I just got a Yaesu FT-70DR and everything you’ve heard is dead-on. It’s built like a tank. The UI is pretty nice and I’ve been able to program it easily using just the manual that came with it. Others say they hear me loud and clear. And also, the battery really does drain that quickly. Not so much as to be unusable, but enough that I’ll probably buy a spare battery soon. If we had a disaster today, I’d be babying it like it was an iPhone with 20% charge left.