I had the AR-3300 , keeping in mind IM no tech guru here and nor do I know what's better then what as far as equipment goes at all times . But I have plenty of experiance with many radios , The AR-3300 I had didn't float my boat as far as 11 meter band AM went , the audio just didn't do it for me , the AR-3300 may have been the best SSB radio I'd ever owned but IM more AM then anything else and theres just to many cb radios that can give me the best of both worlds and the audio that I prefer on both AM/SSB .