Hf/vhf/uhf all mode transceiver ft-817 nd o perating m anual yaesu musen co., ltd. Tennozu parkside building 2-5-8 higashi-shinagawa, shinagawa-ku, tokyo 140-0002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca 90630, u.S.A. Yaesu uk unit 12, sun valley business park, winnall close winchester, hamps...
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1 ft-817 nd operating manual the ft-817 nd 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-817 nd includes operat...
2 ft-817 nd operating manual g eneral frequency range: receive: 100 khz-30 mhz 50 mhz-54 mhz 76 mhz-154 mhz 420 mhz-470 mhz transmit: 160-6 meters (usa: includes 60 meters) 2 meters 70 centimeters (amateur bands only) 5.1675 mhz alaska emergency frequency (usa only) emission modes: a1a (cw), a3e (am...
3 ft-817 nd operating manual r eceiver circuit type: double-conversion superheterodyne intermediate frequencies:1st: 68.33 mhz (ssb/cw/am/fm); 10.7 mhz (wfm) 2nd: 455 khz sensitivity: ssb/cw am fm 100 khz-500 khz – – – 500 khz-1.8 mhz – 32 μv – 1.8 mhz-28 mhz 0.25 μv 2 μv – 28 mhz-30 mhz 0.25 μv 2 μ...
4 ft-817 nd operating manual s upplied a ccessories mh-31 a8j hand microphone fnb-85 ni-mh battery pack (9.6 v, 1400 mah) nc-72b/c/u or pa-48c/u battery charger fba-28 battery case (holds 8 “aa” size alkaline cells [not supplied]) yha-63 whip antenna for (50/144/430 mhz) e-dc-6 dc cable shoulder str...
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6 ft-817 nd operating manual c onnecting the s upplied yha-63 a ntenna your ft-817 nd is supplied with a three-section antenna, model yha-63 which is designed for optimum performance on the 50 mhz, 144 mhz, and 430 mhz. It also works well on the fm broadcast and other vhf bands. This antenna is inte...
7 ft-817 nd operating manual i nstallation c onnecting the m icrophone to connect the microphone, plug its connector (latch side up) into the mic jack on the right side of the transceiver. Press it gently inward until you hear the “click” of the latch. to disconnect the microphone, press gently ...
8 ft-817 nd operating manual a lkaline b attery i nstallation and u se the ft-817 nd is supplied with the fba-28 holder for alkaline “aa” cells. A fresh set of alkaline cells should provide approximately 5.5 hours of reception under typical conditions. 1. To install or replace the aa cells, first re...
9 ft-817 nd operating manual i nstallation e xternal p ower c onnections the ft-817 nd may be connected to an external 13.8 volt dc power source providing at least 3 amps of continuous-duty current.. The supplied e-dc-6 dc cable may be used for dc connections. While connected to an external dc sourc...
10 ft-817 nd operating manual fnb-85 n i -mh b attery p ack i nstallation and u se the supplied fnb-85 ni-mh battery pack provides 9.6 volts of dc power for your ft- 817 nd , with a maximum capacity of 1400 mah. Installation 1. To install the fnb-85 ni-mh battery pack, first remove the battery compa...
11 ft-817 nd operating manual fnb-85 n i -mh b attery p ack i nstallation and u se i nstallation charging charging of the fnb-85 requires the use of either the supplied battery charger (nc-72b/ c or pa-48c/u), or an external 13.8 volt (±15%) dc source. If the battery charger is used, the ft-817 nd m...
12 ft-817 nd operating manual pwr switch press and hold in the switch for one second to turn to the transceiver on or off. Af knob the (inner) knob adjusts the receiver audio volume level presented to the inter- nal or external speaker. Clockwise rotation increases the volume level. Sql/rf knob in t...
13 ft-817 nd operating manual f ront p anel c ontrol & s witches func keys these three keys select many of the most important operating features of the trans- ceiver. When pressing the key, the current function of that key appears above each of the , , keys (along the bottom of the lcd); rotating th...
14 ft-817 nd operating manual spl press the key to activate split frequency operation be- tween vfo-a and vfo-b. Tag press the key to select the display type (frequency or alpha-numeric tag) during memory operation. Pms press the key to activate the programmable memory scan feature. Ton press the ke...
15 ft-817 nd operating manual nb press the key to activate t h e r e c e i v e r ’s i f n o i s e blanker. Pwr press the key to select the transmitter power output level (l ow 1, l ow 2, l ow 3, or h igh ). Vox press the key to enable the vox (voice-operated transmitter switching system) in the ssb,...
