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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">That is what I understood to be the case. If I remember correctly Comm Centre got "annoyed" with price increases coming from
Yaesu/Vertex Australia so started sourcing gear direct. They aren't the only ones in New Zealand doing that either....FeatureTech
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">As for rigs. All I've read about the VX-8 has been good. I have a VX-6 which I love. I know others who own a VX-5 (bought from
HRO) and a VX-7 (bought from Comm-Center) and they love them as well. I don't know much about ICOM handhelds.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">On 5 Jun 2009 at 16:41, Scott Palmer wrote:</span></font></div>
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<div align="left" style="margin-left:0mm; margin-right:0mm; text-indent:0mm; margin-top:0.00mm; margin-bottom:0.00mm;"><font face="Calibri"><span style=" font-size:11pt">Hi all</span></font></div>
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<div align="left" style="margin-left:0mm; margin-right:0mm; text-indent:0mm; margin-top:0.00mm; margin-bottom:0.00mm;"><font face="Calibri"><span style=" font-size:11pt">I am currently working towards my Amateur Radio licence and I have made a discovery regarding Yaesu / Vertex Standard in NZ.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left" style="margin-left:0mm; margin-right:0mm; text-indent:0mm; margin-top:0.00mm; margin-bottom:0.00mm;"><font face="Calibri"><span style=" font-size:11pt">Just to clarify, the only official dealers of this gear in NZ are those shown on the official website here
</span></font><a href="http://www.vxstd.com.au/findadealer/nz.html"><font face="Calibri" color="#0000ff"><span style=" font-size:11pt"><u>http://www.vxstd.com.au/findadealer/nz.html</u></span></font></a><font face="Calibri"><span style=" font-size:11pt">. This has been confirmed by Vertex Standard in Australia.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left" style="margin-left:0mm; margin-right:0mm; text-indent:0mm; margin-top:0.00mm; margin-bottom:0.00mm;"><font face="Calibri"><span style=" font-size:11pt">I have made e-mail contact with Signals in Dunedin and received prompt and helpful advice.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left" style="margin-left:0mm; margin-right:0mm; text-indent:0mm; margin-top:0.00mm; margin-bottom:0.00mm;"><font face="Calibri"><span style=" font-size:11pt">Yes, this means the company (Com Centre </span></font><a href="http://www.radioinfo.co.nz"><font face="Calibri" color="#0000ff"><span style=" font-size:11pt"><u>http://www.radioinfo.co.nz</u></span></font></a><font
face="Calibri"><span style=" font-size:11pt">) who I have until now believed were “it” for Yaesu in NZ
are not, they are not authorised agents for Yaesu / Vertex Standard.</span></font></div>
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