>>620258Go for a name-brand... Kenwood, Icom, Yaesu. Really can't go wrong with any of those.
I've had the FT60 for nearly a decade... great radio. Dropped from towers, soaked, frozen, dunked, baked... and last year it started flaking out enough that I replaced it with the Motorola. Still works, just not as well as it used to (internal speaker connection and ext.mic jack are loose).
Giga-Parts has it for $160 new right now. I bet you could find one in the $100 range used in good condition.
I know Kenwood has a similar dual-band HT (don't know model#), gotta believe Icom does too.
If you have an HRO near you, stop by there sometime and see what they have, play with a few and see which ones you like.
