Originally Posted by ronbotx

Hmmm.... about last thing I thought would pop up here.

You do realize that this is VHF/UHF two-way that you need a amateur radio license to operate , don't you? Unless you just use the receiver portion I suppose.

I have VX-170 2m HT. and a FT-7800R. They make solid equipment.

They just got bought out by Motorola so I'm not sure how that will effect their quality or product lines.