They are not loud at all but yes, you can hear them.
A couple of other things I noticed-
The top left corner of the display (S-meter) started flickering. It resolved when i power cycled it and didn’t do it again.
The CW memories are erased each time the power is shut off.
Did you get the Optima add-on too or the Field version? I can’t understand why Yaesu left out GPS (other than a money grab)? Bluetooth I sort of understand, but if the IC-705 can do it, why can’t the FTX-1F?
Enjoy the radio though, looks like a nice little rig.
I got the Optima version.
I was a bit surprised at the lack of GPS also…an add-on hanging off the side seems fragile.
Those connectors from the base unit to the head seem like they’ll only last so long too.
The head unit reminds me a lot of the FTM-500/510 (does it have RASP for 2m and 70cm?). Shades of 710 too. Looks good in my opinion.
All videos I’ve seen that demonstrate CW mode are revealing a poor wave shape in the side tone. Very disturbing clicks on make and break. I’ve also seen reference to the FT10 (not sure of exact model code) having the same problem and some have been on-sold within months of purchase. .
It would drive me nuts. I do have reduced high frequency hearing due to age, but anyone of tender years (below 60?) would find it difficult to use.
Not something I would have expected. The 817 is much better designed.
Andrew VK1DA/VK2DA
Yaesu completely re-laid-out the main pcb at an early stage, probably to fix spurii, guessing from the changes. They then kept tweaking the design for years. It didn’t emerge blinking from the womb in a state of perfection.
I’m sure the FTX1f has a few years of firmware updates, and hardware revisions to come.
It’s overall much more attractive than the '705 for me, but like the '705, not a SOTA radio. I see the dual receive being pretty useful in VHF contests.
Perhaps a bit far-fetched: But I believe that in same large companies these days, few developers have experience in active radio operation, especially portable ones. And even fewer in telegraphy.
My KX2 and QMX show that things can be different.
73 Chris
My FT817 behaves very well and it has a February 2001 date code.
Yes, lets spend serious money designing new software/hardware and not actually do any focus group testing before we release it.
What will actually have happened is that the keying sidetone improvements will have been noted but will be down the list of other software jobs, like making it functional. It will be attended to in a software update at some point, you can bet.
It’s why you never buy version 1 software 
I’d suggest sending early software to Andrew @VK1AD who is easily the world’s best alpha tester. Yaesu have missed an opportunity here
It’s for that very purpose that I’ll probably be getting one.
A full report of said cold, wet, Tuesday night in Stoke is now mandatory. A reminder to nag you about it is also added to my calendar!
Also, take some snaps to share too as proof! 
My regular summit is on the outskirts of Stoke. I’m up there often on Tuesday nights for the RSGB VHF contests. Including in winter!
Not got an FT1X yet but here’s a video of me operating in “challenging conditions” on a Tuesday night of years past!
Hi Tom,
Well regardless of how it handles a wet steamy bothy bag I would not buy one this year. It has too many yet to be fixed hardware, firmware and software issues for a name brand rig released to the market. Looking at the posts on the problems is depressing.
I thought it might be a viable replacement for my FT857 but thats on indefinite hold.
73
Ron
VK3AFW.
Yes, I’m holding off for now for the same reason Ron.
I can just see it now on Yaesu marketing materials ‘The Yaesu FTX-1F. Yes, it can do it on a cold, wet Tuesday night in Stoke. Can your ICOM do it?’ 
The 2/70 Challenge and some less-than-satisfactory attempts to re-arrange my very limited home shack space sent me looking for a rig (to fill the space at present taken by an IC-7300) that can cover top-band to UHF, and the review in February’s RadCom drew this one (in its “Optima” configuration) to my attention as a possible base rig. These days I need reasonable CW performance in a rig. How well have the early CW issues with the FTX-1 been addressed in updates?
I guess the first question should have been “Has anyone here acquired one of these radios either for base or for portable use?” followed by “…and how has it worked out?”.
I’ve seen some reviews out on the Net. I even sat through an hour or two of videos to try to get some feel for the rig, (and for me, search results that point to videos come quite low down the links I follow…). None of them were exactly raving, and a few were more than slightly scathing.
The big issue appears to be that the radio’s touch screen is not great, and the menus presented on the screen are dense enough that a better touch screen would make a significant difference. At least one of the video reviewers was using a tablet-dabber rather than a finger to get the correct option rather than one of the several possible wrong ones arranged around each item…
I use one with my IC-705 touch screen. Mainly to let me operate when wearing gloves outdoors.
I don’t know of anyone local who has bought one, hopefully there may be a dealer at Blackpool who has one on demo.
However, why not buy a 705? If you have a 7300 then this will be very similar to use. It has 2/70. It’s portable. And for home use you can get yourself some PAs to lift the power up.
I very nearly bought one on the used market recently. Only thing that left me hesitant is the feeling an IC-705 mk2 might be on the horizon for 2026 after the recent 7300 refresh.
Could be a case of getting a 705 mk2 or a market flooded with attractively priced 705 men’s to choose from.
Lovely radio though. That and the 905 are the bizzo. Do they do 4 and 6 meters too?