I agree. I have the VXA-700 because it has two-meter FM along with the
standard aviation stuff. Another neat feature is it displays battery
voltage in the lower right corner so you know when it's time to put it
on the charger.

Thomas Borchert wrote:

Flyingmonk,


What's Yaesu's latest and smallest com only model out right now?


They quit upgrading the comm only models with the 150. Guess it's no big
deal to add nav once you have it figured out. Their most compact is the
VXA-710. More info at http://www.vertexstandard.com


Price
and size? How much shipping to east coast? Cheaper 4 me to buy
locally maybe?


Absolutely buy in the US. My wife's shop is in Germany ;-) Pilotmall.com
or Avshop.com will sell them.


Is quality competitive with Icoms?



Absolutely. Yaesu/Vertex Standard is a major ham radio manufacturer with
decades of experience, just like Icom.