I feel, or should I say Felt your pain.  For years I was the only guy in Ohio fly Atx.  But the SD10 and the RDS8000 significantly changed that and the change is still occurring.  Last pattern contest I went to 14 of the 28 competitors were flying the SD10.  By far the single most represented radio in our district. 

Stay with the program!  They'll eventually figure out what they're missing