Yeasu 2500 \ kenwood tk705
the yeasu 2500 is a ametuer radio but the reciever is pretty broadband,, these radio are built to mil spec standards and are almost bullet proof. they are not manufactured any more so you have to find them second hand, stay away from the 2600 its crap the kenwood tk 705 is a commercial radio thats user programable and is also very durable,, the yeasu does about 50 watts and the kenwood 25, these are my two favorite loudest most durable vhf radios, the Icom v8000 is ok it does about 70 watts but is not quite as durable, the ametuer radios need to be modified to transmit in the murs region, yeasu clip the green wire icom remove a chip capisitor very easy ,more info on mods go to mods DK, and theres lot of commercial grade amplifiers avialable, If yor gonna run one stick to the commercial ones there much more durable than the ham guy ones ,, that pretty well somes it up for murs, good luck!!! Steve 44