YAESUFTA-250L Handheld VHF Airband Transceiver (Comm only)

Do not buy the charging cord. This comes with it. Amazon pushes the extra when it is not needed

Nice handheld aviation radio. I’ve not had occasion to transmit with it yet but reception has been crystal clear. The small size fits into my flight-bag perfectly yet still feels comfortable and unobtrusive walking around holding it.It appears to have a spot to attach a wrist strap but none was included.

First, a fine radio in terms of reception, sound quality, and compact form factor. Second, very affordable and comes with a lot of great accessories - rechargeable battery and recharger, aviation headset adapter (nice touch that the adapter can screw in to the radio body for more security).My venerable old Sporty’s SP-400 finally had one too many issues so I’ve replaced it with a Yaesu FTA-250L and wow, what a difference in terms of improved quality, features, accessories, performance and smaller/lighter form factor. I compared it with the new Sporty's PJ2+ and it still wins hands down.A really cool feature is that the Yaesu has a digital squelch instead of an analog knob like the SP-400 and it seems much more intelligent. I’ve been listening to aircraft communicating with Charlotte approach that fly the pattern over our house and it is crystal clear. Calling for fuel on the ramp is great. It is smaller and lighter as I mentioned, which makes it easier to hold on to, but I am also impressed with the accessories. The package included an adapter for standard aviation headphones that screws on to the transceiver body to make it much more secure. No data on battery life yet but supposed to be good. Good memory functions, straightforward interface, and ability to also pick up the weather bands, just like the SP-400. Good labeling function on the memory – can spell out KEQY AWOS or CLT APP easily.Great product!

This is an emergency radio so it would not get much use. I was worried one day I would need it only to find it dead. I must admit I lack the discipline needed to check it before each flight..... my bad! My solution was to buy an 8 AA battery holder (12v) and wire up the correct tip to fit the radio. I can plug it in and have a working radio with a dead battery or no battery at all.I do use it to get taxi and clearance instructions on the ground BEFORE starting the engine. Nice and quiet!I made a PTT switch which is only a TR2 ( 2 pole) plug and a momentary switch. Cost was $7 so I saved $23

Yaesu is my go to. The reception on this could be better. Even working at the airport it seems a bit weak

So far so good, seems like a good value for the money

This has been the best thing I have gotten for my aviation training. It is so much fun and full of practical value as well. I am not sure what the housing it made of, but this thing is solid. I have dropped it on the pavement and it is no worse for the exepreince. -- I use this radio before and during my preflights. I can toggle between the AWOS and the CTAF and get all sorts of advance information about weather and traffic before starting the engine. I have used it to talk to planes in the pattern and it has done great. It also serves as a back-up radio in the plane and it is just fun to have while around the airport to hear what is going on. Highly recommend.

The media could not be loaded. I’m really happy with this radio. It is small, compact, and very durable. One thing I especially like about it is the memory future. The radio allows you to assign an Alpha tag to a frequency, then displays the tag and the frequency while in operation.