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I'll correct this when I have the chance. Thank you for pointing it out. I mostly wrote this for myself to compare to other HTs before purchasing. It's even better than I thought haha. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

I'm not exactly sure where to put this if it's even useful, but I wrote up an info sheet on the VX-8DR with RX/TX info along with a condensed version of Moleculo's MARS/CAP mod instructions if anyone's interested. I thought I'd share it in case someone besides myself could get use out of it. I...

I agree about the belt clip. It's good, but my previous Yaesu models had better and for a $500 radio, like you said, it should have come with this... as well as a toggle for GPS, especially if the VX8GR has it, since they're essentially the same piece of tech. I don't have much of an issue with...

Thanks, I'm really getting used to this VX-8DR and switching memory banks is great! I agree with your analogy of it being the "'swiss army knife' of HT's". It really is. I hope to finish reading the rest of the manual and using the best functions of this handheld. I have quite a few more...

I decided to splurge and get this HT after using a Yaesu FT-60R and FT-250R. I wanted to learn what ham has to offer, more than just RX and TX with a PTT button. My father was the programmer for the local emergency response team's radios, decades back. He later got me into CB and from there, I...