thanks for posting your review BD . i love mine . i use a 4 to 5 pin mic adapter with it and on the washington and grant the adjustable talk back feature works great . on AM i run it NB on in DT mode with the dials a hair under 2 each . the mic element sounds smooth and clean with no effects too . heres another review of it with waves of the effects .

http://www.cbworldinformer.com/200110/ec_2018_xtr.htm