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Feidaxin FDC FD-150A/450A – Handheld VHF/UHF radio

Dec 23

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FDC FD-150A/450A

The first VHF radio I imported was a Feidaxin FDC FD-150A. This is a 2m (or 70cm) handheld radio. The price is about 60$USD. It’s a full 5 watt transmitter with everything you need. (Simplex, Duplex, CTCSS, DCS, memories..)

for 60 dollars this is a fantastic radio, but some drawbacks are there:

- Poor selectivity. 

- Useless S-meter

- no 1750 hz (for opening repeaters)

- Like every other handheld: useless original antenna. 

- When scanning, it will continue to scan after 5 seconds even if it’s traffic on the frequency. 

The last year I bought 8 of these radioes on all work great! Can use if for hunting, amateurradio and even listening at the police, firedepartment etc. 

Reviews: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/7191

Buy: http://www.asiaradiosales.com

 

PS: This radio work like a dream in a APRS setup. (GPS Tracking)

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Puxing 777 – VHF or UHF, handheld radio.

Dec 22

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Here you see a picture of the Puxing-777. This radio is DIRT CHEAP and are manufactured in Asia.  It’s  two versions of this radio. A VHF version, and a UHF.

I bought the VHF for 70$ USD from www.asiaradiosales.com earlier this year and this is the best handheld radio I ever had.  For 70$ you have a radio, beltclip, a desktop-charger and a battery. If you want better performance I recommend that you buy a longer antenna. I use a 42cm long 2m/70cm antenna from Diamond and I am very satisfied with this setup. 

I can buy 4-5 of these radioes for the price of ONE Icom / Kenwood / Yaesu. So you really don’t mind of you drop the radio to the ground and so on.  

Some friends of mine use these radioes for hunting, maritime and as a police scanner. (They only receive!) so this is a multi purpose radio. Can easily program the radio by hand, or via a computer-interface. The puxing 777 also support repeater splits and CTSS tones.  Some versions have 1750hz for opening ham radio repeaters. 

buy one at www.asiaradiosales.com . Fast delivery and shipping included in the price !!

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Yaesu VX-8R

Dec 18

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Yaesu VX8R

The Yaesu VX-8R HT provides a full 5 watts FM on 50/144/430 MHz plus 1.5 watts on 222 MHz. It supports Bluetooth® hands-free operation with the optional BU-1 and BH-1 or BH-2 accessories. There is also an optional GPS unit and antenna with loads of features. This radio supports APRS 1200/9600 bps data communication (B band only). Like the VX7R, the VX8R is submersible and meets IPX57 specifications (3 feet for minimum of 30 minutes). A powerful 7.4 V 1100 mAh Lithium Ion battery is included. This HT is small, intuitive tooperate only 2.36 x 3.74 x 0.92 inches (thinner than VX-7R). It supports simultaneous independent 2-signal dual receive function with both V + V or U + U. It has weather band receive with Weather Alert. A barometric sensor is included. You can even operate Amateur radio whilereceiving FM broadcasts! The receive coverage is wider than VX-7R, with an independent AM/FM broadcast receiver circuit. The dot matrix LCD display provides Memory tag up to a maximum of 16 characters. You even get a high-resolution Spectrum Analyzer with ±60 channels indication with wave monitoring of received/modulated signal! And DCS and CTCSS encode and decode is standard.

The VX-8R comes with the SMA antenna, FNB-101LI Lithium Ion battery pack, belt clip and NC-86B battery charger. (The NC-86B should only be used for receive, because it is not capable of supplying sufficient current to support transmit).

 

Features
  • Optional Bluetooth®
  • Optional GPS
  • APRS 1200/9600 bps (B band only)
  • CTCSS/DCS Encode & Decode
  • Weather Receiving with Weather Alert
  • Wideband Receive
  • Dual Receive
  • Submersible IPX57
  • Dot Matrix LCD
  • Hi-Rez Spectrum Analyzer

 

 

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IC-RX7 wins coveted Good Design Award

Dec 17

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The Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organisation (JIDPO) recently announcedIcom’s IC-RX7 Wideband Receiver as the recipient of a Good Design Award 2008. The award is Japan’s only comprehensive design evaluation and commendation system. 

The IC-RX7 was given the award for its usability, ease of operation and its ergonomic design.

One of the award’s judges commented, 
“The IC-RX7’s Graphical User Interface is very user friendly and allows smooth access to the necessary information… it’s compact body and casual colouring lends itself to its image of easy operation.”

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