Something said by our predecessors overseas years ago was
"...these guys getting high end construction models and trying to operate them correctly with cheap$ radio systems?! :wacko:"
The DX18 is far from cheap, but priced very reasonable for what it's capable of doing, in comparison to other popular radio brands of similar quality & # of chs. When the technology is beyond what your initial capacity limits are, you're on the right path to achieving maxium entertainment value.