It is very funny to me that the cheap Wouxun and Puxing radios have features found on commercial gear.
Such a simple thing as reverse burst is added into this cheap radio, but yet our over priced ham rigs don't even offer DPL half the time. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Ralph Mowery <ku...@...> wrote: > > Just about anything around $ 100 or less is a 'throw-away' when it quits on > you > if you can not fix it yourself. It will often cost that much for any > repair. A > few years back a local called about getting the dial lights replaced on a > transceiver and that was around $ 50 not counting the shipping. > > Several in the local club have the dual band (144/440) versions and like > them. > Only negative thing I have seen is that while you are transmitting on one > band, > you can not receive on the other band at the same time. > They do say to get the softwear programming and cable to make it easy. > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: James Lee <moto_t...@...> > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 7:47:52 PM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wouxun Radio > > > > > I had one in my hands last week at a Hamfest in Gainsville, Texas. They are > quite impressive. I have a strong hunch they are "throw-away" in nature when > they die. Time will tell. If I needed a dual bander for ham use, I would give > one a try. > Jim WB4GWX/AAV6UX >
