I’ll change the antenna too, soon as I can find the Nagoya 701G in stock somewhere. I find the 15" antennas to be something of a nuisance when carrying in the field. The 805G is really the same radio sans the water/dust resistance, should serve you fine under “normal” conditions. I believe I erred in the previous post and that these radios can handle split repeaters, from looking at the software which can be downloaded, for free, from the BTWR.Com website.