Faulty Firmware 1.6
My 350RE has firmware 1.6 apart from a few minor bugs it worked great.
However, after a violent thunderstorm everything went pear shaped and it began behaving badly, mere coincidence or what I don't know.
Now my FTM-350RE has been consigned to storage as I can't get a 1.6 firmware update to correct the problem, nor can I get any response from Yaesu globally to my e-mails. Just ordered a new Kenwood TM-D710E, at least it will work until the filters die, and I can repair that myself.
73 all - Gerry.
Update: Thanks to Sam, Yaesu UK, I finally got my hands on the elusive 1.6 update, installed and problems sorted.
Yaesu Comments: Hi Gerry
Please see attached zipped file.
1.3 is OK to use.
As far as I am aware 1.6 is for European use only.
This may be the reason it is not on US website, I will check.
I uploaded the file here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ftm-350/files/
73 Gerry.