That's pretty messed up... Have looked at their site a while back when I was first really wanting to get into a Ham setup... and although I did't know enough to know that they were rebranded versions of other radios... I was like these prices are crazy... and didn't purchase... and glad I didn't, as I found out from you guys about the Baofeng options... that will work great for me for getting started, and even more so for my limited budget, just get started off..