Portable Radio receiver (recommended )

[Carb63]

As mentioned above, I was specifically asked by our local airport to carry a two-way transceiver in order to be able to both monitor air traffic and to announce an emergency if I had androne out of control while doing some aerial work nearby them. This is a good radio also used by pilots as a backup radio. You can find it used for less on EBay as well:

Yaesu FTA550 Handheld VHF Transceiver Amazon.com: Yaesu FTA550 Handheld VHF Transceiver: GPS & Navigation

So good to have just in case.

 

[kingsnake11]

Totally agree with Carb63...better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

 

[Carb63]

Thx my fellow pilots. You guys are truly the best. So glad to be part of this forum. You give me insights and the education I am looking for to be the best of the best. Have a long way to go but truly inspired by all of you. ??

 

[AMann]

Thx my fellow pilots. You guys are truly the best. So glad to be part of this forum. You give me insights and the education I am looking for to be the best of the best. Have a long way to go but truly inspired by all of you. ??

EDITED: If you do buy the Yaesu FTA550A, get the A model (AA battery) I linked above- one less charger to worry about and extra AA’s are cheaper than replacing a rechargeable if you buy it used.

Good luck on your 107, everyone should know the materials it covers!

 

[Carb63]

If you do buy the Yaesu FTA550, get the AA battery model I linked above- one less charger to worry about and extra AA’s are cheaper than replacing a rechargeable if you buy it used.

Good luck on your 107, everyone should know the materials it covers!

Thx Amann

 

[MackeyC34]

This post being almost a year old - would folks still recommend the Yaesu FTA550A as mentioned AMann or go with the Bearcat unit also mentioned. All I really want to do is be able to monitor CTAF but I admit some of the other features offered by both could be useful. Roughly $90 difference between the two.