I have a 6EX and I use it on a regular basis. Do I ever need more? On rare occasions I do, so I also have a 10CG, but I rarely use it beyond what the 6EX can do.

A lot of people will tell you (as they already have) to buy the biggest, baddest radio that you can afford. I disagree - but there's logic to my thinking, so follow me here.

If you buy a good radio now, like the 6EX, you will more than likely enjoy it for a few years before you outgrow it - IF you ever do!

So IF you ever need to upgrade, it won't be until a few years down the road. Now... Look at how much radios have advanced in the last two or three years. So let's say you shot your wad now and don't "NEED" to step up later, but in three years they have a new feature that you really wish you had. But you can't justify buying a new radio because you already have a 3-yr-old model with all the "Bells and Whistles" (Except that it doesn't have the LATEST Bells and Whistles).

But if you get a basic radio now, in a few years (If you care to) you can upgrade to a radio with the newest technology.

Oh, and another very good point... Some people seem to think that you should own one radio that will do everything including your laundry. What's wrong with having two transmitters? I know a guy who had to send his one-and-only Tx in for service in early July and didn't get it back until late August. He missed the biggest chunk of the flying season because he had ONE super-duper radio instead of one nice one and one basic one.

So by getting the 6EX now, in a few years, IF you need more, you can have TWO radios in case you ever need a backup (I have about ten right now )