Thanks, John. On further investigation, it seems that the W2A will not fully suit my needs, due to an odd issue with this rig. It seems that the W2A will work cross-band in full duplex mode only, not in half duplex (in contrast, the W32A allows you to choose between full duplex and half duplex). This means that a W2A can only be used for sats with headphones, or else there will be feedback. Full duplex with headphones is of course the best way to work the sats, but sometimes it's just too inconvenient and I'd prefer to at least have the option of using the HT on half duplex with the speaker. And if the W2A desenses as badly as the W32A, then full duplex with headphones will be a total waste.

I'll test it out as soon as the charger arrives.

73, Bill NZ5N

I tried this rig (IC-W2A) out tonight on AO-51 and it seemed deaf. I had a very good pass right over my head, but I could barely hear the bird. My IC-32AT with the same antenna setup works FB (Arrow Antenna). Anyone else used the W2A and found that it was lacking in the sensitivity dept.?

Thanks, Chris KQ6UP