I was referencing the Orbit Trackers, Tracker Light meter that was the mentioned "clone" in your post.
The Tracker Light model is an OEM meter built for Orbital Systems. Orbital Systems company has been around for several years and distributes five OEM build meters.
As for the model that you found on eBay, I agree with you that one should never buy a product directly from the exporting country and bypass the distributor and the reseller. Doesn't matter if the product is a clone or not..... You are encouraging products to be moved out the back door of legit factories and also often supporting the factories that steal intellectual property!
This is the meter that I original was talking about , but took me a while to find my original email to First Strike. ,and this is the reply that I received from First Strike .
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Thanks for contacting us and thanks for your interest in our meters.
It's a copy. Look at it closely. They tried to copy a older model. It may look the same but it is not a First Strike Meter.
First thing to look for is, does it have 2 digits or 3 digits in the upper left Azimuth window? Does their Azimuth work?
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They can make it look the same, but it is very difficult to copy our technology. First Strike Meters technology is light years ahead of any meter in it's price range.
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On 3/25/2011 11:47 AM,
I came across a meter being sold by Orbitaltracker which is called a Tracker Light which looks just like your meter as even the displays are the same. Is this your meter but under a manufacturing agreement or just another clone?