[amsat-bb] Re: Radio Pirates

[Joe]

I would have bought one,  Got all the info possible about the guy,  and 
then when got home turned him in to the FCC.

Joe WB9SBD

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On 1/14/2012 10:48 AM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
> Went to local flea market today (34F degrees out) for a wwod stove and was shocked to see a guy selling brand-new boxes of VHF and UHF, and Dual band HT's fully programmable from 140 to 170 and 440 to 570 MHz 5 to 7 watts.
>
> He had several brands and some were even dual band.  Most boxes had chinese instructions.
>
> Radios were between $65 to $80 each.
>
> I guess I knew that these were available, but now that they are being sold in large quantities at general (non ham) flea markets, I guess the cat is out of the bag.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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