In Part 1 of this series, I discuss why an Operators Series is important for this well-established but thinly documented HT. Please be sure to visit www.spectergear... Your patronage there helps support this channel.
I agree with everything you said about this radio. Your journey through the Baofeng was similar to mine. But, when I finally bought my first FT-60, I realized that I WILL NEVER SELL IT. It is a classic, durable, excellent sounding radio. I loved mine so much that I bought one for my wife!
Thank you for starting this series! I picked up a used FT-60R at a HAM convention for a great price, and have used it for some transmitter hunts. Looking forward to more field use.
I have 2 of these, one that is 18 years old and one that was recently purchased, I love love love this radio!!! Thanks you for this operator series, thanks you, thank you😮
Great stuff, Scott, and I thoroughly concur with your thoughts on the importance of performance! I think I realised that the Baofeng I bought on my return to amateur radio after a long time out, when a station 25 miles away I was working on 2 meters was giving me a 59 signal report, while I was struggling to hear him. I then bought an FT-65, which received a lot better, and later an FT-70, better still, but then I happened upon an FT-60 at an SK sale. I'd heard that these were sought after (bear in mind they were discontinued in the UK several years ago) by SOTA operators due the their excellent receiver performance, and comparison tests with my other HTs bears this out. Once all the stuff I need to do following our recent house move is out of the way, I'll dig the FT-60 out and go activate some of the nearby summits...can't wait! 73 and thanks, Simon G0CIQ.
Pleased to see this series, I picked one of these radios up a couple of years ago
I agree with everything you said about this radio. Your journey through the Baofeng was similar to mine. But, when I finally bought my first FT-60, I realized that I WILL NEVER SELL IT. It is a classic, durable, excellent sounding radio. I loved mine so much that I bought one for my wife!
Thank you for starting this series! I picked up a used FT-60R at a HAM convention for a great price, and have used it for some transmitter hunts. Looking forward to more field use.
I have 2 of these, one that is 18 years old and one that was recently purchased, I love love love this radio!!! Thanks you for this operator series, thanks you, thank you😮
So glad you’re doing this; I just bought an FT-60 at Huntsville.
Great stuff, Scott, and I thoroughly concur with your thoughts on the importance of performance!
I think I realised that the Baofeng I bought on my return to amateur radio after a long time out, when a station 25 miles away I was working on 2 meters was giving me a 59 signal report, while I was struggling to hear him.
I then bought an FT-65, which received a lot better, and later an FT-70, better still, but then I happened upon an FT-60 at an SK sale.
I'd heard that these were sought after (bear in mind they were discontinued in the UK several years ago) by SOTA operators due the their excellent receiver performance, and comparison tests with my other HTs bears this out.
Once all the stuff I need to do following our recent house move is out of the way, I'll dig the FT-60 out and go activate some of the nearby summits...can't wait!
73 and thanks, Simon G0CIQ.
The FT-60 is such a great radio, that after a few weeks of use, I bought a second one !!!!!😮
I have been waiting for this series for 3 years from you!! Thanks so much!!! Well done, Scott!
Perfect. Please keep this series going!
Thank God! Love me some Yaesu!!
A Gentlemans radio. Just like a small pocket knife reliable, ready to go.
A truly great radio, even all these years later. In some ways, better than the VX6.
Agreed. Though I sure wish it had more than 10 banks and those banks could be named ala vx6r.
@@timfogerson1010 Yup Have a VX6 too. Agree with you.
Following!
The yaesu is only about a year older than TH-cam.
Hi. I have this radio but was used and pre programmed. Is there a way to factory reset it to program what i need?
That is the subject of Part 3 of this series. It will be released tomorrow.
@@KS6DAY oh perfect just ended part two thank you. Any chance you know what cable to use with the mirkit universal kit?