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I WAS CONSTANTLY FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH IN THE MANUAL TO FIND WHAT I
NEEDED, UNTIL I WAS A BIT MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE FUNCTIONS.  MOST OF THE
RADIOS FEATURES ARE ACCESSED THROUGH A MENU SYSTEM.  THE MANUAL IS LAID OUT
IN SUCH A WAY IN THAT YOURE GIVEN ALL THE MENU SHORTCUTS FIRST, AND THEN A
CURSORY EXPLANATION OF EACH FUNCTION AFTERWARD.  IN MANY INSTANCES, THE
TEXT IS VERY SMALL AND HARD TO READ.  AND, I FOUND MYSELF READING THE
EXPLANATIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO INTERPRET THEM.  NEEDLESS TO SAY, THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH THIS TRANSCEIVER, SO A GOOD
FAMILIARIZATION WITH THE MANUAL IS A MUST.  AT 61 PAGES, ITS CHOCK FULL.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE FUNCTIONS ON OTHER RADIOS IS AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET,
WHICH AUTOMATICALLY SETS THE OFFSET SHIFT DIRECTION ACCORDING TO THE BAND
SEGMENT IN USE.  THE KG UV8D DOES NOT HAVE THIS FUNCTION YOU HAVE TO SET
THE OFFSET FREQUENCY MANUALLY, BASED ON THE BAND GENERALLY 600 KHZ FOR 2
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