Could i make a power cable to connect to an outside battery such as seal lead.
Ft 897 battery connector.
The dc power connector for the ft 897 must only be con.
I also prefer it overall as a base unit to the other potential option the yaesu ft 857d.
Each ni mh battery pack is 13 2 volt 4500 mah and when the radio operates from these packs it has an output power of 20 watts on all amateur bands.
Exact frequency range may be slightly different.
Even 4500 mah is a large capacity ft 897 needs more than 600 ma on.
The rig is very portable and the internal batteries are most convenient as you don t need any separate power supply.
160 10 meters 50 mhz 144 mhz 430 450 mhz plus alaska emergency chan.
Features tx frequency coverage.
Valley enterprises yaesu usb ftdi ct 62 cat cable ft 100 ft 817 ft 818 ft 857 ft 897 4 6 out of.
I will have to live with nearly four times the weight of the ft 817nd and twice the weight of the ft 857d.
Adapter ft 817 ft 817nd ft 818 for anderson powerpole adapter connector 3 6 out of 5 stars 6.
I wire up the optional battery sense pin to create a custom low power battery mode cable.
Internal batteries in the ft 897 i liked operating portable with my ft 897 with its internal fnb 78 battery packs.
Make offer 8 band equalizer noise gate to yaesu ft 450 ft 817 ft 857 ft 897 ft 900 ft 991a mini link 5 radio connector yaesu ft 817nd ft 857d ft 897d radio connector 52 88.
If i were looking for another radio with those capabilities i would buy an ft 857 and mount a gel cell to it.
Rx frequency coverage.
I had it several years then sold it.
Hello i would like to take advantage of the low power consumption of the yaesu ft 897 while using batteries.
This would give a significantly greater battery life than the 897 offers.
The ft 897 comes with a mh 31b8 hand mic and power cord.
But do not want to use the internal batteries.
Yaesu ft 897 can operate from two internal battery packs for portable use.
I like to power the radio through the batt.
At 10 w power the pair of batteries lasted a weekend of casual operating.
Essentially an ft 857 in a bigger box with a handle and feet.
Bat socket of ch 817s charging hatch and the outgoing line of p p charging hatch is butted into the supply line of ft 817 battery they.
So i have bought the yaesu ft 897d for it s versatility in being able to have fitted internally an ac psu or battery power.
External dc power source operation.
420 470 mhz.
