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Question: Does this require the technician or general license?
Document: I received this radio two days after I ordered it. It is a brand new two meter ham radio. It received great as soon as I wired it up, I can't transmit with it just yet becaus I am working on my Technician Ham license.
Great piece of equipment- easy to use. Working on getting license-- will be fun to use. Rigging antenna important for it.
Having just earned my Technicians license, I bought the Yaesu FT-2900 based on the reviews it received. I really wouldn't know a good radio from a bad at this point in my hobby life, but this thing is solid and powerful. I'm using it as a base station, and using only the 2-meter car antenna mounted indoors I'm reaching out 20-30 miles.
It is early days yet, she's only been using it a few days, but so far she is very satisfied with it.The only real drawback is a fault shared by all modern 2 Meter transcievers, an overhwhelming number of functions and options. It is going to require careful reading of the owners manual to be able to fully use this radio (or, to be fair, any modern 2M rig).
hey -it's a great price and a great radio not just for the tech but for all levels. several of my contacts use the same radio. easy to operate right out of the box. just enter your freqs and go, you can program it later while waiting for the next net.i put my antenna on the metal roof of my shack and and picked up guys 3 hrs away with no adjustments.
YAESU FT-1900R VHF FM TRANSCEIVER FT 1900RFor any amateur radio operator wanting an excellent 2 meter mobile/base station, here is the answer. I needed anadditional radio for use as a 2 meter base and found this one on Amazon. The price was right, the features are what I wanted and the power is more than sufficient.Ordered the radio - shipped promptly. Read the directions (yes, I read directions) and found that the radio was very simple to program from the handset.
Works great for my mobile applicationEasy to use and easy to install and great instructionsWould highly recommend to others
Works great and just as well as friends more expensive radios.
Used it as a base station until I received my Icom 738 for the shack. I then put the Yaesu FT 2900 in my truck mainly using it when I am out of my home area. I bird hunt all over Montana and entered all the repeaters for the major areas of the state in order to obtain local information while travelling. Great reception and lots of power. Was easy to install in my Ford F250, no drilling required.
Unlike the TYT TH-F5, programming this lil gem is a "breeze", a welcome breath of fresh air. As a matter of fact, after spending some time with this radio, I was much more able to program the F5.I think (for the price) you can't go wrong with this radio.73!KJ6WZJ
Answer: I actually have this radio, and I love it! You only need a technicians license. This is a great entry radio for ham radio.My call sign is ws6gto.73's.