One of the perks of working for a company that sells Standard Horizon marine VHF radios is a thing called Pro Deals. I can buy any Vertex Standard product for 50% off the MSRP. That includes Yaesu amateur radio gear. So, when my old HT died the other day, I decided I wanted something better than my crappy Baofeng. I went whole hog and and ordered a FT-5DR.
It hasn’t arrived yet but I downloaded a copy of the manual and, to be perfectly honest, the thing is a little intimidating. I mean, I didn’t even use half the the features on the VX-2, which hardly had any. The FT-5 does just about everything but wash the dishes and make the bed. I think it’s gonna take a while to figure it all out.
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