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Yaesu FTA-550L NAV-COM Aviation Transceiver

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By from Lincoln, Nebraska on Friday, May 13, 2016
Pros: Good radio, comes with all of the adapters and charging equipment you need.
Cons: People who don't read the instruction book.
Review: Many have suggested the back light duration is too short. A quick look at the instruction book reveals it is adjustable through the settings mode.
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By A.N. from Beaver Dams NY USA on Thursday, August 11, 2016
Pros: Very well built!
Cons: None
Review: The programming of the radio was simple, and a great feature. I like that you can program edit and save all of your data on your laptop. The radio functions as it should and is very clear and easy to use in flight. A huge plus is that it comes with all the very nessary assecories in one package!
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By A Customer from Prescott AZ USA on Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Pros: good size, seems durable, easy to read and navigate functions, good comm quality
Cons: can't think of any
Review: Very easy to use, clear communications. I had it connected to aircraft external antenna and the com received and transmitted wonderfully. Have not tried nav functions yet. Battery charged quickly.
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By Robert from Leesburg FL USA on Monday, August 31, 2015
Pros: Light weight., maybe I'll learn!
Cons: Back light short time, still learning
Review: Slow to learn.
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By Clark from Moorpark CA USA on Thursday, March 22, 2018
Pros: Seems to be a good radio
Cons: Complex menu system and poor manual descriptions make some features hard to use.
Review: A good Radio that does almost anything you might desire.
Manual is tough to understand. Simple function controls are buried beneath multiple menu layers making them hard to find. Manual doesn't help in some cases. I had to go to YouTube channel where someone posted a How To for some functions. That helped for some. Lots of trial and error for other functions.
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By RAUL from Sugar Land TX USA on Monday, January 07, 2019
Pros: Battery life is substantial. Adapted well to my headset.
Cons: No cons.
Review: It has a large display for reading all frequencies. Does not feel cheap and easy to use.
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By ARCHER 181 from SAN DIEGO, CA. on Thursday, January 22, 2015
Pros: LIGHT WEIGHT AND LONG LIFE BATTERY
Cons: BACKGROUND LIGHT GOES OUT TOO SOON
Review: EASY TO OPERATE BUT NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DELETE UNWANTED FREQUENCIES. HELP.
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By Martin (Cessna 182) from Montevideo, URY on Wednesday, June 03, 2015
Pros: Easy to use, good battery, nice accesories.
Cons: Changing between MEM and COM is not so easy.
Review: It's a good handheld. I had a sportys VHF and definitely this is much better.
I recommend this product.
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By Stephan from Minocqua WI USA on Monday, October 13, 2014
Pros: Overall good, battery lasts a long time
Cons: Did not figure out yet how to delite a single frequency
Review: The book is a little complicate for an old guy to understand.
Had to install an external antenna for good range
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By sean from Lake Havasu City AZ USA on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Pros: Came with all accesories, appeara to be high quality
Cons: Not happy with sound quality
Review: Sound quality on weaker signals does not rival an Icom handheld.
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By Jonny from Richmond Hts OH USA on Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Pros: good quality, large screen
Cons: no case, background light is off too soon, price
Review: This is a great quality radio and it will pick up a signal very well. It is a little expensive but when you open the box you notice the great quality.
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By A Customer from Chesterfield, VA on Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Pros: Easy to use as a basic radio.
Cons: Would like to plug in headset without separate external dongle.
Review: It's a good size and nice to use on the tarmac before start-up. I would like it if the Headphone Jack was built in and didn't require a separate adapter/dongle to be screwed into the side. This might make it awkward in a real radio emergency when you need to talk to someone quickly. It is my first handheld so I don't have anything to compare it to. I have not and will not likely use many of the other advanced features.
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By on Friday, November 20, 2020
Review: I think the basic radio works fine and it has a lot of nice features. There are two major gripes that I have with it. The first is that it takes a rather klutzy adapter to work with headphones; it would be much better if you could just plug them into the radio, or if the adapter just plugged in (instead of requiring screws.) The second complaint is how it works with my Lightspeed Zulu 3 headset. There is a godawful feedback squeal when I transmit, which is sometimes solved by moving the transceiver far enough away from the headset. I've not gotten customer support from either company with the issue. I think I solved the problem by turning off the sidetone on the radio, but that's annoying.
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