New YAESU 50W VHF/UHF dual-band C4FM/FM mobile transceiver - FTM-200DE
The new FTM-200DE is a C4FM Digital multi-functional transceiver with a single receiver. The FTM-200DE delivers reliable and stable 50W transmit performance. The heavy-duty heat sink is equipped with FACC (Funnel Air-Convection Conductor). The speaker delivers 3W of clear and crisp receive audio which has been specifically tuned for radio communication. 2-inch Full-color display provides high visibility and highlights the frequency of the operating band with selectable color – white, blue or red. Front panel of the FTM-200DE is detachable and can be mounted at the most desirable operating position. The new FTM-200DE supports optional Bluetooth® wireless operation using the SSM-BT10 Headset or a commercially available Bluetooth® headset*.
YAESU PMG (Primary Memory Group) function in the FTM-200DE allows PMG-SR Monitor (Primary Memory Group with a Single Receiver). The display frequency can register up to 5 PMG channels, regardless of the VFO or Memory channel operation. AUTO or MANUAL mode can be selected**.
1104 Memory channels can be programmed with 16-character alpha-numeric tags. The MAG (Memory Auto Grouping) function allows memory channels to be automatically categorized in each band, ALL, AIR, VHF, UHF and OTHER.
The C4FM digital communication features which are already popular in the market, such as Automatic Mode Select (AMS), Digital Group ID (DG-ID) operation, and Smart Navigation Function are available with the new FTM-200DE. The FTM-200DE supports the Worldwide WIRES-X Internet Communication. A Fixed Node using an HRI-200, or a Portable Digital Node can be easily set up with the optional SCU-40 cable kit.
New Custom Function List (CFL) of the FTM-200DE quickly recalls a list of frequently used functions by simply pressing the [F Menu] key. 10 functions are listed by default, and up to 8 functions can be customized from the 124 items of the setup menu.
Some additional features of the FTM-200DE are:
- ● Wide-range 108 MHz to 999.995 MHz receive coverage
- ● High speed Band Scope (displays the receive status of up to 61 channels centred on the current VFO frequency or up to 21 channels in Memory Mode)
- ● VFO Band Skip Function
- ● High-precision 66 channel GPS Receiver
- ● 1200/9600 bps APRS® Data Communication
- ● VOX function
- ● Recording Function
- ● Snapshot Feature
- ● MicroSD Card Slot.
* Requires the installation of an optional BU-4 unit.
** FTM-200DE has only one receiver. While monitoring multiple registered channels, no receive audio is output. When the operating channel is active, the real-time reception on the other channels is not displayed.
The new FTM-200DE will be available April 2022.
