If in the video (it has subtitles) you can put on automatic translation and choose your language from settings ...

Me too. Beautiful radio

This radio is sub par. My baofeng sounds better and the battery lasts longer and charges faster

I haven’t tested the limits. But mine is at least 10-15ft

Awesome

Agreed

Get the anytone. Receive audio is much better sounding.

Isn’t that a moot point when your water ingress level rating is a 7 already? I mean, I’m getting one of these in a week or two depending on how the shipping goes, and I don’t really feel too worried about dunking it in a bucket of silty water any more than I would with a bucket of spring water. Do you think it’ll make any difference at all? I’m skeptical, let me know if there’s any reason to worry about that x vs 6 rating at a water ingress protection level of 7; Id like to know if there’s a real concern for brining this to a very dusty location (I’m in the Canadian army, I’m exposed to a lot of this environment).

You’re absolutely correct about this. First digit is about dust ingress protection, second digit is about water ingress protection. IPx7 provides the same level of water protection as ip67, but does not provide dust protection at all.

No it doesn't

The backward and forward compatibility was a big factor in my decision.

Is the GPS on both models comparable in operation ? Just a thought given the more recessed GPS on the FT-5DR.

No. Just use the micro SD card.

No, not likely. MARS mod allows open transmit for the bands that already transmit, it doesn't allow TX on an RX only band

@@HamRadio2 what about gmrs?

Yes, likely it will TX on GMRS once it has been opened up.

@@HamRadio2 thank you for the answer

Locked to the Ham Band

That was also mentioned in the video with John. Yaesu is releasing new software soon.

The cost doesn't bother me. I do agree about the buttons though.

I don't have an FT2 but it takes the same battery. Battery life is comparable to the FT3D

Well the 5 d has the same audio problems. Sounds bad

Can you elaborate on that for me? Sorry if its a stupid question to those in the know...

Yes

Which issue are you referring to? My FT3D receives APRS just fine.

@@HamRadio2 The 2 issues I see are it being spotty on decoding received beacons/signals or poor reception in general. Also some weird bug where the radio gets stuck on transmit when using APRS.

I've never had any of those issues with my FT3D. Find out if the source of your info is just 1 guy with the issue, who claims it is "wide spread" or if it is actually a well-documented problem.

I like the video, but the screwdriver for a pointer was making me cringe. I get it; I'm wierd about my displays.

the word "review" doesn't appear in the title of this video

I may do that in the next video.

Nope

@@HamRadio2 :(

yes@@HamRadio2

only one

Most people don't buy this radio from Amazon due to its mark-up there. It is much cheaper from a normal retailer. So Amazon isn't going to have reviews from folks who know where to buy

The people getting upset about the scanning feature puzzle me. Do you actually read the numbers as they fly by? Really it stops on the channel when it picks up a signal. Then you can look and see what channel you are on. Do you sit and stare at the radio while it's scanning?

Scanning is kinda a waste of time, which is why I rarely talk about it. Who cares?

@@HamRadio2 You must not be active on many repeaters. Scanning is NOT only for finding busy signals, it is a highly useful, fast way to get a radio to another repeater among a large memory list. Invariably over time, you meet people who hang out only on certain repeaters. Instead of waiting for a busy signal from them, maybe they are just hanging out monitoring, which means you need to call them. If you know your list, you get to know where a particular repeater memory is, and you can see it fly by and stop the scan and go back a few knob clicks or mic up or down button presses to it. With that in mind, I organize my memories from most-used to least-used. Mobiles do this for a reason as well. The FT5 WITHOUT that ability will make everyone either have to crank the knob through the whole list of memories or frequencies, or memorize "channel numbers" for direct entry. Think about how you use a mobile- do you crank the knob every time to another repeater, or do you let the radio do the work for you? It's ALWAYS faster to let the radio cycle- even if you have to go back a few to the memory or frequency you want, than cranking the knob. This is basic, fundamental operational functionality that this radio obliterates. At least it should have been included as an option, but "No". Over time, you will find yourself cranking through your memory list to call people on different repeaters, or go to different nets and so on. You will understand that the FT5 design is the dumbest most useless design FOR THE HAM USER in 35 years. Oh, but wait- Kruk stated this was designed for EMCOMM and commercial users. HUH? EMCOMM and commercial users use radios as tools for a very short list of frequencies- they ARE NOT ham users where every major city has multitudes of repeaters to put in memories.

@@daledervin3672 Quite the contrary, most of the repeaters in this area are active and setting a scan list up only makes it frustrating when listening to the scan stop on every frequency. I know that lots of people like scan, I don't see a problem with that. I just don't think getting upset about a feature that only some care about is helpful.

Think about a common hamfest scenario- you have minimalist oldster buddies who are on site roaming around talking on a couple simplex freqs on older HT's without "Group" capability, other friends heading in from across the state that can't hit the talk in repeater yet, but are on a wide area system you CAN hit, and you may want to talk to others still at the hotel or breakfast on another local repeater. Are you always waiting for others to initiate a QSO for the FT5 to "find a busy signal"? No, you may want to be the person to initiate some communication to see where everyone is, yet your shiny new FT5 is gonna make you crank through memories, or God forbid, the VFO. Everyone needs to think BEYOND SCANNING FOR BUSY SIGNALS. The FT5 has cut out HALF the usability we as hams have been able to use for decades.

Someone told me they liked the FT70 audio better than this one and while I can tell a difference, the "better" audio is actually subjective to whatever you like listening to. The audio on my FT5D is just fine and much better than my UV82

1. DMR is C4FM also. You should learn your terminology because trying to tell-off other people. 2. I already did everything you said in the interview with John from last week, and I mentioned that in the beginning of the video also. Something else you missed. 3. Are you upset about Anytone DMR because you can't figure it out? Trying *watching and listening* to the video next time, before making snap judgements that prove you have no frame of reference.

@Michael Randazzo Read the title of the video Mikey... UNBOXING.... it doesn't mention and in depth review. So why be a douchenozzle when he did exactly what the title of the video says? Perhaps you need to get one and do a 4 hour video on everything it can do? People like you Mikey are why people just stop making videos altogether.

@@HamRadio2 This is the first time that I've ever heard that C4FM and DMR are the same thing. Ever since these modes came out I've been told that they weren't compatible. I have yet to try any of them because of all of the confusion over DMR, C4FM and DSTAR. We STILL have two analog FM repeaters in my area that nobody ever uses.

They aren't the same thing and are therefore not compatible. I have explained this in greater detail in some other videos, but here is a high-level overview. The term "C4FM" is actually wrong when talking about Fusion. That is what everyone calls it, but it isn't technically correct. Both DMR and Fusion are C4FM modulation, but have different protocol 'buckets'. DMR is TDMA while Fusion is FDMA. When people come around the channel and start crying about DMR, and how "C4FM" is better, I can immediately tell that they haven't actually done their research and they are just trying to stir up trouble.

@@HamRadio2 Thank you for explaining this to an old man. 👍😄

Congrats from K7AYE

Nice work!