I wonder who the manufacturer of this radio is? That would tell you how the quality is. I like the whole waterproof idea, and am glad to see some videos coming out about it. As far as power goes. If you increase you power 4 time, you will get only 1 more s-unit. So 50W / 4 ( 6 db ) = 12.5 W. You could run a 12.5W radio, and only be 1 S unit down from the full 50W, so a little power difference is just not that important. Now Antennas, that's important. Get that right! Not trying to be a "Karen", just pointing something out for others.
Works great! I love it. I used it in TN/KY back in October and a few times at Badlands in IN since the install. Performs just as well as the MXT575 IMO.