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Chinese VHF/UHF Radios	Reply
by NQ3RP on October 27, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Remember a few years ago and what we said about those Japanese radios? How they would never match the quality of our US made brand XXXX or YYYY? Well now look at the market. Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu are the market but here comes Wouxun, Puxing, Weierwei and others. Quality ~not~ quite there but still for the price (isn't that how the Japanese did it?) you get quite a radio. If you get one that works for more than 3 months it is a good radio. So what do you think? Are they the next great radios to have? I have a Wouxun KG-UVD1P and it's a great little radio I think.

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by N3QE on October 27, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I'm fairly sure that most (if not all) the Japanese brands have been building their HT's in China for several years now.

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by WB2WIK on October 27, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
They're cute and cheap, and they work. However... They're not certificated and many (most) will transmit way outside the ham bands. Good if you want to operate illegally in FRS, MURS, etc. Bad if you want to remain legal because it's really easy to just program an out-of-band frequency and transmit there, even accidentally as almost all of them will. Their stock "rubber duck" antennas are, for some reason, not good at all and almost all would benefit substantially from an upgrade in this department. Many use SMA-RP connectors, which are reverse polarized SMAs. Cute, and often found on WiFi gear, but not at all common in amateur gear and kind of weird. Limits connectivity, especially if you're unprepared for this. Domestic (U.S. based) service appears to be unavailable, so if you have a problem, the HT makes a trip half way around the world -- or becomes a paperweight. Despite this, they're getting pretty popular!

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by MAZZ1232002 on October 27, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Well what the hell most of the jobs are gone anyhow.

RE: Chinese VHF/UHF Radios	Reply
by NQ3RP on October 27, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Well from the Wouxun site: "WOUXUN Two-way radios are FCC approved.FCC ID:WVTWOUXUN03" I'd say you're a little behind the times since this was posted on January 12, 2009. They're catching up.

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by WB2WIK on October 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
>RE: Chinese VHF/UHF Radios Reply by NQ3RP on October 27, 2009 Mail this to a friend! Well from the Wouxun site: "WOUXUN Two-way radios are FCC approved.FCC ID:WVTWOUXUN03" I'd say you're a little behind the times since this was posted on January 12, 2009. They're catching up.< ::No, not behind the times. The certification for model KG-699E 70cm model only was issued 11-28-08. However, the manufacturer's claims are not applicable to: -Any other model except the 440 MHz model of the KG-699E; -Any use other than FCC Part 90 PLMR use, for which the grant was issued -The amateur version of this model, which can be used in the amateur band; in fact, the manufacturer's grant specifically requires the model shipped is specifically programmed to operate only in the Part 90 PLMR band. The FCC data is here: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=1036159&native_or_pdf=pdf https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=1036163&native_or_pdf=pdf https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=1036181&native_or_pdf=pdf WB2WIK/6

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by W5CPT on October 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Who's selling these things? I went to the manufacture's website and one, the KG-816 looks remarkably like a Yaesu. I googled them and found only Asia, Europe and one EBay seller. With my track record for killing hand-helds I might consider one if it were inexpensive enough. Clint - W5CPT

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by N8EMR on October 29, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
There are SO many versions of those cheep chineese radio's its hard to tell what is and isnt approved. If the radio doesnt have a FCCID on its a pretty good indication its not approved. The px-777 had fcc approveal but MOST of what is found on ebay is the px777+ and that does not.

RE: Chinese VHF/UHF Radios	Reply
by WB2WIK on October 30, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Clint they are very inexpensive. However they're also not as well made as the stuff I'm used to. One drawback I've found is often the instructions are literally incomprehensible, so you either get advice from somebody who's already figured it out, or blaze your own trail and take some time to figure it out yourself. Most I've seen/used will transmit all over the place above and below the ham band(s), so be careful about that. It will be interesting to see if the ARRL Lab reviews any of these; I don't think they have, thus far.

RE: Chinese VHF/UHF Radios	Reply
by W8AAZ on October 30, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Next ham you see at the hamfest(working top to bottom)Chinese ball cap, Chinese shirt, Chinese radio on Chinese belt, pants, well maybe made in India or Mexico, Chinese shoes. Maybe stopped for lunch and got a belly full of Chinese food. His wallet is full of American Dollars backed by Chinese bond buyers that he will use to buy some more Chinese radios and accessories. Weird times we live in, when the Japanese product is viewed as the upscale choice. Well maybe not so bad, perhaps 4 billion Chinese cannot be wrong!

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