The FT-60 was my first radio. Great radio. Very popular. I also have a UV-5R as a backup. The one advantage the UV-5R has is I can put walki-talkie frequencies in it. Yes, technically it's not legal to transmit on no-license frequencies like FRS with it, and actually I haven't had the opportunity/need, but it's nice to have the option.
For programming the FT60 I use the old FT60 Commander program instead of Chirp. In the FT60 you can organize your repeaters into "banks" (sort of like folders). I have local 2M repeaters in bank-1, local 70cm repeaters in bank 2, satellites and police & fire frequencies in separate banks, etc. Chirp doesn't support organizing things in banks
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It's been years, but I bought a battery pack that accepts AA batteries. I use nmh AAs in it. And if I scrape the paint off part of the bottom battery in the stack I can charge the pack while its still in the radio.