Tom,
If you mean the VX2r, here is my opinion.
I own one.  They are now quite inexpensive, and if you have the 
software, you will be able to program it quite easily.  On the other 
hand, if you use the front panel buttons and the tuning knob, it will 
be an adventure.  It surely frustrated me!!
Once programmed, this is a great handheld.  A M broadcast reception 
is quite acceptable.  Two meter and 440 performance is very good.  I 
read somewhere that the stock antenna wasn't good so I have replaced 
it with one of the dual band, very thin and flexible antennaes.
battery life is good and the recharge time is short; I forget how long.
In the end; if you are in to having a handheld that you can change in 
the field, this isn't for you (or me).  However if you can plan ahead 
for what you want and get it loaded in to the many, many memories, I 
think you will like the size and performance of the handheld.
Hope this helps.
Pat, K9JAUAt 10:34 AM 4/15/2007, you wrote:
>I just realized that I wrote the wrong model number of the hand held 
>in my last
>message.  It should be a vh2 or vh2r.
>
>Tom
>
>
>Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html