Wednesday, November 22, 2006

YAESU - FT 817

The world's first self-contained, battery-powered, Multimode Portable Transceiver covering the HF, VHF, and UHF bands! Breaking new ground in miniaturization, the FT-817 provides up to five watts of output, and it's ready for action on SSB, CW, AM, FM, Packet, RTTY, and PSK31! Make the FT-817 the cornerstone of your next hiking, camping, or search-and-rescue adventure!
Features
Frequency Coverage:RX: 100 kHz - 30 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz76 - 108 MHz (W-FM only)108 - 154 MHz (USA)144 - 148 (146) MHz (other markets)430 (420) - 450 (440) MHzTX: 160 - 6 Meters, 2 Meters70 Centimeters (Amateur Bands only)5.1675 MHz (Alaska Emergency Frequency; USA only)
Ultra Compact: 5.3" x 1.5" x 6.5" WHD (135 x 38 x 165 mm)
Multimode Design: SSB, CW, AM, FM, FM-Wide (RX),1200/9600 bps Packet, Digital (including PSK-31U/PSK-31L)
Power Output: 5 Watts (selection of 0.5/1.0/2.5/5 W)
Wide choice of power sources: AA Battery Holder included; optional FNB-72 Ni-Cd Battery Pack (9.6 V, 1000 mAh); external DC cable included for 13.8 V operation
Two Antenna Ports: BNC on front panel, UHF (Type "M") on rear panel; may be assigned via Menu on HF, 50, 144, 430 MHz
Built-in CW Electronic Keyer, Normal/Reverse Paddle connections, adjustable CW Pitch, Normal/Reverse sideband
Built-in CTCSS and DCS Encoder/Decoder circuits
208 Memory Channels, including 200"regular" memories, assignable in up to ten memory groups; Alpha-Numeric label may be attached to each memory
Dual-Color Liquid Crystal Display: choice of Blue or Amber display
Spectrum Scope records five channels above and below current frequency while you're away
Optional Collins® Mechanical Filters: 10-pole YF-122S (2.3 kHz) for SSB, 7-pole YF-122C (500 Hz) for CW