[amsat-bb] Re: Radio Pirates

[Gordon JC Pearce]

On 14/01/12 19:05, Clint Bradford wrote:

> The day my community uses Wouxun/Puxing products for ANY facet of community service is the day I move. AFTER educating the powers-that-be of the dire consequences of using sub-par equipment to protect their constituents.

What would you rather they use?  Motorola, which generally ship 
massively out-of-spec and therefore require calibration fresh from the 
factory?  Even when tuned to spec, they have an output spectrum like a 
hedgehog...

I'd take the cheapie chinese radios any day.

> You get what you pay for.

No.  No, you don't.  You really, really don't.

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Gordonjcp MM0YEQ