I picked up the new Cobra 425 Radio 3 weeks ago. It is a VHF / GMRS / NOAA radio. The first of its kind. It is an awesome radio. Light, long antenna, dual battery source (rechargabel or 6AA). It even has a rewind feature that will play back the last 20 seconds of sound that came out of the radio in case you only heard the last few seconds of a call. VHF (ch 16) is really the only emergency channel monitored by most rescue sources. Plus it only costs about $150.00 (124.00 on ebay)

steve