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# VHF 118-137 MHz range Dual power: Li-Ion & Alkaline Built-in GPS & ILS/Glideslope - FTA750L Handheld VHF Transceiver / GPS

**Brand:** yaesu
**Price:** 122312 som
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## Summary

> 🛩️ Stay connected, navigate smarter, fly safer — the ultimate pilot’s sidekick!

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- **What is this?** - FTA750L Handheld VHF Transceiver / GPS by yaesu
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## Key Features

- • **Flexible Power Options:** Switch seamlessly between rechargeable Li-Ion battery and convenient alkaline cells for uninterrupted use.
- • **Integrated GPS Navigation:** Onboard GPS with VOR and ILS support offers essential backup navigation for confident flight planning.
- • **Rugged & Weatherproof Design:** IPX5 water resistance and durable construction keep you connected in any environment.
- • **Reliable Airband Communication:** Crystal-clear VHF transmission across 66 channels ensures you never miss critical ATC updates.
- • **Customizable Memory & PC Programming:** Easily organize and program your favorite frequencies with Windows software for personalized, efficient scanning.

## Overview

The Yaesu FTA750L is a professional-grade handheld VHF transceiver with integrated GPS, supporting aviation communication and navigation across 118-137 MHz. Featuring 66 programmable channels, IPX5 water resistance, and dual power options (Li-Ion rechargeable and alkaline batteries), it offers rugged reliability and advanced features like ILS/Glideslope and NOAA weather alerts. Perfect for pilots seeking a dependable backup radio with customizable memory and PC programming capabilities.

