Yaesu FT-818 -- The FT-817ND Replacement Available Soon

Increased Battery Capacity to 1800mAh.... My current FT-817 uses 2500mAh MH batteries so this is a big bust.

There is no reason to upgrade to a radio that is no upgrade!

All the best;

Alex - VE7DXW

 

It makes me wonder if Yeasu’s design team even takes out their own designs and plays with them. Anyone who has spent any time with 817nd outside working HF could easily see what needs to be changed. Yeasu must really be in dire straights to put a design like this out. They must not have the money to do anything more. At this price point and having to add needed filters and DSP on top of that, makes it very easy for me to justify one of the Elecraft KX’s.

 

I wish people would stop whining about the radio they haven't seen yet. Will the display be improved? I'm sure there is more features than 4 or 5, Yaesu engineers are pretty sharp and are not known for building junk. Can't we wait to complain, after we know what to complain about, and not before? Really, you want an internal auto tuner on a compact portable radio? Make it bigger, heavier and still won't tune a multiband dipole? Think next time before making a statement like that. I'm just saying.....

 

Other than a mild disappointment that the “upgrade” wasn’t a little more so, I’m surprised with the backlash. This is still a very capable radio that appeals to a broader audience than one might think. It was always billed as a “backpacker” radio, good for the outdoor crowd....very popular with SOTA operations. It’s a shack-in-a-box radio that appeals to all-mode VHF/UHF enthusiasts in a market with very few options for those types of operators (in fact I worry about the future of the FT-857D for the same reason). Microwavers like it as a nice, small IF radio to drive transverters...

It’s not merely a portable HF/6m radio, of which there ARE other options....

Maybe, we’re upset because of a lack of choice in this market segment that few manufacturers have chosen to support. Imagine if they would have just chosen to discontinue it instead...... we’d probably be screaming “bloody murder”.

Mild disappointment? yes........a disaster? Hardly...

To those who think it’s still a joke...it’s not. However, as has been pointed out....no official photos exist...so it’s hard to say any more about it......I suppose with the official announcement from Yaesu, it may only be a matter of time to view the manual, schematic, and photos of it on the FCC webpage (which are currently not public).

Tino, VE6MB

 

Very true, I still like my FTDX-5000 as it is a VERY good radio and has all of the manual controls that I love. However it is getting dated, it would be nice to have the same radio with a built in sound card and gave the DMU-2000 modernized to today's standards. Wishful thinking I guess.

 

FAKE as can be..the foolishness if it is true is so dumb......

 

I would assume Yaesu is working on what you speak of...

 

HEY! Six watts is a vast improvement. For only $150 more than the 817. At Gigaparts you can get a FT-857 for $12 dollars more than the FT-818 and have 95 watts more than the FT-817. I will stick with planning on the purchase of the 817. If it runs out before I get to it I will just get the 857. I can't believe they are pushing "An extra WATT!!" $150 for an extra watt!!! PASS!!! They say "For the satellite communicators there is better frequency stabilization." Correct me if I am wrong but the FT-818 will be able to monitor one frequency not two. You can uplink on 70 CM but switch fast to 2M for the downlink. Pass again.

 

Maybe a bigger screen. ?

 

I looked on the yaesu site and it is not listed or reported. Hoax?

 

The extra watt is probably just a side effect of switching to new finals that can be obtained. But, hey, it's a feature! Sort of.

I bought my 817 used. Looks like I beat the rush but I don't think I paid too much more so I'm ok with it. Won't be rushing for one of the 818s along with all the others that won't be, unless it offers something way more substantial than listed here.

 

Not shown on Yaesu site yet. Not much change from original a hefty price(I'll keep my KX-3 thanks). This may turn out to be a good opportunity to pick up an 817ND at reduced price when this 818 arrives.

 

I was having a bad day. Then I came here and read 8 pages of Yaesu bashing and I love Yaesu bashing. Today is now an awesome day. Thank you qrz!

 

Yea. With an increase in TX power to 101w

 

The new 818 radio does not impress me! It`s 817 is now classed as an old design.
Redo the whole radio into the ultimate QRP DX machine and give it a proper april fools name!