Yaesu FTM-500D/E First impressions: HAM RADIO

I received my Yaesu FTM500D from ML&s today, so I guess its time to do a quick first impressions /look at the radio, after all I have never seen the radio or know if I'm going to like it or not...

The radio retails at £629.95 in the UK (5/5/2023)

Front Speaker with AESS* Dual Speaker System *(AESS: Acoustic Enhanced Speaker System)
Total 9W Clear & Powerful High-fidelity Audio, delivered by the Front Panel 6W and the Main Unit Internal 3W speakers


E2O(Easy to Operate)-IV
Innovative, Smart Operating System with TOUCH&GO / SEARCH&GO / PMG** Functions.
**(PMG: Primary Memory Group Monitor)


144MHz, 430MHz C4FM Digital / FM / AM (Air Band Receive)
True Dual Band Operation, C4FM/C4FM Digital D-D Dual Receive
Advanced C4FM Digital Mode with AMS (Automatic Mode Select), DG-ID feature and Smart Navigation
2.4-inch High-Resolution Full-Color Touch-panel Display and Demountable Front Panel Controller
Swing-Head adaptable Front Panel improves display visibility
Single-Touch Spectrum Scope function
High speed Band Scope function
Built-in 66ch High precision GPS receiver and External GPS device connectivity
Wireless Operation Capability with the Bluetooth® Headset - Optional Swing-head Kit (SJMK-500) allows the Flexible angle adjustment of the Front Control Panel
Customized Function List (CFL) Display allows checking and immediately executing priority functions.
(Up to 8 functions or settings from the set-up menu can be registered.)
MAG (Memory Auto Grouping) Function allows Memory channels to be automatically categorized in ALL, AIR band, VHF band, UHF band and OTHER.
VFO Band Skip Function
Memory Channel Data Transfer to the VFO Register
Single-Touch Spectrum scope function: Instantly switches the operating screen between "Scope display operation" and "Dual Receive operation"
while in MAIN channel operation
High speed Band Scope function
*up to 61 channels centered on the current frequency displayed in VFO mode and up to 21 channels of signal information in memory channel mode
1104 Memory Channels including 5 "Home" channels, 50 sets of memories for programmable memory scan and 999 "Basic" memories.
Built-in 66ch High precision GPS receiver and External GPS device connectivity,
1200/9600bps APRS® Data Communication
Wireless Operation Capability with a Bluetooth® Headset
WiRES-X Portable Digital Node or HRI-200 Fixed Node capability
Voice Recording of the received and transmitted audio
50W Stable High-Power with Heavy Duty Heat Sink and FACC (Funnel Air-Convection Conductor) *Selectable 50W / 25W / 5W
Micro SD Card Slot (up to 32GB)

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Cheers
Mike - M0MSN
P.S. do not take my word for it, give it a go for yourself.