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Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?


 

Hi Kev,

Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
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Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...

1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.

Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...

C - January I - July
D - February J - August
E - March K - September
F - April L - October
G - May M - November
H - June N - December

------

I hope that helps.

David, GM8XBZ

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!

Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?


 

Hi David - Many thanks for this - Ive worked it out 2015!

73

Kev

On Fri, 20 Jan 2023 at 09:18, david via <zinc65=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Kev,

Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
-----
Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...

1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.

Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...

C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December

------

I hope that helps.

David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!

Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?









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Kev Tatlow
Phone: 07513 155799
Twitter: @kevtatlow


 

WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine starts with 1N...

73, Zack W9SZ


On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 3:18 AM david via <zinc65=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Kev,

Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
-----
Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...

1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.

Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...

C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December

------

I hope that helps.

David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!

Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?








 

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Either 2001 or 2011, if I read the magic decoder properly...

The model number may help you narrow it down better, certain models were offered in certain years...

Ken, N2VIP

On Jan 20, 2023, at 08:59, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@...> wrote:

?
WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine starts with 1N...

73, Zack W9SZ

On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 3:18 AM david via <zinc65=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Kev,

Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
-----
Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...

1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.

Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...

C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December

------

I hope that helps.

David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!

Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?








 

It's an FT817ND.

Zack W9SZ


On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 11:41 AM Ken N2VIP <ken@...> wrote:
Either 2001 or 2011, if I read the magic decoder properly...

The model number may help you narrow it down better, certain models were offered in certain years...

Ken, N2VIP

On Jan 20, 2023, at 08:59, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@...> wrote:

?
WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine starts with 1N...

73, Zack W9SZ

On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 3:18 AM david via <zinc65=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Kev,

Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
-----
Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...

1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.

Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...

C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December

------

I hope that helps.

David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!

Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?








 

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The 1 indicates the fourth digit of the serial number, so 2001, 2011, or 2021 are the possibilities.

The FT-817 was released about 2000.

?The FT-817nd was released in 2004.

The FT-818 was released in 2018.

So your radio was apparently built in 2011.

Let me know if I can Google anything else for you...

Ken, N2VIP

On Jan 20, 2023, at 12:33, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@...> wrote:

?
It's an FT817ND.

Zack W9SZ

On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 11:41 AM Ken N2VIP <ken@...> wrote:
Either 2001 or 2011, if I read the magic decoder properly...

The model number may help you narrow it down better, certain models were offered in certain years...

Ken, N2VIP

On Jan 20, 2023, at 08:59, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@...> wrote:

?
WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine starts with 1N...

73, Zack W9SZ

On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 3:18 AM david via <zinc65=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Kev,

Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
-----
Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...

1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.

Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...

C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December

------

I hope that helps.

David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!

Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?








 

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Hi

A 817ND with first digit a 1 would be 2011 an original 817 with a 1 would be

2001. I have one of the latter.

Marty kd8bj


On 1/20/23 11:40, Ken N2VIP wrote:

Either 2001 or 2011, if I read the magic decoder properly...

The model number may help you narrow it down better, certain models were offered in certain years...

Ken, N2VIP

On Jan 20, 2023, at 08:59, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@...> wrote:

?
WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine starts with 1N...

73, Zack W9SZ

On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 3:18 AM david via <zinc65=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Kev,

Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
-----
Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...

1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.

Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...

C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December

------

I hope that helps.

David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!

Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?