I had that problem too. I initially gave up but tried a day or two later ( maybe a different Aliexpress trader and got my town on the dropdown. I am waiting for imminent arrival.
As far as working at 1.3ghz, I cannot give any authoratitive opinion as I am away from home with a 3.2¡± screen v2 ( even the 3.2¡± screen is easier to use than the 2.8¡±). However it seems to calibrate nicely and do appropriate things on the Smith chart etc with various bits attached, up to 3ghz and even up to 4.4ghz.
Go for it.
Steve L. G7PSZ