The tough 2-meter handheld that's actually built for ham. Skip the military-surplus Harris radios, overkill, expensive, and a pain to program. The IC-V86 is waterproof, rugged, and made for the ham bands.
Harris radios are military grade and way overkill for ham use, plus they're expensive and a pain to program. I'd get the Icom IC-V86 instead; it's what I have. They're built tough, waterproof, and actually designed for the ham bands.
It's around $200 and will survive just about anything, it puts out a strong 7 watts and the audio is loud enough to hear in noisy environments. And good call getting your license first before buying.
The Icom, surplus military radios are overkill, pricey, and hard to program. The V86 is built for ham.
Yes, to transmit on ham bands. Get licensed first, then buy.
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