I received an email this morning with a pre-sale coupon for $25 off and they said shipping to start in March. Not sure what makes this particular model worth twice what the KG-805G is currently selling for. There may be more bells and whistles but for just pure GMRS use, I'm not seeing it being worthwhile to me. The KG-905G being water rated IP66 sounds good for those of us that will be around lakes and rivers. It won't take a swim but should be good against splashes from kayak paddles, etc.