PROGRAMMING THE WOUXUN KG-UV6

Place the radio into VFO mode by pushing the MENU button then TDR button

Push the A/B key until the ▲is next to the top frequency readout.

The following steps only need to be done once for each band:

1. Set the Frequency Step (usually 5.0 kHz for 2 meters) with the following sequence: MENU + 1 + MENU then using the ▲or ▼keys or rotary knob to select the value that you want. Press the MENU key once more to confirm or save the entry and then the EXIT key.

2. Set the Power setting you want. MENU + 4 + MENU. Again use the ▲or ▼keys or rotary knob to select the value that you want. Press the MENU key again to confirm and then the EXIT key.

3. Select the Bandwidth (usually wide for HAM radio). MENU + 8 + MENU. Use the ▲or ▼keys or rotary knob to select the value that you want. Again press the MENU key to confirm and then the EXIT key.

See the pattern??  MENU + program key # + MENU needs to be done rather quickly, but then you can take your time selecting the value wanted with the ▲or ▼keys or rotary knob and then again MENU saves the setting. After programming the basics you are ready to program each frequency then placing it into Memory.

For simplex frequencies:

1.  Use your keypad to enter the 6 digit frequency; example 145.555.

2. Ensure that the repeater offset direction is set at “OFF”. Push MENU + 25 + MENU + using the ▲or ▼keys or rotary knob select OFF and

push MENU again to save then EXIT.

3. Now to save the setting into memory: Push MENU + 28 + MENU

then a three digit channel number (001-999) into memory and once

more press MENU then EXIT.     

Repeater frequencies: for manual repeater programming you need learn only four menu items (# 16, 24, 25 and 28). Most other menu items are “set and forget” options.

1. Use your keypad to enter the 6 digit frequency; example 145.130

2. Set the CTCSS or PL tone for transmit; push MENU + 16 + MENU then use the ▲or ▼key or rotary knob to get the CTCSS tone required (103.5) then confirm by pushing MENU, again and EXIT.

3. Set the Offset Direction by pushing MENU + 25 + MENU then use the ▲or ▼key or rotary knob to select – then press the MENU key once more to confirm, and then EXIT.

4. Select the Offset Frequency Amount (0.600 for 2 Meters). MENU + 24 + MENU. Use the ▲or ▼keys or rotary knob to select what you want. Press the MENU key to confirm and then the EXIT key.

    5.  Now to save the setting into memory: Push MENU + 28 + MENU then a .   3 digit number (001 – 999) into memory and once more press MENU

then EXIT

If a mistake is made on the programming of any memory channel and then saved into memory, then that channel must be deleted and reprogrammed it cannot be fixed.

*** Emergency frequencies such as Fire, Law Enforcement, and Medical Aid, are out of the HAM bands but if programmed into the radio memory they can be mistakenly transmitted on! ***