Need advice on Radios

[-tastic]

out of all these radio, which one transmit the best (distance wise)?
http://www.airsoftpark.com/interphon...urrency_id=GBP

[Cobrajr122]

I honestly would not touch any of those. They all seem to be some pretty off brands.

I would stick with a Puxing.

Transmission distance depends on a lot of factors. Output power, Antenna length, connector losses, quality of parts, and your surroundings are the key ones. The lower quality radio you go, the worse its going to get.

With this frequency range and the size of the radios, you will never see more then a few KM of range (if you're lucky) unless you start spending a lot of money amplifying your signal and getting quality antennas.

[Fuji]

Puxing or wouxun

[mike_sinyard]

Im going to be playing indoors throughout the winter and outdoors for the first time once spring hits. I also want to know about radios.. Where would i look? what brands? what type of radio? what type of mic?
Im going to be wearing a half mesh so im curious. i thought a throat mic would be a good idea but a friend said its not unless you buy a very expensive one..

[coach]

Puxing or wouxun

I would recommend staying away from anything that sends roger beeps unless you can learn how to disable it! Includes blister pack motorolas, cobra, midlands and the like.

Get whatever type of headset or combination of shoulder mic and ear piece you find comfortable. I personally prefer the silicon acoustic tube type ear piece for comfort.

[Kozzie]

You should totally get these
http://www.airsoftpark.com/toys-wris...le-p-9096.html

[mike_sinyard]

Niicee. Im gunna get the watches

[Styrak]

You can get a good Puxing or similar for around $80. Mine was transmitting clear almost 6 miles (10km) IN THE CITY with all the interference. Outside the city would be much more.

[Jaelommiss]

Originally Posted by Styrak

You can get a good Puxing or similar for around $80. Mine was transmitting clear almost 6 miles (10km) IN THE CITY with all the interference. Outside the city would be much more.

+1 to this. I bought a hardly used (still in box and had the 'new electronic' smell) Puxing PX-888D for $50 shipped, complete with battery, charger, etc. Keep an eye on the classifieds and act fast when a deal pops up. I haven't tested for range, but I've never had a complaint about distorted comms.

[Ozone06]

Puxing -888 with an extra battery all you need

[DustMagnet]

I use a Baofeng UV5R (~$45) with an earbone earpiece w/finger PTT (mic and earphone in one, ~$15). It has served me well in the woods.

I route the wiring inside my BDU shirt with the PTT down my left arm and around the base of my index finger so that I can trigger it without taking a hand off my rifle. I use the strap of my glove as a strain relief for the PTT wire.

I had no luck with the USB programming cable (most have clone Prolific USB chips that have lousy driver support), so I would recommend a serial port version (with a serial-USB adapter if necesssary).

[Zack The Ripper]

Originally Posted by coach

I would recommend staying away from anything that sends roger beeps unless you can learn how to disable it! Includes blister pack motorolas, cobra, midlands and the like.

This just my personal take from my own experience. I have indeed owned a more expensive Puxing, and they are great, but:

I use a Cobra now and actually have zero issues with it: I use it everywhere I go with and without an ear piece and never have transmission issues and never get complaints about garbled comms, even when transmitting in thick woods, from indoors to out doors, or vice versa, etc. etc.. ONLY problem I've ever had with it was yesterday at Finch, and it turned out to be my ear piece which got wet and had a lot of crackling on the incoming due to that. Unplugged the ear piece for the remainder of the game and had zero issues. Just gotta go buy another ear piece for $10 now, which beats spending the money most other people spend. Maybe that's just me though.

Unlike some people I actually read the manuals that come with my new gear to see the little technical 'ins and outs' before putting them to use. People who can't figure out how to turn off a roger beep on those things are just door knobs, plain and simple. Instructions come in several languages on most of these cheaper radios, and are very simple and straight forward, usually with pictures too.. Ultimately higher quality radio's are better, but really, unless you're doing a large milsim on a HUGE playing ground that's more than 2-3km wide at any point, it isn't truly a necessity to have a radio that can transmit out to 40km on open ground.

Rather than spending $100+ on a comms setup, I've spent a mere $60 (TOPS) on a comms setup that is simple, but works effectively. Just something to consider. That being said, nothing beats a Puxing as I have owned one before.

[danhay]

I would highly recommend the Puxing PX-888 (be careful and do not get the dual band as UHF FRS band is all that is legal). My team has been using this radio for a while now and we have had zero problems with them and enjoy the ability to monitor dual channels.

I would recommend that you pick up at least one spare 1600 mAh battery as the 1100 mAh battery included with the handset is not enough for a 24 hour event.

Also, make sure you get a headset of some sort. An open speaker is a tactical friend getter; every received transmission broadcasts your position and attracts unwanted attention.

Cheers - Dan

[jupiterl]

Holy Sh1t. This is the first time I see a ICOM replica !!!!

[tac57]

Get a Quansheng TG-UV2. Great dual band VHF/UHF radio, compatible with all UHF "walkie talkies" (entering specific frequency) and proper uhf radios. Accepts standard kenwood headsets/mics.

I use one and love it. They're around 80 bucks on ebay.