16 ft-817 nd operating manual mic jack connect the supplied mh-31 a8j hand microphone to this jack. Sp/ph jack this 3.5-mm, 2-pin jack provides variable audio output for an external speaker (4 Ω ~ 16 Ω impedance) or earphones. The audio level varies according to the setting of the front panel’s knob...
17 ft-817 nd operating manual r ear p anel c onnectors input:13.8v jack ( ) this is the dc power supply connection for the transceiver, used when operating the transceiver with an external power supply. Use the supplied dc cable to connect this jack to the car battery or base station dc power supply...
18 ft-817 nd operating manual hi! I’m r.F. Radio, and i’m here to guide you through the fine points of the setup and use of your new ft-817nd. I know your anxious to get on the air, but i encourage you to read the “operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so you’ll get the most o...
19 ft-817 nd operating manual o perating b and s election this transceiver covers an incredibly wide fre- quency range, over which a number of different operating modes are used. Therefore, this transceiver’s frequency coverage has been di- vided into different operating bands, each of with has its ...
20 ft-817 nd operating manual o peration m enu q uick s tart many aspects of this transceiver’s configuration may be customized using the convenient “menu” system, which allow you to configure many “set and forget” settings just the way you want to. A full discussion of the menu system beings on pag...
21 ft-817 nd operating manual o peration s etting the o perating f requency 1. In the “ssb/cw/dig” modes, rotate the knob to set the frequency. Clockwise rotation of the knob increases the op- erating frequency. 2. In the “am/fm/pkt” modes, rotate the knob to set the frequency. Clockwise rotation of...
22 ft-817 nd operating manual o peration o peration on 5 mh z b and (u.S. V ersion o nly ) the ft-817 nd includes the capability for transmission and reception on the five spot frequen- cies assigned to the amateur service in the united states. To operate on the 5 mhz band: 1. Press the key once to ...
23 ft-817 nd operating manual c larifier (r eceiver i ncremental t uning ) the clarifier (rit) allows you to set an offset of up to ±9.99 khz of the receive frequency relative to your transmit frequency. To achieve a wider offset than this, you may use the “split” operating mode, described later. 1....
24 ft-817 nd operating manual r eceiver a ccessories if shift the receiver’s if shift feature is an effective interference-reduction tool, which allows you to shift the passband response higher or lower without changing the pitch of the incom- ing signal. 1. Press the switch for one second to acti- ...
25 ft-817 nd operating manual agc (a utomatic g ain c ontrol ) the receiver recovery time constant of the agc system may be modified to match your operating needs. 1. Press the key momentarily, then rotate the knob, as needed, until operating function row 8 [nb nb nb nb nb , agc agc agc agc agc] app...
26 ft-817 nd operating manual att (f ront e nd a ttenuator ) the attenuator will reduce all signals (and noise) by 10 db, and it may be used to make reception more pleasant under extremely noisy conditions. This feature is not available on the 144 mhz and 430 mhz. 1. Press the key momentarily, then ...
27 ft-817 nd operating manual a utomatic p ower -o ff f eature the apo feature helps conserve battery life by automatically turning the transceiver off after a user-defined period of time within which there has been no dial or key activity. The available selections for the time before power-off are ...
28 ft-817 nd operating manual ssb t ransmission basic setup/operation 1. Press the / key so as to select either ssb (lsb/usb) mode. If you are operating on the 7 mhz or lower bands, select the lsb mode. If you are operating on the 14 mhz or higher bands, select the usb mode. 2. Press the key momenta...
29 ft-817 nd operating manual ssb t ransmission t ransmitter o peration vox operation the vox system provides automatic transmit/receive switching based on voice input to the microphone. With the vox system enabled, you do not need to press the ptt switch in order to transmit. 1. Press the key momen...
30 ft-817 nd operating manual cw t ransmission operation using straight key/external keying device when using a straight key, an external electronic keyer, or a computer-generated keying device, please follow the instructions in this section. 1. Insert your key’s (three-conductor) plug into the rear...
31 ft-817 nd operating manual 8. You also can adjust the cw sidetone pitch using menu #20 (cw pitch cw pitch cw pitch cw pitch cw pitch ). This adjust- ment also controls the bfo offset (actual pitch of your transmitted signal relative to your current receive frequency). To adjust the cw sidetone pi...
