{"id":23953,"date":"2017-02-04T09:59:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T13:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23953"},"modified":"2017-02-04T09:59:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T13:59:58","slug":"daves-yaesu-vx-3r-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/daves-yaesu-vx-3r-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave’s Yaesu VX-3R notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dave Zantow, who shares the following in reply to my recent post about the Yaesu VX-3R<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The VX-3R has a tiny internal ferrite bar for AM\/mediumwave broadcast listening.<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes, it\u2019s indeed true the VX-3R is discontinued and is already pretty much sold out.<\/p>\n

Rumors of a VX-4R has been around for years and let’s hope that happens–?? Have a sneaky feeling that IF it come to pass it will include C4FM digital (Yaesu Fusion) ?? I actually preferred the older VX-2R over the 3, but that was me (have reviews on both models on my web page). But my two VX-3R test samples were very early production (lots of QC bugs).<\/p>\n

http:\/\/webpages.charter.net\/n9ewo2\/vx2r.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/webpages.charter.net\/n9ewo2\/vx3r.html<\/a><\/p>\n

As I cover on my news page Yaesu is coming out with a number of new HT\u2019s soon.<\/p>\n

Sorry no word of a tiny VX-3R replacement yet. Will of course cover that IF and when it happens on the web page.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/webpages.charter.net\/n9ewo2\/news.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you, Dave! \u00a0I’ll certainly consider purchasing the VX-4R (if it comes to fruition) if for no other reason than to compare it with the VX-3R.<\/p>\n

Again, I love this little all-in-one micro-sized HT as an Everyday Carry radio. If you\u2019re interested in the VX-3R, your best bet will be to check with radio retailers like Universal Radio<\/a> and Ham Radio Outlet <\/a>for used\/demo units.\u00a0Of course, as I’ve mentioned before, you might also follow a VX-3R search on eBay <\/a>where I recently purchased an open box unit for $119 shipped.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow, who shares the following in reply to my recent post about the Yaesu VX-3R: Yes, it\u2019s indeed true the VX-3R is discontinued and is already pretty much sold out. Rumors of a VX-4R has been around for years and let’s hope that happens–?? Have a sneaky feeling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4200,545,3,3196,553,26],"tags":[2584,5917,4859,4860,5918],"class_list":["post-23953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-edc","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-portable-radio","category-preparedness","category-radios","tag-dave-zantow-n9ewo","tag-vx-4r","tag-yaesu","tag-yaesu-vx-3r","tag-yaesu-vx-4r"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6el","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23728,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/yaesu-vx-3r-monitoring-atc-over-a-cup-of-coffee\/","url_meta":{"origin":23953,"position":0},"title":"Yaesu VX-3R: Monitoring ATC over a cup of coffee","author":"Thomas","date":"February 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"While I have a number of amateur radio handheld radios, one of my favorites is the recently-discontinued\u00a0Yaesu VX-3R. 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