If they are trying to kill off Japanese radios, they are succeeding.
Back in the early 1970s we used to sell professional UHF handhelds for over £700.
Simple QRP projects, 10m, 8m, 6m, 4m, FT8, 160m, WSPR, LF/MF, sub-9kHz, nanowaves and other random stuff, some not related to amateur radio.
My gear was turned on mid-morning. UPDATE 1234z: 49 stations have spotted me with the furthest a station in Columbia, South America.