## Description

desertcart.com: Yaesu FTA750L Handheld VHF Transceiver / GPS : Electronics

Review: Meets my needs - I bought the Yaesu as a backup, a way to listen to weather and to talk to the departure folks before firing up the aircraft. So far, it's definitely lived up to my expectations. First, I like the overall construction quality - it's very good overall and the radio is a bit heftier (and larger) than I expected. The transceiver is well-sealed and seems to have good protection against the elements. It charges fairly quickly, although the charging stand is probably the lowest quality part in the entire package. The display certainly isn't going to match the Retina display on your iPhone, but it's legible and has enough contrast that you can read it in bright sunlight. Otherwise, the controls operate easily and solidly, although many of the buttons are on the small side. It's easy to attach an external headset or microphone, although once you open the ports where these devices plug in, I'm sure it's not water resistant anymore. I will say that mine came looking like the box had been sitting in someone's display case for a long time - it was downright dusty and faded. Still, all the parts were there and it seemed like it had never been used, so I was okay with it. Of course, this is more a reflection on the seller than the device. The basic functions - tune to a particular frequency and communicate - couldn't be easier to use...you just punch in the frequency you want on the keypad, or rotate the dial at top till you get where you need to be. In a real pinch, you could operate this part blindfolded. Some of the more advanced functions are clumsier (managing the memorized frequencies or entering GPS waypoints, for instance) - here's where the PC software comes in. If you're like me and have a Mac, keep in mind the PC software from the Yaesu site is unfortunately Windows-only. Overall, contrary to some of the other reviewers, I find comm functions to be strong and clear. At the airport, there's never an issue (as you'd expect), and from my home several miles from my local airport, I have no trouble listening to the AWOS or CTAF frequencies. The squelch function works quickly and well, and it's easy to adjust if you need to bring in a weak or distant signal. It's harder to judge the transmission quality, but I have no trouble with the various departure control folks I've spoken with. Once or twice I've used it in the aircraft with both my Bose A20 headset and an older David Clark headset I have. Both seemed okay, but I seemed to get some sort of interference from the Bose that disappeared on my old David Clark's. I believe one other reviewer suggested an external antenna...haven't tried this. Also occurred to me that some of the issues different reviewers have could be a function of the type of aircraft involved. I've used the Yaesu in three different small aircraft: a C172, an M20R and an SR22. There are definitely differences in performance between these - the C172 seems to give me the best reception, the M20R is okay (but not as good as the C172) and the SR22 is much worse than the others. Again, might just require a well-placed external antenna. On the Nav side, inside the aircraft at altitude, I've had no issues picking up VORs. The heading information is always within a degree or two of what the VOR in the aircraft says, although I do notice that it tends to lag behind the aircraft VOR by a few seconds when changing course. Same is generally true for GPS. Haven't had a chance to test the ILS/GS features yet other than to confirm that they indeed come active when in proximity of an ILS approach. I was a little torn between the 750L versus a lower-cost comm-only solution. I mean, between the equipment in the aircraft, ForeFlight on my iPad, the GPS apps on my phone and tablet, I have a lot of ways to know where I am...do I really need another? In the end, I guess I decided that the price difference wasn't great enough not to have another redundant navigation solution. I suppose I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Definitely a great product...
Review: Lots of features, rugged, works well. - First, I'd like to say that I've found some of the complaints in the lackluster reviews for this transceiver to be unfounded. At first, when I was considering this purchase, I almost let them steer me in a different direction, but I ultimately decided on this transceiver because of all the features it had (Large LCD screen, ILS, VOR, Glideslope, Weather, and GPS!!!) and also all of the included accessories. Now that I've bought it and have had some time to play with it, I've been able to make some of my own judgements. I usually don't write a lot of reviews but now I want to try to address some of the criticisms and hopefully provide some helpful tips along the way. A few reviewers have said that the interface is not "intuitive". I'm not sure what this means- If you're expecting it to be intuitive the way an iPhone is, then sure, you might be a little disappointed. Out of the box I found it intuitive enough. You can get to the COMM mode by hitting the Menu key and then hitting the Enter (ENT) button, or just hit the dedicated COMM button on the keypad. Then you can punch in a frequency directly or use the dial around the volume knob to get to the channel you want. I was able to navigate to weather modes, and even figured out the Squelch before ever looking at the manual. Reading through the manual helps a lot to get used to all the features, but now that I've gone through it I don't think I'll need to look at it again to remember how to do what I want. Once you know what it's doing it's pretty straight forward. So if you're thinking this isn't "intuitive" enough then, as others have said: RTFM. If you remember what it was like to program a VCR, and you were able to do that OK, you shouldn't have any problems here. One reviewer said that the scanning feature was "useless". This was a bit concerning to me since as a student pilot I wanted to get this radio for listening to several frequencies to pick up on ATC communication. I suppose if you're talking about using this to scan the entire airband, then yes I might tend to agree that it is a bit useless, just because of the time it takes to go through all the channels- but then again, at 25kHz separation, we're talking about it going through 760 channels here. If you set this unit to the 8.33kHz separation that it is capable of, then we're talking about a possible 2,280 channels- Yikes! Seriously, who wants to scan the entire airband? Not to mention you'd be picking up the ATIS's and other channels you might not care to scan. Usually, you know the handful of channels for your area, and you just want to scan those. It bears mentioning here that Yaesu recently released a new firmware version 2.0 on 12/4/14. This new firmware version allows you to create up to 9 different groups in your Memory Book with customizable names. (If you need to update your firmware, see my tips below about programming the unit with your computer). Once you select a group in the Memory mode, you can activate the Scan function and it will scan the channels just in that group. I have a couple groups set up with the frequencies I want for a given airport, so if I'm near there I can scan just those channels. Works great. Another reviewer said that you can't tell if you are in COMM or Memory modes. I disagree. While they look similar, the memory mode displays "MR" to the left of the channel frequency, and also displays the memory group you are in below that. If you still can't tell, hitting the Menu button highlights the mode you are in. Hitting the "back" key takes you back to where you were. I know, it sounds really tough right? I've also found the "back" key very useful after changing settings in the setup or config to get me back to the mode I was in, whether scanning or whatever. Programming with a PC- This was another one that made me nervous at first, with some people saying they couldn't connect to the unit at all with a PC. First, no there isn't a version of the software for mac, but I have Windows installed with bootcamp on my mac and was able to do it with that. I admit, there were a couple rough spots where I had to look through the instructions again, but maybe I can save others some frustration. First, get the Yaesu programming software from their website, and install that along with the included serial driver. When you connect the unit to the PC with the included USB cable, it comes up with the notification at the bottom right letting you know your computer detected it and what "port" it is on (for me it was COM3). Now, if in the Yaesu software you tell it to read from radio at this point, you'll most likely get an error. You have to go to the options dropdown, and select the port the computer just detected it on- the software doesn't appear to do it automatically. Now, here's the other part you might get snagged on- you have to set the unit to "programming mode". With the unit off, hold down the menu key. Press down the power button, and as soon as you see the backlight turn on, release both the menu and power buttons. In the older firmware v1.4 that I first got with this, the programming mode shows a blank screen with nothing but the battery indicator. In the v2.0 firmware, it also displays the words "CP MODE". With the unit in that mode, you should now be able to get the software to read your current configuration from the radio. I used to program pagers and cell phones in the early 2000's and the software feels a little like that. Again, not dealing with cutting edge here, but it gets the job done- and I just love that it is even available on this model! The other radios out there don't seem to offer it, and I have to say that it makes it a lot faster to program your favorite channels. I did a few on the unit itself, and while the dial works for inputing names for the channels, it's slower. I was able to input a dozen channels fairly quickly. Then, tell the software to write your configuration to the radio. Also, you can save your configuration in a .DAT file, so if you have a friend that has either the 550 or 750, you can give them your file with all of your programmed channels! Those are the things I wanted to address. I haven't had a chance yet to really test out the features that make this unit better than the 550 model (GPS and ILS Glideslope), but I bought this unit because it had them, and I figure if I'm up in the air, better to have the features than to not, even if they don't work the best. It seems to have basic functionality, and again, I'm not expecting a Garmin GPS unit here. Still better than other units by having it available, and if it gets me info I need when I'm in a pinch then I'll consider it well worth it. Well, that's it- let me know if you've found this review helpful. Thanks.

