RW> JG>>> The more I look, the more the BaoFeng Dual Band looks like a better   
   RW> JG>>> choice for me.  I get the feeling it'd be better for connecting   
   RW> JG>>> to the Repeater in Brookhaven, Mississippi....  What do you think?   
      
   RW> RW>> The real question is; are these chinese radios FCC type accepted?   
      
   RW> RW>> If not, they may not be legal to use in the US...   
      
   RW> TW> From what I have heard IF they are directly imported they are   
   RW> TW> Illegal. They do not meet FCC standards and the US distributor must   
   RW> TW> reprogram them to meet the FCC standards.   
      
   RW>That's what I was thinking when I read that he was buying it from, and it   
   RW>would be shipped directly from China...unless it includes an FCC type   
   RW>acceptance validation statement with the radio, I'd steer clear of it.   
      
   As usual I could not find the Article btu there was a review of a couple   
   of those chineese Radios by Gordon West i nweither CQ or QST. It   
   mentioned that the radios needed tweeking to be legal i nthe US because   
   of their Out of Banmd Capabilities. Necesary of course becasue they are   
   exported to many countries and the frequencies allowed for Hams can vary   
   between countries.   
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