Do test it out, though we've identified one problem with it right now which causes a bit of inconvenience during a QSO. If you're taking an over after someone unkey the repeater, you might fell into a 'dead window' where your transmission will go into a black hole. So, either you need to key straight up, or wait for more than 4s between the over. We going to fix this later when we've decided on the internet connectivity at Bukit Lanjan.

I'm currently using Anytone D878UV, a dual band HT. It however could only receive one channel at a time ( you can monitor two bands but it will only decode one ). This model seems to be the best right now with a long battery life and could be programmed manually w/o a PC.

Seems to work with the same brand, no idea across brand of radio.