That is the radio I meant, not the 270. Doh!
The FT-70D nearly passes out at the thought of even having to be switched on!
In contrast, my FT-202 runs on 8 AA’s and is a 1 Watt BRUTE! Same with the FT-290, mine is still running nicely on a bunch of alkaline C cells.
Not sure what Yaesu were doing with the FT-70. My FT-60 is a bit like that on battery life too.
The FT-65 is a total contrast and just laughs it off when it comes to battery life, often roaring out “is that the best you can do!? Go on, press the PTT again, i dare you! Is that all you’ve got? Again!” etc…