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The reason I suggested the Yaesu models is that the transmitters are almost identical to thier commercial counterparts, therefore the out of band reliabiltity is not an issue. The VSWR is around 1.7 with the provided Duckie, if interested someone can order a commercial SMA style rubber duck for UHF highband, but at 1.7 I would not worry. If you have travelled anywhere outside of North America and Western Europe the use of amateur radios for commercial use is commonplace. Have a look at any video of insurgents, Taliban, Muja Etc. you will see 9 times out of 10 they are using ham gear because commecial radios cost 5 times as much, and any new stuff with encryption capabiltiy cannot be exported. Also field programablity is key (I use my own radio on shoots and field program for any shoots I do)
That being said, yes doing the modification has violated the the Radiocommunications act, however, I think as long as people stay on FRS & GMRS channels, and stay at the half a watt setting I think we can all live with that.
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