yeah, i just received an email from him and he said that he hoped it would be "sometime soon".Back in early Jan I had sent Ed an email for status. At that time, he still hadn't heard from China.
i reserved one LAST YEAR and have a low (2 digit) reservation number.
:thumbdown: bottom line: i'm tired of waiting and unless they contact me SOON , they lost a sale.
Word through unreliable sources is May.... we will see.
Welcome to the forum.
But I think you found that clone right here with this Wouxun . . .
Well -almost. No APRS. Wonder if all the buttons are backlit - that is a big gripe with me and the Yaesu. If the Wouxun has an easy to use interface; I just might sell it and get the Wouxun. The Yaesu can scan many freqs; but is difficult to use - unless you keep the manual next to it. But if there is an programming upgrade for this Wouxun - like the handheld Wouxun's have - maybe it is also capable of scanning a wider freq range. I'm a bit put off by the Yaesu's difficulty in using the interface - about as cryptic as it gets - IMO. Not exactly 'user friendly'.
I paid about $400 for my Yaesu FT-8800R.
Ill try one of these to
dont forget this is not your average dual brander you can select 2/440 2/220
all in this one radio same as the ht . technically its a tri brander software selectable