Meet the ELAD, a QRP SDR from Italy
Having nothing in my refrigerator because of the PSPS I had to get some basic food stuffs like some milk and eggs. It was sticker shock, like $7 for a dozen of eggs. The eggs I really like are close to $10 a dozen.
This new administration is so focused on revenge, immigrant deportation and taking away our rights, it seems like fixing the food inflation would be job one. But then that is not as much fun as rounding up "those immigrants".
Shades of the Chinese Exclusion Act. A funny story about that era. When I lived in Port Townsend (WA), there is a bit of history with that act. Many Chinese were employed building the railroad to Seattle. Job done the Chinese remained in the local area and even migrated to places like Port Townsend where they set up businesses like Prostitution and Laundries. The enactment of the Exclusion Act put a real kink in the local late-night entertainment and the outsourcing of clean clothes. BTW the Chinese Exclusion Act was the first piece of legislation to exclude a specific class of immigrants.
So back to radios. The gravity of the proposed tariffs is not well understood. Things will cost more, and the big-ticket items will be especially hit. I am still pondering a new car after 19 years. It is suggested that with the tariff's, car prices will be 10% higher. Even stuff made in America will see that rise because "Made in America" also means with some parts made offshore. It is a global economy! If you buy a new appliance box, no matter where made expect increased prices.
I am dumping Frontier as my Internet and one of my Phone service providers. It is a move I should have made about three years ago. So, I have to return some gear like the router. In looking at the info on the router name plate in small print are the words Made in Vietnam.
Frontier also has a practice that is seedy. So, I called them about the disconnect and in the same call asked about a rebate for the days when there was no Internet because of PSPS. This is rich as I did have a rebate -- BUT it is not automatic. You must ask for it. I am getting a $15 credit. If you have Frontier, then give serious consideration to finding another carrier. Poor customer service and costly for just basic cable are the primary attributes. Star Link and T-Mobile Home Internet are currently being explored as the new service providers.
Back to our ELAD and take a hard look at the specs. The box has a clean design to it and that signals attention to detail. The small form factor should give rise for QRP POTA and SOTA use. Not a household name like FLEX or APACHE ANON, Sun SDR or ICOM IC7300 -- but there is room in the tent. It is not only a standalone radio but when you hook it up to a computer it is in the league of the FLEX or Apache Anon. About $1100 before the new Tariffs implode.
Them that know can make it go!
73's
Pete N6QW