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.   
      
   Perhaps south Korea or the Philipines...Japan and China don't get along   
   very well. There's a lot of radio equipment marketed by Chinese firms, but   
   I don't think any of it would pass FCC type testing.   
      
    EV> It seems since China became A (the) Most Favored Nation, I hardly see   
    EV> anything made in Japan or Taiwan when I buy anything.   
      
   I have't bought any in over 10 years, but what I do have is/was made in   
   Japan or the Philipines. Except for my Drake UV3s...   
      
    EV> There isn't a Local Ham Radio Store I can go check it out for myself.   
    EV> TIA   
      
   It's best to ask before you buy. Don't get in a hurry and give them an   
   ultimatum. I once saw a tool that I needed in a tool supply catalog. It   
   was a very neat tool that I knew I could use, but I gave the order guy an   
   ultimatum; if that tool isn't made in China, send me one. He sent it and   
   it was made in China...I still have it and use it on occasion.   
      
      
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