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Get a alkaline charger much better

Get some better battery chargers man. Aliexpress $15 they will tell you how many Mah the batteries have.

Still wondering if the mic worked... I think you had the vx6 on low power when you tried the mic.

You are complaining about a bad battery on a 15 year old HT? Get serious. Spend $35 on a new battery and move on with your life.

For 20yo models to still be relevant, they were very well designed. I have the vx6r and love it. 73

I have one coming this week and or next week. Look forward to getting it on the air.

You do not represent a profit opportunity if you make a warrenty claim and spoil their bonus package . Wait until AI takes over all such interactions - there will not even be the satisfaction of complaining to humans. 73 M7BLC

Yeasu is poo ,

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This is the same problem, I have had with Yaesu customer service. I don't buy Yaesu anymore.

i love mine

Funny enough your last comment about Icoms made me laugh, because that is sure not my experience. In future, email Yaesu UK to get some help, not US. They might turn round and say go back to US for your help. To be honest, I always buy a spare battery for my radios, but understand your problem, and their "couldn't give a schitt attitude". Bear up!

Buy a new battery mate easy fix. Most commercial LMR batteries only last 12months,you got 3 years,count your blessings.

just take them to small claims court, since they probably wont show up.

I've had the exact opposite experience when it comes to customer service. Yaesu had me fixed up, stuff on the way, was easy and straightforward. ICOM told me they wouldn't support an obsolete radio which was being sold new on all the usual suspects. Sounds like you had a battery issue that probably wasn't covered under warranty, ok.

Yaesu seems like a really high price point for handhelds. Pretty low for their portable/mobile hf rigs. I cant see spending yaesu/icom/kenwood money on a HT. Ill stick with baofeng cheap stuff and put the money towards the nice stuff for mobile and base radios

Back in my day we didn't have customer service. We just fixed it.

Swapping with an aftermarket lithium battery made my ft-60 so much better. Much longer battery life...

Hello, I heard other reviews of how bad Yaesu customer service is. I’ve been considering buying the Yaesu FD5 for some time now, but not sure about overall quality, considering the hairline cracks on the cases in many of the reviews I see. For wideband coverage, I have the Icom ICR6, can’t go wrong with the Icom.

You can use the CTRL or Shift keys to highlight a range of lines before you copy and then paste them all into the other sheet. Can also do CTRL and A to select all before the copy if you want everything. Basically same shortcuts as any spreadsheet to copy rows.

Nice score on that receiver!

Thank you for that, I’m considering buying an MLA-30

If I'm not mistaken, your probably getting 1 watt on 6 meter's, at least that's what I have observed on my VX-6R... So hitting a repeater might be challenging depending on you height compared to the repeater...

How to change the icon: Menu -> 95 My Symbol

Pretty cool gadget add-on

Really nice receiver, I have the Icom ICR6, think I’ll try to score this too, on EBAY… good video thanks

Well said! Exactly the reason why I don’t join any ham clubs, I monitor what I can on all bands and learn from guys like you who dedicate their time and effort. Well said…thank you!

my radio is perfect no cracks, and I bought it, I think I bought it last year actually, and it's still going good!

What antenna are you using for the VX-6? I couldn't hear over the chatter

I'm the 21st centaury. Why are we having to do this software stuff. Modern devices do it for you. Why all the code plug crap. The radio should be able to do it automatically.

144, 220, 440. Mhz. where is the 4th band? Surely not general coverage receiver isnt called 4th.

I have this radio. I have 5 other ht’s. The vx6r is the worst radio have, even the Baofeng is better.

I recently picked one of these radios up and I am really enjoying it! 73 de KD0NN

I have had one of these years and its my go to radio when out and about. Great band coverage and great recieve/transmit. Just a reliable solid radio.

There should be a class action lawsuit against yaesu

Disaster

Hello, very interesting to see that jumbospot as a duplex version. Haven't seen that until now. Your links in the description are dead. Can you say where you've found them?

Having good software made a big difference in using my new Yeasu FT-60r… Why? Because I am a beginner in Ham radio. After charging the HT, I programmed it & was using it in minutes. It is worth it…🎉 BTW, I didn’t have to use the disc. Download it online & fill out the form with the s/n & your email address. Done. Question though- can you use this software on a MARS modded ft-60?

While some people may treat it like a "hobby", it isn't one. "Amateur Radio" is an FCC radio service, abused, and misused by many grown adults.

Power - 5.5/2.1 type power connector (center pin is a power supply plus),

I just looked and see that my FT5DR also has a crack in the same spot. Mine has never been dropped. I've barely had it outside or put it to use. I already had a sour view of Yaesu after purchasing an FT70DR radio, and hated the blasted thing. (I hated it so much that I traded it for a Chinese DMR radio) I gave Yaesu a 2nd chance by trying the FT5DR... I'm done with buying Yaesu gear. I bought an Icom ID50 and that thing is my new go-to radio.

Next time can you turn off the beeps?

Thanks now I won’t buy this crap !!!!

Help day per usare 😊

Mine is also cracked, and if this is the way Yaesu looks after their customers, then my ic705 wont be my last Icom......

Plenty of sad hams out there, but fortunately the kind and friendly ones outnumber them at least in my limited experiance.

Ham radio is still a thing? Does not sound kosher to me.

How did setup go for you on this?

love the intro jam