Many thanks, it's a great little radio indeed. Glad the video was of some help, 73' and stay safe.

Apparently from the manual it has dual receive. Edit... Yes I see the problem haha. I'd still take it over a Baofeng anyway haha

@@OnTheMicwithMike it's a great radio for the budget, but theres much better radios out there lol ..I'd rather have a second hand decent radio for similar money. Love the video though Mike .. cheers again for the content. 73

And the Baofeng has very little Front End. But 2 1/2 Watts is way off the rated 5W on the 2m Band. For the Yaesu.

Any good?Thanks

It's certainly become my favourite HT 👍🏻

Hi Ron, That’s the first I’ve heard of a missing icon but one thing that may have happened is that it may have been switched off within the programming software and that’s only a guess. I don’t have the software myself to check, because I programmed mine from the keypad. There doesn’t seem to be any option to switch the indicator on or off in the settings menu at all. It might pay to download the programming software from Yaesu and check the settings page and see if there’s any option in there for it. Sorry I couldn’t be anymore help, 73’.

Thanks for the quick response Mike. On the one hand, I am happy to hear that it is not me or the settings of the Yaesu. Now repackaged and returns supplier. Greetings, Ron.

I must be honest, it’s a nice looking radio. Easy to program, but unfortunately it doesn’t seem to pick up too well. In fact I tested the radio alongside three other radios a few weeks back, using the same antenna on all three - the retevis rh701. The Yaesu was poor on reception to a much cheaper Baofeng model and Kenwood handy. I think underneath it’s nothing more than what you’d expect from a cheap Chinese handheld. Better filtering though but that’s all. 73’ :)

Thanks Mike .

It’s long gone. Turned out to be deaf as a post as well.

Not entirely sure, long gone now that radio. Was no better than a cheap Baofeng.

@@OnTheMicwithMike??? The frequency arrangement is different.

@@OnTheMicwithMike did you try the yaesu ft 65 ?

@@bigbone88 no I haven’t done so far. Rarely use 2m and 70cm to be honest.

@@OnTheMicwithMike thanks 73s

No it’s not.

Afraid not. FM only.

5w high, 2.5w medium and 0.5 low power.

@@OnTheMicwithMike powerful

@@landobandon2428 pretty standard really, most cheaper Baofeng radios do the same. There are other Baofeng radios that do nearer 10w which I've tested a couple over the years that do close enough to it.

Indeed. I sent mine back a few days after doing this video. There really was no difference in performance than that of a much cheaper Baofeng radio. Wasn’t impressed at all with the Yaesu, considering the price hike on a cheaper Chinese handheld.