"Michael Henry" wrote
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Hi all, My local radio shop only sells Icom for about AU$550. So, a few
questions: What of the other brands? Vertex Standard? Sportys SP-200?
I imagine they're all pretty decent brands for them to have been around as
long as they have. Is any one brand easier to use? Better made? Does
anyone actually use the vor/cdi function or is this just a gimmick? The
price doesn't seem to be too much different so I might go for a nav model
anyway, but just wondering... That price doesn't seem to be very
competitive given that these sell for around half that amount in the US
and, since the AU$ and US$ are almost at parity, I would only expect them
to be marginally more expensive due to shipping costs. Thanks, Michael



I've got the SP-200. Good for the price, not as rugged as the others. Would
I buy it again?? Probably.