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   Message 71,973 of 72,318   
   Commander Kinsey to rbowman   
   Re: Cheap Chinese rubbish   
   08 Jan 21 18:56:48   
   
   XPost: alt.computer.workshop, alt.home.repair, uk.d-i-y   
   From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:57:14 -0000, rbowman  wrote:   
      
   > On 01/02/2021 10:32 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >> Their Li Ion batteries are 8 times less capacity than advertised, but   
   >> you moan and get them free.   
   >   
   > In a thread in another group Baofeng radios came up for discussion.   
   > There was one listed on eBay with a miraculous 18W output and a 8000 mAh   
   > battery. People on the ham forums were of the opinion a small, handheld   
   > transceiver might put out 18W of RF power for a few seconds   
      
      
      
   > before the melting plastic became annoying   
      
   This just made me snort my lemonade through my nose.   
      
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