Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

On September 17th I ordered a Beofeng UV5 Mini via AliExpress. The money was taken from my PayPal account, but the order was not shown when...

Since purchasing something from them recently I seem to have been added to their mailing list and been bombarded with daily emails. I have n...

My Chinese is non existent, but I see AliExpress is selling a multi-band crystal set with a Band II FM stereo radio included for good measur...

  Last week I ordered an antenna from Aliexpress. It has just arrived from China by airmail. It will get erected soon. I am amazed they can ...

Ever since ordering something from Aliexpress I have been bombarded with emails from Aliexpress about things I might like. When my goods ar...

These are multi-band antennas (K24) are end fed via a transformer so the high impedance is reduced to somewhere nearer 50 ohms. I see AliExp...

This is an outlet for Chinese (only?) companies. I find some of their prices remarkable. Often the goods come by air in just a few days. On ...

Just seen this on AliExpress .  It is a Chinese copy of a UK designed radio. The moral is register your design.  What amazes me is the price...

Earlier this afternoon I thought I had ordered a UV K5(8) transceiver from Aliexpress for the bargain price of just £0.98 with free airmail ...

From my bank statement I see my 40m Pixie kit from China, that has shipped, cost a little over £7. This includes all parts including crystal...

See http://www.aliexpress.com/store/331885 .   This website has some very low cost rigs for sale. An example is a 40m Pixie at around $10 p...