Here are my thoughts on the Yaesu FT65R ham radio. Is this the right radio for your collection? Check out the video and let me know your thoughts or if you have any questions. Thanks!

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Yaesu FT65R HT
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QRxG40
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DX Engineering: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/y...
Gigaparts: https://www.gigaparts.com/yaesuft65...
Ham Radio Outlet: https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?p...
R & L: https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main...

Instruction Manuals
Basic: https://www.yaesu.com/downloadFile.cf...
Advanced: https://www.yaesu.com/downloadFile.cf...

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Chapters
00:00 [Intro]
00:43 [Yaesu FT65R HT]
02:50 [Price$100!]
03:13 [Charging cradle included]
03:42 [Nice form factor]
04:00 [Memory Names8 characters]
04:35 [Loud 1 watt audio]
05:04 [FM Broadcast band]
05:45 [NOAA Weather Radio with alert]
09:05 [Dual display]
10:27 [VFO SplitISS/Satellites]
11:39 [Mobilinkd TNC3/4 APRSWinlink]
12:55 [No charging port on radio]
13:48 [No channel knob]
14:31 [Prone to noise/interference]
15:30 [No air band]
16:17 [Very slow scan speed]
17:42 [Where to buy the FT65R]
19:55 [Type of antenna]
21:48 [Questions?]
22:09 [Like and Subscribe!]