Yaesu FT-2980

High Power 2m Mobile

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

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