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<v Speaker 1>might have heard the news about exploding pagers in Lebanon

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<v Speaker 1>from hesblah some kind of Israeli conflict going on in

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<v Speaker 1>Middle East right now. Today there's reports of radios exploding

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<v Speaker 1>and it looks like they're Icom radios, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're fake Icom radios. Check this out. This was sent

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<v Speaker 1>to me by two or three of you. A couple

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<v Speaker 1>guys on discord sent this to me. I got an

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<v Speaker 1>email from one person as well. I read about this,

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<v Speaker 1>this pager explosion situation yesterday, kind of gave it a

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<v Speaker 1>quick glance, didn't read too deep into it. But today

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<v Speaker 1>it's several different sources are saying that Hesbela devices explode

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<v Speaker 1>again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israeli conflict and

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<v Speaker 1>what we're seeing here this summary of this news article,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll link all this in the description blow Waki

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<v Speaker 1>talkies explode in latest attack. HESBLA rattled by blasts. Fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>people killed in four hundred and fifty injured. Lebanon Health

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<v Speaker 1>Ministry says Israel's Mosad has a long history of sophisticated attacks.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is from Reuters dot com and it says

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<v Speaker 1>in Beirut, handheld radios used by Lebanese armed group HESBLA

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<v Speaker 1>detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south south border. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that means further stroking tensions with Israel, a day after

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<v Speaker 1>similar explosions hit the group's pagers. So we're gonna bring

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<v Speaker 1>the waki talkie thing into light here in a minute

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesday in Birroots Bay, Roots So suburbs and the

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<v Speaker 1>Becca Valley. While the death toll from Tuesday's explosions rose

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<v Speaker 1>to twelve, including two children, nearly three thousand injured. That's

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<v Speaker 1>sad to hear, all right down here, it says Lebanon's

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<v Speaker 1>Red Cross said that said on x on Twitter that

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<v Speaker 1>it was responding. I've got a couple of Twitter pictures

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<v Speaker 1>here in a minute too, with thirty ambulance teams to

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<v Speaker 1>multiple explosions in different areas, including the south of Lebanon

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<v Speaker 1>in the Becaw Valley. Images of the exploded walkie talkies

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<v Speaker 1>showed labels from Icon and made in Japan. According to

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<v Speaker 1>its website, Icon, which did not immediately reply to a

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<v Speaker 1>request for comment, is a Japanese based radio communications and

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<v Speaker 1>telephone company. Yes, yes, we all, we all know this.

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<v Speaker 1>These guys don't aren't abreast of Icon. They're not. They're

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<v Speaker 1>an update updated on Icon. And let me make something

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<v Speaker 1>very very clear here. This is not the responsibility of ICOM.

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<v Speaker 1>ICM is not responsible for what happened here any more

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<v Speaker 1>than a gun manufacturer would be responsible for someone taking

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<v Speaker 1>their manufactured item and going out and committing a crime

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<v Speaker 1>with it. Icom is not responsible for this. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm saying, Okay. I just wanted to make that

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<v Speaker 1>very clear. It is just a news story about ICOM

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<v Speaker 1>radios and exploding walkie talkies that several of you sent me,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said a minute ago, so I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>make a video about it because it deals with our

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<v Speaker 1>part of the world. The company said that the production

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<v Speaker 1>of The model ICV eighty two, which appeared to be

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<v Speaker 1>the models in the images, was phased out in twenty fourteen.

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<v Speaker 1>The handheld radios were purchased by HESBLA five months ago,

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<v Speaker 1>around the same time as the pagers. The pagers the

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<v Speaker 1>exploding pages that they were talking about in the news yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't read much about that story. I probably should

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<v Speaker 1>have pagers. It's kind of like in our wheelhouse. Not really,

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<v Speaker 1>but a little bit. Scroll down here and Tuesday's explosion

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<v Speaker 1>source and said that Israeli spies remotely detonated explosives they

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<v Speaker 1>planted in a HESBLA order of five thousand pagers before

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<v Speaker 1>they entered the country. The United Nations Security Council will

