Setting up the FT-897D Part 1

[barrym3oyi]

I now have LDG AT-200 Pro Autotuner. Works well

[TJgas]

hello what Antenna Tuners do you have on 897?

[26TM315]

very good film, very helpfull, just need time to get my head around whats what

[barrym3oyi]

Hope you enjoy your new radio. I still got mine. M3OYi

[2e0bmi]

Just brought this radio and watched this video I now know a bit more :) cheers mate

[SteelWolf13]

Also i'm horrible on bands, I know 2 meter band is 137-173ish range. So 2m 10m and what other bands. 70cm would be what band? Thanks.

[SteelWolf13]

Is the head set out jack in stereo or mono? I seem to recall using one at field day a couple years ago and it was mono left year.

[barrym3oyi]

2 meter 144 to 146 most on 145.00 up. 70cms is UHF 430.0000 to 439 most used 433 up . You can get an RSGB BANDPLAN of the net

[lenaris]

Thanks for the video!

73

[123RCUK]

Hey Barry

How do you find not having a keypad for manual freq entering?

Making large frequency jumps must be a pain surely?

73

M6NFL

[barrym3oyi]

Still got the radio and works great. Thanks for the comment.. M3oyi

[dofty]

Looks like this will be my next radio then. Cheers!

[barrym3oyi]

I have a long wire with an ATU

[KJ4UNR]

Hi this is matthew KJ4UNR how much was this radio? I was going to buy one

73's Matthew

[barrym3oyi]

Hello Matthew. I paid £550, now cost more. I still have the radio and works very well.

[KJ4UNR]

@barrym3oyi Thanks I was looking at it and it seems better then the Icom I was looking at and it was more expensive then this one. And also what kind of antenna are you using for the HF bands I was trying to get a portable antenna for it.

73's Matthew

[b0lliks]

hope to get one of these rigs soon, very helpfull vid

[bpshirase]

I just got mine, running it on internal batteries only for now. What antenna are you using?

[barrym3oyi]

Thanks for looking at my video, hope it helped you. I use a Watson W-300 2m/70cm base vertical, and for HF I use a long wire.

73 M3OYi

[jmecrg]

does this unit plug into the wall socket or would i need a power supply?

[barrym3oyi]

Hello jmecrg Yes you will need a External power supply. I use a 10-14 amp 13.8 Volts for 10 Watts. In the Operating manual it says 25 amp.