I bought two used Yaesu FT-8900 quad-band ham radios for my mobile installation, but are they actually any good?
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In this video, I put both radios through their paces using a service monitor, checking RF output power and receiver sensitivity across the bands. What I discovered wasn’t quite what I expected!
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🕘CHAPTERS🕘
00:00 – Why I Bought Two Used Yaesu Radios
01:55 – Testing the FT-8900s
03:12 – RF Output Power Tests
04:34 – Receiver Sensitivity (SINAD) Testing
07:01 – Something Isn’t Right…
10:06 – Testing the Second FT-8900
11:49 – Opening Up the Radio
12:55 – The Results & Buying Used Radios
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