I guess that will do you fine. I got the IC-A22 because it will track VOR's but in reality it doesn't work well in an airplane and I wouldn't be looking for that feature again. I don't know if the IC A5 picks up the weather channels as the IC-A22 does, I find that listening to the weather channels is a real help for flight planning in advance of a weather briefing (1-800-wx brief)