FIRST LOOK: Yaesu FTM-500, I Like It!
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- Thanks to the Ham Radio Outlet for letting me go hands on with the new Yaesu FTM-500. As a long time FTM-400 owner, the 500 has a lot to like and I prefer the head unit. Find the FTM-500 here: www.hamradio.c...
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I keep seeing new radios come out and my first reaction is "Maybe it'll be cheap!" and it never is.
And it never will be.
It's amazing how radio equipment costs hardly anything to manufacture, and R&D is slow to say the least (considering how fast every other tech advances), and yet consumer radios continue to be exorbitantly expensive... There should be way more budget-friendly radios that are more than baofeng-level tech.
@@N2YTA The Yaesu FT65r was cheap. I snagged one to replace my baofeng.
Yaesu always drops their prices 12-18 months after release, so next year at some point it'll probably be $150 less. Still a dang expensive radio nonetheless though
@@kd5mtl a lot less time than that. The ft-710 was 1299.00 at release and $1049.00 3 weeks later. Never buy Yaesu day one release.
That head on an FT-891 would be great!!!
Very nice review and video, NO annoying music. IT DOES NOT COME WITH A LAMINATED INSTRUCTION SHEET, PAPER ONLY. Got mine today 5-13-2023 , don't like the microphone very small light weight and , don't like the way numerals are lighted on it. Radio is much smaller than I expected . I will subscribe and watch more of your videos, so teach us more about this radio. Thanks Ham Radio Outlet.
I have been a radio guy for many years but mainly RX only while in the military. Uk intermediate ham licence. I took ages to buy my "used" FTDX3000 from martin lynch and sons in the uk. It turned up brand new. Plastic on the screen.. . The point.. I always take ages to buy ham gear. I was toying with the 5100 or 2730 but when a used 500 came up for sale from a main dealer with 5% discount and 220 uk ponds cheaper than new.. boxed and as new... it was a no brainer. As ever I'd researched the heck out of the 500 and other dual banders
Yes! Knobs! I much prefer using knobs to change menu settings than having to use arrow buttons, on screen buttons, etc. I went from ho-hum (ya, another radio) to liking the radio during your video. Thanks for the great info.
I picked up my FTM-500DR last night and so far I am very pleased and impressed with the usability. Very intuitive. Looking forward to the advanced manual. So far it is a keeper. Well done Yaesu! 73, Jim - K4OFV
I WISH Yaesu would go back to the ability to have channel banks. Where you could quickly add/delete certain groups of channels. NOT by band but simply by the way you want to group them. Say to quickly add police/fire/ambulance channels to the current scan list. Or to be able to add/delete some or all of the FRS frequencies. This was easy to do on the Ft8800 as "hyper memories" and also on the Ft60 handheld as banks. Come on Yaesu help us out!!
I feel the same. I would gladly trade the big tuning knob for configurable memory banks that would be much more useful to most users. I was just fine with using the smaller knobs to tune my ftm-400, and never wished for a bigger knob! They gave us the bigger knob that no one ever asked for, and completely ignored the memory banks that so many people have been asking for. At this point, my new Ftm-500 is sitting on my desk and I'm debating on whether to replace my FTM-400 in my car with it.
Looks like Yaesu opt'ed to trade the big screen on the FTM-400, for a big knob on the FTM-500.
It's not that much bigger. I will likely do a YT short on the different.
Good looking radio. Been waiting for you to show us about it! Thank you.
I really hope that V/UHF comes back to the way it used to be in the 80s and 90s , in my area you could find a QSO anytime of the day or night. I've made a lot of long-time friends from running VHF and UHF I ran a digipeater at my home that was always busy and we had a state-wide packet system we had a lot of groups that had special interests IE motorcycle groups, hot rod enthusiasts , model aircraft groups etc. and most of that traffic was on the FM subbands , there was also lots of interest in SSB groups that were hill top operators . fast scan TV as well as slow scan was also popular. sadly the bands are so quiet now, however DMR has breathed some new interest into the high bands. this new rig is really sharp and hopefully it gets the youth as well as old goats like myself interested and re-interested in high band ops. I hope this new technology will spur folks to get on the radio. I know that these new rigs are expensive, but they are top quality and should last a very long time, think of it as an investment, so get on the air and get others involved, get some old fashioned round-table discussions going. thanks for the video . 73 ..