## Features

- Airband Aviation
- NAV/COM/GPS
- Li-Ion Battery
- Alkaline Battery Tray
- Headset Adapter

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00JFJSTJG |
| Additional Features | Icon Menu, Waterproof, Weather Alert |
| Best Sellers Rank | #290 in Computer Networking Transceivers |
| Brand | YAESU |
| Built-In Media | Li-Ion Battery, Alkaline Battery Tray, Headset Adapter, NOAA weather band monitoring capability, PC Programming software with USB programming cable |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Headsets, External Antennas, Other Accessories |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 265 Reviews |
| Frequency Range | 118 MHz - 137 MHz |
| Item Height | 7.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 1 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Yaesu |
| Model Number | FTA-750L |
| Number of Batteries | 6 AA batteries required. (included) |
| Number of Channels | 66 |
| Special Feature | Icon Menu, Waterproof, Weather Alert |
| Talking Range Maximum | 2 Miles |
| Tuner Type | VHF |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Voltage | 5 Volts |
| Water Resistance Level | Water Resistant |
| Waterproof Rating | IPX5 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** YAESU
- **Color:** Black
- **Number of Channels:** 66
- **Special Feature:** Icon Menu, Waterproof, Weather Alert
- **Frequency Range:** 118 MHz - 137 MHz
- **Talking Range Maximum:** 2 Miles
- **Voltage:** 5 Volts
- **Water Resistance Level:** Water Resistant
- **Number of Batteries:** 6 AA batteries required. (included)
- **Item Weight:** 1 Kilograms

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: I bought one of these from Sporty's and it all works good eccept for the GPS NAV function. When I manually program in a fix and select GOTO it freezes**
A: i think you have to be within range of the ILS.  Mine only works on 1 local ILS when I'm on the ground.

**Q: maximum altitude of gps functionality**
A: There is nothing in the Operation Manual that specifies max GPS altitude, but the industry standard for portable devices is 70,000 ft.

**Q: What type of battery is included?**
A: Comes with a Li-Ion Battery Pack. However it does have an Alkaline Battery Tray that takes 6 AA batteries which are not included.

**Q: I leave appx 9 miles from airport why is it that i can only hear the planes not the tower isnt the tower longer range**
A: VHF is pretty much line of sight, so if you can't see the antennas for their radios then you aren't going to get a good signal. For example, I lived in Alameda CA, right off the end of 10R at Oakland north field. I used a good discone broadband receiving antenna and a very good Kenwood D710 radio to listen to local traffic. I was 11.43 miles from SFO tower and could not hear tower or ground. The earth is in the way, well the SF Bay anyway. Another day I was at Cal State East Bay waiting for my daughter, same radio and a 2m band transceiver antenna. Even with an unmatched antenna, from there I got SF ground and tower crystal clear from 18 miles and could also hear San Jose 22 miles away. All this time I could also hear aircraft out over Nevada, more than 100 miles away, and on approach at all the Bay Area airports.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meets my needs
*by B***E on July 12, 2016*

