Yeasu FT 818 ND

[GRIZZLY]

Hello,

Like I said in the old topic on this radio, I think I will buy a Yeasu FT 818 ND.

Is there some of you that could give me a feed back about this radio ?

I already look at the YouTube video showing that this is a total fail and just a big marketing operation from Yaesu but I do not have any 817ND at home so I hope it should be a good choice to begin with ham when I will have my license and down to this day to listen ham and operate on the CB.

Is it possible to plug it on an external battery bigger than the 1900mah ?
Is it possible to plug it on a car battery (12v) ?

Does it resist to bad weather ? I leave in a cold and wet area.

In fact I am looking for something light and little, with as much autonomy as possible, resistant to outter agressions, suitable with any band of frequenecies, that allow me (when graduate) to communicate with my folks on a range of several undred miles (my country is approximativaly 600/700 miles long) ...

Here in France the 818 is sold out everywhere so I wille have to wait a little bit but I hope it wil be back on shelves soon.

Do you think that Yeasu will propose a 819 of some sort soon ? It could be an explaination for the shortage ...

Thank you for your help :-)

[GRIZZLY]

It seems the 818 is available in Germany, do you know if the yeasu warranty will apply worldwide ?

[Sparks]

Like I said in the old topic on this radio, I think I will buy a Yeasu FT 818 ND.

Please note that this thread is a continuation of another thread:

http://radiopreppers.com/index.php/topic,1407 [The new Yaesu FT-818, specifications.]

[Sparks]

It seems the 818 is available in Germany, do you know if the yeasu warranty will apply worldwide ?

https://www.csyeson.it/de/content/23-5-year-warranty

This Italian company, with a website in German, offers 5-year-warranty (3-year-warranty YAESY + 2-year-warranty CSY & SON = 5-year-warranty).

The condition is that you must purchase your YAESU product imported to Europe and sold by CSY & SON or one of their representatives.

See also this short video with English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmZh7LVlSKc

[KE5ES]

I seem to have bought the last 817 as the 818 was coming out.  It is my go-to radio.  I have talked next door and to Europe with 5 watts. (Morse Code). It has all modes and all bands.  I have a battery cable with attachments for a vehicle cigarette lighter plug, car battery clamps, and connectors for any 12v source I can find.  My all power power pack is a 26,000 ah battery when hooked to the 817 it should run for 20 days or more with accompanying solar panels.  It is worth the wait.  Also, you can listen to AM/FM broadcast stations for local propaganda.  With a small modification you can use it on the CB frequencies if it is legal in your country.