This one? Yaesu FT-2980R 80W 2M FMAssuming OP gets a tech license, Yaesu has a 80 watt 2 meter FM mobile rig for less than $200. That along with a small 3 or 4 element Yagi antenna is nothing to sneeze at for comms at 40 miles. Getting the ham radio license certainly presents more options.
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