The US does not and will not need more than 760 channels because physics doesn't require it anywhere in the densest US airspace. It's obvious to me that no more than 760 aviation band allocations are located within any circle of VHF radio reception in Europe, and that 2280 available aviation band channels are not necessary within any such circle.
It's also obvious that the 8.33 MHz name was created, as opposed to the normal tradition whch would label them as 2280 channel radios, to discourage people from thinking about the geographic reality.
When the axe does eventually fall there's a market for the used 760 channel radios in the US, Barnstormers and Trade-a-Plane are places where they could be advertised. Prepayment and selling to individuals might help avoid opportunistic games. Apparently radios checked and shipped to US dealers have been known to 'fail' during transatlantic shipment.
Last edited by Silvaire1; 17th Jan 2016 at 15:49.