 |
Wouxun Dual Band Mobile
17 March 2012 | by There’s a rumor afloat that Wouxun may be getting closer to releasing their much-anticipated dual band mobile rig.
My source says he’s actually operated a final prototype of the radio (in China) and that it has all the bells and whistles you’d expect in a serious competitor.
The big question mark at this point is how much it’s going to cost. I think that it has to be well under $325 (the approximate street price of a Yaesu FT-7900R). By well under, I’m talking at least $50 cheaper.
My prediction is the price will be $250 and they’ll sell like hotcakes.
What’s your guess?
12 Responses to “Wouxun Dual Band Mobile”
Please support our generous sponsors who make AmateurRadio.com possible:
 Ham Radio Deluxe |
 Ham Radio Prep |
 Ham Radio School |
 KB3IFH QSL Cards  Hip Ham Shirts  HamRadioAuctions Reliance Antennas Enigma Shop |  morseDX  Ni4L Antennas  R&L Electronics antennas.us Ears to Our World |
- Matt W1MST, Managing Editor
Sure hope you are correct. I have two Wouxun dual bander hts and they are great. They have a long battery life and plenty of extras.
I’m hoping the dual band mobile is less expensive so I can replace my TM-V7A that has the dreaded vertical lines in the display.
Please let them come with the programming cable……
….and a manual that’s been edited in the US…… and available at Dayton!!! 🙂
I am betting that their mobile rig will come in at about $250- $275
I have one of their HT’s and love it.
Pain in the ass to program till you get the hang of it.
I have had mine for over 2 years and not one problem!
Tim
N1TCB
I’ve been away from Ham Radio for 25 years and hold a advanced class license.My hearing went down hill and my understanding is very poor.I had Cochlea Impland 10 months ago and I have to learn how to hear over again.
I purchased and Wouxun KG-UV3D and downloaded all the info to programs on how to set it up.But I haven’t seen an example of each step they just tell youthe steps.I live in Saint Petersburg Florida and the repeater directory gives a few repeaters but I just can’t program this hand held.If anyone has a list of repeater’s programed 2 meters they can E-mail me so I can download all the info and reload them into my Wouxun KG-UV3D so I can start to listen to the reapers.Thank’s Tom
Wb2tej/Wa6njv/Wa6njv/4 [email protected]
I’ve been holding off buying an FT-7900R in anticipation of this dual bander. As soon as they are available, I think I’ll pull the trigger and get one. If nothing else, it will be an experience figuring out how to program it!
Well we have been waiting for them and have heard from our source they should be out in late April or May, we have 3 on order already.
The Wouxun and the Baofeng are simply NOT that hard to program.Assuming you are NOT using the cable and software.
Set down a list/spreadsheet of:
Receive frequency
Shift
Offset
PL tone
Key in and store, matching the order of your list.
THAT simple.
/paul W3FIS
Someone told me that there about in the $200.00 range i hope so
That would be nice, Bruno. But according to my source, it’s going to be tough even getting it down to $250.
I have my doubts that Wouxun has learned any lessons about improving the user interface. The UI on the HTs is still atrocious three generations in.
If $250 is as low as it goes, I don’t think the sales will be all that hot.
Which brings to mind another thought…if they can sell dual band HT’s, with a battery, mic and desk charger for ~$58 (shipped!) I’m a bit baffled as to why they can’t do a mobile for $200. I realize the higher power component are probably a significant part of the cost, but you’d think that it wouldn’t make up that much of the cost…
I hope that it will be cheaper then that!
Maybe 190 or max. 200 USD, if they do that then
these radios will sell like hell!
Better a cheaper price, making less money per radio but sell like hell, then more like the Big Brands and make per radio more money, but sell less…
73e Ben – PA2OLD
Please visit my website: http://www.pa2old.nl