i have done alot of research about these to radios and brands. 777 and WOUXUN KG-UVD1P. which one is better? which one will hold up longer? which one do you like better? thanks everyone. i thinking about getting the Wouxun cuz its dual band but i dont know enough about it. puxing is great i heard but confused. thanks everyone.
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wouxun vs Puxing
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I have both and they have their quirks. The Wouxun is better simply because its a dual bander. It also has much better audio quality and a hot receiver or a really good antenna.. The puxing 777 is a single band radio. Its not bad for the price but if I had to choose between them I would go with the Wouxun, especially now you can buy them in the US.
I have had both the Puxing 777 and the 888 and I am so glad I got rid of them both to get my wouxun dual band.....much better all around
DODGEIT
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duchee did you get yours thru Ebay and if so which supplier did you get it from. radioshop888 has a good price but if you found it for the same price and it came with the software and cable I would be interested.
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bglatour001
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I would go for the Wouxon over the Puxing. After owning both, I personally found the KG-UVD1 way tougher than the P888. My P888 took a drop from my belt to packed gravel (I'm only 5'5) and now it transmits at about 1.8W on high. My KG-UVD1 took a blow from the roof of my car after forgetting it there and still works like it did out of the box.
They have a new model listed on the Wouxon US website: Wouxun KG-UVD1P & KG-UVD2
Worth checking out from what I've seen.
Worth checking out from what I've seen.
Be careful with the Wouxon website. Norton gave me this:
Norton Safe Web, from Symantec - report for wouxun.us
Norton Safe Web, from Symantec - report for wouxun.us
And on the flip side of that, here is what McAfee Site Advisor says about it: wouxun.us | McAfee SiteAdvisor Software – Website Safety Ratings and Secure Search
Well I found out something more about the website. The U.S. Wouxun dealer is Ed Griffin, W4KMA - the owner of KMA antennas. He is a great guy and very reputable. So I would have to say that the website should not present any problems. The new radio they have released, the KG-UVD2 is priced at $107. Sounds like a very good deal.
I don't doubt the intentions of the site owner, I know from firsthand experience of the underhanded backdoor activities of those who like to place adware, malware and viruses. Since switching from McAfee to Norton last year (it's what Comcast provides with their service), it's the first warning of this type that I've received, and I do a lot of web surfing.
I get warnings for and blocked access to, sites fairly often with Spy Sweeper. I got no such warning for the Wouxun site. I spend many hours perusing the internet as well, and have rarely had any issues as I've always used multiple protective programs. Never had to have a machine cleaned due to an infection. Be all that as it may, I have dealt with Ed in the past, as have many hams, through his KMA antenna company. So I guess it just comes down to what feels right for the individual.
N4ADE
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Thats a false positive anyways it is know that certain virus scanners give a false positive for the programming software for those radios.
he is an awesome guy and well respected. besides that only list a single file as in bad sites have multiple files listed when searching on that.
im just waiting on the 3rd revision of it then i will probably buy 2 more of them one with 144/220 and one 144/440. I own a KGUVD1p 144/140 and am very happy.
he is an awesome guy and well respected. besides that only list a single file as in bad sites have multiple files listed when searching on that.
im just waiting on the 3rd revision of it then i will probably buy 2 more of them one with 144/220 and one 144/440. I own a KGUVD1p 144/140 and am very happy.
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I agree! The Wouxun is a GREAT radio! Ed at wouxun.us is great! I got my first one from China, then my second one from Ed. I got boith the 2m/440 and 2m/220 models... no 220 activity in my area.. but so waht... love the radios so much, I had to have two
The antivirus alerts on software are FALSE.... many folks have experienced this.... the software IS CLEAN...
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