Thanks for the extra pictures Thomas.
From what I had read, I had a question as to whether one must have the external battery if you have the ATU, these new pictures show the radio with either the ATU (and external power) or the external 5 Ah battery fitted (both can also be stacked), as had been shown in an earler picture in this collection).
It will be interesting to see some weights listed. Size wise - it’s looks like the main unit is not much biggers that the removable head of a mobile rig and then you add features (ATU, battery) as you wish - I presume the options are sold separately. So the big question will be what price this will be when it comes in 2025, both the base radio and then the options. I “suspect” Yaesu’s target price for the base radio will be around the RRP for the ICOM 705.
I wonder if there could be an aftermarket (30-50w) amplifier/ATU that would use the same physical method to fasten to the rear of the radio as the Yaesu ATU does?
It’s great to see new radios coming along.
73 Ed.