I can't help you much as far as a 2 meter only radio. I've bought dual
band radios for the last 20 years since I've had a uhf repeater of my own.
Happy shopping!! I agree, Kenwood is certainly accessible and their
programming seems to have a bit of logic. I can program my Kenwood f6
talkie without the book. Icom is another story.
73
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr
open Node 3148
Las Vegas