Thanks. The commercial radios are cheap, and of quality, but do tend to lack features compared to the amateur gear, such as serial remote control, and even a proper VFO or supporting multiple bands, etc... but they sure have their uses.
If you’re interested in my APRS project, it has been running for weeks at a time, and you can check out the information it routinely beacons out by checking my callsign, VK4JJY-0 on APRSfi.
