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General Category => Technical Corner => Topic started by: Nemesis01 on December 08, 2024, 10:15:21 AM

Title: Any wideband mods for 818ND?
Post by: Nemesis01 on December 08, 2024, 10:15:21 AM
Preferably in English and not for the 817ND! 
Every link I've ever been given is response to this question elsewhere actually refers to the 817ND and no, they aren't the same.
Title: Re: Any wideband mods for 818ND?
Post by: Davys on May 28, 2026, 06:55:18 AM
I finally found a FT-818ND specific resource.
This page includes a MARS/CAP TX-RX modification for the FT-818ND :

https://www.mods.dk/index.php?ModelId=1274&ModelRec=ft-818&RadioId=1-yaesu

According to the article, the modification is done through SMD jumpers/diodes on the main board, and the exact procedure may depend on the regional version of the radio.

Be careful though: some FT-817 information partially applies to the 818, but not all board layouts are identical. A backup of current settings and a full reset after the mod are usually recommended.