To illustrate the point of possible sales of $1200 and higher radios the entire 2005 estimated production was sold out before the MZ 14 hit the streets here in the US. I got that straight from Steve Helms President of Futaba of America at the ETOC. While I am not ready to sell off my JR equipment to get the extra channels as of yet. I did point out that JR needs to step up to the plate soon or I will be looking elsewhere for my next high end radio. I flew Futaba for over 25 years and made the switch to JR with my 10x 5 years ago and have not looked back until now.