The Alinco DR-735 is full duplexing , six memory bands, both mic ports, half the price.
Made in Philippines but yeah it's a good value.
I just ordered one, was so excited to see you have a video on it. Seems very similar to my ft3d, can't wait to play with it now.
These screens look just like the FTM-200 screens just on a larger display and touchscreen. I love the 200 this 500 with dual radios would be really sweet.
I had to do a double take because I watched your video after Julian’s video from HRO. It’s cool that he let you use his desk! 😀 looks like a great radio. Im not sure I want to give up my ID-5100 just yet.
I'm not giving up either :D I think the 5100 is going to go into my shack for fulltime use there.
To be fair... it was our Anaheim tech's desk. Mine is much more tidy (cough, cough, splutter)!
I think the body and knobs of this could be used in the future for an all mode 2m rig or a mobile HF
Definitely need sideband. The 1st to have it will take the market. All that fancy crap is used in the home shack not mobile.
This is a great review! Thank you very much. Answered a lot of my questions. Looks like I'll be picking this up!
Would love to see Yaesu do 2 things:- 1, when in scan mode it uses the GPS so that only repeaters within range show up (ICOM can do it) 2, Memory banks same as the handhelds
Agree on the GPS repeater lookup, very cool and useful feature.
They really need to make a 891 with a waterfall and digital interface. That would sell so fast.
891 big head? i like it
If it had a single connection Cat/Soundcard I’d still own it - with or without a waterfall.
Doesn't Yaesu already have a radio like this called the FT-991A?
No Bank memory again? I'll Passadena. This is a radio made to travel. Unreal.
About time Yaesu got on board with the mic to faceplate connection. Icom has been doing it since the 706, and a main reason i've always gotten an Icom for mobile installs. At least there is some options now.
Yaesu has had the mic port on the head for years. On my FT-7800 the mic plugs into the head. On my IC-2820 the mic only plugs into the body. I had to run a cat5 through my truck to install the IC-2820 when it was mobile.
Yeah, FT-7900 too. Agreed though it should be an option on any mobile period. Maybe it's a cost thing.
I wish they had it on the 5100
Icom 703 also had a mic jack on the radio body as well as the face plate and when was that introduced? Quite a long time ago….
Excellent demo of the new radio. Great job you did.
73
One thing I’m hoping to see from Yaesu dual band mobiles is CAT control. The FT-857 had it. Given that the 857 supported 2m and 70 cm and since Icom ID-5100A has CI-V in a dual band radio, it would be a nice feature to see again, particularly for satellite work. Especially considering that the ID-5100A is considerably cheaper and has it.
I have the ftm 400. I don't see nothing special enough to spend the money to get this one. It's time for all standard mobile radios to be triband and start doing 80 or 100 watts maybe allowing your phone to hook up to it through Bluetooth to use phones apps to send winlink, sstv, keyboard cw, plus offering am fm ssb. I would spend the 500 or 600 for a new one then.
Agreed. The 400 is still superior, in my opinion. This 500 doesn’t offer crossband repeat.
I just can't justify to myself paying almost $700 for a dual band radio. So, I will just stick with the radios I have. Thanks for posting.
I have a soft-top Jeep and I can hear the head unit just fine even at interstate speeds.
Love the video Josh, the one thing you didn’t talk about though is the price, and that’s the biggest issue with this radio. It’s wayyy to expensive for what it does. The FTM 300/200 do 80-90% of what this radio does and they are incredibly cheaper. I was really disappointed when I saw the price because I was so excited about this radio release. Wont be upgrading my FTM-400 unfortunately 😢
I'm not really sure why I need to talk about it in a first look. A review, sure. I don't make financial decisions for you the viewers, that is going to be up to the individual to decide. Serious question though, how do you know it's way to expensive? What are you basing that on?
I was looking at the FTM-400 before I saw this one was announced and decided to wait. It's $50 cheaper than the 400 on Gigaparts... So, "too expensive" is cheaper than your current radio. So there's that...
Just wait a year. Yaesu and Icom always drop their price about a year to 18 mo after release. It'll be $150 less before ya know it
I'm not sure why you'd want it over the 400.
@@HamRadioCrashCourse The price in the UK is confirmed at £629 - approximately $786- ridiculous pricing. Yaesu are on crack.
