Buying from overseas?

[SunnybankScan]

Is it safe to buy radios from overseas off ebay?

And will they work here in Australia?


Cheers
Jarrod

[Comint]

And will they work here in Australia?

Cheers
Jarrod

Depends on the radio, and what you want it to do.

Scanners designed for the American market generally do NOT cover the 70 to 85 MHz VHF Mid-Band (used by Rural Fire Services, and a lot of Councils, in Australia).

The 800 MHz Trunked Radio Band in Australia, goes up to 869.9875 MHz.
In America, it stops at 868.9875 MHz, so makes it a bit hard to Trunk Track the Australian system properly.

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Comint

[SunnybankScan]

Oh right

Yeah, I was looking at buying a Motorola MTS2000, a HT2000 or an XTS from America that covers the 403-470 UHF band. They seem to be easier to get over there, and taking in account the extra amount for shipping and the exchange rate, its still relitivley cheap.

[rochedalescan]

A good site I have visited recently is asia radio sales it, you can change the rate to australian dollars and it seems really cheap.
I emailed the guy before writing this and he said that postage is built into the price and the prices are wholesale
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[AIRMAN]

I wouldn't risk buying outside OZ. The power is different as well as the plugs. Asian operating manuals can be in in their own lingo instead of English.

EBay is also a gamble for private auctions. You have to trust the seller. Read up on their feedback.

Good bargains can be had with reputable Australian on line traders.

Cheers
Steve

[Stretch]

Yeah I have to agree with you on that one Steve.

[fire_rescue]

i brought a quansheng radio few years ago different plug and had to use a travel adapter to power itr