Thanks, but... it's like an unboxing video, except the podcaster doesn't have the radio in front of them to actually 'unbox'

I can predict the complaints already:

- power consumption (9 hours in 6 min transmit, 6 min receive, 48 min standby hours, so the battery is good for 1 hour (continuous) transmit, one hour receive, and seven hours squelched/muted standby?)

- active cooling availability hints strongly at overheating issues

- price - I think we're looking at a $1,500-$1,700 list price radio here... (comparable to IC-705 at $1,350)

This so-called "FT-817/818 replacement" really looks more like a low-power FT-991a with a battery pack & second receiver - all good, but not really a $700 FT-818 replacement.

We'll see how it plays out as we approach its "early 2025" release date.