I can agree that the Eclipse is a pretty good radio, I have one and used it all last year, excellent for the money. I moved to a 9C Futaba this year and it's pretty good too, has a few more features than the Eclipse but many will not need this much radio, especially when starting out and if money's tight.

Radios like the 9Z and the 10X, while being great systems, are a bit pricey for most of us, especially someone that is planning on recycling components out of his trainer!