so guys, how is this radio in the mobile, noisy receive-wise? early on, like page 3 or something, there was a comment that implied better then the 257, but i have seen nothing since. my 257's, & delta's & omega's for that matter, were just plain horrendous in the mobile. in this great metropolis of the northeast, there is next to nowhere that is 'quiet' on the blue mosfet 257 i use on 10m. even my 706mk2g & ts50 suck. on the other hand, my grant xl & ar3500, are fantastically quiet.
so as i get closer to pulling the trigger....is the optima QUIET in a noisy mobile environment?