I have the DB-25G and have had 0 issues with it, using it that is. There are some things I've noticed about it, I know I'm going to get flack/wrong answers, BUT, for my radio, the channels 8-14 don't show up period (even using CHIRP to Program them into their respective slots, the radio simply WON'T allow those channels to be added back in). I KNOW THEY ARE LOW POWER!! I KNOW WE "CAN'T" TRANSMIT ON THEM. That's not the issue, I'm wondering is there are other DB-25G users out there that are able to have those SPECIFIC Channels show up WITHOUT "adding" them on to the end of the Programs. See attached picture. My programing will NOT allow for those channels to be added. The other issue I had with mine is that the NOAA channels weren't included, I had to manually add them, not that its such a big deal, I've just been told before that: "they are already programmed..." aside from those 2 issues, I love my DB-25G and again, 0 issues with it.