Flyboy, My radio does have the little gold sticker on the back, I believe it was late 80's when it was purchased ("only" 15 years ago). I certainly plan to upgrade radios when I can (I won't be using this radio on my second plane for sure) but I figure I'm better off flying with an old AM radio than not flying at all . I guess I won't mention the fact that I plan to shoe-horn my old K&B .45 sportster into the LT-25 *halo* (although I'm alot more likely to come up with $30 for a cheap .25 sized engine than $100+ for a new radio... that's just a dollar per day in my RC penny jar and I'll have it by year end!)