Would love to see a qrp HF Rig in this housing as successor of the ft818😮
Yaesu FTX1F
Looks nice I like the bigger display as the one on the ft 300 is ok but a bit small but it is about a third more expensive what we really need is a replacement ft 857 in a form factor similar to this
Couldn't agree more. 857 in this form factor with C4FM.
Wish it could attach to the side of the FT-710......or better yet, yaesu, bring out 857d replacement.
Or 891 or 991 update. I can find a space for a 991 with a nice new waterfall in the mobile.
Can't wait for the prices to come down on the 300 and 400 😁
WOW!! Amazing. Well-done Yaesu.
My FTM 500 arrives in two days. I can hardly wait! My only radio is (was) a cheap Chinese unit, that just died, still transmits, no audio. Initially the FTM 500 will be my ham shack vhf/uhf radio in my shack.
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While Yaesu did make improvements in remote audio, microphone plug on remote head, quick function menu and a nice touch screen I have one complaint. There are no memory groups/banks. I feel for a mobile radio that was a huge feature to leave out. I own an FTM-300D which has one M-GRP that allows you to create a customizable channel list. After reading the manual for the FTM-500D and not seeing any memory groups/banks, other than grouping by band, I'm a bit disappointed. I hope they can at least give it the same M-GRP feature that the FTM-300D has by doing a firmware update as this would then be a great radio.
Run multiple programming on the SD card.
This is THE major sticking point for me. I’m incredulous that they’d omit this feature. I cannot understand why or how.
@@HamRadioCrashCourse While this suggestion could provide some level of workaround, it’s hardly a true solution, and will hardly accomplish the same thing as legitimate banks.
This isn’t a big issue for me, so I am curious. What are your memory banks made up of?
@@HamRadioCrashCourse On the 5100 I have one for north repeaters and one for south. I have both a beam and and a vertical. I live in BFE and there are repeaters in cities to the north or south. On the beam there is no point in scanning repeaters that are off the back side of it.
Sweet! Thanks for the demo!
Thanks for the preview of the new radio!!
does it do crossband repeat?
no it does not, the lying yaesu apologist john crook said yaesu cant possibly put a diplexer in a small radio because it takes too much room. yes he actually said that, the host and everybody else just swallowed that without question.
never mind that a 200w diplexer is made of like 6 coils and seven caps on about 2 square inches of pcb.
nobody dared to question the crook because they would not get him back on the show
please dont expect yaesu including any usefull features into anything any time soon.
73.
Amongst [actually many] other things, you had me at "front firing speaker in the faceplate." Maybe I won't have to hold the hand mic up to my ear while also trying to wheel and shift gears all at the same time anymore. I ordered one thanks to your coverage, and it only took me ~6 minutes of discussion to defuse the wife afterward!
Hey did ya try xband repeat? Is it an option? Is it easy to do? The 400 has it but worthless due the complex way to make it happen.
Holding the front panel buttons during startup is complex?
Lol. Maybe that’s why they’ve ignored their customers for years on adding banks, it’s too complex for them.
@@TreadingDirtSW yea, why the need to turn off then back on? Just add a flipping menu! It's the only one where this off/on/ then off and back on is required... why???
Will it Cross Band?
Seriously! Not one mention of cross band replete. I was going to get a 400 and CBR was one of the main reasons to get it. Shocked they might have left it out.
What is the reason these newer large screen VHF/UHF radios don't have a waterfall display option? Is it because of the VHF/UHF bandwith needed to actually see a decent amount of spectrum is not possible?
Thanks for the impressions. Regards from Germany.
My pleasure!
The big Japanese manufacturers insist on killing 220mhz. I have to buy Anytone and other slightly off-brands like that to get 220. I refuse to buy one of these since it would be easy to add 220 and make it a tri-bander. If they add 220, people will start using it again. If they build it, they will come.
The good:
Head mounted speaker is convenient. Audio EQ is nice as well.
Very functional APRS.
Color screen.
Tiltable head angle
Best mic Yaesu has put in a mobile radio.
Things that some might like, but seem useless:
Memory band scope. So now you just scan 5 channels?!?
Gigantic VFO knob. What it the point here?
Things they clearly missed out on:
Screen is a joke compared to the FTM-400 (get rid of the big dumb VFO knob)
No customizable scan banks. REALLY?!? It’s 2023!?! Why is this so hard for Yaesu?
