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Re: Recent final board price / availability?


 

Just a thought here, but there are non Yaesu affiliated ham equipment repair services around. Most likely ham ops themselves. Depending on the resourcefulness and skill of these individuals there could well be a solution such as replacing the discrete transistors as components by them rather than being concerned about a board level replacement. I know many of us would be willing to take a stab at this ourselves, but others not so much.
? ?I haven't personally seen what the board looks like, but superficially it seems like the board might be replicated. There are numerous small quantity board makers out there and only need the precise measurements and of course the circuit traces. As I understood it at the time when I was still working, they even had a way to work out the etching pattern on your computer screen. They? could be purchased individually of course, but? maybe someone could get some dozens of them made (the prices per piece go down with quantity) and be willing to supply them to the community at reasonable prices. They could be just bare boards, or could be finished products.
? ?Again, just thinking possibilities.?

Joe N1KHB?




On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 7:15 PM, Ken N2VIP
<ken@...> wrote:
Availability of the boards in the U.S. is up for debate:

Yaesu has said you can order them, but they also say they have none in stock and no plans to order any.

There is also a statement from Yaesu that says they will no longer accept Original FT-817 radios (so-called non-ND radios) for repair, due to the age of the radio.?

This was debated here over several days, with no real conclusion that I remember seeing - Yaesu will fix FT-817nd and FT-818 boards, and the finals board used in those radios is compatible with the original FT-817 (non-ND). - in theory, Yaesu will have to, at some point, re-stock the revised board for repairs to the FT-817nd and FT-818, so there is really no clear answer.

Compatible boards were noted as available in some non-USA markets, but they may have all been snapped up by now.

Hope this helps, good luck!

Ken, N2VIP

On Sep 1, 2024, at 17:57, Tech Guy <tech48055@...> wrote:

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Has anyone ordered a final board recently? I picked up an 817 with very low output at a hamfest and wondered if the board is still available and price.
Thanks
John N4HNO

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