Baofeng radios to be banned in the US?

[cruiserpilot]

September 30, 2019 ban on "offering for sale" Baofeng UV-5R

Upcoming rule change by the FCC: On September 30, 2019, it will become illegal to sell or "offer for sale" (advertise) radios like the popular Baofeng UV-5R

survivalblog.com

Interesting. This is where I found the above link

Couple days left to buy a Baofeng Radio before they are banned.

forum.ih8mud.com

So after reading it through, makes me wonder who they are trying to protect. Unless it’s just cause it was made
In China? I would suggest that a person not cross the border southbound in their truck with one.

 

[decoco]

This will fix the trade/currency imbalance between China and the US.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Yeah, crazy times. PeeZed got me one, and it turned out to be invaluable so far. Seen lots of use
and really handy. It does seem to have a lot of frequency capacity. Maybe cool to have access to
some that might be considered restricted, but sure can come in handy with that.