32 ft-817 nd operating manual operation using built-in electronic keyer the built-in electronic keyer provides a convenient method of generating cw. The elec- tronic keyer includes weight and speed adjustments. 1. Connect your keyer paddle’s cable to the key jack on the rear panel of the transceiver...
33 ft-817 nd operating manual t ransmitter o peration fm t ransmission basic setup/operation 1. Press the / key so as to select the fm mode. 2. Press the microphone’s ptt switch, and speak into the microphone in a normal voice. 3. Release the ptt switch to return to the receive mode. 4. If you get r...
34 ft-817 nd operating manual 4. Press the (ton ton ton ton ton) key to activate the ctcss tone encoder, which provides a subaudible repeater access tone. One press of the (ton ton ton ton ton) key will activate the ctcss tone encoder. In this situation, you will observe the “ ” indicator on the dis...
35 ft-817 nd operating manual tone search scanning in operating situations where you don’t know the ctcss tone being used by an- other station, you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in search of the tone being used. To scan for the ctcss tone in use: 1. Press the key mo...
36 ft-817 nd operating manual dcs operation another form of tone access control is digital code squelch, or dcs. It is a newer, more advanced tone system that is less susceptible to false triggering than ctcss. A dcs en- coder/decoder is built into your transceiver, and operation is very similar to ...
37 ft-817 nd operating manual arts tm (a uto r ange t ranspond s ystem ) operation the arts tm system uses dcs signaling to inform you when you and another arts™-equipped station are within communications range. This can be especially valuable during search-and- rescue operations, as a base station ...
38 ft-817 nd operating manual d igital m ode o peration (ssb-b ased afsk) the ft-817 nd provides extensive capability for digital mode operation on the hf, vhf, and uhf bands. The use of afsk (audio frequency-shifted keying) configurations al- lows a wide variety of different communication modes to ...
39 ft-817 nd operating manual 4. If the optional yf-122c 500 hz filter has been installed, it may be used for rtty work. Recall operating function row 7 [ipo ipo ipo ipo ipo , att att att att att , nar nar nar nar nar] then press the (nar nar nar nar nar) key to engage the narrow filter. 5. To set u...
40 ft-817 nd operating manual “user” defined digital modes also provided in the ft-817 nd are two convenient “user” digital modes, one each pro- viding usb- and lsb-side injection, which may be used for sstv, fax, pactor, and other digital operating modes. Here is an example involving the configurat...
41 ft-817 nd operating manual p acket (1200/9600 bps fm) o peration the ft-817 nd is designed for operation on either 1200 bps or 9600 bps packet, and setup is similar to that described previously for ssb-based modes. A separate data input adjust- ment is provided, allowing you to optimize the devia...
42 ft-817 nd operating manual am t ransmission the ft-817 nd utilizes low-level amplitude modulation of an early stage for transmission purposes. This capability is primarily provided for emergency use only, as low-power op- eration typically utilizes more efficient transmission/reception modes. The...
43 ft-817 nd operating manual t ime -o ut t imer most often used on fm, the transmitter’s time-out timer (tot) feature disables the trans- mitter after a user-defined period of transmission. This feature may be useful in preventing a “stuck microphone” (accidental closure of the ptt switch) from cau...
44 ft-817 nd operating manual qmb c hannel qmb channel storage 1. Tune in the desired frequency and set the operating mode and bandwidth. If this is an fm channel, set up any required ctcss/dcs and repeater shift configurations. 2. Press and hold in the key until a double “beep” is heard. The second...
45 ft-817 nd operating manual m emory o peration on “r egular ” m emory c hannels normal memory storage 1. Tune in the desired frequency, and set the operating mode and bandwidth. If this is an fm channel, set up any required ctcss/dcs and repeater shift configurations. Stan- dard (default) repeater...
46 ft-817 nd operating manual memory channel recall 1. If you currently are in the vfo tuning mode, press the key once to enter the “memory” mode (a memory channel number “m- m- m- m- m- nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn ” will appear on the display in she space previously occupied by “vfoa vfoa vfoa vfoa vfoa ” ...
47 ft-817 nd operating manual m emory o peration masking memory frequency data stored on a memory channel can be deleted, if desired, from any memory channel except channel “1.” the deletion process is not a “hard” erasure, so if you erase a channel by mistake using this procedure, the memory channe...
48 ft-817 nd operating manual m emory o peration on “home” c hannel m emories four special one-touch “home” channels are available, for special frequencies you use often. Either “simplex” or “split” frequency/mode data may be stored in the “home” chan- nel locations. Special “home” channels are avai...
