Well this is just my opinion but the the Kenwood 710g is awesome , big bright beautifull display remote head is standard as is the desk or dash mounting bracket, it has a very nice ability to display both name and frequency at the same time , has extended recieve and you can play on APRS, I have an 8900 also but the Kenwood is much newer technology , easy programming, complete menu system without a bunch of abbreviations, it's a very nice radio , the 8900 also is known to blow it's pa chip frequently when you use anything but 2/70 cm I have friends with numerous busted ones in there collection waiting to be fixed ,mine was purchased when the rig premiered and I have never used it on any of the other bands,honestly the Kenwood ease of use has spoiled me so much so that I have one on my bedside table and another mounted on my wheelchair. I am sorry that you got a bad one , my first radio was broken out of the box and needed repair 4 times in the first 2 months I owned it , so the place I bought it gave me a real sweet deal on the FT 530 Yaesu HT which I still own and use to this day 26 years later, whatever you purchase I hope you enjoy it and it serves you well , let us know how you make out!
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