Anyone used the Puxing 777 & 888?

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I'm setting up a bike to bike system, have an autocom on my bike and will be getting another for my girlfriend's when she's bought it.

Spent the past few days reading about various radios on here and elsewhere and basically decided between either a pair of Kenwood TK359's from ebay or a pair of puxing 777's or 888's.

Kenwood's seem to have great reliability and clarity and would be about the same cost as the puxings. The 777's seem well thought of, but the newer 888's I've not seen much detail on, other than someone on here had them but didn't have them working last time they posted.

Was wondering if anyone here has had a chance to play with both the 777 & 888 and what the thought is to choose between them.

Want a radio with detachable antenna so I can run a better antenna on the bike rather than just punching up the power. Yes I know they're a gray area but I'm quite happy to let that one slide.

Cheers,

Justin.
 
Puxing

Love my 888, it does it all.

It's clarity is questionable though. Using my TK-3201's against the 888 you really can hear the difference, but the 888 has the distance advantage, and a FM radio which has been quite useful when camping. Both use the same connecting cable for my Autocom.
My 888 has been fully programmed for Kenwood frequencies and you can scan and save your freinds outputs if they are using other makes/ranges.

I think the 888 was excellent value when the exchange rates were good.
 
Puxing 888

used the puxing on a recent trip through the Americas and they worked fine
My mate will be selling his shortly together with antena PTT ect if you are interested PM Harold on this site
 
thanks for the comments. Looks like I can also get Kenwood TK-359's for a similar or lower cost. Have found the programming software and instructions online which would mean I can reprogram them for PMR which looks like a good option to me. All I need them for is bike to bike and the Kenwood's seem to be very reliable.

Cheers,

Justin.
 
puxing 777's are motorola's with a different name on .........made on the same assembly line.........:)
 
Boon said:
puxing 777's are motorola's with a different name on .........made on the same assembly line.........:)
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I cannot agree with that, we've had 3 out of 5 with a fault, some minor such as not liking a particular channel and some a PITA like mine with a dud mic, fine if your just installing as I tried with a Starcom, but even then the audio was not that good and there were other issues.

I'd buy a kenwood etc or the A80 from Intaride.

If the Puxing's come off the same line as the Motorola's then I'd add Motorola to my avoid list!:blast
 
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I never had any joy with the TK3201, but the Puxing 777 (UHF version) is pretty good with an external aerial - still not 100% reliable but has decent range and fits the Autocom Kenwood cable OK.
 
Well heres the thing about quality............if you look at the amount you pay and the service you get from a pice of kit you find that eventually you are looking at value for money over quality........if it has acceptable parameters it is arguably better to accept a slightly lower quality to achieve an acceptable performance.................the puxings aint kenwood/yeasu/icoms


but for the price they give flexible and solid value for money.

I have Icom handys,I have Kenwood handys and I have Yeasu handys ..................I find I use the cheapo rexons or hora's when using the bike to bike

they get abused/wet/dropped and generally mistreated...........I'd rather drop a £30 quid radio than £400 one any day


I'm not particularly affluent so I choose value over out and out quality...............


I also dont use starcom/autocom gear..............the only thing connected to the radio is me..........I then eliminate all the connection/earthing/impedence issues that can occur


bad audio can be worked around in most setups ..................2.5khz NBFM deviation aint gonna be hifi in anyones book.........


:D
 
Agreed that they offer VERY god value, but they are NOT THE SAME RADIO :blast

They are a copy, cosmetically the similar and similar in electronics and software but this is where the difference is. I've got £50 music system in the office, I've got a £3000 Hi-Fi at home. Both play CD's and I can listen to the radio, so why is there a £2950 difference?

Quality of the sound and this is exactly where that 'value' is with the puxings. Motorola, Kenwood are expensive for what they are, but the components are good quality, each radio probably costs £10 to make but the first one cost £1,000,000 in R&D.

That's why I got a Wintec for £100, a good compromise but I'd still not want to drop the bugger!
 
Boon said:
They are made in the same factory.
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Part of me wants to just say bollocks :green gri but that's not fair.

Having just the other day used Puxings and Motorolas for parking horse boxes at the farm, I know what the difference in quality is! I doubt that they are made in the same factory as there are several patent infringement litigations being pursued against Puxing, hardly likely to keep production under the same roof are they?

