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The 817 escort adds front panel protection, tilting stand and and quick release carry strap capability in the front or rear (817-ESG shown) 817-ESB in Black Texture is a great match to the OEM Yaesu 817ND finish The angled front frame extensions allow easy access to the front panel controls while protecting the radio in rough environments and during transportation and storage. Pack and operate with confidence!Pack RadioPlay RadioRadio FunEmergency Ham RadioSurvival RadioEmergency DisasterDisaster PreparednessHf PackPortable CommForwardMy Alexloop packed on my daypack headed to a mountain top to play radioTwo in one power cable for Yaesu FT 817 and Other radiosAmerican hams got their first look at the original Yaesu FT-897 at the 2002 Dayton Hamvention. It was the world's first multi-mode, high-power base/mobile transceiver designed to fitted with internal batteries (optional) for portable use. Yaesu now offers the FT-897D deluxe version adding 60 meter coverage and including the formerly optional TCXO9 high stability option.

The coverage is HF 160 to 10 meters (including 60 meters) plus 50/144/430 MHz VHF/UHF. shurflo backpack sprayer replacement batteryReceive coverage is:  0.1-56, 76-108, 118-164 and 420-470 MHz. k1000 backpackIt is ideal for home, vacation, emergency, rescue, DX-pedition or VHF/UHF rover operation. waterproof backpack bcfWith optional items the FT-897D system can be configured for mobile, base or portable use.abu backpack nsn The large multi-color display can be programmed to show different colors on each band, mode, memory group or event to track signal strength by color! dragon wyvern backpack buy

There are two antenna connectors HF/50 and 144/430. oyama backpack7.9 x 3.2 x 10.3 inches (200x80x263 mm). ogio soho laptop backpack blackThe FT-897 comes with a MH-31A8J hand mic and power cord.Stephen T. Reynolds (W4CNG) View comments about this article! A Battery Modification for the FT-897 By Stephen Reynolds W4CNG A.R.E.S. DEC Metro Atlanta Ga. The FT-897 is very new to the market and already has drawn a lot of comments and recently been dubbed “The ARES Radio”. Like all things made these days, most do not come with all of the options installed which leaves lots of customization to the user. For portable use, batteries are a must have. As with the FT-817 the FT-897 has an internal slot for batteries or AC power supply. Battery options from the manufacturer are always expensive. It took almost a year before some aftermarket solutions to appear for the FT-817.

There are none yet for the FT-897 in the case of batteries. So how to get some batteries into the radio without breaking the budget. The Yaesu battery options for the FT-897 are well over $120 each with the charger at $80, both of which are in short supply. That is $200 for one battery, or $320 for twins. This battery option is less than $85 with all items new. I have a FT-817 and one of the pouches that contains a 12Volt 2.3Ahr Gel Cell. I opened up the bottom of the FT-897 and found that there is room for 2 of these batteries side by side in the bottom compartment. The two batteries will give me 12Volts at 4.6Ahr capacity. How to fit and connect this up to make it work. Picture 1 shows the overall layout of what goes where. Note the black tape covering up the + leads of the batteries. The - lead is on the bottom. A 50V 25A diode bridge is tie the two batteries together as you do not want to parallel them. The bridge also provides for charging both batteries together but isolated.

The picture below shows the diode bridge. The connections to the diode bridge are as follows. Battery 1 to AC, Battery 2 to the other AC, output is + terminal which goes to the B plug left pin. The right pins of both the A and B plugs are the ground connections for the batteries. The wire on the left with one lead terminated in a lug is the charger input. The charger + lead goes to the - lug on the diode bridge. I used industrial strength double sticky tape to secure the diode bridge. This combination of circuitry gives you the following: External charging of the batteries with one connection. The same external charging connection can be connected to another larger Gel Cell for longer portable operation. Plug into cigarette lighter in the car in the event you do not have a power cord for the radio. The following picture shows the short pigtail for external charging/powering of the radio. It is an Anderson PowerPole connection, which matches all of my other power connections.