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SYSTEM TO START OR STOP RECORDING, AND THE RESULTING WAV AUDIO FILES WILL
THEN BE STORED DIRECTLY ONTO THE CARD.  YOU CAN PLAY THE FILES THROUGH THE
FT5DR OR REMOVE THE MICROSD CARD AND PLAY THE FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER
INSTEAD.  ON THE AIR ANALOG FM OPERATING WAS A PLEASURE WITH THE FT5DR.
RECEIVE AUDIO DIDNT SEEM AS PINCHED OR TINNY AS WHAT I ENCOUNTERED WHEN
USING THE FT3DR.  ON THE CONTRARY, IT SEEMED CLEAR AND FULL BODIED.  THIS
IS NO DOUBT DUE TO THE LARGER SPEAKER AND THE ADDITIONAL AUDIO OUTPUT POWER
1 W.  THE FT5DR OFFERS VOICE OPERATED TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SWITCHING VOX, WHICH
IS PARTICULARLY CONVENIENT DURING MOBILE OPERATIONS.  THE TRANSCEIVER TAKES
THIS IDEA A STEP FURTHER, HOWEVER, BY INCLUDING WIRELESS BLUETOOTH
FUNCTIONALITY AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT.  YAESU SELLS A BLUETOOTH HEADSET, BUT
I OPTED TO TRY ANOTHER MODEL THAT I USE AROUND MY OFFICE.  IT PAIRED EASILY
WITH THE FT5DR AND, WITH THE VOX ACTIVE, I ONLY HAD TO SPEAK TO BEGIN
TRANSMITTING.  NEEDLESS TO SAY, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY
WHEN THE VOX IS ON.  STRONGLY WORDED CRITICISMS OF YOUR FELLOW DRIVERS COME
TO MIND.  AND THEN THERE IS DIGITAL WITH YAESUS IMPLEMENTATION OF C4FM
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