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vu2loc
01-03-2006, 06:06 AM
Dear OM/YL,
Please give me the reviews for Yaesu FT-60R handhelds. Mention your experience.
73 DE VU2LOC
Shailesh Deshmukh
n5pmk
03-05-2006, 05:49 AM
What about your own review?
k0cmh
03-27-2006, 10:52 PM
There should be a ton of review on the FT60R somewhere at this site. If not, eham.com has a ton.
I have had one for 9 months and like it very much. I believe it is the most dual band HT for the money. Decent factory battery. Built like a tank (know of one dropped from a 30 foot tower, landed in soft soil and not even a scratch after the dirt was wiped off). Most features for the money.
Things I don't care for:
- Won't run on external 12 volts without charging the battery and making the unit very warm. Unit will operate on external 12 votls without the battery in place, but somewhat of a pain to do.
- Tons of menues. If you don't have the keypad locked and you jostle the unit inside a case or bag, very easy to turn on functions that takes 15 minutes with the manual to figure out how to turn off.
- Factory ducky not very effective.