Yaesu Original FT-65 FT-65R 144/440 Dual-Band Rugged & Compact Handheld Transceiver, 5W - 3 Year Warranty

For the price it is the best radio.

Great radio, but $40 lower at popular ham store…

Had to return the first one,Number button didnt work.

El único problema es que al usar el radio para llamar dice error pero se le ingresa un código y queda abierto para utilizar deberían enviarlo sin ese problema por lo demás buen producto se ve robusto y de buena calidad

Easy to add channels from the key pad. Like the duel display that shows the name and the frequency at the same time.

This radio would have gotten a 4-star rating had it been $25, but at over a hundred bucks its a 1-star. If I had a bugout bag and had the choice between an FT-65R and a Baofeng UV-82HP, Id take the Baofeng any day. And if they were both $25, Id still take the Baofeng. We need to judge these radios on sound, check; reliability, check; range, lousy; durability, check, and well, you get the gist. When checking this out, I do so using the cheap Chinese Baofeng as a base. If Yaesu would change the FT-65R and make it an 8-watt or 10-watt, and if it would boost the signal reception, this radio would storm the Chinese radios. As it is, I wouldnt own one. Finally, another problem with this Yaesu is that it looks and feels, not like a Yaesu, but a Baofeng. Meanwhile, it broadcasts, or transmits, okay, but it doesnt receive that well. With Baofeng radios, one may recei2ve weak signals that sound like theyre a world away, buy its better than not receiving them at all, and though I dont have any way of measuring the FT-65s transmitting power, it doesnt receive distant signals very well. Its as if the designers decided to filter out distant signals and receive only stronger signals in this radio. Even with the squelch turned completely off, the FT-65 didnt receive signals the Baofeng UV-82 received, and its $35! I have no doubt that other Yaesus would not have this problem. The FT-65 looks and feels like a Baofeng; the other Yaesus do not. If I get a better Yaesu to test in the future, I will. But for now my bugout bag has Baofengs in it, not Yaesus. And as long as I can understand a signal, I care not how tinny and distant (scratchy) the signal is. I just want to understand it. And yes, Id spend more money if I could make distant signals stronger, but it aint this, babe. No no no, it aint this, babe. It aint this youre looking for, babe. It aint this youre looking for, babe!

Great radio. This one reads made in Japan. This radio is easily programmed from the face. I find no need for programming software or cables. I’ve received glowing reports about the audio from local hams and the 1 watt speaker is clear with a balanced output not harsh or too weighted towards treble. Yaesu dominates my shack now.

great replacment radio for the one I lost

Works great, good quality for the price.

Works well