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TOP OF THE DISPLAY.  IT REQUIRES AT LEAST THREE SATELLITES TO BE
ABLE TO FIND THE LOCATION COORDINATES.  IN DIGITAL MODE C4FM, GPS
INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE VOICE/DATA DN
MODE.  WHEN THE DIGITAL VOICE WIDE VW MODE IS USED, THE GPS
INFORMATION WONT BE TRANSMITTED, AS THE DATA BANDWIDTH IS USED FOR
THE WIDER VOICE MODE.  USING THE BACKTRACK DISPLAY MODE AVAILABLE
FROM THE DISP BUTTONS, THE SCREEN SHOWS A COMPASS INDICATING THE
DIRECTION AND THE DISTANC PRODUCT REVIEW YAESU FTM 200DR C4FM/FM
MOBILE TRANSCEIVER REVIEWED BY MARTIN ARSENAULT, VE2BQA VE2BQA ARRL.
NET  THE FTM 200DR IS A VHF/UHF MOBILE TRANSCEIVER COMPATIBLE WITH
BOTH ANALOG FM AND YAESU SYSTEM FUSION DIGITAL MODE C4FM.  THIS DUAL
BAND RADIO HAS ONLY ONE RECEIVER EVEN IF IT HAS TWO VFOS, IT CAN
RECEIVE ONLY ONE SIGNAL AT A TIME.  IT CAN DELIVER UP TO 50 W OF RF
TRANSMIT POWER, AND ITS INTERNAL SPEAKER PROVIDES UP TO 3 W OF CLEAR
AND CRISP AUDIO, PERFECT FOR A MOBILE INSTALLATION.  IT HAS A NICE 2
INCH FRONT COLOR DISPLAY COMBINED WITH AN EASY TO OPERATE MENU
SYSTEM.  THE FREQUENCY COLOR CAN BE CHANGED BETWEEN BLUE, WHITE, AND
RED.  IT ALSO INCORPORATES MANY FEATURES LIKE GPS AND APRS, BAND
SCOPE, WIDE COVERAGE INTERNET REPEATER ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM WIRES X
FUNCTIONALITY, AND BLUETOOTH WITH THE OPTIONAL BU 4 UNIT.  OVERVIEW
THE FTM 200DR IS IMPRESSIVE CONSIDERING ITS SMALL SIZE AND
FUNCTIONALITIES.  WITH ITS DETACHABLE FACEPLATE, ITS PERFECT FOR A
MOBILE INSTALLATION AND EASY TO DETACH FROM THE INCLUDED MOBILE
BRACKET, BUT ITS ALSO A GOOD RADIO TO USE IN A HOME STATION.  IT
FEATURES ALL OF THE C4FM DIGITAL COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS
AUTOMATIC MODE SELECT, DIGITAL GROUP ID, AND SMART NAVIGATION.  ITS
ALSO CAPABLE OF DOING WIRES X OPERATIONS WITH THE PORTABLE DIGITAL
NODE PDN FUNCTION THAT LETS YOU HAVE A PERSONAL WIRES X DIGITAL NODE
AT YOUR STATION USING A PC.  IN OTHER WORDS, IT CAN BECOME A WIRES X
DIGITAL HOTSPOT.  ITS RECEIVER IS WIDE AND CAN RECEIVE FROM 108 TO
137 MHZ AM MODE AND AIR BAND, AND FROM 137 TO 999R99 MHZ US CELLULAR
BLOCKED IN FM AND C4FM MODES.  INCLUDED WITH THE RADIO IS A DTMF
MICROPHONE MODEL SSM 85D, A MOBILE MOUNTING BRACKET, A BRACKET FOR
THE FACEPLATE CONTROLLER, A 10 FOOT CONTROL CABLE, A USB CABLE, AND
A DC POWER CABLE.  OPERATIONS WHEN YOU TURN ON THE FTM 200DR FOR THE
FIRST TIME, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER YOUR CALL SIGN.  IT CAN BE
DONE WITH THE ROTARY KNOB RIGHT KNOB AND THE ALPHANUMERIC MENU
DISPLAYED.  THE CALL SIGN INPUT IS IMPORTANT IF YOU INTEND TO USE
THE RADIO TO OPERATE IN THE C4FM DIGITAL MODE.  THE PROGRAMMED CALL
SIGN WILL BE SHOWN EVERY TIME THE RADIO IS TURNED ON.  ONCE THE CALL
SIGN IS ENTERED, THE RADIO WILL BE IN VFO MODE.  FROM THAT POINT,
THE OPERATION IS SIMPLE.  I WAS ABLE TO OPERATE THE RADIO WITH EASE,
WITH ONLY QUICK REFERENCES TO THE MANUAL.  THE FRONT PANEL
INCORPORATES THE COMMON CONTROLS THAT ARE COMPREHENSIBLE FOR MOST
OPERATORS.  ON THE FRONT PANEL, YOU WILL FIND TWO MAIN KNOBS, ONE ON
EACH SIDE THE VOLUME IS ON THE LEFT, AND THE ROTARY KNOB
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