Hey Dave, late reply, but I thought about doing the same with my Mavic 2P and a little Alinco 1/4 watt 2M credit card “fingerheld” with a small simplex repeater board.
Oh, and by the way, are you the same AZDave that is/was on DP and NF? If so...
Dumb, absolutely stupid. And China won’t cover US purchasers with a warranty if they buy from a different country. Can’t blame them, the US government is just hurting everyone else who don’t work in US factories that don’t exist anymore.