Yaesu FT-60R
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| Frequency | 137-174 MHz, 420-470 MHz |
| TX power | 0.5 / 2 / 5 W |
| Modes | FM, NFM |
| Battery | NiMH 1400mAh / 7.2V |
| Weight | 310 g (10.9 oz) |
| Connector | SMA-Female on the radio body - takes SMA-Male antennas |
| Year | 2004 |
| antenna | SMA-Female on the radio body - takes SMA-Male antennas |
| speaker mic | Yaesu proprietary (model dependent) |
| power req | rechargeable battery pack (model specific) |
Estimated (unverified): AMATEUR (ham) radio - FCC Technician-class license required to transmit (2m/70cm); NOT GMRS, NOT license-free. Dual-band analog FM ONLY - NO digital (Yaesu's C4FM/Fusion radios are a separate line). 5W / 2W / 0.5W. 1000 alphanumeric memory channels; NOAA weather alert; wide RX (108-520 + 700-999 MHz, cellular blocked); CTCSS/DCS; ARTS; MIL-STD-810; FNB-83 NiMH 1400 mAh; no USB charging. Introduced 2004 (Dayton); one of the longest-running HTs. CURRENT.
Built like a tank, with a die-cast water-resistant case and an excellent receiver with real front-end filtering. 5W, 1000 memories in 10 banks, ARTS, NOAA weather alert, and the most CTCSS/DCS flexibility in its class. Reliable in the field for years, and still in production.
No digital modes. NiMH battery. Dated UI. No Bluetooth, USB-C, or GPS.
The analog HT you buy when you're done with cheap radios. The FT-60R does everything an analog FM handheld needs and does it reliably for years. Still in production, it remains a default recommendation for a durable do-it-all 2m/70cm HT.
The Yaesu FT-60R is one of the most popular and enduring analog handhelds ever made, a dual-band 2-meter/70-centimeter FM radio that has been in continuous production since 2004. It requires an FCC Technician-class license or higher to transmit; it is not a GMRS or license-free radio, and it is analog FM only, it has no digital modes (Yaesu's C4FM radios are a separate line).
Its reputation rests on rugged reliability and simplicity rather than features. It offers 5 watts in three power levels, 1,000 memory channels, NOAA weather alerting, a wide receiver, ARTS range monitoring, and MIL-STD-810 ruggedness, running on the FNB-83 NiMH battery. Common criticisms are a fiddly menu system, no USB charging, and its weight, but its dependability has made it a default recommendation for new and experienced hams alike.
It remains current and widely sold. For Yaesu's rugged single-band submersible HT, see the FT-270R; to step into Yaesu's digital mode, the C4FM FT-70DR.