Before ill go on with my review, first of all im a radio enthusiast and im a firefighter, well this radio product i bought its really what it says in the manual and box, its tx power output excellent, audio receiving also the best clear and loud... the most important is, that it is user friendly, handy, and the waterproofing experience... its perfect! I used to attack fire or while fighting fire its with me all the time and even until the fire is out, it even once accidentally splashed with our fire hose with extreme pressure but its ok, no problem came out til now... if i would have a little discouragement its only the beltclip its not like those of motorola spring type beltclips, with this radio its just a fixed type, but above all i love this Alinco DJ-V57T/E...and been using it for 3 years already... sure youll love this one...