Thanks Ken,

I have read that somewhere else, I beleive it may have been you that posted it elsewhere. Throughout this whole process I have been discussing the equipment selections with the local AMA club members, the instructors at the club and forums such as these.

(for any other newbies that may read this I would highly reccomend that you suppress the urge to go out and buy your plane, radio, and equip real fast, without first talking to your local club members, get as many opinions as possible, do your due diligence, and make an intelligent decision based on the info and opinions that you get. I have already learned alot about the hobby just by discussing and absorbing. Plus you'll get alot of respect from your fellow club members when you do so.)

Believe it or not I have been in the planning stages for about 2 months and have yet to make a purchase. I am planning on getting a buddy box through the AMA.... I figure when I am done I will either keep it or donate to the clubs collection. As I understand it, the club has several instructors, and cover pretty much all of the radios out there as far as familiarity. That is why I seem to have the luxury making a choice for not only now, but for my future needs in the hobby.

So with all that in mind I would still like to hear your opinions on some radios