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<v Speaker 1>meet on Friday over the pager blasts. Okay, let's see,

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<v Speaker 1>so we go over here to ax in Twitter. This

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<v Speaker 1>is uh Jody V three Saar sent this to me,

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<v Speaker 1>this link to me here breaking Hesbelo walkie talking explode

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<v Speaker 1>at funeral in Lebanon. Ooh, a funeral. I didn't realize

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<v Speaker 1>it was at a funeral. That's sad. And I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>the soundback on for a second, and it just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of sounds like a pop boom you can see the

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<v Speaker 1>smoke that we're on the right to running. Okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to show too much more of that, so

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<v Speaker 1>back to this post from x or Twitter as I

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<v Speaker 1>still call it Twitter. Blast occurs during the funeral of

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<v Speaker 1>four HESBLO operatives killed in last night's explosions, and it

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<v Speaker 1>shows a picture here and you can see that it

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<v Speaker 1>says Icon on that label right there. It's not a

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<v Speaker 1>very good picture and not very close up, but it

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<v Speaker 1>definitely says ICOM. Now, something I was also sent later

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<v Speaker 1>is that these were possibly fake Icon radios. Another source

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<v Speaker 1>on Twitter or x right here reports on Lebanon confirm

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<v Speaker 1>communications devices used by HESWEA exploded in the country south

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<v Speaker 1>in Bavorite suburbs. One of the blasts occur near a

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<v Speaker 1>funeral for members killed in a previous incident. On thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of pages detonated. I think that was yesterday. Right there,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a ooh, there's a picture of an actual exploded radio. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't really see the ICOM name on that. And

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<v Speaker 1>this article right here on MSN dot com, not MSNBC,

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<v Speaker 1>MSN dot com right here, What are the ICOMICV eighty

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<v Speaker 1>two radios exploding in Lebanon, question Mark shows some pictures there.

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<v Speaker 1>Radios manufactured by Japanese firm Icon reportedly were among the

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<v Speaker 1>devices exploding in Lebanon on Wednesday, according to reports first

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<v Speaker 1>shared in The Jerusalem Post by Bernie News and then

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<v Speaker 1>confirmed by the New York Times journalist Christian Tribert over

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<v Speaker 1>social media. So reportedly we're among the devices. According to

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<v Speaker 1>this article, not necessarily all of the devices were Icons.

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<v Speaker 1>These radios follow the wave of pages that exploded Lebanon

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<v Speaker 1>in parts of Syria on Tuesday, that was yesterday at

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<v Speaker 1>the time of this recording, winning over a thousand people,

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<v Speaker 1>especially members of HESBLA. While these attacks were attributed to

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<v Speaker 1>Israel by Lebanese figures and foreign reports, the Jewish State

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<v Speaker 1>has not confirmed its involvement. At the time of this writing,

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of people were already reported wounded due to these

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<v Speaker 1>latest explosions. But what are the radios that allegedly explode

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<v Speaker 1>in Lebanon. Here's what you need to know. Okay, this

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<v Speaker 1>is an article of actually about the radio. I will

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<v Speaker 1>put this link along with everything that I talk about

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<v Speaker 1>today in the description blow. You guys can go read

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<v Speaker 1>more about that because I'm not reading the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>The radios being blown up are reportedly the ICVAD two

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<v Speaker 1>radios manufactured by dot Com. This is a VHF transceiver

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<v Speaker 1>is typically used for ham radio communication, meaning it is

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<v Speaker 1>typically used for amateurs who use it for fun or

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<v Speaker 1>personal interest rather than for commercial or emergency broadcasting. Sort

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<v Speaker 1>of yes, sort of. No, we're definitely not commercial operators,

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<v Speaker 1>but we do MCom a lot of at least in

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<v Speaker 1>this part of the world. We do. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if they use amateur radio for MCom over in the

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<v Speaker 1>Middle East, in Lebanon and Israel, I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. If someone has information about actual amateur radio

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<v Speaker 1>MCom in that part of the world, please do comment.

