… or is there likely ever to be? I just got a Yaesu FT5 mainly for the APRS feature. I find the user interface to be horrible. Sending out a spot is extremely tedious and difficult in the various environments that the summits throw at us.
So my question is: is there an app that can use the smart phone as an interface for the FT5 via Bluetooth? I’m not familiar with Yaesu’s architecture so I don’t know if this is even possible, but it would sure be nice.
My Garmin InReach Mini is similarly difficult to construct and send an SMS message via the unit’s few keys, but Garmin has an app that lets a smart phone build and send the text with a full keyboard. This makes the whole undertaking SO much easier.
TIA
73 Eric KG6MZS