I have used many radios and have made contacts all over the world. This is by far the best of the conventional transceivers. Only the Elecraft K3S and the new Icom IC 7850 are in the same league but the Kenwood has so many features that make it so comprehensive and the 200- Watt output is so clean.
Really expands my horizon. A wonderful value that performs perfectly when you get to know all of the features.