03-07-14 11:26 Roy Witt wrote to Ed Vance about Ham Gear

 RW> {at}MSGID: 
 RW>  Brer Ed Vance wrote to Brer All about Ham Gear:

 EV> I haven't bought any Ham Radio gear in a long time, but I was
 EV> wondering if Kenwood Radios were still manufactured in Japan or have
 EV> they farmed the work out to China.

 RW> Perhaps south Korea or the Philipines...Japan and China don't
 RW> get along very well. There's a lot of radio equipment marketed
 RW> by Chinese firms, but I don't think any of it would pass FCC
 RW> type testing.

Thanks Brer Roy.
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 RW> I have't bought any in over 10 years, but what I do have is/was
 RW> made in Japan or the Philipines. Except for my Drake UV3s...

The gear in my shack was built in the U.S.A. or Japan.
Like you I haven't bought or built any Ham equipment in over 10 years.

... Recovering Taglinestealaholic.  Please do not tempt.
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