Thanks to all for these great suggestions, and technical insight. I think
the two-pack is the way to go.

Bill L.


"K3HVG" wrote in message
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William Longyard wrote:
Is there such a thing as a air/marine band vhf handheld, that also does 2
meter? Looking for something waterproof.

Ideas?
Thanks,
Bill have been pretty much the reality. Motorola and a few others make
dual-mode portable transceivers such as seen in Med-Evac helicopters, etc.
The price, even used, can run about $2k. The pure MIL stuff is nice but
without a depot support facility, I'd be very wary. Gonsets haven't been
type accepted for about 25 years owing to overall specs; frequency
stability, receiver bandwidth, ad infinitum. Icom and Yaesu, of course,
make aviation and amateur hand-helds. You might consider making a dual
pack with one from each band and integrate the mic, etc. The MIL had
(has?) an item similar to that. Makes dual mode ops a snap. That's what I
did for CAP and it's always done the job. The only issue would be
waterproof. You'd have to work on that one, if you really need it to be
submersible. If not, a rain-proof pack would do it. Mine are installed
in a small, ballistic nylon pack that keeps the rain out. Just a thought
for you, though. de K3HVG