TA-0313: Yaesu FT-897 FT-857 External CAT Display maybe also for FT-817 FT-818 

Thank you, yes perfect for that display problem or eyes getting less. and reasaneble priced. wideley available Ali,Ebay,Amazon etc.

Thanks Ian, yes agree..Well spotted the Comet.. yes good deal on that one..:)

Thank you.! :) that too

Cool plan,

Hi Victor, thank you. Yes they still go around 10-15 .. i left a link in the video description, i sold my FT897, i can not test anymore..

Hi, thank you. sorry to say that i have sold my 897 with this display to buy a 857 like you have. It will only show the information that is send trough CAT.. so menu it will not do. For your display problem, there are replacement displays on AliExpress if you are good with a soldering iron, this could also be a solution for you. but this external display is perfect for supporting old eyes like mine as an extra :) i will put some links to the replacemnet display in the video description 73 Tony

Glad you like it!

Hi Martin, yes there is a second CAT port vide the microphone connector.. you need to switch it over menu 59(guess) but you then lose the up/down buttons on the mic.

Hi, That is a very good question and something to think about when you buy any of the Japan version Yeasu. sorry to say to you, but from what i have read many times. the Japan firmware locks the mars/cap. so even if you do the mod. it still won't work. i have not read about people successfully overwriting the firmware with US version . if you did or have , please share with us.

Thanks! 73

The frequency, is prob not a problem after a MARS mod.but in Japan there are also low power models... so maybe thats why it is cheaper. so be sure you have a 100Watts model.

@@TonyAlbus Ok thank you 🙏

@@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee i read also that sometimes the japan firmware is locked to transmit out of band, so mars mod does not work in that case. there are some tricks trough CAT to temporarily hack this. i would be careful buying a japan model.

@@TonyAlbus Yeah I figure you’re probably correct . I have an American version , 897D ,, it’s in great shape , I’d kinda like to have another one but them 900 to 1200 dollars prices for one in as good as shape as the one I have , hurt pretty bad . Thanks for your help man , I appreciate it , 73’s KK4ISW 👋🏻

Hallo Gertjan, de externe display is alleen in groen, maar later wordt het misschien gecopieerd door andere en dan komen er meer kleuren. er is al een aanbieder CatDisplays , maar die zijn een stuk duurder, maar hebben wele kleuren.

It only displays what i have shown on video

Hi Kees, i did not get it to work on my 817, the 12volts that should power trough the CAT plug somehow does not power the display, but that could just be on mine. But i have niet tried connecting it with external power. on the 897 you can connect it via the MIC plug also, this is not an option for the 817. as in the menu you cant change that setting for the mic. i am not sure how to combine it with the liniar.. maybe make a splitter for only the PTT

@@TonyAlbus Tony thanks. Thats the nice thing about our hobby. Experiment. I will look into this how to fix . Again thanks Br kees

Ja precies perfect voor het strepen probleem... aan de andere kant, die radios zijn te goed. vergeet niet dat ze tegen de 20 jaar aanlopen. toevallig gaat de display eerst stuk. aan de andere kant is mijn Icom IC-751 30 of 35 jaar oud.. die is nog helemaal goed.. een recap zal daar wel aankomen... 'vroeger' maakten ze spullen voor 20 jaar te werken.

Thank you!

Yes you are correct, its a display without controls, maybe some controls can be done by the microphone, depending on the type you use.

@@TonyAlbus thank you Tony great video.

@@DennisBallengee Thanks!

Yes the catmeters are very nice, but do have a different price range

Good question, i only found an adjust for the contrast, yes dimming would be a nice option...

The item links i always have in the video description.

Thanks for that feedback!

No it only shows what comes from the CAT, so that will be what i have showed.

I think it does, it is my 817 that is not providing enough power on the plug. i bought it last week and never looked at that.

@@TonyAlbus I can confirm it works on my Ft 857 & my Ft 817 I recently replaced the ft 817 with a Ft 818nd & that also works No problem Have not tried using the ethernet port yet.Waiting for a ethernet cable to arrive as the ft 818 cat port is being used for the Ldgz 817 atu

@@jeffdowner2378 Thanks for sharing! that is great to know.

Yes that is correct, but i did not find a setting to switch it from CAT/LIN/ATU ... but is should work anyway, then prob my power is just not good from my port. i think its my 817 that is not good, i will check the power on the plug.