Scan speed is way too slow (guess that’s why they needed a band scope)
Price…are you kidding me?
This thing is getting into HF base radio pricing! And for what? A big VFO knob and an onboard speaker?
I hope buyers enjoy this radio, and being Yaesu, it should perform very well.
But this will not get me to buy a Yaesu… I’d rather pay for the 200.
I don’t really disagree with any of your points. It’s a little high on emotion for me though. 🤔
The slot men scope have value for those that support emcom, multiple repeaters or simplex channels. For those that want/need it, it’s pretty powerful.
It’s crazy how much these radios cost, makes getting into this hobby quickly a pain I’m sure for not just me. Think about all the tech that goes into your iPhone or android, these radios are over half the price of them and can’t do nearly as much.
Comparing a phone to an HF radio is a pretty bad analogy. They do vastly different things and the HF radio is putting out substantially more power.
Not to mention the economy of scale. Apple alone has sold 10s of millions of the various iPhone 15 models alone. Not to mention Samsung's S series. @@HamRadioCrashCourse
The cost doesn't bother me nearly as much as the lack of improvements in software, for example, GPS-based repeater lookup.
I’m not really a fan of 2m/440 FM, but I want this radio!
Thanks for the demo!
It would be awesome to see next FT-891 in a body like this
waiting for the next one. Hope it is a real update to the 818 series. I'll just have to struggle along with my 706 MKIIG
Does the FTM500 have the ability to simultaneously display the frequency and channel name in memory mode as the FTM400 does?
My hunch is yes, but it is not tested. I'm making a note as I am likely buying one.
Can you confirm or deny cross band repeat?
It’s a garbage MOBILE radio without memory banks. Don’t know why Yaesu insists on leaving out memory banks on their “mobile” (I use that term loosely on a radio without basic mobile features) radios. I bought my FTM-300 after owning an FT3D for a while and thinking it was just going to be a mobile 50 watt version of that. I was gravely disappointed when I got it only to find out that what I considered to be a basic “power windows and door locks” type feature wasn’t on their radio. Nobody divides local repeaters or travel repeaters by UHF and VHF so those separated groups are worthless. You can program nearly 1,000 channels into this bad boy and are forced to scan them all basically. Oh and if it’s like the FTM-300 guess what it doesn’t do when you reach the end of your channels and keep rotating that dial thinking it’s gonna loop back to the beginning? It doesn’t loop back to the beginning…you gotta rotate that dial backwards all the way back through your potentially hundreds of channels. Again, Yaesu is pumping out “2023 Ferrari” radios with “1993 Corolla” logic.
Also why a giant knob if it doesn't do SSB and CW?
@HamRadioCrashCourse - no mention of cross band repeat? assuming it does have it given the price but not seeing it in any descriptions..
No it does not, as per DX Engineering spec sheet. That’s a deal breaker in my book.
Press the red DX button And the function button at the same time to enter “XRepeat”
@@BBaldwin Cheer up… It will do cross band repeat.
Doesn’t do it very well though only simplex to simplex.
Two questions come to mind.
1. Does it have crossband repeat?
2. When scrolling up through the memory channels, when you get to the last channel, does it continue back around to channel 1 or does it stop so you have to scroll back down?
I can't find anything in any of the manuals about crossband repeat. It doesn't have the same buttons as the FTM-400 so can't be the same powerup key sequence as that radio to enter crossband mode.
According to DX engineering, it does NOT offer cross band repeat. That’s a no go for me.
Yes it does do crossband repeat.
@@deanmeredith4537 Can you tell us how to get it into crossband repeat mode? Would be great for ARES deployments in low-coverage areas of my huge county.
What possible usefulness is a VFO knob on 2m/70cm radio? In fact it is so worthless, you only touched it once. But it takes up nearly 50% of the real estate. About as useful as MEMSCAN- another winning design from Yaesu- now we have KNOBSCAN.
Lmao. It’s kind of funny you mentioned that. I didn’t really think about it, but on vfo/uhf I don’t really use the vfo knob on mobiles.
It would be more useful if it did SSB and CW.
Love this radio I will be buying one
"Use my head as a reference" GOOD GOLLY THAT THING IS HUGE!!! The radio of course, not your head! :D
Lmao
Looks like they added some nice features, but compared to the 400 the screen size sucks. I was hoping for a bigger screen then the 400. I just bought a 400 last week, I decided there is no way I’m buying newly released radio until it’s been out for a couple years.
