But it is not intuitive. If you try to use it like a Baofeng (randomly pressing buttons until something works), you will get frustrated. If you spend 20 minutes with the PDF manual, you will realize the FT-4V is actually a miniaturized version of a professional commercial radio.
Download the manual. Program your local NOAA weather channel. Set your favorite repeater. And for the love of CW, learn how to turn the keypad beep off (Menu 7). yaesu ft-4v manual
73, and happy simplex.
If you recently unboxed a Yaesu FT-4V, congratulations. You are now the proud owner of one of the most underrated, rugged, and simple-to-use VHF/UHF handheld transceivers on the market. But it is not intuitive