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<v Speaker 1>Blow However, the ICV eighty two is a discontinued model,

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<v Speaker 1>with Icon having issued a warning on how to spot counterfeits. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>there we go, So I got a counterfeit page. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna show you here in just a second. In the

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<v Speaker 1>warning leaflet, the company warned that these products have been

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<v Speaker 1>discontinued for a long time and said that the counterfeit

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<v Speaker 1>models have a risk of battery exploding. Okay, now we're

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<v Speaker 1>back to the Samsung Galaxy battery explosion that they disallowed

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<v Speaker 1>on airplanes because they caused problem on airplanes here a

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<v Speaker 1>while back, what was that the S fourteen Galaxy S

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen or somewhere around that. Somewhere around that model, remember exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>I never had one of those, but those were that

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<v Speaker 1>was a thing a while back. Are the batteries exploding?

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<v Speaker 1>The batteries were also credited to being what exploded in

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<v Speaker 1>the pagers throughout Lebanon. On Tuesday, on social media, Triver

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<v Speaker 1>reported that several other devices exploded throughout Lebanon, including solar

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<v Speaker 1>energy cells. It is currently unclear if this is related

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<v Speaker 1>to the batteries as well. The Jerusalem Post reached out

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<v Speaker 1>to Icon for comment, but I don't but and that's

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<v Speaker 1>where the that's where the story ends. No word from

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<v Speaker 1>ICOM at the time of this recording. Again, Okay, want

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<v Speaker 1>to make something perfectly clear. It looks like they're using

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<v Speaker 1>counterfeit icons because they're talking about these the ic V

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<v Speaker 1>eighty two, which they said they bought them five months ago. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you can buy use radios all the time, right, Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>I've never own an ICV eight two, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>a discontinued VHF. Only monoband and then right here that's

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<v Speaker 1>a story countermeasure. This is on Iconicomjapan dot com Countermeasures

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<v Speaker 1>against Counterfeit Products. You can see several different examples here

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<v Speaker 1>of how you can spot a counterfeit QR code Genuineness

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<v Speaker 1>Determination System and it tells you a little bit about

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<v Speaker 1>that scan the QR code. What should you do? What

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<v Speaker 1>should you do if you find a counterfeit icon products

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<v Speaker 1>or counterfeit website? If you suspect that you've been offered

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<v Speaker 1>to purchase counterfeit icon product, contact your local distributor or

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<v Speaker 1>directly contact us export a icon dot co dot JP.

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<v Speaker 1>A list of authorized distributors is here. Okay, so that's

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<v Speaker 1>how you spot a counterfeit. You guys have probably seen

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<v Speaker 1>as I have. There's a lot of counterfeiting of I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen copied Yazoo radios on like Ali Express and Ali Baba.

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<v Speaker 1>I was talking just yesterday to somebody I can't remember

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<v Speaker 1>even who that was, but they were talking about Vayzoo radios.

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<v Speaker 1>They were Yazoo counterfeits, but they were spelled with a

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<v Speaker 1>And at first glance, you're like, oh, that's a Yazoo

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<v Speaker 1>but then you get look a little bit closer at it,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, that's not a Yazuo. It's misspelled. Why they

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<v Speaker 1>misspelled their own logo. It's not really a yazu. Sot

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of counterfeit icon products out there, well, wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>you know it. About two to three hours after I

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<v Speaker 1>recorded the first part of this video that you just watched,

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<v Speaker 1>new article came out, okay, and I wanted to include

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<v Speaker 1>this because this is important information. This is from ap

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<v Speaker 1>news dot com. This is a pretty long article right here,

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<v Speaker 1>but down here towards kind of the middle what kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of devices were used? And then shortly down here like

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<v Speaker 1>the after that header, it's like the third paragraph. Speculation

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<v Speaker 1>around the origins of the devices that exploded Wednesday has

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<v Speaker 1>also emerged. A sales executive from the US subsidiary of

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<v Speaker 1>a Japanese walkie talking maker, ICM, told the Associated Press

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<v Speaker 1>that the exploded radio devices in Lebanon appeared to be

