Since the Yaesu FT817 was introduced almost a quarter of a century ago, a lot has changed. There was serious competition e.g. the ICOM IC-705, many Chinese radios, plus the offerings by QRP labs, HF signals and Elecraft, There are others.
At one time Yaesu had a captive market. This is far from the case today. There are still loyal Yaesu fans around, but the new FTX-1F will have to be very good and keenly priced for volumes to be high.
I was puzzled when ICOM introduced their microwave transceiver as I could not see many being sold.
No, the amateur radio market is changing and fierce. Many will fall by the wayside in the next 10 years.
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