TYT TH-9800

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)

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.

Q: Will the TYT TH-9800 transmit on Citizen Band using AM modulation?
A: Yes, but don't do this, it is illegal. You will die.

Q: I hear this thing is buggy and will glitch out, not even put out full power. True?
A: First release models, yes. Updated model known as PLUS model, no. The updated model is stable enough.

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.

1. Punch in the frequency of the repeater
2. Press MENU, choose menu #27 SHIFT, short press the top knob. For a 2m repeater set to 0.60M.
3. Set or verify the correct offset | Long press top knob to save | Press MENU to go back
4. While still in the menu choose #24 RPT.MOD, short press the top knob. This sets HAM Repeater Offset.
5. Set APT.+ / APT.- or for simplex choose APT.OFF | Long press top knob to save | Press MENU to go back
6. While still in the menu choose #30 TONE F, short press the top knob. This is to set the PL tone (needed for some repeaters).
7. Set the frequency of the PL in HZ | Long press top knob to save | Press MENU to go back
8. While still in the menu choose #31 TONE M, short press the top knob.
9. For repeaters with a PL this is typically set to ENC. If the repeater doesn't require PL then set this to OFF. | Long press top knob to save | Press MENU to go back

Note: A PL tone will not be sent to the repeater unless you have ENC (encode) turned on. Be sure to observe this extra step.

Later version is known as the "Plus" model which has an updated firmware that fixes known issues and user complaints.

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.

program from unit

1. Hold down the MENU button to activate memory mode.
2. Turn the top knob to select a memory channel.
3. Press MENU again to save into memory.

program from a computer

Q: Where do I hook the USB cable to the radio?

Q: What type of cable do I use?
A: It is a USB to MicroUSB cable. A null phone charging cable will not work. The TYT programming cable uses a pirate version of the FTDI USB-to-serial chip. Do not let windows automatically install the driver. Reason explained later. Use the old version FTDI driver on the driver disc.

Q: What software do I use?
A: You can use the TYT software or you can use CHIRP.

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