Yaesu Genuine FT-65 FT-65R 144/440 Dual Band Handheld Transceiver Heavy Duty Compact 5W

The asking price for this is way to much @ £200 you could buy the ft 70 & as for the uv5r it should be on show in a museum or in the bin , don't waste your money on this they're cheaper then the asking price....

The reason why I am stating that this radio is the best radio is based on using the following radios 1. Yeasu FT3D - Waste of money fancy but reception or transmission is not good. 2. Yaesu ft-70dr - Nice but short battery life and reception/transmission was okay 3. Baoefeng bf-f8hp - Good but not certified for use in USA. 4. Other GMRS radios Now coming to Yeasu FT-65, the range and the power is outstanding and just to give you an example my son was driving down the road to hill side and I was in our house and there is no line of sight and it is through traffic and flat terrain, we were able to communicate up to 22 miles and it could have been more since my son was driving up the hill the Tesla battery was down but FT65 was still doing good. Transmission and reception is very strong and is very clear. The only challenge is programming this damn things is a pain so I purchased programming cable and now it is a breeze to set this radio up. I have done MARS Mod for emergency use and I was able to communicate with my son on GMRS when hiking with no repeaters. Also applying Mars Mod is simple and through keypad unlike other radios. This proved to be a good radio with my real time test and I don't believe in 5watts, 8 watts and signal test equipment all that stuff. This is real deal.

Très bonne réception,excellente qualité. Reste à le programmer pour en tirer le meilleur.Aucun regret.

I have a few of the cheap Baofeng radios, and they are OK, but I wanted a handheld with a better brand name and build quality for times when I need to rely on QUALITY. Yaesu products are very good. I have several Yaesu radios, and I trust them. This radio was a good value for me... Yes, I know they can be purchased at other ham-related stores for less, but they will not let you return it "just because" if you don't like it. I was willing to pay a little more for that option through Amazon. I like the size of the radio. Battery life is fine for me. So much depends on how YOU might use the radio, so keep that in mind. The radio is easy to program and use. It's a keeper.

So far so good. An excellent piece of equipment from a wonderful vendor. Questions are answered quickly in order to resolve questions and concerns!

Pro: Able to communicate with repeater 30 miles + from QTH (direct LOS on mountain) with full quieting with factory rubber ducky antenna. All functions tried so far work ok. I did purchase an additional antenna just to ensure contact with distant machine...a half wave from Signal Stuff...which fits and works perfectly. Nice to have Wx and FM Broadcast features. Con: Signal reports of "soft audio". Improved by engaging "compander" (menu item 7) and addition of speaker mike ($40 additional cost)