Man, your paying WAY too much for your 2m rigs

Go, buy yourself a GE MVS and a RIB, or get someone to program them - or an old Phoenix. add a TinyTrackIII...

I typically buy used 2m rigs for APRS/PACKET/dedicated use for less than $40. Heck, a few months ago, I was offered 20 rigs for FREE - they ended up in the trash

Did a completed item search on ebay - they typically go for around $25. A TinyTrackIII runs $27 without a case. A Built, tested TinytrackPLUS is $47, and he'll sell it to you with a GPS for $108

$160 should totally set you up with a APRS box with out breaking a sweat