Hey there! Most of my experience has been with Icom using the M1 and
M1V. We have had major problems with the volume and squelch buttons
seizing together and becoming rather unseparable. We returned on to
Icom for a rather pricey repair. I prefer to use my Icom T-81 2M quad
bander that has been openned up to VHF.... no sticky buttons there but
poor battery life instead.

Boots wrote:
ICOM is the best bang for the buck
Capt. Boots
"~^ beancounter ~^" wrote in message
ups.com...
i like icom...for boating and flying