On May 19, 2025, at 19:46, Facility 406 <facility_406@...> wrote:

?On 5/19/2025 08:18, Nick Rylatt via groups.io wrote:

Please elaborate on your complaints.? I have two OEM battery boxes and never had a problem with either of them.? I use 2000 mAh Eneloops, both Sanyo and Panasonic.? The belt clip has always been attached and I also use a leather case all the time.? Look in the archives for information about the leather case.

No problem, give me a couple of days.

Does the list allow pics?

If so, pics would REALLY help show the issues I ran into.

I'll have to check into the leather case.

One MAJOR problem I have, is the keypad only lasting a few weeks. ?I have a half dozen on-hand, because the numbers keep rubbing off. ?Turns out, the seatbelt in my truck lays right across the face.

If the FT-60 had the button info on the body, like the -50, it'd be a non-issue. ?The -50 had it's own issue with the power button failing once or twice a year, as well. ?Somewhere I have a stash of those.

Another trick is to swap the FT-50 VFO/step knob to the -60, since the -60 knob is so high it blocks the power/volume knob.

Kurt