A couple of Pack Rats here in PA are using their 222 transverter. The ones that I have heard sound ok and the people that have them are not complaining about the receive. Now I read a review by two guys on the west coast and while they found variations in the performance between two samples they generally seemed to like the 222 version. But they said that it was not nearly as good as the Elecraft, DEMi, or Q5 units. I would think this is to be expected as the Ukrainian units sell for much less.