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Hi All

The latest developments in technology appear to have totally removed the need for VHF/UHF repeaters.

You can now get 300w vhf/uhf digital handhelds with 180km range that have a 50AH battery that you can hold in your hand for just AU$48.89 delivered from Sydney on eBay.  

Absolutely amazing!  

Not sure though if the price includes PPE you may need to wear when you are using it.

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You can get in line with me for one from the site below but I suspect the waiting list is very long due to the demand for such an outstanding product!

73
Igor

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124818936023?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item1d0fc9d0d7:g:2PkAAOSwnxJg95LP&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAABID%2Fg6jmywMcRz%2BDGIDUzT1IA59zzmAvnoZ%2F2JrKQTEGxxNnJ4vjZGpShd2VZ1BfnnBUCYn3GpU%2B1eeelvxuzDIETV4cNag4HSu61k4CTA7BsaOyTXf7rVtr33Cghs2eLmMsYs0YIsN0aHpjs%2Fj0EtyVI36QrHb8fCPWR%2BHI7ShgWLqkCydxuPUlXRh89zqFABmDM7uktV1wD26I%2FcAbAIi4XPP5h3kulfyZvAzwpNzgSG9Rs2UICFo4ZA5eDDUFcGkd%2BIGmGetEORxKbWBnTPuKsSeBwI0VGIASDtmGNuD4AYu7P38U7YgbpqwX8UCdfUIjGlNJ6bx1pdY7RmR9xmmNHmAfaDpNyibaWNXIMEIhVGLcVJDwiAV0z9sJz1T4w2w%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMoo75nIJ

Wow, comes with built in white LED torch. Just what I want - not (reminds me, need to change the batteries in my real torch )

Their own pictures proves the lie - battery is 8800mAh.

Let's see how many idiots buy one and then get badly disappointed

I can understand the need to advertise a 6 months warranty, but I suspect that it could be a typo and it should be 6 minutes.

They can't import and/or sell these types of radios in so many countries now that they are using Australia as a dumping ground to recoup design and production costs.

Thinking about it, I might order two - one for each hand. Any other takers ??

(10-04-2022, 05:40 PM)VK4ADC Wrote: [ -> ]I can understand the need to advertise a 6 months warranty, but I suspect that it could be a typo and it should be 6 minutes.

They can't import and/or sell these types of radios in so many countries now that they are using Australia as a dumping ground to recoup design and production costs.

Thinking about it, I might order two - one for each hand. Any other takers ??

But I want a Green one..........

Here ya go - even cheaper and the battery is shown as 8800mAh

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/194847364788...SwsSliD0aR

Wanna green one, leave it out in the sun a few days

I am very impressed by this one too: https://www.ebay.com/itm/233852257935?ha...SwrZBh73NA

5 V, 2 kAh and just 280 g -> 36 kWh/kg.

This is one hell of energy density.

In this https://interestingengineering.com/silic...gy-density: Amprius Technologies is being called the "leading provider of the highest energy density cells available."  -> 450 Wh/kg. I guess Amprius Technologies is not that leading ;-)

Looks very much like a BAOFENG UV-5RE. 5 Watts. 7.4 Volt. 1800mAh battery. 136 - 174 Mhz plus 400 - 480 Mhz, FM

It costs a lot to do "badge engineering".....

(13-04-2022, 09:58 AM)VK4ZB Wrote: [ -> ]Looks very much like a BAOFENG UV-5RE.

It's a UV-10R.

There's a few of these on eBay, unfortunately there is no way to report them for out and out lies!