Thanks for this great comparison video. You just saved me a load of money. I will be holding on to my trusty 817 👍

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Thanks for this great video.

It’s because the ft817 speaker has been broken in over time and ft818 is still tight

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Very nice! Amazing audio difference! I think the FT817 with a generic TCXO is a better radio than the 818.

Good evening, good video, please can you give us the parameters of the hidden menu of the FT-818 to compare with the menu of an FT-817, thanks HK3TKI

Hi, nice video. Do you know whaty is the difference between ND and non-ND versions?

I’m waiting for yeasu replacement for this model hopefully it does 10w and has an awesome efficient design and lithium power. Until then my ft-891 will hold me over but I want VHF and portability.

I have an 818 and had a 2013 year 817. To me, the 818 receiver is much less noisy and less tiresome to listen to, and on vhf and uhf is extremely sensitive. I know which I prefer.

Thanks for the comparison.

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Interesting comparison.

As I understand it, the primary reason for Yaesu's upgrade to the FT-818 was that the Finals used in the FT-817 went out of production, thus they had to find a replacement Finals transistor which required a redesign of the Power Amplifier Board to accommodate the new Power transistors. Thus the new model number, as even though the appearance is the same, the internals are not (due to the Finals transistor and new board). It is disappointing that they could not give us a decent upgrade on the internal battery as well as the included TXCO. Will I upgrade from my 817 to an 818...... HELL NO. If my 817 dies a tragic death, then I will revert to my two FT-7's (Yes, two of them, old but GOOD!!!!!!!)

I think 818n sounds like had a some band pass filter modification on receiver audio by Yaesu engineers. Perhaps, some capacitor in the circuit modify the bass response o perhaps different speaker. I have a 818 bought with Yaesu cash back program, similar prices like second hand 817nd. I think better new with tcxo, more mah battery and 1 watt more at same price, for this my decision. But it's true, no big differences if you can buy 817nd a good price. Thanks for video! 73s ea4is

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I have several Yaesu radios including the FT-818 which I just received recently. The 818 has a tiny piece of debris in between the LCD display and the clear plastic in front of the display. I figured I could get it removed myself and I didn't think it was worth shipping it back.

Where did you found that 817ND is specified at 4W please?

I suggest get a 100 watt rig . The FT noise drives me nuts.

So the 818 has slightly better filtering by the looks of the noise floor ?