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

I saw some reviews saying it was cheaply made or not of the best quality, but when I unboxed this radio, I was pleasantly surprised. It feels sturdy and has a nice weight and feel to it. My only complaint would be the programming. It’s honestly not terrible once I figured it out, but the included manual falls short, and I had to research online and use some trial-and-error testing to figure it all out. Over all, this is a HUGE upgrade from my Baofeng, and the audio and signal quality are excellent. As a meteorologist and storm chaser on a budget, this radio will make my adventures much more productive!

For the price it is the best radio.

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

Great radio. So much so I bought one for each of my sons and they love it. Inspired them to get licensed. Also, I was doing a dumb thing with programming. Very frustrating. Good, excellent, patient and wonderful help from Rodger at Yaesu in CA. Great ham, great company.

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

Great product and fast shipping

High quality radio!

Exelent Radio & Exelent Company

Buy this literally ANYWHERE ELSE!!! DXengineering , Ham Radio Outlet, or from Yaesu themselves. The Amazon listing is 40-50$ above the actual cost of this radio. Also, for those comparing this to the Baofengs, you clearly dont understand the feature or capability difference. The FT65 can do a lot more than the Baofeng and do it much better, but most casual HAMs will never use or need those features. Also this is NOT a CB radio. Not sure why its in that category. CB is 11 meters and requires no license, this is 2 Meters and 70 CM and requires an FCC license to transmit on.

easy to program and set up