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The Yaesu FTM-100DR was the cheapest ticket into Yaesu's System Fusion digital world -- a 50-watt VHF/UHF mobile with C4FM, APRS, and a GPS built into the detachable control head, at a price that undercut everything else wearing a Fusion badge. It found its people fast: new Fusion users, mobile APRS trackers, and the off-road crowd who wanted position reporting without a second mortgage. Go in with eyes open about what it is not: this is a single-receiver radio with dual VFOs, not true dual receive. Run APRS and the receiver is effectively busy -- you cannot monitor two channels at once, and there is no cross-band repeat, which is exactly why plenty of owners eventually moved up to the FTM-400. The forum lore is affectionate but specific: the display backlight is blinding at night with no auto-dim, the GPS lives in the head so bury the head under the dash and your position lock dies, and Yaesu's decision to include the control cable but not the mic extension cable got mocked as low-rent -- the mic extension kit is a near-necessity for a clean install. One modern gotcha: the included programming cable does not work on Windows 11, so plan on programming via microSD. Test full-power transmit on both bands, confirm the GPS actually locks, and check every display segment. As a used Fusion mobile at the right price, it remains the value play.
No -- and that is the single most common disappointment. It has one receiver with two VFOs, so it cannot listen on two frequencies at once or repeat between bands. If cross-band repeat or dual-watch matters to you, you want the FTM-400XDR line instead, not this one. Buy the 100 for what it is: a solid single-channel Fusion and APRS mobile.
The programming cable in the box uses a chip that Windows 11 blacklists, so it will not get a COM port. The easy workarounds: program it with a microSD card and Yaesu's free software, or buy an aftermarket programming cable that works on current Windows. Note that firmware updates need a compatible machine or cable too -- factor that in if the unit's firmware is old, since the last updates date to around 2020.
The GPS receiver and antenna live in the detachable control head -- great when the head has a clear view of the sky, useless when it is tucked under the dash or in a glove box. Slow or failed locks usually mean a bad mounting spot, not a dead module, but test it mounted the way you would actually use it before you pay. Off-roaders love this radio for APRS precisely because the GPS is built in; just give it sky.
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