<-[[.:start]] ====== Yaesu FT-2980 ====== ** High Power 2m Mobile ** ===== 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 |}}| ===== Mods etc ===== === Change power levels === * [[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 --- //John Pumford-Green 02/05/24 07:08 BST// ===== Further Information ===== {{tag>radio ft2980}}