I bought the Yaesu as a backup, a way to listen to weather and to talk to the departure folks before firing up the aircraft. So far, it's definitely lived up to my expectations. First, I like the overall construction quality - it's very good overall and the radio is a bit heftier (and larger) than I expected. The transceiver is well-sealed and seems to have good protection against the elements. It charges fairly quickly, although the charging stand is probably the lowest quality part in the entire package. The display certainly isn't going to match the Retina display on your iPhone, but it's legible and has enough contrast that you can read it in bright sunlight. Otherwise, the controls operate easily and solidly, although many of the buttons are on the small side. It's easy to attach an external headset or microphone, although once you open the ports where these devices plug in, I'm sure it's not water resistant anymore. I will say that mine came looking like the box had been sitting in someone's display case for a long time - it was downright dusty and faded. Still, all the parts were there and it seemed like it had never been used, so I was okay with it. Of course, this is more a reflection on the seller than the device. The basic functions - tune to a particular frequency and communicate - couldn't be easier to use...you just punch in the frequency you want on the keypad, or rotate the dial at top till you get where you need to be. In a real pinch, you could operate this part blindfolded. Some of the more advanced functions are clumsier (managing the memorized frequencies or entering GPS waypoints, for instance) - here's where the PC software comes in. If you're like me and have a Mac, keep in mind the PC software from the Yaesu site is unfortunately Windows-only. Overall, contrary to some of the other reviewers, I find comm functions to be strong and clear. At the airport, there's never an issue (as you'd expect), and from my home several miles from my local airport, I have no trouble listening to the AWOS or CTAF frequencies. The squelch function works quickly and well, and it's easy to adjust if you need to bring in a weak or distant signal. It's harder to judge the transmission quality, but I have no trouble with the various departure control folks I've spoken with. Once or twice I've used it in the aircraft with both my Bose A20 headset and an older David Clark headset I have. Both seemed okay, but I seemed to get some sort of interference from the Bose that disappeared on my old David Clark's. I believe one other reviewer suggested an external antenna...haven't tried this. Also occurred to me that some of the issues different reviewers have could be a function of the type of aircraft involved. I've used the Yaesu in three different small aircraft: a C172, an M20R and an SR22. There are definitely differences in performance between these - the C172 seems to give me the best reception, the M20R is okay (but not as good as the C172) and the SR22 is much worse than the others. Again, might just require a well-placed external antenna. On the Nav side, inside the aircraft at altitude, I've had no issues picking up VORs. The heading information is always within a degree or two of what the VOR in the aircraft says, although I do notice that it tends to lag behind the aircraft VOR by a few seconds when changing course. Same is generally true for GPS. Haven't had a chance to test the ILS/GS features yet other than to confirm that they indeed come active when in proximity of an ILS approach. I was a little torn between the 750L versus a lower-cost comm-only solution. I mean, between the equipment in the aircraft, ForeFlight on my iPad, the GPS apps on my phone and tablet, I have a lot of ways to know where I am...do I really need another? In the end, I guess I decided that the price difference wasn't great enough not to have another redundant navigation solution. I suppose I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Definitely a great product...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lots of features, rugged, works well.
*by K***A on February 1, 2015*