Even if they were, there is a fundamental difference in the quality on tolerances of the two products, I can hear a Motorola or Kenwood on my belt, but I'm always asking for repetition with the Puxing.
 
The information came from a review of the radios where the reviewer mentioned a visit to the factory and that it was the same one that made a popular motorola product which looked remarkably similar.

The puxing is made for the huge internal market and more than a few probrably dont carry the EU mark,the quality is probrably different ,I havent tested both units back to back so cant say one way or the other.(although one of the reviews I posted DID test the radio to confirm its tech spec was met.......and it was)

But a 4 watt radio that is frequency programmable for £30............

Set it up properly and marry it to a decent helmet kit and the difference between a £30 radio and a £300 one becomes negligable.

The big names in radio arent infallible.......theres plenty of lemons out there wearing the brand names of some of the biggest manufacturers.


a X10 markup is not unknown in the radio industry,by the time you add advertising/dealer networks and service backup............ eaven if you have a 3% failure rate instead of 1% then you just swap out the faulty units and still return a profit.........
 
Just did a check on the handys that are sitting in front of me right now.

Icom M3:made in japan
Yeasu VX1R: made in japan
Kenwood THG71: made in Singapore
Cobramarine :made in Phillipines
3x Rexon/summerkamp handies :Taiwan
Hora C408:Taiwan

I also own Icom and Alinco mobile units as well as stuff I've built myself from kits ......TenTec mostly.........

I dont always associate a big brand name with quality..........the Icom M3 has a strange quirk........it self discharges the nicad pack meaning eaven if you dont use it ,the batteries go flat quickly.

The Kenwood has the crappiest belt clip ever devised

both big names in radio
 
Boon said:
Just did a check on the handys that are sitting in front of me right now.

Icom M3:made in japan
Yeasu VX1R: made in japan
Kenwood THG71: made in Singapore
Cobramarine :made in Phillipines
3x Rexon/summerkamp handies :Taiwan
Hora C408:Taiwan

I also own Icom and Alinco mobile units as well as stuff I've built myself from kits ......TenTec mostly.........

I dont always associate a big brand name with quality..........the Icom M3 has a strange quirk........it self discharges the nicad pack meaning eaven if you dont use it ,the batteries go flat quickly.

The Kenwood has the crappiest belt clip ever devised

both big names in radio
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At £30 they do make good value, but there is a difference BUT for the occasional use then yes £30 is probably the one to go for. We recently had a run to Belgium where an old Linton 2w with a headset adapter was the best and clearest of 10 setups!

The Puxings just have too many failures and things like plastic covering the mic, so you need to open the radio and remove a bit to be the same as a brand name.

I'm not saying don't buy one, just be aware that you may not get a £300 radio for £30.
 
Saw enough reports of poor reception with puxings that I ended up with Kenwood TK-359's for £30, programmed to the normal kenwood frequencies. Can select freq's with 1, 2, or 4watt and can program other frequencies in as needed within the range. That range isn't as wide as the puxing but I'm not using it for ham work.

given the Kenwood's were £300 new, and seem to be built like the proverbial outhouse, I think it's a good compromise.
 
Kenwood tk 350 series were pretty unburstable........thats why the police used them........

the programing cable and software should be available to put them anywhere you want


for £30 a set.........im assuming ex pmr..........thats a pretty good deal,decent nicads and you should get years of service from them.


Anyone still selling them?

(I have a collection of old police radios from pye to storno to the motorola crystal sets.)
 
Boon said:
Kenwood tk 350 series were pretty unburstable........thats why the police used them........

the programing cable and software should be available to put them anywhere you want


for £30 a set.........im assuming ex pmr..........thats a pretty good deal,decent nicads and you should get years of service from them.


Anyone still selling them?

(I have a collection of old police radios from pye to storno to the motorola crystal sets.)
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kenwood-UHF-H...ecialistRadioEquipment_SM?hash=item4a9d7f60dc

Bought mine from this chap last week and he programmed them for the pmr channels for me, very helpful indeed. Not that he doesn't have individual chargers so I'm hunting a second hand one of those, found new ones for £36 inc shipping.
 
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