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SO YOU HAVE TO ACTIVATE IT THROUGH THE MENU SYSTEM.  CONCLUSION THE YAESU
FTM 3200DR IS ABOUT AS BASIC AS AN FM AND DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER CAN BE, AND
THAT IS ITS STRENGTH.  SOME AMATEURS FIND DIGITAL RIGS INTIMIDATING BECAUSE
OF THEIR RELATIVE COMPLEXITY, BUT THE FTM 3200DR IS ABOUT AS CLOSE TO PLUG
AND PLAY AS YOURE LIKELY TO SEE.  YOU MERELY APPLY POWER, ENTER YOUR CALL
SIGN, ACTIVATE AUTOMATIC MODE SELECT, AND AWAY YOU GO.  AND WITH 65 W AT
YOUR DISPOSAL, YOURE BOUND TO BE HEARD WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE.  DV4MINI
MULTIMODE DIGITAL HOTSPOT REVIEWED BY PASCAL VILLENEUVE, VA2PV VA2PV ARRL.
NET  IN 2016, ALL ASPECTS OF OUR DAILY LIFE ARE GOING DIGITAL AND AMATEUR
RADIO IS NO EXCEPTION.  MORE AND MORE MODULATION PROTOCOLS FROM DIFFERENT
VENDORS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE HAM COMMUNITY, INCLUDING D STAR, DMR, AND
C4FM YAESUS SYSTEM FUSION.  THIS VARIETY OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR OPERATORS EAGER TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW.  THE TWO MAIN
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