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:

> Is the Puxing UV 973 there top of the-line dual band radio?  It's a bit hard=
> to keep them all straight. I'm also trying to work out what's the point of a=
> n HT with crossband repeat
> 
> Scott
> ZL1CHM / M0H0K
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 9/01/2014, at 12:03 PM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> 136-174 and, usually, 400-480 or 420-520.=3D20
>> --
>> 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 =3D=
> 
>> where I=3D3D
>>> need them I may be able to use them in the New Zealand commercial band =3D=
> 
>> or FM=3D3D
>>> CB band.=3D3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> 73
>>> Scott
>>> ZL1CHM / N0NOK
>>> =3D20
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> =3D20
>>> 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=3D3D20
>>>> managed
>>>> to become Mr. Chinese Handheld Radio Guy. Heres what I know=3D3D20
>>>> about
>>>> these.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> If you want best price, its far and away the Baofeng UV5R,
>>>> which can be had from Amazon for $29. Yep, really.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> If the information Ed posted about the Wouxuns is correct,=3D3D20
>>>> it might be
>>>> well to stay away from it. According to Ed, they all have=3D3D20
>>>> this small
>>>> problem where they may possibly lose their memories. Ive had=3D3D20
>>>> mine for
>>>> something close to four years and this hasnt happened to me.=3D3D20
>>>> Yet. But
>>>> maybe you dont want to take the chance.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> I would stay away from either of the TYT radios. I have a=3D3D20
>>>> TH-UVF9, and
>>>> it really isnt as usable as the others are, mainly because=3D3D20
>>>> important
>>>> things like CTCSS, deviation (wide or narrow), and step=3D3D20
>>>> size, are not
>>>> directly settable from the keypad, meaning you have to set=3D3D20
>>>> them using
>>>> up/down arrow keys, and theres no way to know where you are=3D3D20
>>>> in the
>>>> setting.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Now, for usability, thats a hard question to answer. Here=3D3D20
>>>> are some
>>>> observations that may help though.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> The Wouxun radios time out very quickly when youre in the=3D3D20
>>>> menu. So
>>>> youd better work quickly, or youll have to do your=3D3D20
>>>> programming
>>>> over. And by quickly,  I mean three seconds. Both the=3D3D20
>>>> Baofeng and
>>>> the Puxing PX-UV973 take a lot longer to time out. The=3D3D20
>>>> Baofeng is a good
>>>> 10 seconds before the menu times out, and the puxing is=3D3D20
>>>> similar.
>>>> However, you dont get any audible warning from the Puxing=3D3D20
>>>> that the
>>>> menu has timed out, where you do on the Baofeng.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> All three, Wouxun, Puxing, and Baofeng, allow setting of=3D3D20
>>>> CTCSS or DCS
>>>> tones from the keypad. However, the Baofeng and Puxing allow=3D3D20
>>>> you to
>>>> directly specify the tone, such as 1862 for a 186.2 tone,=3D3D20
>>>> where the
>>>> Wouxun requires that you select from a number list, where,=3D3D20
>>>> for instance,
>>>> 36 is 186.2. Setting tones on the Puxing is also a little=3D3D20
>>>> more
>>>> difficult, but not by much. I need to hurry up and write the=3D3D20
>>>> Puxing
>>>> eyes-free thingy.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> The Puxing is the only radio of the three that offers a true=3D3D20
>>>> dual
>>>> receive. However, its a little difficult knowing which band=3D3D20
>>>> is
>>>> active, as there isnt any audible indication of this. You=3D3D20
>>>> can work
>>>> around this by setting the volume of the secondary band=3D3D20
>>>> differently from
>>>> the primary band; also, if you turn off the dual receive,=3D3D20
>>>> youll
>>>> always return to the main band, so you can always get back=3D3D20
>>>> to a known
>>>> state.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> All three radios have similar frequency coverage.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> The Wouxun and Baofeng keypads are kind of sideways, with=3D3D20
>>>> ABCD across
>>>> the top, and 1,2,3,* 4,5,6,0, 7,8,9,# in rows of four.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> The Puxing has
>>>> ABCD across the top, and a standard layout 12 key touch tone=3D3D20
>>>> pad below.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> The Wouxun has a nice locator dot on the 5 key, but the=3D3D20
>>>> others do not.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> All of them have drop-in chargers. The Baoffeng has the best=3D3D20
>>>> battery
>>>> selection, coming with an 1800 MA/H battery and having a=3D3D20
>>>> 3800 MA/H
>>>> available for less than $20. The Puxing has the smallest=3D3D20
>>>> battery at 1200
>>>> MA/H. 1800 MA/H is available from China on eBay if you look.=3D3D20
>>>> (It might
>>>> be 1600 MA/H, but whats 200 MA/H between friends?) All of=3D3D20
>>>> them have
>>>> good long battery life, but especially the Baofeng if you=3D3D20
>>>> put on the big
>>>> battery, which makes it feel a bit more like HTs of old.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Oh, one other thing. Programming repeater channels is a bit=3D3D20
>>>> more
>>>> convoluted with the Baofeng, requiring that you program in=3D3D20
>>>> receive and
>>>> transmit frequencies separately. This effectively means you=3D3D20
>>>> program each
>>>> channel twice. Wouxun and Puxing remember repeater offsets=3D3D20
>>>> just fine.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> All of the computer software is pretty horrible, except=3D3D20
>>>> perhaps the RT
>>>> Systems software, which costs as much as or more than the=3D3D20
>>>> radio itself.
>>>> I dont have the RT Systems software for any of these myself,=3D3D20
>>>> sorry.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Pricing. As mentioned before, the Baofeng can be had for as=3D3D20
>>>> little as
>>>> $29 from Amazon. The Puxing is between $75 and $80. The=3D3D20
>>>> Wouxun is around
>>>> $100, but Ed no longer sells it. Lots of others do, though.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> I dont have much information thats of any use about the new
>>>> Anytone AT-3318UV, sorry. Hope to find out more.
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Vy 73, de KB5ELV
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> =3D3D20
>>>> Mike Duke, K5XU
>>>> American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
>>>> =3D3D20
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