Tri-Band Yaesu VX-6R Submersible Amateur Ham Radio Transceiver (144/222/440)

The Yaesu VX-6R is an outstanding tri-band handheld that truly lives up to its reputation. The build quality is exceptional—rugged, compact, and fully submersible, which makes it perfect for both everyday use and outdoor adventures. Performance is excellent across all bands, with strong transmit power and very clear audio. I’ve been especially impressed with its reliability and how well it handles different conditions without any issues. The wide receive coverage is also a big plus for monitoring a variety of frequencies. Battery life is solid, and the radio feels great in the hand. Once you get familiar with the menus, it becomes a very powerful and versatile tool. Overall, this is a high-quality, durable handheld that’s well worth the investment. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a dependable tri-band amateur radio.

Great radio, not cheap has not broken on me keep on the rig, my second radio

Solidly built, complex radio. Does more than I ever envision doing but I'm new to Ham radio so we'll see. Already got basic repeater programming down and have listened in on a few sessions by our local radio club. Can't broadcast yet as I'm unlicensed but looking to change that soon. I did order another antenna as I've read the stock Yaesu one is iffy in places. Main reason was to have an option as I'm sometimes in the house and sometimes outside. I was playing with the buttons and got stuck in some memory cycle error I couldn't get out of. YT videos on resetting the radio didn't help but I called Yeasu, got a fast pickup, spoke to a tech and he walked me through it within a couple of minutes. Sorted. Great product backed up with great tech support. (techs name was Tim). Excited to learn how to get the most out of it as I get more into the art of Ham. I am still looking for a cable to program it with. I have one which is going back as the Mac driver is out of date and I cannot get it to recognize the radio. I also got a Baofeng as a backup and bought a cable for that which worked like a champ right out of the bag. Once I get the cable for the Yaesu sorted i should be off to the races.

Clear receive, very clear send - much better than Bufeng

I've had this radio for a bit over a month. It's very small for what it does and very solidly built. A hunting buddy and I decided to get our HAM licenses and these radios for more reliable service versus GMSR radios when in the field. These radios will easily go into a pocket. We have not yet had the opportunity to test them under hunting conditions but we have tested them in town with simplex operation and were able to clearly communicate when we were both outside (not inside houses or automobiles) between our homes which are 2.85 miles straight line in a retail/suburban environment (homes, some open land, numerous single story businesses, power lines, traffic etc.). They are clear and easy to understand. I do recommend getting the cable and programing software for it. The radio can be a bit intimidating when looking to program it because most of the keys use more than one function. Programing with the cable and software is very simple using a spreadsheet type entry. Update Nov 2016: My buddy and I used these on a recent hunt in Colorado, usually separated by trees and hills and they worked great. Every time we called each other we had good reception. These radios are not cheap but they were money well spent. They worked great. Reminder that you do need a HAM license for these radios. Doug KG5KVZ

Great little radio. Would recommend the opened version which allows all the channels to be programmed. I did test it by immersion and worked without issue. Transmits a reasonable distance for a handheld radio.

Yaesu VX-6R.. Solid and reliable. Receive quality is good and transmisions are great! Programming was esay with CHIP.

I had made a complaint in error I’m trying to erase it I misunderstood an yaesu order I thought I received the wrong product but actually Yaesu issues the product manual for European version yaesu vx-6r/e for their North American version vx-6r but yaesu doesn’t clarify it on the cover of their manual for the transceiver. So I thought I receive the European version since the manual indicated it was for the European version, but actually they issue one manual for both versions but only print the model number for the European version on the instruction manual and don’t clarify it on the instruction manual. It was not until I looked at the transceiver itself that realized that I did not receive the wrong one I received the correct one and I apologize to the vendor! I was surprised Yaesu which simply not issue an instruction manual separately for the north of American version vx-6r and the European version vx-6r/e. The instruction manual says dual band transceiver for the North American version but actually it’s a triband transceiver but the manual states dual band transceiver because they were too cheap to make a separate instruction manual for the dual band and the tri-band. I am very happy with the order and I plan on placing another order for the same transceiver this week to have two of them!!