49 ft-817 nd operating manual l abeling m emories you may wish to append an alpha-numeric “tag” (label) to a memory or memories, to aid in recollection of the channel’s intended use (such as a club name, etc.). This is easily accom- plished using the menu mode. 1. Recall the memory channel onto whic...
50 ft-817 nd operating manual the spectrum scope monitor allows viewing of operating activity on 5 channels above and 5 channels below the current operating channel in the vfo mode. When the spectrum scope monitor is activated, the display indi- cates the relative signal strength on channels immedia...
51 ft-817 nd operating manual the smart search tm feature automatically stores frequencies where activity is encountered on the current band. When smart search tm is engaged, the transceiver quickly searches above your current frequency, storing active frequencies as it goes (without stopping on the...
52 ft-817 nd operating manual this transceiver contains a wide variety of scanning capabilities. Whether you are in the vfo mode or one of the memory modes, scanning operation is fundamentally identical in all configurations, but with the following differences: in the vfo mode, scanning causes the...
53 ft-817 nd operating manual scan skip programming (memory mode only) among the memories you have programmed, there may be some stations which you do not wish to scan. For example, broadcast signals (which are transmitted continuously) will cause the scanner to stop, and such channels may be skippe...
54 ft-817 nd operating manual programmable memory scan (pms) operation to limit scanning (or tuning) within a particular frequency range, you can use the program- mable memory scanning (pms) feature, which utilizes special-purpose memory pair (“m- m- m- m- m- pl pl pl pl pl ” and “m-pu m-pu m-pu m-p...
55 ft-817 nd operating manual note the frequency resolution for these sub-band limits is 100 khz, although the channel resolution of the sub-band limit memories in whatever you have selected as the current step size. As a result, the frequencies stored in these special memories (m-pl m-pl m-pl m-pl ...
56 ft-817 nd operating manual d ual w atch o peration dual watch is similar, in some respects, to scanning. In dual watch, however, the trans- ceiver monitors (squelched) on the vfo-a frequency while periodically checking vfo-b for activity (or vice-versa). A typical example might be for you to set ...
57 ft-817 nd operating manual section 97.401(d) of the regulations governing amateur radio in the united states permit emergency amateur communications on the spot frequency of 5167.5 khz by stations in (or within 92.6 km of) the state of alaska. This frequency is only to be used when the immedi- at...
58 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item function available values default 01 144 ars activate/deactivate the automatic repeater shift off/on 1 when operating on the 144 mhz band 02 430 ars activate/deactivate the automatic repeater shift off/on 1 when operating on the 430 mhz band 03 9600 mic adju...
59 ft-817 nd operating manual m enu o peration 1: depends on transceiver version. 2: depends on operating band and transceiver version. Menu item function available values default 19 cw paddle select the keyer paddle's wiring configuration normal/reverse normal 20 cw pitch setting of the pitch of ...
60 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item 01 [144 ars 144 ars 144 ars 144 ars 144 ars] function: activate/deactivate the automatic repeater shift when operating on the 144 mhz band. Available values: off/on default: on (depending on transceiver version) menu item 02 [430 ars 430 ars 430 ars 430 ars 43...
61 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item 09 [arts beep arts beep arts beep arts beep arts beep] function: select the arts beep mode. Available values: off/range/all default: range off: no alert beeps sound; you must look at the display to determine current arts status. Range: a high tone beep will so...
62 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item 15 [color color color color color] function: select the illumination color for the lcd illumination. Available values: color1 (blue)/color2 (amber)/color3 (violet) default: color1(blue) menu item 16 [contrast contrast contrast contrast contrast] function: sett...
63 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item 21 [cw speed cw speed cw speed cw speed cw speed] function: set the sending speed for the built-in electronic keyer. Available values: 4wpm ~ 60 wpm/20cpm ~ 300 cpm default: 12 wpm (60 cpm) you can set the sending speed according to either of two units of spee...
64 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item 27 [dig shift dig shift dig shift dig shift dig shift] function: define the carrier frequency offset during dig (user-l or user-u) mode operation. Available values: –3000 ~ +3000 hz default: 0 hz menu item 28 [emergency emergency emergency emergency emergency]...
65 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item 32 [lock mode lock mode lock mode lock mode lock mode] function: select the operation of the front panel’s key. Available values: dial/freq/panel default: dial dial: locks knob only freq: locks front panel keys and knobs related to frequency control (such as a...
