NEW PRODUCT PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
FT-817 HF/VHF/UHF 5-WATT BACKPACK TRANSCEIVER
Yaesu is pleased to release preliminary information regarding the most anticipated unique new product for our Amateur Product Line in many years: The FT-817 HF/VHF/UHF 5 Watt Backpack Transceiver! Coming soon to your nearest Yaesu authorized dealer!!
FEATURES:
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Product Concept: |
Fully Self-Contained Battery-Powered Low Power Amateur Transceiver for Portable/Camping/Mountain top Use. |
| TX Frequency Coverage: | 160 - 10 Meters, 50 MHz, 144 MHz, 430-450 MHz, plus Alaska Emergency Channel (5167.5 kHz). |
| RX Frequency Coverage: | 100 kHz Π 56 MHz; 76 Π 154 MHz; 420 Π 470 MHz. (Exact frequency range may be slightly different) |
| Power Output: | 5 Watts SSB/CW/FM with 13.8V External DC; 1.5W AM Carrier. 2.5 Watts SSB/CW/FM with 9.6V Ni-Cd Pack or 8 AA batteries (AM: 0.7 W); Up to 5 W SSB/CW/FM power (max.) programmable via Menu on Ni-Cd/AA cells. |
| Operating Modes: | USB, LSB, CW, AM, FM, W-FM, Digital (AFSK), Packet (1200/9600 FM). |
| Digital Modes: | RTTY, PSK31-U, PSK31-L, and User defined USB/LSB (SSTV, Pactor, etc.). |
| Case Size: | 5.31" x 1.5" x 6.5" (WHD) |
| Weight: | 2.6 lb (w/Alkalines & Antenna, w/o Mic.). |
| Two-Color LCD Multi-function Display (Blue/Amber). | |
| Bar-Graph Metering of Power Output, ALC, SWR, Modulation. | |
| Optional Narrow CW and SSB Filters. | |
| AGC Fast-Slow-Auto-Off Selection. | |
| RF Gain/Squelch Control. o Built-in Noise Blanker. | |
| IPO (Intercept Point Optimization) and ATT (Receiver Front End Attenuator). | |
| Dual VFOs, Split Capability, IF Shift, and R.I.T. (Clarifier). | |
| Wide/Narrow FM Selection. | |
| AM Aircraft Reception. | |
| Dedicated SSB-based Digital Mode for PSK31 on USB/LSB, AFSK RTTY, etc. | |
| Built-in CW Electronic Keyer and Semi-Break-In (down to 10 ms delay) Capability. | |
| Adjustable CW Pitch; CW Paddle Normal/Reverse Connection Selection. | |
| Built-in VOX. | |
| Automatic Repeater Shift. | |
| Built-in CTCSS and DCS. | |
| ARTS (Auto-Range Transponder System). | |
| Smart Search Automatic Memory Loading System. | |
| Spectrum Scope. | |
| Front and Rear Panel Antenna Connectors (BNC on Front; M [SO-239] on Back). | |
| 200 Regular Memories, plus Home Channels and Band-Limit (PMS) Memories. | |
| Alpha-Numeric Labeling of Memory Channels. | |
| Automatic Power-Off (APO) and Tx Time-Out Timer (TOT) Features. | |
| Rear Panel Data, Accessory, and Key jacks. | |
| CAT System Computer Control Capability (4800/9600/38400 bps); Cloning Capability. | |
| This device has not been approved by the FCC. This device may not be offered for sale or lease or be sold or leased until approval of the FCC has been obtained. The above information is pre | |