FTM 200 - Three lessons I learned after sending my radio for repair! 

It's probably a good idea that you get a second radio for the vehicle so to avoid wear and tear on the FTM-200. When you can!

I'm glad that Yaesu stood behind their product. Now, I know I made the right choice buying my FT-65R & FTM-200. Also, thank you for the videos of the FT-65R & FTM-200. Thanks for sharing. 👍

Good too know! Great video!

Thanks for sharing your experience with Yaesu and the repair process. I'll have to keep an eye on my 200, as I move it back and forth between shack and mobile like you do. I have experienced their warranty repair process first hand with my FT-65.

My 200 made a buzzing sound (not from speaker) when in DN mode. They replaced two capacitors and buzzing went away.

I have an FTM200. This week it says it is transmitting, but I get NO RETURN from the local Repeaters, Two of them are on hills I can see from my house. This is my THIRD Yeasu Product in a row that has taken a dump on me. I also had Two FT-891 tank on mens well. When I got the second one back, the service people at Yaesu treated me like GARBAGE! I sold BOTH of the FT-891s. I DO have a THIRD FT-891 now. I'm currently on a trip THREE HUNDRED MILES from home with ZERO 2m or 70CM comms. I'll be checking my HF rig tonight, and if IT has also gone South I will be PERMANENTLY finished with Yaesu products!

thoughts on the FTM-400DR being discontinued ?

A little off topic but be careful if you ever need to send anything into Samsung for repair. Sent my watch in to them and two weeks later on a Saturday night around 11PM I got a message saying the watch was connected to my account meaning somebody was using it. It was on ATT service. Sadly Samsung claimed they had not received it yet even with tracking saying they had it for over a week. Funny thing was I got an email that afternoon telling me they just received it and it shipped back to me the next day. Another funny thing one of the emails from them reminded me they tell you to take your sim card out of it. I replied it had an esim and I would use a hammer next time to remove it.

Other than the repair issue are you happy with the radio over all?

My yaesu ft200dr I got a line in the display they replaced it but now when I go into hri mode the the a banks the disappears half way. They told wait for a a firm ware update. Wtf yaesu

Di you ever wish u had the ftm300? $60 difference and the 300 has bluetooth installed. But the 200 has the PMG

Correction.... THREE (3) year warranty.......