5 Watts of power to reach out and touch.....they all have the weather
chanels as a feature (this is by far the most used feature) when traveling
it tells you when to go and when to stay (sometimes it comes down to windows
you need to wait for)
Best wishes
Roy


"Eric" wrote in message
news:1gert6j.1tecoecheuv7wN%egDfAusenetE5fz@verizo n.net...
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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