On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 7:42:54 AM UTC-7, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Was shopping for a radio and transponder, I notice how much more expensive Becker is than the other brands, any reason for this? Are they better, more advanced, lighter, better warranty ...

Trig TT-22 (unfortunately not TT-21) is where it is at for glider Transponders in the USA. Best current path to 1090ES Out should you want to/need to do that in future.