I hear ya bud!...I own a ton of Motorola: FR50s, T289s, and T5100, and though the T289 is a neat lookin radio with Lithium bat and the indigo backlight, i have to say my FAVORITE! are the T5100s!...great with batteries, tough casing, non-complicated contols, and just for fun, intechangable faceplates ( i think most Motos do that though )