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<v Speaker 1>a knockoff product and not made by them. I could

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<v Speaker 1>guarantee you that they were not our products, said Ray Novak,

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<v Speaker 1>a senior sales manager for ICOM's amateur radio division, in

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<v Speaker 1>an interview Wednesday at a trade show in Providence, Rhode Island. Okay, good,

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<v Speaker 1>good job. Ray Novak said, ICOM introduced the VA to

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<v Speaker 1>two model more than two decades ago. Wow, I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>realize it was that old and it has been long

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<v Speaker 1>since discontinued. Yeah, the earlier the last article we just

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<v Speaker 1>read said it was discontinuing twenty fourteen. That was ten

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<v Speaker 1>years ago. It was designed for an amateur radio operators

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<v Speaker 1>and for in use in social emergency communications, including by

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<v Speaker 1>people tracking tornadoes at hurricanes. He said, yes, that's true. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's one thing that Icon and many many HAM radios

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<v Speaker 1>are designed for and used for today. It's great to hear,

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<v Speaker 1>it's great to hear from ICOM. It's great to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from Ray on that. But I I maintain what difference

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<v Speaker 1>does it make? And I don't mean that disrespectfully. I'm saying,

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<v Speaker 1>even if Icon radios had been used for this event,

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<v Speaker 1>Icom is not responsible. So yeah, they use some old

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<v Speaker 1>knockoff radios that are copies of radios have been discontinued

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<v Speaker 1>for more than ten years. Okay, but even if they'd

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<v Speaker 1>been Icon radios, I still don't think my stance on

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<v Speaker 1>the story would change. I just want to say that

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<v Speaker 1>this is a tragedy. It is. You don't like to

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<v Speaker 1>hear stuff like this. You don't like to hear about

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<v Speaker 1>companies that you that you know in respect, companies that

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<v Speaker 1>you have been involved with. I mean, companies whose products

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<v Speaker 1>you've used for a long long time. You don't like

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<v Speaker 1>to hear about them being in news in this kind

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<v Speaker 1>of bad light. But I just want to reiterate once more. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>ICOM's not responsible for this, especially even if it was

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<v Speaker 1>a currently in production model. Okay, I wouldn't be like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh Icom needs Oh my god, what are you doing? No, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>the Gaza strip, the whole free Palestine thing. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>I have. I've I've read a little bit about that,

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<v Speaker 1>but I haven't really I am not well versed in it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm gonna refrain from saying what because I would

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<v Speaker 1>probably say it wrong. Okay, this is not a political channel.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not really trying to talk about politics, or about

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<v Speaker 1>geopolitical conflicts, or about Middle Eastern or Israeli wars that

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<v Speaker 1>go on over there. I'm simply talking about this because

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<v Speaker 1>Icon was part of this story, and Icon is one

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<v Speaker 1>of the radio manufacturers that we all know and love,

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<v Speaker 1>and if it had been another radio manufacturer, I'm quind of.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm kind of surprised they didn't have any bowelfangs. How

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<v Speaker 1>many times have you seen those military guys on the

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<v Speaker 1>news and they've got like like they've got like probably

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<v Speaker 1>a ten or a fifteen thousand dollars rifle set up,

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<v Speaker 1>and they got a twenty five dollars bow fang in

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<v Speaker 1>their pocket. I think I'm kind of surprised it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>bowfang in there quite frankly, but I don't know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it seems like they chose some radios that were discontinued

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<v Speaker 1>that were probably cheaper and easier to get a hold

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<v Speaker 1>of something that was maybe on a certain frequency they

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to be on that. Maybe they didn't want all

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<v Speaker 1>the bow fang guys listening to them. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I don't know what it is, but

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<v Speaker 1>sad news about that. I'm sorry that it was Icon

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<v Speaker 1>that had to be involved in that. I wouldn't wish

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<v Speaker 1>that on anybody else, but it was a story that

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<v Speaker 1>was sent to me by several of you guys, and

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate those of you who did report it to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for watching today, Guys,