With the Puxing UV973 dual band HT can you have the 2 receivers set to frequencies in the same band?
Thanks
73
Scott
ZL1CHM / N0HOK
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On 11/01/2014, at 6:44 PM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> es. I think Puxing has a dual band mobile too, but I know nothing about =
> that.
> On Jan 11, 2014, at 12:38 AM, Scott Gillen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Is the Puxing UV 973 there top of the-line dual band radio? It's a =
> bit hard=3D
>> to keep them all straight. I'm also trying to work out what's the =
> point of a=3D
>> n HT with crossband repeat
>> =20
>> Scott
>> ZL1CHM / M0H0K
>> =20
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On 9/01/2014, at 12:03 PM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> 136-174 and, usually, 400-480 or 420-520.=3D3D20
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
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>>> On Jan 8, 2014, at 5:51 PM, Scott Gillen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>>> Anyone know the transmit frequency range of these radios? If they =
> go =3D3D=3D
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>>> where I=3D3D3D
>>>> need them I may be able to use them in the New Zealand commercial =
> band =3D3D=3D
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>>> or FM=3D3D3D
>>>> CB band.=3D3D3D20
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>>>> 73
>>>> Scott
>>>> ZL1CHM / N0NOK
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> On 7/01/2014, at 11:46 AM, "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
>>>>> Im not Bob and i dont play him on TV, but Ive somehow=3D3D3D20
>>>>> managed
>>>>> to become Mr. Chinese Handheld Radio Guy. Heres what I know=3D3D3D20
>>>>> about
>>>>> these.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> If you want best price, its far and away the Baofeng UV5R,
>>>>> which can be had from Amazon for $29. Yep, really.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> If the information Ed posted about the Wouxuns is correct,=3D3D3D20
>>>>> it might be
>>>>> well to stay away from it. According to Ed, they all have=3D3D3D20
>>>>> this small
>>>>> problem where they may possibly lose their memories. Ive had=3D3D3D20=
>
>>>>> mine for
>>>>> something close to four years and this hasnt happened to me.=3D3D3D20=
>
>>>>> Yet. But
>>>>> maybe you dont want to take the chance.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> I would stay away from either of the TYT radios. I have a=3D3D3D20
>>>>> TH-UVF9, and
>>>>> it really isnt as usable as the others are, mainly because=3D3D3D20
>>>>> important
>>>>> things like CTCSS, deviation (wide or narrow), and step=3D3D3D20
>>>>> size, are not
>>>>> directly settable from the keypad, meaning you have to set=3D3D3D20
>>>>> them using
>>>>> up/down arrow keys, and theres no way to know where you are=3D3D3D20
>>>>> in the
>>>>> setting.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> Now, for usability, thats a hard question to answer. Here=3D3D3D20
>>>>> are some
>>>>> observations that may help though.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> The Wouxun radios time out very quickly when youre in the=3D3D3D20
>>>>> menu. So
>>>>> youd better work quickly, or youll have to do your=3D3D3D20
>>>>> programming
>>>>> over. And by quickly, I mean three seconds. Both the=3D3D3D20
>>>>> Baofeng and
>>>>> the Puxing PX-UV973 take a lot longer to time out. The=3D3D3D20
>>>>> Baofeng is a good
>>>>> 10 seconds before the menu times out, and the puxing is=3D3D3D20
>>>>> similar.
>>>>> However, you dont get any audible warning from the Puxing=3D3D3D20
>>>>> that the
>>>>> menu has timed out, where you do on the Baofeng.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> All three, Wouxun, Puxing, and Baofeng, allow setting of=3D3D3D20
>>>>> CTCSS or DCS
>>>>> tones from the keypad. However, the Baofeng and Puxing allow=3D3D3D20=
>
>>>>> you to
>>>>> directly specify the tone, such as 1862 for a 186.2 tone,=3D3D3D20
>>>>> where the
>>>>> Wouxun requires that you select from a number list, where,=3D3D3D20
>>>>> for instance,
>>>>> 36 is 186.2. Setting tones on the Puxing is also a little=3D3D3D20
>>>>> more
>>>>> difficult, but not by much. I need to hurry up and write the=3D3D3D20=
>
>>>>> Puxing
>>>>> eyes-free thingy.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> The Puxing is the only radio of the three that offers a true=3D3D3D20=
>
>>>>> dual
>>>>> receive. However, its a little difficult knowing which band=3D3D3D20
>>>>> is
>>>>> active, as there isnt any audible indication of this. You=3D3D3D20
>>>>> can work
>>>>> around this by setting the volume of the secondary band=3D3D3D20
>>>>> differently from
>>>>> the primary band; also, if you turn off the dual receive,=3D3D3D20
>>>>> youll
>>>>> always return to the main band, so you can always get back=3D3D3D20
>>>>> to a known
>>>>> state.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> All three radios have similar frequency coverage.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> The Wouxun and Baofeng keypads are kind of sideways, with=3D3D3D20
>>>>> ABCD across
>>>>> the top, and 1,2,3,* 4,5,6,0, 7,8,9,# in rows of four.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> The Puxing has
>>>>> ABCD across the top, and a standard layout 12 key touch tone=3D3D3D20=
>
>>>>> pad below.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> The Wouxun has a nice locator dot on the 5 key, but the=3D3D3D20
>>>>> others do not.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> All of them have drop-in chargers. The Baoffeng has the best=3D3D3D20=
>
>>>>> battery
>>>>> selection, coming with an 1800 MA/H battery and having a=3D3D3D20
>>>>> 3800 MA/H
>>>>> available for less than $20. The Puxing has the smallest=3D3D3D20
>>>>> battery at 1200
>>>>> MA/H. 1800 MA/H is available from China on eBay if you look.=3D3D3D20=
>
>>>>> (It might
>>>>> be 1600 MA/H, but whats 200 MA/H between friends?) All of=3D3D3D20
>>>>> them have
>>>>> good long battery life, but especially the Baofeng if you=3D3D3D20
>>>>> put on the big
>>>>> battery, which makes it feel a bit more like HTs of old.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> Oh, one other thing. Programming repeater channels is a bit=3D3D3D20
>>>>> more
>>>>> convoluted with the Baofeng, requiring that you program in=3D3D3D20
>>>>> receive and
>>>>> transmit frequencies separately. This effectively means you=3D3D3D20
>>>>> program each
>>>>> channel twice. Wouxun and Puxing remember repeater offsets=3D3D3D20
>>>>> just fine.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> All of the computer software is pretty horrible, except=3D3D3D20
>>>>> perhaps the RT
>>>>> Systems software, which costs as much as or more than the=3D3D3D20
>>>>> radio itself.
>>>>> I dont have the RT Systems software for any of these myself,=3D3D3D20=
>
>>>>> sorry.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> Pricing. As mentioned before, the Baofeng can be had for as=3D3D3D20
>>>>> little as
>>>>> $29 from Amazon. The Puxing is between $75 and $80. The=3D3D3D20
>>>>> Wouxun is around
>>>>> $100, but Ed no longer sells it. Lots of others do, though.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> I dont have much information thats of any use about the new
>>>>> Anytone AT-3318UV, sorry. Hope to find out more.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> Vy 73, de KB5ELV
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> Mike Duke, K5XU
>>>>> American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>> =3D20
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