A better version of the magnum 257 would have been nice. Add the TXCO, a 2nd filter for SSB, stiffen all controls. Little things. And replace that damn blue lighted face!! Can't use one at night hardly in a mobile without covering the face of the 257hp I have. The blue light is just too bright. Amber or even a dimmer pot would have been nice. Or a menu feature to turn it down. Anyway, I am let down after having spoken with the owners son long ago and was told then they were dropping some "new" radios around 2016. Oh well. Wish them luck as they will need it if they are just going to follow the rest of the export crowd currently! Not that they are bad radios, just the same thing rebranded isn't "new" in my book.