The Yaesu FT-817ND is a small HF/VHF/UHF all-mode transceiver perfectly suited for portable operations.
The Yaesu FT-817ND and its successor, the FT-818 is a versatile multi-mode radio covering the ham radio bands 160 – 10 m plus 6m, 2m and 70 cm. However, it’s also a QRP radio with maximum output power limited to…
The Yaesu FT-817ND transceiver has four different transmitter output power levels: 5 W, 2.5 W, 1 W and 0.5 W. However, the visual indicators can be confusing as the differ slightly depending on whether the radio is powered via its…
The Yaesu FT-817ND can be either powered by its internal battery or by a external DC power source. When supplying the radio via its rear panel DC connector mechanical stress can lead the DC connector shearing off the connected PCB.…
Portable ham radio operation require a portable energy source, e.g. a rechargeable battery. Usually lithium based batteries are chosen because they store a lot of energy while at very low weight. However, there are different types of lithium based batteries…
The Yaesu FT-817ND is one of the smallest MF/HF/VHF/UHF multimode general-coverage amateur radio transceivers. Initially released as FT-817 in 2001 it was upgraded to FT-817ND in 2004. Another hardware revision led to the launch of the FT-818ND in 2019. This…
As outlined in my first post I simply love to operate battery powered in the great outdoors. Therefore it’s only natural to participate in the SOTA (Summits-On-The-Air) award program which requires setting up portable ham radio stations on the top…
The Yaesu FT-817ND is a little and versatile all-band multi-mode portable ham radio transceiver which I am using routinely during SOTA (Summits-On-The-Air) activations. Although the little radio is already quite capable in it’s default configuration there are several tuning options…