"The Weiss Family" writes:

Actually they might turn out to very decent radios esp. if you are only
vfr
and multiple backup freqs. are not that important. They perform well, are
built like tanks, legal and parts are still available.

You know, you're probably right. For my needs they'll work great.
They're just not as glamorous as a digital flip-flop type.

I hereby wager $1.00 that the KX170's will outlast everything else
in the airplane.

-jav