I have both the IC-R5 and the BR-330T. (Also the VR-500) The BR330T has many more features and is much easier to program than the IC-R5. It is about $45-$75 more than the IC-R5, but I think it is worth every cent that it cost. The only down side is that the BR-330T doesn't have SSB, but neither does the IC-R5 or the VR-120D (the VR-500 does receive SSB, but I don't find it that useful)
Mark