This battery is a gamechanger for the FT3d! Especially when running aprs it can be a battery hog. This allows you to run without having to charge all the time. Amazing!
Hours more battery life than oem! Highly recommend!!
Great product
This battery really does the job. I can apes all day and still talk for hours. Great product
It has a robust build and packs a lot of features into its form factor. I like that it has physical channel and volume knobs rather than just buttons. The color screen is pretty nice. The colors are customizable. You can set custom background images and foreground colors. It supports Bluetooth and comes with a remote Bluetooth PTT button. Very convenient if driving.
If you’re used to Yaesu System Fusion or D-Star this radio requires a bit more of a learning curve for DMR functionality.
I expect anyone who buys it will not regret it. And W0AEZ has the best price around!!
I received my battery for my FT3D. Still on it's first charge and haven't used it much since I got the Kenwood D-75. So far, it's going strong. Having the bigger battery helps with the grip, especially with being a right handed person. I don't cover the microphone on the radio with my ring finger as easily compared to the original battery.
The fit is a bit tight, but no issues getting it installed. So far, I'm liking the larger battery. Much longer run time. Can't wait until hunting season is here because my FT3D is my go to HT for the field. With the larger battery, it should last all day maybe longer. I'm hoping for a battery for the Kenwood D-75, wink wink!!!
W4ISB
Mike in Tennessee
Great product. Very long lasting
Nice looking, works great!
Absolutely brilliant and I hope this is made for more HT models. The battery is much thicker than stock but it seems to last forever. Probably more than 24 hours on receive. USPS gave me trouble but the battery did eventually arrive. Took a few weeks. Not a big deal.
I use the battery with an FT3D. First, it works as advertised. Charges from USB-C, either directly from a C charger or through a USB-A to C cable. I have not run the battery all the way down, so no idea of its endurance. Seems to last much longer than the weak stock battery, but I have not put it on a timer.
Not a negative, just a note: With the battery pack, the HT is much thicker than the stock battery. Not too big for my hands, but a pouch snug with the stock battery will be too small with the BP-Y14L.
