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

This radio rocks. Reception is fantastic compared to other bands and especially a baofeng. Charge time is super fast, and battery lasts all day. Definitely worth the money.

Me canse de comprar radios baofeng, tuve unos 4 de estos y siempre tenia pequeños problemas de recepción y transmisión, funcionaban aceptablemente bien pero tenían sus PEROS. Compré este Yaesu FT-65 y estoy muy contento, se siente la superioridad del radio, los pequeños PEROS no van con este radio, si que vale la pena hacer la inversión, super recomendado!

Works great, good quality for the price.

great quality. built rugged. dropped it a few times and withstood the abuse. reception is good but improved with better antenna. voice quality is excellent. overall very happy with my first HT

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!

Excelente inversión ya que es buen radio

Make sure you order the programming cable and software.

Instruction manual is bad. Very difficult to read, especially for a beginner. Want to use as an out of band programmable scanner… no! I would recommend buyers purchase programming software to save time and reduced levels of frustration.

This radio has incomprehensible programing algorithms and very poor disply. Unless you are computer programmer dont buy it. On the positive note it is very well build and has no harmonics = clean signal

I have owned many HT ham radios and have always been partial to Yaesu. After doing weeks of research and reading many mixed reviews I decided to purchase the FT-65R. I am not disappointed at all. I don’t understand all the negative reviews, I love this radio, work’s great, sounds great, display is great, easy to program. It’s the best HT I’ve ever owned. I would pay twice as much and still be happy with this radio. Do not To listen to any negative reviews, buy it, you will not be sorry.