We need ssb/cw 2m/70cm
Those radios exist, but not really in a mobile size these days. See the ICOM IC-9700 or IC-905
@@HamRadioCrashCourse Not yaesu, something like ft-290r size would be amazing for contests
991A, 7100, 9700, 905, 705, 818.....
@@pnwgeek im talking yaesu 2m/70cm only , mobile size. Like they used to make it. Some of us like to have it separate from hf. 9700 is great but its icom :)
I will have to check the documents before I'm interested in this radio. Didn't see memory groups/banks or crossband repeat in the radio from your video.
Also the same bracket on the FTM-300
Great video brother. Can't wait to get mine
Still no TNC access *yawn* back to waiting for the next gen Kenwood mobiles.
This ^
The IC-2730a has the dual mic connection points on the body and head unit too
I also highly recommend that radio too!
I want a more powerful radio for the car, but already have an FT5DR. Is this worth saving up for, or should I get an FTM-6000R and forget about this radio? Thoughts?
Josh I love it the color screen so much when is icom going to come out with something like that❤❤
So, guys... I showed the radio to the wife, and she actually said that she didn't think the price was that bad !!! OMG !! Sign me up !!
That card certainly is handy. Be warned that it doesn’t come in the box laminated. The owner must’ve done that. I wish it did. Also, there are a lot more settings in the flat listing than shown. For some reason, there are seemingly random blank lines in the list!
How does the touch screen handle the heat? Mounted in a truck located in Texas in the summer example.
Too early to say. But I’ll likely be testing it out.
109 menu settings? The manual lists 127. Also the jack on side of head unit is for GPS not extl speaker. There doesn't appear to be a mini USB for firmware updates, does this mean going back to the SCU-58 à la the FTM-400, or maybe Yaesu have taken on board suggestions to do it via the micro SD card🤔
Wish they would make a relatively cheap DMR radio that is of US or Japanese origin with full features. Tired of seeing name brand equipment equipment economically out of reach. I have an original 857 that has the MARS-CAP functioned enabled so I can work 60 as well as all of the European band plans as well on 2and 70. I travel between the EU and the states and I need equipment that is readily useable between band plans with zero questions asked.
I found this video VERY informative and well thought out. Keep up the good work, 73 from SV9 Land!
SSB in the FTM-500 would have been perfect!!
Mobile radios seldom have SSB and VHF/UHF. You generally have to get an All Mode radio that is portable to get SSB these days in a smaller platform.
Is it true that you can use a CAT-5 cable instead of Yaesu's accessory cable?
Should a 400 owner upgrade? That’s what I’m wondering. I’m tempted to upgrade but haven’t seen that big of a difference to warrant the change. Starting from zero I’d probably pick this one up though 😂
As a fellow 400 owner. I see nothing here really. Still like my bigger display for APRS stuff which is the primary reason I got it to begin with. Now if we could get proper Bluetooth tnc they could name a price.
I wouldn’t I actually just bought a 400 last week. #1 I don’t buy new releases #2 the screen is smaller #3 my complaints about the 400 mostly involve the in my opinion way too small of a screen and not enough characters allowed on the memory. Granted having the digital on the B band is nice, the mic attached to the face plate is nice, and being able to attach the face plate to the radio is nice. All in all they screwed this one up in my opinion, they had the opportunity to knock it out of the park with this 500, but when they should have put a bigger display then the 400 on it they put a smaller one 🤦🏻♂️. And seriously, who the hell wants a giant VFO knob on a mobile vhf/uhf? On a HF absolutely but seriously? That’s half the available screen gone!
I don’t think so. The 400 is a FANTASTIC rig. This 500 doesn’t even offer crossband repeat!
I agree with Mark. I also own the 400 and don't see anything about the 500 that will make me want to switch. Actually the more I look at the 500 the more I would replace my 400 with a 300 if it ever failed.
@@BBaldwin Yes it does most definately do crossband repeat
Love my FTM 400! This looks like an interesting unit, the audio should be terrific.-HOWEVER, DX Engineering spec page indicates this unit does not have crossband repeat. That’s a deal-breaker for me.-KO4VBL
The FTM-500DR spec page from DXE does now correctly show crossband repeat as a feature.
