[Heathkit] Attack on VHF and UHF

[manualman at juno.com]

Internet: land of the free marketplace
Amazon 
http://www.amazon.com/Baofeng-Multiband-Two-Way-Frequency-Display/dp/B006
J4G49C
or Buy.com
http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=230234732&sellerid=34075780
or 409shop
http://www.409shop.com/409shop_product.php?id=107033
or DHgate
http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/baofeng.html

And probably hundreds more around the world.

Pete, wa2cwa


On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:17:46 -0400 Jack <k4wsb at arrl.net> writes:
> The problem is NOT the radio but THE web site selling the radio to 
> the general public as Ian clearly states in his post!
> 
> 
> 
> >The Baofeng uv-5r is a nice dual band HT. Still absolutely dirt 
> >cheap at around $55 shipped from China. The uv-5r is the successor 
> to the -3r.
> >Lots of Ham suppliers are selling them now - not just eBayers.
> >I got one a couple of weeks ago. Works great. A pain to program, 
> but 
> >for the price I can live with that.
> >Take a look at what's being advertised to the general public....
> ><http://tinyurl.com/6p2bbt6>
> >I hope we can create a bombardment of complaints to the ARRL and on 
> to the
> >FCC before this snowballs!
> >(Sorry for this off topic item, but it's important, I believe to 
> immediately
> >spread the word!)
> >Ian, K6SDE
> 
> 
> Jack Hartley
> K4WSB / VP2MSB
> DXCC Honor Roll
> QCWA OOTC
> "Celebrating over 1/2 century in Ham Radio"