We do this all the time in Luscombes.
For range, you'll want an external antenna, and there are adapters that allow you to plug a normal headset into the handheld.
Icoms seem to work the best, and you need to be aware that Vertex radios don't do well with an external antenna, due to the antenna overloading the RF sections. Vertex radios on their factory rubber duck antennas work well; albeit without the range that an external antenna provides.
Main issue that I have seen with handhelds is being able to read the frequency from wherever you mount it. Sit in the plane and experiment with this attribute.
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-- Mike Culver;
RV-9 project sold  but details of the build at
www.mculver.com
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