It does have crossband capabilities.
WOW, I WANT one of these!!
Hey Josh is this radio a full duplex radio? By that I mean can I listen to VFO B while transmitting on vfo A.
Just hooked mine up to my j pole.. 3300 feet elevation jpole is 33 feet up! Hitting repeaters all over. About to set up a 10m dipole can’t decide to run my 6666 or my 5555n2
The 2730a had two mic connections
As much as I love my FTM-200... I'm saving my pennies for the 500. Great design... And I love the menus.
The FTM-200 has the same menu system as the FTM-500.
@@moondog_radio Unfortunately, I'm forced to sell my FTM-200. The transmission went out on my car, and I can't afford to repair it or replace the car being on Social Security. So neither will be in my foreseeable future. But my experience with the 200 is what drew me to the 500.
online says 999 basic memories and 1104 total... is that an error?
I would like to know if this radio will be able to crossband without turning the radio off then pushing a few other buttons while turning the radio back on
Nope! It won’t crossband repeat at all!
@@BBaldwin thanks
Awesome Video!
Two questions: Does it offer Cross Band Transmit?
Will it allow Winlink, of course with a sound card???
Yes to both. Pretty much any modern FM radio will do Winlink on 2m and a sound interface.
Glad this is coming out. Seems like used 400xdr prices have dropped a lot the last few weeks
This is fantastic news. I want a 400.
I have a simple question. Can it be programed for gmrs for TX rx? I use gmrs mainly. Everything else, I usually just stalk on scan.
Out of the box, no. You’d have to have to have it MARS modded.
@HamRadioCrashCourse thank you. It looks absolutely beautiful. I went from the baofeng to a tidradio h8. I don't usually do much on ham. I do however want an attractive mobil for my truck.
All the waterfalls and pretty touch screens is not enough to get me to pay the price for this dual band radio.
It would be great if Yaesu or any other Japanese mfgs embraced DMR.
Has anyone actually got a response from Yaesu about why they continue to leave out an essentially BASIC feature set; MEMORY BANKS? This is nuts. 1000 frequencies this thing will hold and no way to properly organize them.
putting the micro SD slot on the hard is great.
Thank you.
Margarita buy. ETA 4/28. Looks like fun Josh. I ordered a head ext cable but no ship date on that yet. I'm not happy about having to buy an extension cable after spending $650. PS...I'm still excited and learning about my FTM-400, I just figured out cross band repeat on it because I needed it. I'm hoping it takes less fingers on the 500.
Margarita buy? That's hilarious. The struggle is real.
Been debating on this radio because I like a lot about it but just don’t have enough solid information but this has me leaning moons towards it
It does both!
What parts are in the FTM 400 that Yaesu had to end production to preserve parts availability for repairs in the future that the replacement radios do not have?
Also it is new so Ft 857 best mobile radio ever made.
Is it worth the extra money over a ftm-400? I found a used ftm-400 for $400? The ftm-500 is $650
I have one and like it. However, at this price point it should include SSB and CW modes.
Great video!!!! Looks like a great radio.
Great first look! You mentioned group memories? Does that mean support for memory banks? I was never a fan of my FTM300 and how memories are handled.
It does not.
I've had the FTM-200 coming up 12 months now. With the FTM-500 being listed at $999AUD, think I would need to trade in my FTM-200 to bring down the price, so is it really worth it?
7 minute mark - does it do 1.25 meter band as well??
Just receive from what I can see.
Any chance of an updated review on this - particularly with regards to use with APRS and CAT (if supported) ? I've contacted Yaesu to ask about the APRS manual referred to in the FTM-500's manual - according to them as of 9 May 23 it's not available.
While there are references to APRS in the supplied manual (online) it's unclear if it can support a connected computer or operate as a TNC. The manual provides no details on the 10 pin DIN at the rear of the unit (no pinout, list of compatible/supported cables, etc.) so beyond the 'inside the box' APRS functions (Position reporting, clumsy messaging) there is no clear indication it is any better than the FTM-6000.
Also - can the Bluetooth interface do anything beyond a headset (e.g. PTT or serial data ?).
Yaesu seems to be pushing the closed C4FM ecosystem, while making. only a token effort to support APRS.
Thanks,
73 DE VK7WTF
No TNC access.