29/50/144/430 MHz
- 256 memory channels
- DTMF mic included!
- Digital FM broadcast band radio
- High/low output power levels
- Reverse frequency selection
- Dual (V/U) squelch set levels
- Dual repeater offsets selectable
- Multi-function scanning
- Repeater offset selectable
- Keypad lock function
- Channel name editing
- CTCSS/DCS encode/decode
- Dual Band/Dual Receive: (Full Duplex)
- Cross Band Repeat
- TX Power: 5-50 Watts
- Memories: 256
- Antenna Connection: Two SO (UHF)
review
This is similar to the Yaesu FT-8900. The speaker is in the main body and not the detachable control head. The left side has all four bands while the right is 2m and 70cm only. It also will receive from additional frequencies outside of the listed transmit range. Single antenna port. Sensitivity on the receiver is very good.
You can program this rig from a computer using the special USB cable. The cable that comes with it is a hacked bootleg knockoff that the Chinese cloned from the well known FDDI chip. The programming software does work, but is crap quality. I have used a Baofeng programming cable with good results.
usage
Just going to cover some of the most useful features.
The center button on the bottom with the dot is the "setup" button to access the main configuration options.
The letter buttons around the face of the unit A B C on the left and D E F on the right are a type of memory that stores the configuration including:
- Freq, band, and modulation both sides.
- details...
Press and hold in the letter key to "save" the configuration.
Dials are covered well in the manual.
hand mic
The P1 P2 P3 P4 buttons can be programmed to perform common tasks. The defaults are as follows:
- P1 - switch between left and right side A/B selector
- P2 - switch between VFO/MR which is frequency tuning or memory channel
- P3 - PL modes
- P4 - Xmit power level Low, MLow, MHigh, High
repeater operation
The SET/MENU button is the middle button that has a square dot. Sometimes it is referred to as SET and sometimes MENU. Same button.
- Punch in the frequency of the repeater
- Press MENU, choose menu #27 SHIFT, short press the top knob. For a 2m repeater set to 0.60M.
- Set or verify the correct offset and press MENU
- While still in the menu choose #24 RPT.MOD, short press the top knob.
- Set APT.+ / APT.- or for simplex choose APT.OFF
firmware variants
Later version is known as the "Plus" model which has an updated firmware that fixes known issues and user complaints.
programming
Anyone else get sick of stupid Youtube videos? Are young people too stupid to read these days? All they can do is sit and watch a video on how to do things. I like to read it in writing. So I am going to write up some reading for you to read when you want to program your rig.
The manual is serviceable for a roughly Chinese to English translation, which is the norm for these radios. To help out where manual might fail you, I have some programming notes here.
You should know that this radio programs much the same as the Yaesu FT-8900. If you get suck looking for information, you can search under Yaesu FT-8900 to find most answers regarding programming that apply to this radio as well.
online resources
eHam: TYT9800 Transceiver
http://www.connectsystems.com/products/top/radios%20TH-9800.htm
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