[OZAPRS] ebay HT

[Dave Ingram]

Andrew Rich wrote:
> Anyone had success with these cheap handhelds on ebay for APRS ?
>
> Andrew 
> ______________________________
I've used a couple as 70cm rigs and the 'higher band'. I used the Puxing
PX-777 VHF as the transmitter in my 'track in the box' APRS system.  Any
activity for VK4TDI-9 in the last year has been from the PX-777.
    http://ingramtech.com/?p=13

 It is cheap (around US$70 inc. shipping) from Hong Kong. I've used
409shop.com and found them reasonable to deal with, including one prompt
replacement of a radio that had a stuffed spk/mic socket. They have the
R-SMA adapters and lots of other goodies too.

I have gone with the PX-777 for a few reasons. Firstly the build quality
is better than some of the other chinese handhelds. The rotary encoder
actually works and so do the keys. Secondly it uses the standard Kenwood
connector for the mic, so I bought a Kenwood lead from Argent Data when
I got my Opentracker 1+. Alternatively, a Kenwood adapter cable for a
full headset is not to expensive from Mr Chan at 409shop.

A 12V eliminator is available for the PX-777, but the battery supplied
lasts quite a long time. Standby (turned off) time is much longer if the
battery is removed.



David.
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David Ingram (VK4TDI)
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