Buckaroo Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 That's the question. I see Sportys unit but there's many negatives to that unit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbigs Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 That's the question. I see Sportys unit but there's many negatives to that unit! No best one. But a popular one is the ICOM A6...here is a link to all of them.... http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/avionics/handheld/a6/default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT4ME Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I've been happy with the Yaesu/Vertex 220 (now updated to Yaesu FTA-230). It can be found everywhere for less than $200. 'comes with charger and NiMh battery pack, alkaline battery case, headset adapter, cigarette lighter adapter, belt clip. Loud, water resistant. I wish it had a Lithium Ion battery, but the HiMh works great if you keep it charged up, and the alkaline battery pack could be used with Energizer Lithium batteries if you wanted it to last forever. All units are complicated and have poor/complicated interfaces, but that's what you get with all those features. I often wonder why the aviation radios cost as much as they do, when ham handheld units with serious features and power can be purchased for less than $75, and even down below $30. Baofeng has some interesting units, but no aviation band stuff, as far as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George in San Diego Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I bought the Sporty's unit several years ago. I haven't used it enough to have an opinion other than perhaps I should use it more just to know how should I actually need it! What are the "negatives?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frfly172 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Yaesu FTA 230 works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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