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Your cart is empty.As its model name suggests, the new FT-2980R arrives with the solid feature configuration and mechanical toughness of the ever popular FT-2900R - with a superior output power that is upgraded to 80 Watts !! With the new FT-2980R, four output power settings - 80W, 30W, 10W and 5W – are selectable, allowing each user to choose the power they want for their operating style and situations. A Massive Heat sink guarantees a solid 80 Watts of RF Power with no cooling fan needed. Thanks to a loud 3 Watts of audio output, the operator can enjoy reception - even in noisy environments. Other useful functions included are; Alphanumeric Channel Display; 200 Memory Channels; CTCSS and DCS Encode/Decode Built-in; Versatile Scanning Capability; Wide/Narrow Deviation Selection, Interactive Programming Menu, and more!
Lor.Rexrode
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2025
Go to radio for hunting rather its the truck or UTV. Love the size, quality, and features of this radio.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2025
These radios are discontinued now. Good to find one here on Amazon, even if it is over priced. Shipping was super fast, 1 day. The radio I received is genuine, but it is a Chinese model, intended for use there. Just a few differences. The TX is fully open. Auto repeater offset does not function, you have to manually set it. Wx channels do not work out of the box, but that can be resolved in menu #39. The radio came with all 200 memory channels preprogrammed with business and marine band frequencies. I got rid of all that by running a full reset. Other than that, the radio checks out fine. Watts are good, TX audio great, receive is excellent. The radio and boxing appeared to be factory fresh, no evidence of a prior owner or use. I would have purchased the FT-3185RASP for less but 2980 has a feature I need, the new one does not. Menu #33 allows me to range test antennas I build.As far as warranty, I will mail the card and see what happens.
LaserGuy
Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2024
It's a good radio, but here it's priced over $200 more than the normal retail price (RadioWorld)The one star is for the absolute ripoff pricing.
Abdulmohsin A aldawsary
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024
I bought this device a while ago. It is really an exciting device. I was talking to my friend in the desert and the distance between us was more than 100 km. Something was unbelievable and the sound was very clear. I wished I had taken a video clip from my phone of this wonderful event, but unfortunately it was out of battery. The phone is empty...thank you, Amazon
Face4
Reviewed in Mexico on May 27, 2023
Probé el equipo y cumple con todas sus funciones especificadas, el high. Me dio 81watts.
71
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2023
The same radio directly from Giga Parts is currently $189.95 (ditto for Ham Radio Outlet). For the extra $25 on Amazon, you have 30 days to return it but only 10 days with GP and HRO. Returns are accepted only if defective, whereas Amazon's return policy is more liberal (and in our opinion worth the extra $25).For newbies like us, the Pros are (page numbers refer to the included Operating Manual):-the unit is ideal for base station use as well as mobile installations. Operation from an AC line is easily accomplished with Yaesu's FP-1023, which provides at least 15A continuously at 13.8 V DC (page 12)-for operation in a noisy environment an optional MLS-100 external speaker, which includes its own swivel-type mounting bracket, is available from Yaesu (page 12)-the Automatic Repeater Shift feature allows easy and convenient repeater operation by automatically activating the repeater shift function whenever you tune to a standard repeater subband. The ARS function is Present at the factory to conform to the standards for the country to which it is exported (page 20)--easy to change the Home Channel from the factory default (146.520) (page 37)-Smart Search Operation allows for easy loading of frequencies automatically according to where activity is encountered by your radio. When Smart Search is engaged, the transceiver will search above and below your current frequency, storing active frequencies as it goes (without stopping on them even momentarily); these frequencies are stored into a special Smart Search memory band, consisting of 31 memories (15 above the current frequency, 15 below the current frequency, plus the current frequency itself).Smart Search is a great tool when visiting a city for the first time. You don't need to spend hours looking up repeater frequencies from a reference guide book; just ask your transceiver where the action is! (Page 44)-The transceiver includes a convenient "Clone" feature, which allows the memory and configuration data from one transceiver to be transferred to another. This can be particularly useful when configuring a number of transceivers (page 60).**For example, one can have two identical transceivers, one for use in a base station, the other for mobile use and keep the two synchronized using the cloning feature.Yet another use of the cloning feature is that, if one performs regular clones, and one of the units fails, the other is immediately available as a backup without the necessity of replacing and reconfiguring it.ConsNone that we are aware of.
Thérese Bernard
Reviewed in Canada on July 29, 2022
correct
Darrin Bourdon
Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2022
This radio is way over due bought 2 of these no information.....
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