First, I'd like to say that I've found some of the complaints in the lackluster reviews for this transceiver to be unfounded. At first, when I was considering this purchase, I almost let them steer me in a different direction, but I ultimately decided on this transceiver because of all the features it had (Large LCD screen, ILS, VOR, Glideslope, Weather, and GPS!!!) and also all of the included accessories. Now that I've bought it and have had some time to play with it, I've been able to make some of my own judgements. I usually don't write a lot of reviews but now I want to try to address some of the criticisms and hopefully provide some helpful tips along the way. A few reviewers have said that the interface is not "intuitive". I'm not sure what this means- If you're expecting it to be intuitive the way an iPhone is, then sure, you might be a little disappointed. Out of the box I found it intuitive enough. You can get to the COMM mode by hitting the Menu key and then hitting the Enter (ENT) button, or just hit the dedicated COMM button on the keypad. Then you can punch in a frequency directly or use the dial around the volume knob to get to the channel you want. I was able to navigate to weather modes, and even figured out the Squelch before ever looking at the manual. Reading through the manual helps a lot to get used to all the features, but now that I've gone through it I don't think I'll need to look at it again to remember how to do what I want. Once you know what it's doing it's pretty straight forward. So if you're thinking this isn't "intuitive" enough then, as others have said: RTFM. If you remember what it was like to program a VCR, and you were able to do that OK, you shouldn't have any problems here. One reviewer said that the scanning feature was "useless". This was a bit concerning to me since as a student pilot I wanted to get this radio for listening to several frequencies to pick up on ATC communication. I suppose if you're talking about using this to scan the entire airband, then yes I might tend to agree that it is a bit useless, just because of the time it takes to go through all the channels- but then again, at 25kHz separation, we're talking about it going through 760 channels here. If you set this unit to the 8.33kHz separation that it is capable of, then we're talking about a possible 2,280 channels- Yikes! Seriously, who wants to scan the entire airband? Not to mention you'd be picking up the ATIS's and other channels you might not care to scan. Usually, you know the handful of channels for your area, and you just want to scan those. It bears mentioning here that Yaesu recently released a new firmware version 2.0 on 12/4/14. This new firmware version allows you to create up to 9 different groups in your Memory Book with customizable names. (If you need to update your firmware, see my tips below about programming the unit with your computer). Once you select a group in the Memory mode, you can activate the Scan function and it will scan the channels just in that group. I have a couple groups set up with the frequencies I want for a given airport, so if I'm near there I can scan just those channels. Works great. Another reviewer said that you can't tell if you are in COMM or Memory modes. I disagree. While they look similar, the memory mode displays "MR" to the left of the channel frequency, and also displays the memory group you are in below that. If you still can't tell, hitting the Menu button highlights the mode you are in. Hitting the "back" key takes you back to where you were. I know, it sounds really tough right? I've also found the "back" key very useful after changing settings in the setup or config to get me back to the mode I was in, whether scanning or whatever. Programming with a PC- This was another one that made me nervous at first, with some people saying they couldn't connect to the unit at all with a PC. First, no there isn't a version of the software for mac, but I have Windows installed with bootcamp on my mac and was able to do it with that. I admit, there were a couple rough spots where I had to look through the instructions again, but maybe I can save others some frustration. First, get the Yaesu programming software from their website, and install that along with the included serial driver. When you connect the unit to the PC with the included USB cable, it comes up with the notification at the bottom right letting you know your computer detected it and what "port" it is on (for me it was COM3). Now, if in the Yaesu software you tell it to read from radio at this point, you'll most likely get an error. You have to go to the options dropdown, and select the port the computer just detected it on- the software doesn't appear to do it automatically. Now, here's the other part you might get snagged on- you have to set the unit to "programming mode". With the unit off, hold down the menu key. Press down the power button, and as soon as you see the backlight turn on, release both the menu and power buttons. In the older firmware v1.4 that I first got with this, the programming mode shows a blank screen with nothing but the battery indicator. In the v2.0 firmware, it also displays the words "CP MODE". With the unit in that mode, you should now be able to get the software to read your current configuration from the radio. I used to program pagers and cell phones in the early 2000's and the software feels a little like that. Again, not dealing with cutting edge here, but it gets the job done- and I just love that it is even available on this model! The other radios out there don't seem to offer it, and I have to say that it makes it a lot faster to program your favorite channels. I did a few on the unit itself, and while the dial works for inputing names for the channels, it's slower. I was able to input a dozen channels fairly quickly. Then, tell the software to write your configuration to the radio. Also, you can save your configuration in a .DAT file, so if you have a friend that has either the 550 or 750, you can give them your file with all of your programmed channels! Those are the things I wanted to address. I haven't had a chance yet to really test out the features that make this unit better than the 550 model (GPS and ILS Glideslope), but I bought this unit because it had them, and I figure if I'm up in the air, better to have the features than to not, even if they don't work the best. It seems to have basic functionality, and again, I'm not expecting a Garmin GPS unit here. Still better than other units by having it available, and if it gets me info I need when I'm in a pinch then I'll consider it well worth it. Well, that's it- let me know if you've found this review helpful. Thanks.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good radio, recommended.
*by A***L on August 26, 2025*

Works good while I have it (2 months), can say no more because it went away with the aircraft i sold. However the old model I'm still have since 2008, keep working, battery keep holding enough power.

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