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====== Yaesu FT-2980 ======

** High Power 2m Mobile **


===== Purchase Details =====

  * Purchase Date : April 2024
  * Bought From : Martin Lynch
  * Purchase Price : £149
  * Serial Number : 3FB10670


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===== Power Levels =====

|Low L1|''5W''|
|Low L2|''10W''|
|Low L3|''30W''|
|High|''80W''|


===== Documentation =====

| User Manual | {{ :public:radio:radio_database:ft-2980r_om_eng_eh039n111.pdf |}}|
===== Mods etc =====

=== Change power levels ===

  * [[https://youtu.be/P2lYjuFxAX4?si=c-7QWSaT9zeYqBG8]]
  * via hidden calibration menu 
    * VFO Mode
    * Turn OFF
    * Hold <key>DW</key> and <key>MW</key> and power ON
    * Rotate TUNE knob anticlockwise to select L1
    * Press <key>MW</key> to tune L1.. Transmit and turn knob to set wanted power
    * Press <key>MW</key> to fix new value
    * Rotate TUNE knob to select L2.... etc...
    * When finished press <key>DW</key> to store new values and exit Calibration menu


  * ''80W'' **High** is a bit too much and would rarely be used
  * Check of factory settings:
    * ''L1'' = ''4A'' -> 4W
    * ''L2'' = ''5F'' -> 9W
    * ''L3'' = ''98'' -> 27W
    * ''HP'' = ''EE'' -> ?? (Power not measured)
  
  * Changed to:
    * ''L1'' = ''40'' -> 2.5W
    * ''L2'' = ''62'' -> 10W
    * ''L3'' = ''93'' -> 25W
    * ''HP'' = ''C5'' -> 50W
 
  * 08/04/25 : New Values
    * ''L1'' = ''35'' -> 1W
    * ''L2'' = ''50'' -> 5W
    * ''L3'' = ''86'' -> 20W
    * ''HP'' = ''C4'' -> 50W
 

 
--- //John Pumford-Green 02/05/24 07:08 BST//


===== Further Information =====


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