Yaesu FT2DR in mobile version ?

[fireboat61]

Does Yaesu have a mobile version of the FT2DR. I love the display and wide receive range of the handheld. I would definitely enjoy a mobile version for my vehicle. The reason for specifically low band of 46 MHz is for fire Dept monitoring. Their actually fire depts still dispatching on these frequencies. Other then that the Yaesu products are great for the amateur comm’swhich they are designed to do. My area has just linked the system fusion repeaters allowing nice digital signal.

 

[Drumbum]

Does Yaesu have a mobile version of the FT2DR. I love the display and wide receive range of the handheld. I would definitely enjoy a mobile version for my vehicle. The reason for specifically low band of 46 MHz is for fire Dept monitoring. Their actually fire depts still dispatching on these frequencies. Other then that the Yaesu products are great for the amateur comm’swhich they are designed to do. My area has just linked the system fusion repeaters allowing nice digital signal.

Isn't that called the FTM-400DR


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[fireboat61]

Isn't that called the FTM-400DR


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No , the ftm400xdr although is the digital mobile radio. Yaesu has built this radio to receive to 108 MHz for avaition. Nothing lower then that. The only other radio I can find is the 857D which covers HF but no digital.

 

[Drumbum]

No , the ftm400xdr although is the digital mobile radio. Yaesu has built this radio to receive to 108 MHz for avaition. Nothing lower then that. The only other radio I can find is the 857D which covers HF but no digital.

Really,, didn't know that, I was under the impression it was the same by the way they advertise both together all the time

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[fireboat61]

Really,, didn't know that, I was under the impression it was the same by the way they advertise both together all the time

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Both models do have many similarities for example system fusion capabilities and dual band 2m and 440 transmit. As for the receive the FT2DR is much wider.

 

[k6cpo]

Isn't that called the FTM-400DR


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Latest version is the FTM-400XDR...

 

[vagrant]

Does Yaesu have a mobile version of the FT2DR. I love the display and wide receive range of the handheld. I would definitely enjoy a mobile version for my vehicle. The reason for specifically low band of 46 MHz is for fire Dept monitoring.

The answer is no.

Also, with a wide receive range on radios you are apt to get overloaded with RFI. Hook your FT2DR up to a larger antenna and try it yourself. You may be lucky and in a location that does not suffer RFI from various transmitters nearby.

 

[k6cpo]

Does Yaesu have a mobile version of the FT2DR. I love the display and wide receive range of the handheld. I would definitely enjoy a mobile version for my vehicle. The reason for specifically low band of 46 MHz is for fire Dept monitoring. Their actually fire depts still dispatching on these frequencies. Other then that the Yaesu products are great for the amateur comm’swhich they are designed to do. My area has just linked the system fusion repeaters allowing nice digital signal.

So many first responder organizations have migrated up into the 900 band and added trunking that a fire department dispatching down in the 46MHz range is probably somewhat rare. The manufacturers are just following suit with what people want to monitor.