Radio looks great, it is big, even heavy. 200Watts and AC supply inside. Even Panadapter there. Sure a fine piece of gear. Price tag?? But still upconversion. The only two downconverted modern rigs seem to be Orion and K3. I already ordered a SoftRock v6 lite to be a PanAdapter for K3. (Ask for 11 MHz crystal). Benny OH9NB