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Radioberry from AliExpress

 

Seeking advice on how to shop AliExpress. I am looking for a Radioberry v2.0. There appears to be no uniform price. They vary from $80 - $150. The descriptions for the top and bottom priced units appear to be similar but not copies. Both indicate the same installed hardware.
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https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-radioberry-v2.0-sdr.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.search.0
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Any advice would be greatly appreciated. TIA N7CHS
 

Aursinc products may be . It's my experience that the Aursinc products are well enough made and function as specified. I note they are the highest priced board on Aliexpress and are about the same price on Amazon which I personally prefer to Aliexpress.

Good luck./Steve
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On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 4:09?AM Chuck Berry <n7chs.qsx@...> wrote:
Seeking advice on how to shop AliExpress. I am looking for a Radioberry v2.0. There appears to be no uniform price. They vary from $80 - $150. The descriptions for the top and bottom priced units appear to be similar but not copies. Both indicate the same installed hardware.
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Any advice would be greatly appreciated. TIA N7CHS
 

My advice is to stay away from aliexpress and temu for electronics.


On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 04:09 Chuck Berry <n7chs.qsx@...> wrote:
Seeking advice on how to shop AliExpress. I am looking for a Radioberry v2.0. There appears to be no uniform price. They vary from $80 - $150. The descriptions for the top and bottom priced units appear to be similar but not copies. Both indicate the same installed hardware.
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Any advice would be greatly appreciated. TIA N7CHS
 

I echo Steve here. I bought an Aursinc Radioberry (Amazon, not from AliExpress). It works as advertised, but be aware that you will need to create a T/R switching circuit, particularly if you plan to drive a small amp with the TX section. I doubt the RX front end is rugged enough to handle high signal input without damage.
KD4IZ
 

I would avoid AliExpress at all costs. I had never placed an order with them, never even went to their website, when charges started appearing on my credit card statement. It started with a couple charges here and there, all for under $20 each. It took me a while to notice them. Then there were several per day. I attempted to contact AliExpress with no response. I contacted my bank who said they were told by AliExpress these were all orders placed and delivered. By the time the charges accumulated to several thousand dollars I escalated to fraud charges and the bank looked deeper. Eventually my credit cards were cancelled and the charges removed. This all took a couple months. The bank fraud department told me this was actually a common occurrence, but since AliExpress was offshore, there was nothing they could do about it. I have since run into a number of other people with similar experiences.

I understand similar issues have occurred with Temu as well.

Stick with Amazon or other reliable US vendors. If it is a valid product, Amazon or regular ham stores will carry it.

Michael WA7SKG

Chuck Berry wrote on 1/11/24 10:49 AM:

Seeking advice on how to shop AliExpress. I am looking for a Radioberry v2.0. There appears to be no uniform price. They vary from $80 - $150. The descriptions for the top and bottom priced units appear to be similar but not copies. Both indicate the same installed hardware.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. TIA N7CHS
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There's great electronics stuff on AliExpress that you just can't get elsewhere.
They're a great dealer.

On 12/01/2024 12:03 GMT Kevin McCrory <kbmccrory@...> wrote:


My advice is to stay away from aliexpress and temu for electronics.


On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 04:09 Chuck Berry <n7chs.qsx@...> wrote:
Seeking advice on how to shop AliExpress. I am looking for a Radioberry v2.0. There appears to be no uniform price. They vary from $80 - $150. The descriptions for the top and bottom priced units appear to be similar but not copies. Both indicate the same installed hardware.



Any advice would be greatly appreciated. TIA N7CHS
Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366
Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@... www

 

That's because no reputable vendor will sell that garbage. Caveat Emptor.


Nigel Gunn, G8IFF/W8IFF wrote on 1/12/24 10:07 AM:

There's great electronics stuff on AliExpress that you just can't get elsewhere.
They're a great dealer.
 

...and where do Amazon get their garbage from?

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Max Baker
 

Michael, it took several thousand dollars of fraudulent transactions before your bank took action?!? ?At the first hint of a single fraudulent charge on any of my cards all my banks instantly cancel that card and reissue. Because banks are ultimately liable for any charges that I don’t make. Something’s not adding up.?
 

i think that 'first hint' is the key. lots of credit card companies have algorithms to flag potentially fraudulent card use and proactively freeze the card until the cardholder can be contacted, but those algorithms are most useful in situations where the card is being used normally and suddenly a physical swipe shows up a?thousand miles away. or the card is used to make an international online purchase for non-shipped goods. the algorithm varies but if purchases are in-line with a card holders buying patterns it can go unflagged until the cardholder notices themselves, which requires the cardholder to either be very thorough and frequent in looking at purchase history, or to have alerts set up, or barring those things - for something to happen that finally gets their attention (like a discrepancy?in statement balance substantial enough to be obvious).

-Leland

On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 12:31?AM Max Baker <maxheadspace@...> wrote:
Michael, it took several thousand dollars of fraudulent transactions before your bank took action?!?? At the first hint of a single fraudulent charge on any of my cards all my banks instantly cancel that card and reissue. Because banks are ultimately liable for any charges that I don’t make. Something’s not adding up.?

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