According to a memorable article in the Wall Street Journal about Apple, the landed cost in the US of the average IPhone sold was $43. (One of the money saving features of the factory in China is that part of the shipping warehouse is actually Irish territory (the Chinese government ceded it to Ireland). So any shipment from that part of the factory gets into the US duty free as part of a trade deal with Ireland.)
If your IPhone 12 cost $43, think of how cheap it is to build a FRS radio. Rick Brass Not sent from an IPhone From: Bill Coleman via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2021 12:38 PM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: 2-way headsets? Isn’t bad!!?? I don’t know how they can possibly make these things, ship them halfway around the world, with chargers, headsets, etc, for 11 bucks each! This just defies reality. But, there it is. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie, PA From: Joe Della Barba via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2021 11:58 AM To: 'Stus-List' Cc: j...@dellabarba.com <mailto:j...@dellabarba.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: 2-way headsets? The FCC apparently complained enough for someone to notice: These ARE legally set up. https://www.amazon.com/BAOFENG-BF-88ST-License-Free-Charging-Flashlight/dp/B08YQV1LJ7/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1 <https://www.amazon.com/BAOFENG-BF-88ST-License-Free-Charging-Flashlight/dp/B08YQV1LJ7/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=baefeng&qid=1627574116&sr=8-2> &keywords=baefeng&qid=1627574116&sr=8-2 A 4-pack for $43 isn’t bad. From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2021 11:54 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov <mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: 2-way headsets? I rarely involve The Admiral in anchoring, but when I do I just use hand signals. Radios seem overkill for this. By the way, the endless variety of Baofeng (sp?) radios available for cheap are not legal for this use. Not that this stops anyone, but they aren’t. They are legally usable as ham radios only if you have a ham license. They come with a weird random set of frequencies from China that are kind of scattered around and not remotely legal in the USA or Canada. If you buy these things, at least program them for FRS/GMRS/MURS frequencies. The radios are not type accepted for that, but at least they’ll be on legal frequencies 😉 Joe Della Barba
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