Just got the 300 and am really liking it so far (my first mobile rig, so no other experience to compare it to). Lido has an affordable compact external speaker I'll probably pick up soon. Youtube review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR0_0cv_sco
Speaker link: https://www.lidoradio.com/collections/external-speaker Bill KI5ZMM -----Original Message----- From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> On Behalf Of David Holden via BVARC Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2023 7:23 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: David Holden <dghol...@att.net> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Yaesu FTM-200DR, FTM-300DR or FTM-500DR? I have the FTM-300D and used a Lido mount that works well. The mount attaches to floor using the seat bolt and gives you a flexible conduit up to where you attach the faceplate. See pics on Lido mount’s website. I have the radio base under the seat and hear it adequately but I think a remote speaker would be better. There’s a lot of radio control you can do with the handheld mic once you get used to it. I use mic controls more than faceplate controls when driving but still look at the faceplate to see where the radio is tuned. David WJ9O > On May 6, 2023, at 10:33 PM, Karl Bernard via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > Anyone used either the FTM-200DR, FTM-300DR, or FTM-500DR and have some > thoughts to share? > > I'm thinking about getting a dual-band mobile to use in my 2016 Civic without > a lot of space, so I've been doing a lot of research online about radios with > a remote head that I can put on a window suction mount or something like that > (still a lot of thinking about that, lol) > > I like what I've seen so far about all of these radios and I like the bright > colorful and highly legible screen on them, but I'm not sure if the FTM-500DR > is worth another $200-300, depending on where you look... The touch screen is > cool, but is it really worth it? Also think the FTM-200DR and FTM-300DR might > require an external speaker since the head doesn't have one? > > Thanks, > Karl > W5KMB > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
