Is the Yaesu FT3D the ideal hiking ham radio?

I decided to go for a walk to a local attraction and take the Yaesu FT3D radio hoping to make a few contacts as part of a short local hike.

Although during the trip I struggled to get a simplex voice contact I received many APRS packages and also sent out APRS packets to a local iGate (but not digirepeater). I could have also used the local repeater for contacts.

I would say the Yaesu FT3D is a great hiking radio, a good all round VHF/UHF and digital radio that has APRS TNC built in.

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