[Product Information]

• Ultra-Rugged Polycarbonate resin front panel with aluminum die-cast chassis. Submersible It is waterproof 3Ft (1m) for 30 minutes. Enjoy up to 5 hours operation on 144/440MHz， or up to 5.5 hours on 50MHz with the supplied FNB-101LI battery. The optional FNB-102LI high capacity battery will provide up to 8.5 hours operation on 144MHz， 9 hours on 50MHz， and 8 hours on 440MHz.
• 1.3"W x 0.8"H， the large LCD display provides clear， easy-to-read indication of both Main and Sub-band frequencies， operating mode， and S-meters for both bands.
• The optional GPS Antenna Unit FGPS-2. You may display your exact current position (latitude / Longitude)， heading direction， moving speed， altitude etc. Hands-Free Operation using the optional Bluetooth headset
• Covers from 500kHz to 999.990MHz， continuous reception for Short-wave， FM/AM broadcasts， analog TV stations， audio aircraft， public service channels， etc. (Cellular band blocked)
• Built-in Barometric Pressure and Temperature Sensor. The radio can monitor and display the temperature， pressure， altitude or any combination of these- Emergency Strobe/Beep and Busy strobe LED functions *** Note: Note: The VX-8DR is a true Quad-Band Radio but Yaesu advertises the unit as a Triple-Band cause you can only transmit 0.5 Watt on 220 MHz. Transmit Power: 50MHz = 1 Watt， 144 MHz = 5 Watts， 220MHz = 0.5 Watt， 440 MHz = 5 Watts ***