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BG4IYI
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 19, 2011 20:08
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good value
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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puxing px-888 is good value.
note that:the http://www.pxdz.com/english/index.asp had broken now. i think you can see the details in www.puxingradio.com
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KI6WDZ
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Rating: 3/5
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Mar 20, 2011 23:21
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Surprisingly good
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've owned mine for a couple of years and use it infrequently, but when tested against my Yaesu VX-7R, or my Alinco DJ-G1T I've found that it sounds just as good and picks up signals equally as well as its higher priced brethren. It punches through to the local repeaters just fine too. The downside of this radio is that the programming controls are not as user friendly, and the operating manual leaves a lot to be desired. Having said that, if you take enough time to get used to the quirks of the radio, it will do just fine. If I were purchasing my first radio, I'd recommend saving for a little while longer and then buy a Yaesu FT-60R. It's bullet-proof, easy to use, and there's no end of other users who can help you with any questions. As a "play" radio Puxing has been lots of fun though. No real complaints.
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HC6EP
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 31, 2010 07:45
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Worth the price
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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got one of these a month ago.. has been working since then... I drilled a bigger second hole for the mic to improve the voice tx.. but besides that.. it is worth the price
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MM0IMC
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Rating: 2/5
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Aug 1, 2010 05:22
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Dodgy Channel Changer
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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A friend of mine bought one of these last year from Hong Kong via eBay. It worked well at first and then the channel change/VFO rotary dial started to misbehave after a couple of months, it now jumps either frequency or through the memory channels at random on it's own. It would cost too much to send back to the Far East for repairs!
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YO3IDN
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Rating: 4/5
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Jan 4, 2010 04:59
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Very good for the money!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Let's be fair, for the money you pay for it is a whole lot of radio! I don't think you can find better in this price range.
I bought 3 VHF units new, all of them work great, the only complaint is one of them came with the cracked plastic over the display, not really a big issue. The reason for giving a 4 instead of a 5 is the muffled audio, but not so bad as is in the 777 model. Totally solved by buying an external speaker/mike, wich is great for outdoor activities.
Side-by-side with my Kenwood TH-F7 proved to be at least as sensitive, if not better. The output power is a solid 5W (or more) on the entire band.
I think of it as a very cheap disposable radio for current activities and can be handed over to friends without any regrets.
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KB7RQQ
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Rating: 4/5
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Aug 12, 2009 08:19
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Not too bad.. better than expected actually!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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So I bought the Puxing (pronounced 'pooo-shing') PX-888 handheld the other day. I needed some radios for the MURS frequencies to use at our cabin as FRS just wasn't making the trip from the lake to the cabin and I didn't want to license GMRS and have the same problem. I opened my Yaesu VX-5r's but didn't want to hand that radio to a guest and worry about it getting damaged or run the risk of a non-licensed user transmitting out of band.
It's really hard to find an inexpensive MURS radio... and I need a few. So I decided to spend the $60 for the radio and $15 for shipping and take the gamble.
I purchased the radio from the ebay seller 'radiogearpro' and noticed that these radios are packaged in many different ways so make sure you look at every listing. I got the radio, drop-in charger, hands free ear-piece, programming cable, and software for $60! not too shabby. I received the radio in 7-days from china and was pleasantly suprised at the the quality look and feel for the price.
It's not a Motorola in any sense.. but it's pretty stout and the software is finally usable if you download version-3 from the Puxing site. You need to brush up on your Chinglish a bit ;-)
THE BAD:
1) The radio seems to be plagued with the same problem as the PX-777 in that the transmit audio is muffled. The radio is very easy to disassemble and videos can be found on Youtube by searching for 409shops. The method is the same as the PX-777. I dremeled the mic hole out a bit from the back and it sounds a bit better, looks fine and made it much more useable.
2) The radio ships frequency wide-open. But the software allows you to program 128 channels and lock the radio. At that point it takes a few key strokes to get it back to VFO for direct entry but will always power-up in channel mode to cut down the chance of someone transmitting out of band. Other than that.. no complaints really.
THE GOOD:
You definitely get more than you pay for in my opinion and it seems to reach and receive about the same as my VX-5 on some distant repeaters.
The software lets you do EVERYTHING. It's spreadsheet based with drop down menus allowing you to set TX and RX freqs, power settings (2-watts on MURS), you can include and exclude the entry in your scan, change the backlite color, etc.
The radio is really a joy to use and seems to be pretty well built. I'd say it's worth the money.
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