[FARC] What's a good HT?

[Jeff Fishman]

I am gathering information on dual band HTs for amateur ops and the County Health Dept. At our last drill with the Health Dept., we discovered that the cafeteria at Linganore HS (the operations center) was an RF hole and we had a difficult time hitting the 06 repeater. We also see the need for an HT for portable use to relay with the Yaesu 8900 in their go kit.

So what I'm looking for is a 2M/440 5W HT that does cross band repeat, is easy to use and program, and doesn't cost a fortune.

What would you recommend?

73,

Jeff KB3FIO
FRED ARES EC