I’ve had an FT817 from about 2002 and it’s always been a very useful radio to own. Still haven’t found found a decent contender to replace it.

Tell your granddaughter well done! Sad to see the FT817/8 going away. I've had one since they were released. I never understood the folks who had such a hard time with the menu structure. I've found out that I couldn't live without one of these fantastic little radios. It is happy with 8.5 volts the whole way up to 14 volts, it gets the job done in any case. I love the form factor of the little 817/8 , I have DSP and pretty waterfalls on my home rigs, sure didn't need these creature comforts whilst sitting on a mountainside, the no nonsense little rigs will be missed. I do hope they will do something similar, and not go crazy with stuff I just don't need out in the field. I'll hold on tight to my 818 for as long as it's wheels stay on. 73

Seasons greetings Peter, there was actually a icom competitor to the 817 as in the ic703 with built in ATU which i purchase in 2008 i still use today its still going great 73s de EI5EN.

Thanks for update Peter. End of an era indeed. I think of the 817 as a Swiss army knife. If I could only keep one radio, it would probably be the 817. I do hope Yaesu come up with something similar. HNY.

Happy New Year, Peter! See you in 2023 with the new Yaesu 917 😁. Well done to your granddaughter 👍👍👍

I just ordered one 2 days ago… gets here tomorrow with the MARS mod. Thanks for the update. Happy New Year 🎆

Love my FT-817ND. Use it weekly on portable outdoor activations. Hope it keeps on working for many more years. 73 de ON4MGY

I got a 818nd when they first came out, love it.

Yes, I heard about it, and the FTM-400 mobile unit too. I had the original one about 20 years ago, and the 817ND in between the 818 just last year! I am glad I got one then 73 de W2CH Ray

Had one, sold it for a KX3 and never looked back. Primarily due to the menu system and no ATU. Be interesting if Yaesu come up with a replacement. Hope so. Happy New Year to everyone and thanks for posting,

I have a ft-817d. I just bought the 2300Hz Collins mechanical filter for it. That too is EOL. Should be an interesting combination on the used market in a decade.

Love my 818, not worried, something new and fun will come about!

I have to say the lack of auto ATU is a selling point for me. 1) an ATU in the rig is the wrong place for an ATU 2) I use resonant antennas, so why am I forced to by an auto ATU inside the rig that I don't want or use.

I have an 818 it’s still my favourite radio…….sad but glad I own one.

I own a yaesu ft857D which I will be keeping for a long time.

Never had a 817/8 but my 1st radio was a FT-100D which I still have. Always wanted a small radio for /P. Ended up with a G90.

I hope then plan to bring out a replacement sometime soon

RIP to this QRP classic this will be a collectors item soon.

Hi Peter, sad news. I purchased a brand new FT-818 last week for nostalgia reasons. I already own a KX2 from Waters. I think given the format and screen size they did and excellent job with the menus. KX2 is the pinnacle of portable operating, shame many people want to buy them but supply is extremely limited. I’m still waiting for a stock alert from Waters for the real time clock module. Let’s hope Yaesu have something coming in the near future. 73 Steve MW0SAW

I still using FT-817ND for DX. It is really a good transceiver.

happy new year all

About time, that radio was long in the tooth.

Happy new year Peter😊

Time to wrap my 2014 vintage 817ND in cotton wool and store it in a safe place if it's going to increase in value.

Popular as the 817/818 has proven to be, the fact is, with the current preference for large colour touch screens and IT connectivity, it's not possible to "update" it and keep it's current format. Who knows, maybe Yaesu have a replacement up their sleeve but it has an awful lot of boxes to tick to become anything like as successful.

I love my ICOM IC-705!

Least not forget the Icom 703 with DSP, 10 watts, and awesome built-in antenna tuner. FT-817 to IC-703+, never looked back.

Due this news I started to dig in. One personal question that came to my mid is: what “nd” stand for in these models?( 817/ 818nd) I will appreciate if you or someone here solve my question. Great videos from your side, keep going, greetings from Mexico, XE2GRC

Do you think Kenwood are going to come out of the amateur radio market?

Still using my original 817 every day (non ND)....

Hi Peter, happy new year, just a quick change of topic just watched your video re time for a change re RST and this got me thinking about 70cms FM simplex is it time to move to a different part of the band away from the low power licence free beacons and other devices, depending where and how close you are to one of these can make using FM simplex a waste of time, I live in London and most of the available simplex channels are chirping away with very strong signals and calling CQ on SU20 would be pointless unless the other stations were above an S9 or higher to get over the licence free telemetry, I did mention this to the rsgb and in their wisdom they just suggested using a tone squelch really helpful, what do you think, is it time to move higher up the band to make FM simplex viable again.

Sad but inevitable. You haven't been able to buy new filters for the 817/818 for years now unless you find one on the used market.

Also the FTM400XDE is end of life.

Icom 705 clone imminent.

Have a happy new year Peter!

The IC-705 it has helped the FT-818 out the door haha

Yaesu is discontinuing because they finally have a new model around the corner.

Hi Peter the video quality on this video seems off to me somethings not right either colours very high and contrast high ? not sure if you noticed. Just thought i would let you know.

Everything has a life

Ham Radio is at End of Era too

I had this one on my wishlist for a long time now... I never really had the budget to order one. So I hope by the time I will have enough money... I would still find one 😁😁. Is not perfect... but I still love it and want it. 73 DE YO6DXE. P.S. Good job for the granddaughter 😁😁