Chris, NH7QH, has added the UV-5R to his website at HawaiiRadioSales.com, but won't take orders until they have FCC approval - which should be coming soon.
Ed, of ImportCommunications.com, sent out an update saying that he had ordered several hundred UV-5Rs, but there has been a problem with a transfer of the funds. Apparently his money is lost in China, so he's having to work that out.
I don't mean to rain on the parade, but I have not seen any new FCC certs issued for ZP5 (manufacturer prefix for Baofeng) on the FCC OET-EAS site. I even tried expanding the search to terms like Fujian, Quanzhou and Xiamen to try and trap manufacturers in that region of China and I came out empty handed. Has Ed provided an FCC ID now that he's officially shipping the UV-5R or will this be an 'FCC ID pending' item? Just sayin' lol.
ReplyDeleteI've not heard anything from Ed about it. Chris (http://www.hawaiiradiosales.com/) says he is waiting for the FCC approval before selling the UV-5R and he expects it soon.
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