and yaesu is practically giving away the new digital/analogue dual band 
repeaters to increase interest in their digital mode.
Not sure why it sounds better than DStar as I thought it was just another 
p25 mode...
A couple of the guys around here have picked up the yaesu digital handhelds, 
but we don't as yet have a c4fm repeater set up...they are selling them for 
around $500 which gives you a full 50W dual band repeater with both c4fm and 
analogue on the same frequency pair.
Maybe we'll stuff it in with the DStar and DMR repeaters we already have 
that see very little use lol.
What is the best thing about digital?  Is you can call anywhere in the world 
and still not talk to anyone lol.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
-----Original Message----- 
From: Bob Tinney
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 8:12 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: New Rig

Ron,

C4FM digital voice in the wide mode sounds much better than DStar!  I
also have a TNV71A and the FTM400DR's only advantage is that it will
transmit and receive C4FM digital voice.

Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]

On 12/4/2014 8:54 AM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman]\\` wrote:
> Bob, first, congratulations on your new Yaesu FTM400DR C4FM mobile dual 
> band
> rig. I am extremely curious; why did you purchase the Yaesu FTM400DR C4FM
> transceiver as opposed to the Kenwood TM V71A?
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Bob Tinney
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 1:27 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: New Rig
>
> I just bought a new Yaesu FTM400DR C4FM mobile dual band rig.  Yaesu 
> offers
> a voice synth and recorder board and I have installed it. There are only 5
> buttons on the rig and yu can push the two tuning knobs.  I downloaded the
> manuals from Yaesu, but they are locked and I haven't heard from Yaesu 
> yet.
>
> I will figure it out, and enjoy the challenge, but this is not an easy rig
> to use, but C4FM interested me!
>