The Radio for the Go-Box

It is a QYT KT8900D, a UHF & VHF Chinese transceiver. Works well for the money and is very good value compared to the big Japanese brands. The minor issues are; 

1/ The knobs are rubber and sometimes fall off.fixed using a very small amount of Quick Grip. 

2/ I have yet to prove this, the switching from Tx to Rx is a bit too slow for data, e.g. APRS. 

3/ The rotary encoder sometimes forgets which direction it is going if you turn too quickly. 

The good news is;

1/ The price can be as cheap as $109 to $130 AUD Including a real programming lead. 

2/ It is very small and would fit in most vehicles and go kits. 

3/ Works well 

and 

4/ Is so easy to program using Freeware Chirp Software.