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I have just picked up a Rather Tatty and quite heavily abused Yaesu FT-980 that has not been cared for at all by the look of it, I will upload photos soon, but was after a little advice. The unit was once owned by one of the top BBC engineers of his time, and I’m sure it’s been heavily played with.

I know that when Yaesu released this radio it was in that period that I call “Yaesu’s Lost Years’”, yes they released some good radios, such as this model and the obvious FT-ONE, but I personally think that they hit a wall with regards to quality, if you look at the gear that went before even taking into account the FT-101 Series, they really did produce some very good kit, and say 5-10 years after the FT-980, they seem to start using quality parts again, but in between this and when the FT-980 and ONE were released switches and plastic bit seemed tacky and cheap, maybe it’s just me, but I was always steered away from restoring these models due to quality of parts.

Anyway, what I’m after here is some advise as to if there is anything that I should check before I apply power to the unit?

Are there any good restoration guides available for the FT-980?

Thanks in advance for any advice offered.

Kind Regards

James
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