Ballooning > Equipment > Radios

• ICOM Aviation Handheld Radios - Top manufacturer of handheld aviation radios, preferred by many balloonists. Includes the ultracompact new IC-A4 model.
  
   
• Radio Buyers Guide - Comparison of ten popular handheld aircraft radios suitable for ballooning, from Sporty's Pilot Shop. Includes Icom and Vertex models, with prices.
  
   
• Yaesu Airband Transceivers - New ultracompact aviation band handheld radios. Two models available.
  
   
• Blue Sky Avionics - Authorized dealer for Vertex Standard airband tranceivers. These handheld aircraft radios are well suited to ballooning. Also download the official manuals and brochures for free, plus they have accessories.
  
   
• GCN Levante - European site selling several brands of radios including Motorola, Yaesu, Kenwood, and Alan.
  
   
• Hart Aviation - Radio Comparison Page - Chart comparing 13 handheld radios from ICOM, Yaesu, and Sporty's. Complete list of features.
  
   
• Hot air balloon Aerials - How to use a special antenna to dramatically expand the range of airband radios used for chasing. Pictures of basket with aerial attached. Article from Aerostat magazine.
  
   
• MACH ZERO - ICOM Radios - We stock the low cost, light weight, and compact IC-A4. For a truly portable NAV and the IC-A22/E is an extra compact aviation transceiver with excellent audio. Our IC-A22 "Sport" has the same features as the IC-A22 and it's alkaline battery powered.
  
   
• Tech Wholesale - Two way radios from Motorola. This dealer sells both business band, talkabout, and family models.
  
   
• Buy Two Way Radios - Offers business and consumer radios from Blackbox, Cobra, Kenwood, Midland, Motorola, and Uniden. Many choices for ballooning.