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Portable HF radio
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Yeasu FT-817ND HF/VHF/UHF
The world's first
self-contained, battery-powered, Multimode
PortableTransceiver covering the *HF, VHF, and
UHF bands!

Technical
specifications
Eventhough this radio is
essentially an amateur radio, it has many features
that enables it to be used by the serious radio
user.
This
radio has been accepted by many miitary
organisations for it's ruggedness,
portability and adaptivness and especially
for it's HF
capability. |
The FT-817ND is a compact, innovative multiband,
multimode portable transceiver for the amateur radio
MF/HF/VHF/UHF bands. Providing coverage of the 160-10
meter bands (include the 60 m band: USA version) plus
the 6 m, 2 m, and 70 cm bands, the FT-817ND includes
operation on the SSB, CW, AM, FM, and Digital modes,
yielding the most comprehensive performance package
available for portable operation.
Designed
for use either from an external DC power source or
internal batteries, the FT-817ND provides five watts of
power output from a 13.8-Volt external power supply.
When using the FNB-85 Ni-MH Battery Pack or 8 “AA”
Alkaline Cells (not supplied), the FT- 817ND
automatically switches to 2.5 Watts of output power. Via
the Menu system, “High” power may be selected during
battery operation, providing as much as 5 Watts of
output, depending on the operating
frequency.
Among the
advanced features of the FT-817ND are many incorporated
only in large basestation transceivers. These include
Dual VFOs; Split-Frequency operation; IF Shift;
Clarifier (“R.I.T.”); IF Noise Blanker; AGC
Fast/Slow/Auto/Off selection; RF Gain and Squelch
control; IPO (Intercept Point Optimization) and a
receiver front-end Attenuator; AM
Aircraft reception; AM and FM Broadcast reception;
VOX; Built-in Electronic Keyer; Adjustable CW Pitch;
Automatic FM Repeater Shift (ARS); Built-in CTCSS
Encoder/Decoders; ARTS™ (Auto-Range Transponder System);
Smart Search™ Automatic Memory Loading System; Spectrum
Scope; 200 Memories plus Home Channels and Band-limiting
Memories;
Alpha-Numeric Labeling of Memories;
Automatic Power-Off (APO) and Time-OutTimer (TOT)
functions; Computer Interface capability; and Cloning
capability. We urge you to read this manual in its
entirety, so as to gain a full understanding of the
amazing capability of the exciting FT-817ND Portable
Transceiver.
* This radio can be
programmed for commercial bands
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