Mysteriously, before reading your post an offer, "Kevlike", came to me out of the blue, which I am following up.
I will let you know but thanks for thinking of me and W and giving me the benefit of your product knowledge cos I know you'd never suggest rubbish ones. They do seem a very good price.
As you know I cannot tell the poop from the Shinola when it comes to these things!!
But I do have one question, would UK PMRs have a problem being used albeit intermittently and in a failrly steep high wooded valley?
By problem I mean, "wiv de auforitieez" in Frogland.
Us using them on the land wouldn't be a problem cos it would be short range, no more than 200 metres, and nearly line of sight if not actually line of sight. You could say, "Why the heck don't you simply shout!?" and that works a lot of the time but if I am using a machine... and W is getting a tiny tad deaf.....plus if I am the other side of buildings....
Thanks again mate!