Hi there kingshootr, I am new to online forums on the topic of radio. It's a little overcast today and not too sunny but getting warmer as each day pases and we move into spring time. I do not hear much about CB but I could see that it could be a dying hobby as there are all of those hand held smart phone devices and interntet webites that the go to ar maybe one has nothing to with the other. I don't know if I have ever liked any radio service be it Cb. HAM, LMR or what have you but to be honest I thnk that "curious" is a better word to how I feel about 2-way radios, the operation thereof and the scince of the electronics of them and radio wave propagation. I sort of still have curisosity towards CB radiio and Ham radio and freeband radio, by that I mean the extra channels that some radios in th 1980's had, above channle 40 approaching the 10 meter ham band. The reason these days why I may not be as active as I could be, I mean operating on the air and learning the technology and science is becasue i am not sure about all of the equipment out there now. I have heard by word of mouth that "it is all 'Made in China" now. I am not sure how to interpret that when I was a teenager, I could read on the back of some gear: Made in Japan, Made in Taiwan, or somehting like a CPI 2000 "Proudly made in the USA" So now that it is all Made in China I sort of hesitate when I consider buying gear because of the quality issue and quality versus price issue. I can't help but sort of wonder if things were more fair and competetive when gear was made in different places and therefore resulting in better qulaity equipment at a better price for us consumers then as opposed to now everyting being "Made in China" I am curious at to any comment.
Hi Krokus, hey thanks for this message. It is really motivating and inspiring and I think that there is a lot of good advice in it. I will be especially aware to sticl to the well known brands. Thanks again! 73's Paul.
Just because a product is made in China doesn’t necessarily mean it’s junk. Like krokus said, “look at Apple”. It all boils down to how much $ the US importer is willing to pay. The reason so many products are made there is to save $ due to the low parts, & labor costs to make products there. But if the US importer is willing to pay more, the parts quality goes up, & the product will be as good as one made here. But then why go to China?
