doc, I have a DX70TH and you need to spend some time playing with the rf gain,narrow filter,and if shift.After some time listening and trying different combinations,you can get a lot more out of the radio.It took me a good while to get used to not trying to overdo the gain.I guess thats true of any radio,but it really helped with my Alinco. 73,David/N5SJS-EM01sk