you couldn't give me any thing that has an ft model number any more. I have issues with the company's ideas of service, for my money if cost is an issue than it's one of the new Chinese radios or an alnico radios if I feel like spoiling my self it's a kenwood or an icom. as for commercial radios, if you are going that way which is a good one, if you have one of those 100 channel models you can likely stick in all your repeaters and, it's not likely a snow cat is going to travel out of your service area so something field programmable may not be necessary.do remember that all commercial coms are narrow band now so don't forget to program the ham stuff for wide band.