At home or mobile, my FT817 needs power - I find a modern battery solution - fix the voltage on the display - and check the output power…
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Yaesu FT-817ND Series Power Episode
One of the best and most versatile 5w QRP transceivers, the FT817 has been around for about 20 years but I've only just discovered it. I think it's brilliant and I want to share with you what I've found out about setting up and using the FT-817ND. In this video I show how I made a modern battery solution for mobile operation, fixed the voltage display calibration and how I checked the power output.

00:00 Introduction
00:40 Power Specifications
02:42 External power
03:43 Battery options old and new
06:30 A modern battery pack solution
08:20 Making the battery pack
09:17 Calibrating the Voltage Display
10:45 Checking the Output RF Power
12:32 Match your Antenna!
12:54 More about the FT817/FT818

Links to 3D printed part designs seen in this video:
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Battery Cover [ Ссылка ]

FT817 Video Series - 4 Videos
Keep a lookout for more videos in this series including these topics:

Setting up the Yaesu FT-817ND QRP Ham Radio for great QRP operation
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FT817 Power IN : Power OUT !?
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Installing a Sotabeams Laserbeam Filter to the Yaesu FT-817ND
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FT817 Half Power !! Replacing the Finals - can it be fixed ?!
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Links mentioned in the video:

TRX Lab FT817 repair video:
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W2AEW FT817 repair video:
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KA7OEI FT-817 Pages:
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Other great links:

My favourite morse paddle:
Bamatech TPIII Ultra Compact Twin Paddle:
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Tuning up your QCX+
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Measuring RF Power
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