<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Beastmaster:
Yes, that feature (available on both, IIRC) is really cool. You're able to stow the radio somewhere safe (euphimistically speaking) and mount only the faceplate in a visible area.
ICOM's remote mount kit is something like 10 feet worth of cable. Yaesu's version gives you something like double that.
The other cool thing about both of them is that you only need two antennas to achieve 10/11M (11M is CB) and UHF/VHF.
My only misgiving is that the ICOM is about 900 bucks. The Yaesu averages about 600 new on EBay.
Each of their remote mount kits are about 50 to 60 bucks. ICOM gives theirs away in their current promo. Still, $250 difference is quite a bit....that would pay for your antennas and still have money left over.
Here's a comparison between the two radios from a Ham Radio perspective.
http://pages.cfu.net/~sjs/857vs706.htm
Hope this helps,
Steve
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PARAGON:
I really like the fact that it as the remote mounting faceplate. Makes mounting it much easier. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> </div></BLOCKQUOTE>It certainly helps. I'll have to look at the comparo. Really, for something like this, that I will have and use over a long period of time, price is not as important as functionality. If the ole "you get what you pay for" rule applies I will have to pony up for the more expensive one.