PMR446 v Walkie Talkies

[Midnitemo]

I'm very keen to get this com's issue sorted but I can't find anything that I'm happy with , I've now handled a uv5r and I was pretty underwhelmed , it felt cheap and toylike , there was a forum member whose company were using them as onsite com's , I wonder how they lasted, are they still going? soz I have a shocking memory I forget who it was , I want all the things the uv5r can do just in a better more intuitive package , I've been looking at a yaesu that has the option of lithium powerpack and 8xaa dry cell's , I would like to talk to an expert and see/handle the kit in the flesh , anybody suggest a retailer who carries a large selection of these kind of transceivers where I can go , don't mind travelling a bit and I know I'm going to have to pay significantly more than the unit price of a uv5r