I didn't notice it at the time, and I think what you're seeing may be a combination of rolling shutter on the camera and the bouncing of the radio's control head due to the loose mounting extension. I'll have to take a closer look next time I'm at the store.

Awesome! hope you have fun with the radio and the RTSystems software, when you get it. 73.

After getting repeaters programmed on the FTM 150 raspe I'm not happy with it it don't sound good now but when I keep a repeater we can keep it sounds like there's a radio station playing with it I didn't have that problem with my Radioddity DB50 I have been told it's a breaking up it don't sound good think I wasted my money buying this radio. I can not key up all the Repeaters like I was with the DB50 radio Yaesu FTM 150 raspe not worth the money after all

@@Tommy-K4BWN If you have another radio, why not listen to the FTM-150's transmitted audio, both with tone and without? If it legitimately sounds bad on your other radio, then it's the FTM-150. If it sounds good, then it's either the repeater or a problem with the path (RFI). Look at the problem objectively... don't let your brain make up a problem and then confirm it! If you can't key up repeaters with the new radio that you could with your old radio, it's almost certainly a programming issue... for it to be a radio problem the new radio would have to be outputting less than 50% of its rated output power before you'd notice a difference, or you wouldn't hear your transmission on the other radio with CTCSS decode turned on!

@@HamRadioOutlet the other radio hits the Repeater fine but they say my Yaesu ftm150 just don't sound good and I can hear what sounds like another radio in the background when I un key the mike I have one repeater program in the radio I can hear people talking and still key up the Repeater on too of them but they can not hear it

@@Tommy-K4BWN Again, I say, listen to your FTM-150 on your other radio. It's possible you have it on WFM, instead of NFM (or vice versa). If you can't hit a repeater with the FTM-150, then it is almost certainly a programming issue. If you can hear "what sounds like another radio in the background" when you unkey your FTM-150 then that's not a *transmitting* problem . Sounds like you have strong local interference. Without you doing some testing, as I suggested, and checking the new radio's programming, you're not going to find the problem. It *could* be a bad FTM-150... but that's extremely unlikely.

There's always a reason why companies like Yaesu discontinue popular radios and release new radios, even ones that are similar to the ones they discontinued. In recent history this was done because parts for the earlier radios were no longer manufactured, making it impossible to continue making the original radio. The new radios, with new designs, more power, and more new features, are manufactured with new parts, which cost more. It costs companies like Yaesu hundreds of thousands of dollars to design, build prototypes, test them, retool their factory and produce the new radios. The alternative is to simply stop producing the radios they can no longer manufacture (because parts are unavailable) and not make replacement radios. If they do that, we hams lose.

​@@HamRadioOutletSTOP apologizing!. HRO is gonna' be stuck with trying to sell this crap! None of these radios were visually or feature-wise "appealing". They don't even look at all "sturdy". I'm gonna' be sending my FT-2980r back for a warranty repair in a couple of daze and hopefully see its fully-repaired return in 60 days or less. It will be my last Yaesu purchase.

@@robertkeller9828 If you think telling the truth is "apologizing", then I'll not stop apologizing! They are entry-level radios that are replacing radios Yaesu cannot manufacture anymore. Icom is doing exactly the same thing and Kenwood discontinued its mobile radios long ago.

The update dated Version of the 857 D is the new FT 991 A

@@kc6nfv746 You're Funny. The FT991a is the a poor update for the FT897d. Joe, I'll connect with you on the W6CDW 144.895 later this week. Happy Thanksgiving.

It's for demo only.

Is it? I saw it can rx but can it tx in 220mhz?

@the_mad_swimbaiter455 oh damn! Just looked. You are right.

@A54729 now I'm sad too 😞 lol was hoping I was wrong.

Dual band. 2m/440

@@wdsracer I'm so confused because at 1:09 Julian switches to 222MHz - maybe receive only? Happy Thanksgiving.

It's not, if it was a quad band it would be hot, all of these new radios are for entry level techs with no understanding of other modes, great for newbies.

@@michaeltyniec7010 probably receive only

Such a good radio for the price point. I kinda want one

DX- SR8

True, it's easier to get, but it's also much more limited than ham radio. For example, after passing a simple Technician Class license exam (35 multiple choice questions, for which you've already seen the exact questions and answers!), you can get access to linked repeaters and talk to people all over the world. With that same license, you can use digital radio (DSTAR, Fusion, DMR, etc) to talk and send images/data. Not to mention, that same license gives you HF privileges too. If *all* you want to do is talk on local repeaters and short range simplex, then GRMS is great. But if you ever want to do more, then getting a ham license is definitely the way to go.

@HamRadioOutlet as soon as they make the test, not a college course, younger generations, are mot going to do it. They have the basic tech test too difficult for the average person who would communicate on repeaters

@@985shane The test is pretty simple... a few rules and regulations so that you don't do anything dumb on the bands that'll get you in serious trouble with the FCC, some knowledge about how radio waves propagate so you know which bands will work for your application, and some simple antenna theory so that in a pinch you can make an antenna from a piece of wire. That's about it. It's hardly a college course... unless the college courses you attend give you ALL the EXACT questions on the test, and ALL the EXACT answers, and ALL the EXACT distractor questions, *and* give you no time limit on how long you have to take the test, or how many times you can take it, or how many times you can do practice tests on the EXACT exam you will sit! Given all of the above, it really is easy to pass the test! I'm not sure how many 13 year olds can pass college course tests, but there are plenty of 13 year old ham radio operators with Technician Class licenses who studied for and passed the tests on their own. Generally speaking, people who say the Technician Class license exam is too difficult to pass, simply have not tried.

We said that one! 🙂

Yikes! Be careful!

Could be... or the reverse might be true.

@HamRadioOutlet I doubt that. Those antennas have been out for years and yours just came out.

@@JonathanKayne We just stared selling it, you mean! ;-)

@@HamRadioOutlet it's an antenna. It doesn't take multiple years to develop that kind of product. And even IF you started development prior to them, we are finding out about it now. That also means JNC radio is finding out about it. Therefore to insinuate that JNC radio based their design off of yours is idiotic at best.

@@JonathanKayne HRO does not manufacture products. JNC Radio even admits on their website they buy from other OEM manufacturers. OEM manufacturers sell different versions of the same product to different retailers.

You can make your own antenna for sure, just as you can make your own radio.

etoncorp.com/pages/support

Mystery solved! It's the Xiegu KB2/KM01. Ordering mine next week! (Beat the Tariffs!)

And why not! LOL

Sounds like fun! 🙂

Thank you sensei!

The link is in the description.

There are a ton of WWII and cold war bunkers all over Europe... some in very remote areas. What a cool way to get outside and on the air!

If you have the space, get the longer antenna. The more antenna you have to receive a signal, the more of that signal you'll receive. Think of it like a fishing net... the bigger the net, the more chance you have of catching fish. 🙂

@@HamRadioOutlet So there would be no problem if I bought the 66 foot wire and replaced the 24 foot wire ? It seems that their DXTREME models are different designs that work most efficiently with the length of wire sold but maybe not so with the Ultimax 100.

@@irhutch007 Ask the manufacturer to get the direct answer: ultimaxantennas.com/web/ultimax-antennas-support/

Thanks for joining the channel!