I had no idea about the warranty, I went to buy it at repco but they didn't have an aerial, so i went to bcf to have it price matched and the aerial thrown in, a gme 6.5db aerial.
Something to think about when getting and aerial as well
telcoantennas.com.au said:
It's handy to make sure the one you get can use a repeater, there's a few uhf repeaters around the vic high country. ctss is helpful as well to setup convoy channels without anyone else's chatter.
Hand when putting in the aerial make sure you terminate it properly! bad termination with give you terrible range and a scratchy signal.
Having a handheld is very useful too, I've a 1watt handheld. Good for recovery, giving to someone without a radio if your traveling together and going for a walk camp.
The smaller ones are great for finding a mounting locations, my din one doesn't really fit (
https://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4421/mn6d.jpg ) but i have a spare bit of trim if i ever take it out.