Yaesu's newest 144/430 MHz 5-Watt FM Hand-held was introduced at Dayton 2004.

The FT-60R includes wide receiver coverage, outstanding audio quality, the most CTCSS/DCS flexibility in the industry, and a new Emergency Automatic Identification (EAI) feature for search-and-rescue work.

The FT-60R's small size allows you to take it anywhere - hiking, skiing, or while walking around town - and its operating flexibility brings the user many avenues of operating enjoyment. Its incredibly tiny FNB-83 Rechargeable Nickel-Metal
Hydride Battery Pack provides up to 5 Watts of transmit power on the 144 MHz and 430 MHz Amateur Bands. Besides 144- and 430-MHz transceive
operation, the FT-60R provides receive coverage of the VHF and UHF TV bands, the VHF AM aircraft band, and a wide range of commercial and public safety frequencies!

108-520MHz/700-999.999MHz (*CELL BLOCKED)
AUTOMATIC REPEATER SHIFT (ARS)
CONVENIENT ACCESS KEY FOR VERTEX WIRES
CTCSS & DCS ENCODE/DECODE W/SPLIT TONE & DCS ENCOD
HIGH POWER OUTPUT: 5 WATTS
HUGE LCD DISPLAY
LONG-LIFE FNB-83 (7.2V 1400mAh Ni-MH)
MONO-BAND AND MEMORY-ONLY OPERATING MODES
NINE DTMF AUTO-DIALER MEMORIES
NOAA SEVERE WEATHER ALERT W/ALERT SCAN
ONE-TOUCH NOAA WEATHER ACCESS
OVER 1000 MEMORY CHANNELS W/ALPHA NUMERIC LABELS
RF SQUELCH(ONLY PASSES SINGALS EXCEEDING LEVELS)
RUGGED DIE-CAST, WATER RESISTANT CASE CONTRUCTION
TEN MEMORY BANKS FOR CHANNEL ALLOCATION
TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER(TOT) & AUTOMATIC POWER OFF
TWO FRONT PANEL PROGRAMMABLE KEYS
YAESU'S EXCLUSIVE ARTS(AUTO RANGE TRANSPONDER SYS)