That has not been my experience with them.

The transmit performance of my SH radio is significantly worse than my Uniden - even though it's supposed to have an extra watt of power (6W vs 5W).

Standard Horizon also doesn't answer their e-mail. I send an inquiry re: a replacement belt clip a month ago. Nada.

Meanwhile, my Uniden is a tank - it won't float, but I can abuse the crap out of it and it just keeps on going. It came with two batteries and a dual charger. I did drop it on volume/squelch knob once and bent it (still worked fine) - sent it in and they fixed it / returned it in two weeks, flat rate ($56) repair.