I received my Yaesu FTM500D from ML&s today, so I guess its time to do a quick first impressions /look at the radio, after all I have never seen the radio or know if I’m going to like it or not…

The radio retails at £629.95 in the UK (5/5/2023)

Front Speaker with AESS* Dual Speaker System *(AESS: Acoustic Enhanced Speaker System)
Total 9W Clear & Powerful High-fidelity Audio, delivered by the Front Panel 6W and the Main Unit Internal 3W speakers

E2O(Easy to Operate)-IV
Innovative, Smart Operating System with TOUCH&GO / SEARCH&GO / PMG** Functions.
**(PMG: Primary Memory Group Monitor)

– 144MHz, 430MHz C4FM Digital / FM / AM (Air Band Receive)
– True Dual Band Operation, C4FM/C4FM Digital D-D Dual Receive
– Advanced C4FM Digital Mode with AMS (Automatic Mode Select), DG-ID feature and Smart Navigation
– 2.4-inch High-Resolution Full-Color Touch-panel Display and Demountable Front Panel Controller
– Swing-Head adaptable Front Panel improves display visibility
– Single-Touch Spectrum Scope function
– High speed Band Scope function
– Built-in 66ch High precision GPS receiver and External GPS device connectivity
– Wireless Operation Capability with the Bluetooth® Headset – Optional Swing-head Kit (SJMK-500) allows the Flexible angle adjustment of the Front Control Panel
– Customized Function List (CFL) Display allows checking and immediately executing priority functions.
(Up to 8 functions or settings from the set-up menu can be registered.)
– MAG (Memory Auto Grouping) Function allows Memory channels to be automatically categorized in ALL, AIR band, VHF band, UHF band and OTHER.
– VFO Band Skip Function
– Memory Channel Data Transfer to the VFO Register
– Single-Touch Spectrum scope function: Instantly switches the operating screen between “Scope display operation” and “Dual Receive operation”
while in MAIN channel operation
– High speed Band Scope function
*up to 61 channels centered on the current frequency displayed in VFO mode and up to 21 channels of signal information in memory channel mode
– 1104 Memory Channels including 5 “Home” channels, 50 sets of memories for programmable memory scan and 999 “Basic” memories.
– Built-in 66ch High precision GPS receiver and External GPS device connectivity,
– 1200/9600bps APRS® Data Communication
– Wireless Operation Capability with a Bluetooth® Headset
– WiRES-X Portable Digital Node or HRI-200 Fixed Node capability
– Voice Recording of the received and transmitted audio
– 50W Stable High-Power with Heavy Duty Heat Sink and FACC (Funnel Air-Convection Conductor) *Selectable 50W / 25W / 5W
– Micro SD Card Slot (up to 32GB)

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