Japan Ham Fair 2002

August 24 & 25, 2002

Jim Tittsler 7J1AJH/AI8A

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Yaesu

FT-8900
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FT-8900 29, 50, 144, 430 quad bander alongside the FT-100D.

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FT-897
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FT-897 "Mobile Base Station"

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FT-897 die-cast aluminum chassis

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inside the bottom of an FT-897 showing the twin fans and twin 4500 mAH Ni-MH battery packs

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The FT-897 battery charging scheme: PA-26 AC-Adapter (24VDC, 1.85A) to CD-24 Rapid Charger (input: 13.8VDC at 2.3A or 24V at 2A; output: 16.5V at 1.4A) to battery. Each battery has its own rear panel charging connector.

WiRES
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WiRES (Wide-Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System) demo at the Standard/Yaesu booth

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The Standard WiRES Internet linking system interfaces between an Internet-connected PC and a transceiver.

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FT-817 and Club 817 corner.

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Mark V Field

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