What Radio to Buy
 

After a year of playing airsoft i've decided to pull the trigger and grab myself a proper radio set up.

It seems rather expensive so i'm looking to get some information on what radios and radio accessories will work (for airsoft purposes.. woodland games)

The model i see the most are the PUXING 888 (UHF/VHF ~$100) but i know nothing about radios so was wondering can i get something cheaper then this but will provide the basic features. Whatever i get will need to be compatible with this Puxing model.

Also i wear a full face mask so headsets and mic accessories are limited. What will work for full face mask set ups? I was leaning towards one of those big round PTT buttons but not sure about ear piece....

Would it be possible to get everything for ~$100?

Short answer no.

You CAN get a radios for less but it's not worth it they either don't have the range or the features you would need. Get a -888. Buy well Buy once. PTT for a cheap one that's not inline (Bowman etc you're looking at another $100 at least) Get something like a bowman or a swimmers headset then put the radio on then the mask. You can do it the other way too but results may vary.

Also down the road look into a good PTT set up. It's REALLY helpful.

Oh and for the love of god don't get a blisterpack motorola radio.

A ptt and head set will not cost another $100 at least it would be $100 AT MOST if you're buying replica stuff. $30 for headset maybe $30 for ptt. There aren't many headsets or ear pieces that are low profile or even security profile. I used a Cavalvy (not replica) TOTO II which was an elite 2 style, worked well and was fairly slim.

The Puxking 888 is a GREAT radio, pretty much the only one I recommend.

You could try to get an acoustic tube type earpiece, those are pretty lo profile.

Make sure whatever you get has a kenwood 2 pin connector on it since that is what the 888 takes.

Don't go cheap on radio... Cheap radios are cheap for reasons...

I'm curious why no one mentions Wouxon?

You mean Wouxun? I heard their radio are great, too, and also Quansheng.

wouxun kg uvd1p or the puxing 777, or 888 are what i recommend
i use a wouxun kg uv3d but its max transmit band is limited so i had to hack it in order to bring it up to par with the uvd1p

for headsets, i wear mesh face mask, and a simple and cheap ztactical single ear headphone and microphone work fine, i stuff the mic under the mask though it takes some getting used to wearing

recently though ive been using the tri comtac 3 noise cancelling/amplification headset, its not as cheap as others but its wonderful

i would advise against throat mics in general, they tend to be hit and miss and are quite uncomfortable.

I found two puxing 888's brand new for 150$ plus 10shipping.

You can get them from 80-100$ if you look around.

wearing a mask a throat mic is an option as well.

I can recommend the puxing 777 or 888, wouxun uvd1p, or a linton 6800+.

having something thats dual band is one of the best options i can recomend, it allows you to monitor more than one channel at a time, great for large games with multiple channels per team, or small ones to monitor your team channel and the admin channel.