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  1. AvDesign

    2 Way Air Band Hand Held Radio Brand/Model Question

    :ban:Icom is the only brand of handheld transceivers I would even consider buying. The IC-A6 if you just want a com unit or the IC-A24 if you want a nav/com unit. If you are looking for used, IC-A5 or IC-A23 respectively. Trust me on this. I manage an avionics shop. Here's a link to a brochure...
  2. AvDesign

    Good Handheld transceiver?

    And no, it's not paranoia to believe that things break. It's a fact! I have a friend, who recently experienced a syste-wide power failure. He had no way to run any of his state-of-the-art Garmin equipment, but happily had his trusty Icom IC-A23 with him. He simply turned it on and flew home...
  3. AvDesign

    Good Handheld transceiver?

    :ban:Icom is the only brand of handheld transceivers I would even consider buying. The IC-A6 if you just want a com unit or the IC-A24 if you want a nav/com unit. If you are looking for used, IC-A5 or IC-A23 respectively. Trust me on this. I manage an avionics shop. Here's a link to a...
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