never wear anything around the neck lest you want to be choked by it...

get an ICOM.. then get the "speaker/mic" combination unit that plugs into
the top.. ICOM carried on belt or hip pocket.. or inside windbreaker jacket
pocket... speaker/mic clips to shirt collar or glider shoulder seat belt
straps (like a traffic cop)

JMHO
BT

"Vaughn" wrote in message
...
I forgot to add that I prefer to buy the smallest radio I can find
and
then wear it around my neck on a light lanyard. I never have to fumble
for
my radio and it is never adrift in the cockpit. (nothing more fun than a
radio or a drink bottle down around your rudder peddles)
For the record, I now use a Vertex Pro V, but I think that Icom makes
a
comparable unit.

Vaughn

"Vaughn" wrote in message
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"Roger Worden" wrote in message
om...
I'm a student pilot, and it's about time for me to get a radio. For
general
soaring purposes, what's a decent handheld? I really know nothing
about
them. Is the Sporty's SP-200 a good choice?

I have never seen the SP-200 so can't comment. You will never go
wrong
with a Vertex or Icom, they are the Toyota and Honda of that particular
market.

Vaughn



Thanks in advance.