Yaesu FT-817 Operating Manual

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1FT-817 Operating ManualThe FT-817 is a compact, innovative multiband, multimode portable transceiver for theamateur radio MF/HF/VHF/UHF bands. Providing coverage of the 160-10 meter bandsplus the 6 m, 2 m, and 70 cm bands, the FT-817 includes operation on the SSB, CW, AM,FM, and Digital modes, yielding the most comprehensive performance package availablefor portable operation.Designed for use either from an external DC power source or internal batteries, the FT-817provides five watts of power output from a 13.8-Volt external power supply. When using theoptional FNB-72 Ni-Cd Battery Pack or 8 “AA” Alkaline Cells (not supplied), the FT-817automatically switches to 2.5 Watts of output power. Via the Menu system, “High” powermay be selected during battery operation, providing as much as 5 Watts of output, depend-ing on the operating frequency.The multi-function Liquid-Crystal Display includes both Blue and Amber backlighting, whichmay be disabled for battery conservation. The display includes bar-graph indication of poweroutput, ALC voltage, SWR, and modulation level. Also include are a number of operatingstatus icons, as well as the function displays for the three operating function keys ( ,, and ).Among the advanced features of the FT-817 are many incorporated only in large base-station transceivers. These include Dual VFOs; Split-Frequency operation; IF Shift; Clari-fier (“R.I.T.”); IF Noise Blanker; AGC Fast/Slow/Auto/Off selection; RF Gain and Squelchcontrol; IPO (Intercept Point Optimization) and a receiver front-end Attenuator; AM Air-craft reception; AM and FM Broadcast reception; VOX; Built-in Electronic Keyer; Adjust-able CW Pitch; Automatic FM Repeater Shift (ARS); Built-in CTCSS Encoder/Decoders;ARTS™ (Auto-Range Transponder System); Smart Search™ Automatic Memory LoadingSystem; Spectrum Scope; 200 Memories plus Home Channels and Band-limiting Memo-ries; 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 theamazing capability of the exciting FT-817 Portable Transceiver.I NTRODUCTION