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--- public:radio:radio_database:ft-2980e [02/05/24 07:21 BST] – [FT-2980E] john
+++ public:radio:radio_database:ft-2980e [08/04/25 18:38 BST] (current) – [Mods etc] john
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-====== FT-2980E ======
+====== Yaesu FT-2980 ======
 ** High Power 2m Mobile **
-{{:public:radio:radio_database:ft-2980r.jpg?600|}}
+===== Purchase Details =====
+  * Purchase Date : April 2024
+  * Bought From : Martin Lynch
+  * Purchase Price : £149
+  * Serial Number : 3FB10670
+{{:public:radio:radio_database:ft-2980r.jpg?400|}}
+===== 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 |}}|
-===== Section Two =====
+===== 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
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