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PRODUCT REVIEW YAESU FTM 300DR DUAL BAND FM/DIGITAL MOBILE TRANSCEIVER
REVIEWED BY STEVE FORD, WB8IMY THE LATEST ENTRY IN THE YAESU SYSTEM FUSION
LINEUP BOASTS TWO COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT RECEIVERS.  WITH THE FTM 300DR,
YOU CAN MONITOR TWO SEPARATE VHF FREQUENCIES, TWO UHF FREQUENCIES, OR
WHATEVER COMBINATION YOU LIKE.  THIS INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO MONITOR TWO
C4FM DIGITAL SIGNALS SIMULTANEOUSLY, OR LISTEN TO AN ANALOG FM SIGNAL WITH
ONE RECEIVER AND A C4FM SIGNAL WITH THE OTHER.  EXTENDED RECEIVE COVERAGE
IS SPLIT AMONG SEVERAL BANDS FROM 108 MHZ TO 999R99 MHZ.  YAESU PACKS ALL
THIS FUNCTIONALITY INTO A COMPACT PACKAGE.  THE CONTROL HEAD IS DETACHABLE
SO THAT YOU CAN INSTALL THE BODY OF THE TRANSCEIVER OUT OF SIGHT.  IN FACT,
THE RADIO INCLUDES A 20 FOOT CABLE TO CONNECT THE TWO UNITS.  THE
TRANSCEIVER BODY HOUSES THE TOP FIRING SPEAKER, SO IF YOU PLACE IT IN A
LOCATION WHERE YOU CANT HEAR IT, YOULL NEED TO ATTACH AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER
THAT YOU CAN MOUNT NEAR YOUR OPERATING POSITION.  UNLESS YOU ARE USING A
WIRELESS HEADSET, YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO ATTACH AN EXTENSION CABLE, SUCH AS
THE 10 FOOT YAESU MEK 2, BETWEEN THE MICROPHONE AND THE TRANSCEIVER BODY.
THE REAR PANEL SPORTS A SINGLE ANTENNA JACK WITH AN SO 239 CONNECTOR, TWO
EXTERNAL SPEAKER JACKS ONE FOR EACH RECEIVER, A DATA JACK FOR REMOTE
OPERATION OR CONNECTION TO OTHER DEVICES, AND AN EXTREMELY QUIET FAN.  THE
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