66 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item 36 [mic key mic key mic key mic key mic key] function: enable/disable cw keying by the microphone’s [up]/[dwn] keys. Available values: off/on default: off when this menu item is set to “on,” press the microphone’s [up] key to send a “dot,” and press the microp...
67 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item 43 [scope scope scope scope scope] function: select the spectrum scope mode. Available values: cont/chk default: cont cont: the spectrum scope sweeps continuously. Chk: the spectrum scope sweeps one cycle every 10 seconds. Menu item 44 [sidetone sidetone sidet...
68 ft-817 nd operating manual menu item 51 [vox gain vox gain vox gain vox gain vox gain] function: set the gain of the vox circuitry’s input audio detector. Available values: 1 ~ 100 default: 50 menu item 52 [extend extend extend extend extend] function: enable/disable the extended menu items (#53 ...
69 ft-817 nd operating manual c loning you can transfer all data stored in one transceiver to another set by utilizing the handy “cloning” feature. This requires a user-constructed cloning cable which connects the acc jacks on the two transceivers as shown below. To clone from one transceiver to ano...
70 ft-817 nd operating manual the ft-817 nd ’s cat system allows the transceiver to be controlled by a personal com- puter. This allows multiple control operations to be fully automated as a single mouse click, or it allows a third-party software package (such as contest logging software) to communi...
71 ft-817 nd operating manual cat s ystem p rogramming cat data protocol all commands sent from the computer to the transceiver consist of five-byte blocks, with up to 200 ms between each byte. The last byte in each block is the instruction opcode, while the first four bytes of each block are argume...
72 ft-817 nd operating manual command title lock on/off ptt on/off set frequency operating mode clar on/off clar frequency vfo-a/b split on/off repeater offset repeater offset ctcss/dcs mode ctcss tone dcs code read rx status read tx status read frequency & mode status power on/off p1 p1 p1 p1 p1 p1...
73 ft-817 nd operating manual ctcss tone frequency (hz) 67.0 69.3 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 159.8 162.2 165.5 167.9 171.3 173.8 177.3 179.9 183.5 186.2 189.9 192.8 196.6 199.5 203.5 206.5 210....
74 ft-817 nd operating manual o ptional f ilters yf-122s/yf-122c/yf-122cn 1. Turn the transceiver’s power off by pressing and holding in the switch for 1/2 second, then remove the fba-28 battery case or fnb-85 ni-mh battery pack from the transceiver. Additionally, disconnect the dc cable from the in...
75 ft-817 nd operating manual o ptional h igh -s tability r eference o scillator tcxo-9 the tcxo-9 provides high stability over a wide range of ambient temperatures, so as to enhance digital-mode operating. 1. Turn the transceiver’s power off by pressing and holding in the switch for 1/2 second, the...
76 ft-817 nd operating manual some or all transceiver settings can be reset to their factory-default states using one of the following power-on routines: + power on: reset all memories and following menu setting to factory-default. Menu #06 (am step am step am step am step am step ), 23 (dcs code dc...
77 ft-817 nd operating manual s etup of m emories for l ow e arth o rbit (leo) fm s atellite o peration although the ft-817 nd is not capable of “full duplex” operation (simultaneous transmis- sion and reception), its flexible memory system is ideal for configuring a set of memories for leo satellit...
78 ft-817 nd operating manual press the key momentarily, then rotate the knob one click counter-clockwise to re-select operating function row 1 [a a a a a/b b b b b , a=b a=b a=b a=b a=b , spl spl spl spl spl] . Press the (a a a a a/b b b b b) key to select vfob vfob vfob vfob vfob (145.970 mhz). Ag...
79 ft-817 nd operating manual s etup of m emories for l ow e arth o rbit (leo) fm s atellite o peration a ppendix a complete set of frequencies may be stored for each leo satellite you wish to utilize, and once configured, the ft-817 nd provides a flexible and easy-to-use earth station capability fo...
80 ft-817 nd operating manual a ppendix level 0.33 v 0.67 v 1.00 v band 1.8 mhz 3.5 mhz 7 mhz band 10 mhz 14 mhz 18 mhz band 21 mhz 24.5 mhz 28 mhz band 50 mhz 144 mhz 430 mhz level 3.33 v 3.67 v 4.00 v level 1.33 v 1.67 v 2.00 v level 2.33 v 2.67 v 3.00 v band data format the ft-817 nd band data fo...
1. Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by yaesu musen could void the user’s authorization to operate this device. 2. This device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions; (1) this device may not cause harmful interference...
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