martins wrote:

I have a ICOM mark 1V, My wife has a ICOM M88
Small with lots of Battery.... Lith batt so doesn't have a charge memory
and waterproof Jap 7 rating

Did you like any other features about them other then what you mention
here?

I check icomamerica.com and the Mark IV or M88 are no longer mentioned
at:

http://www.icomamerica.com/land_mobile/portablevhf/

Any idea which of the models shown would be closest to the one you have?
Any of them perhaps better?

Get the best that you can afford

But, of course. I was mostly just wondering at what price point are
features added that are not really needed.

I would agree that purchasing one with the longest possible battery life
would be



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