Well a few days ago i got my new icom 706mk2g from HRO radio. its smaller than i thought but seems extremely well made. i got the mobile bracket,carry handle, 8 pin to modular cable and i got the 1.9 ssb filter on order. so far ive had it hooked to my imax 2000 and have been just listening to the 11 meter band and getting used to the menu. im going to order a discone antenna for the #2 antenna spot.ill open it up and see about the extended tx range mod when the filter gets here. so far i really like it.