switching the radio between |
| description: | | | | "frequency mode" (VFO) and "channel mode" |
| DTMFencoding and DTMFdecoding | | | | (Memory) requires powering the radio off and then on |
| . Output power VHF 5W/UHF 4W | | | | with the menu button held down. |
| . VOX (Level adjustable) | | | | In conclusion, for a few more dollars, go out and |
| . 105 groups D.C.S/50 groups CTCSS | | | | purchase a brand name mono-band radio which you |
| . Allcall, groupcall and selectcall. | | | | know is FCC type accepted. Get yourself an easily |
| . ANI (Caller ID) | | | | understandable user manual and avoid being annoyed |
| . Scrambler available(Optional accessory) | | | | by the design flaws and silly features of a "toy". |