The proposed pricing of the Omni VII may help open the high-end market for Ten Tec both domestically and offshore. The Orion II price is unaffordable to many, if not most, American amateurs and marginally insane elsewhere in the world. In the UK, for instance, an Orion II costs the equivalent of $6,900.00. No wonder Icom's so popular. 73, Craig W3CRR