The approach a number of transceivers have taken for repeaters is storing separate frequencies for transmit and receive. I wish they wouldn't follow the crowd and use the frequency offset in both the channel mode and frequency mode. At least the BTECH radio did a good job explaining programing the radio in the manual. I would also prefer two knobs, one for on/off and volume, the other for channel selection or up/down on frequency.. Get rid of the LED light on top so antenna and two knobs can go there. Find another place to put the flashlight led. The huge number of menu based controls is hard to follow. Set up a mode that returns the frequency to a default mode that is a good starting point and have all the basic controls for freq, offset, ctcss, squelch and xmit power all in one place in the menus. Many of the menu items are things that don't really need frequent changing and should be separate from the main group of items that are desired to change regularly.Make sure all entries can be done without a computer cable.Ease of use is the most important thing after certain spec items. Talk to people to find out what would make the radio easier to set up.