SWLing Post readers who are located in countries other than the United States, may have found it difficult (and pricey) to order the CountyComm GP5/SSB portable radio.
I’ve just learned about an eBay seller that ships internationally and works directly with CountyComm. The seller, Randy, is a ham radio operator (KB3GGC) and has a 100% satisfaction rating on eBay, so you can purchase with confidence. His price ($79.95) is also fair and shipping quite reasonable–certainly much better than many of the Tecsun PL-365 listings on eBay.
Click here to view his CountyComm GP5/SSB listing on eBay.
Randy also sells spare antennas and an adaptor that allows to connect external antennas to the GP5 series receiver.
…how would Kanadians purchase the county comm gp-5 ssb radio directly from the American county comm store, instead of going to eBay?..rsvp!
Use a mail shipping service like MyUS: https://www.myus.com
…we live in the Toronto area and our scout group would like to purchase some 1/2 dozen of these County Comm gp-ssb radios for the coming summer outings, but how can we do this, as there are so many loopholes? I would like to purchase directly from County Comm store in the United States, and don’t like going to some 3rd party! …can someone be of assistance, as I would like to send a money order to their store and in turn pay package and postage with my orders! ..hope this is not that difficult!..RSVP!
I live in VA & I ordered two of the Tecsun version (PL-365) radios directly from Tecsun Australia. It was less expensive than buying it in the U.S. due to a favorable exchange rate and it arrived in 12-days.
I have ordered from this getleman and, yes, the service was very good and the radio shipped quickly.
Thanks for posting this – I purchased one of those adapters – what a great idea!
I agree–I might grab one, too. I think the only thing to be careful of would be the strain on the radio side of the connector. It’s a great addition to the GP5/SSB go kit.
I also LOVE the extra large ferrite bar from the fellow on eBay. Need to post a short review of it soon. 🙂