FT51 Radio Guide

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This reference is for the Yaesu FT-51, it is advised that people use their radio responsibly and legally.

The FT-51 is still considered a top of the line HT, even after all these years. It is superior in reception to some of the more modern HTs. The FT-51 can also be modified to receive and transmit between 60-999MHz and is most likely the most wideband HT radio available at the present.

This radio also is also a true dualband unit, it can receive on one band while transmitting on another. This makes is ideal for use as a pocket crossband repeater or with a external amp a powerful portable system.

The only limitations of this unit is that it only supports CTCSS and is a little bigger and heavier then most newer handhelds (but then it is considerably smaller then the HT's of yesteryear).

A scanned copy of the manufacturers manual (English sections only) is available at http://www.dis.org/radio/radios/ft51/ft51_manual.pdf.
For a printed copy please contact the manufacturer.

Reset: Hold [MR] & [VFO] & [2] buttons and turn the radio on.
To test the LCD hold the [0] key while powering up.

The FT51 is highly modifiable allowing for extreme wide band receive and transmission ranges (60-999).

To expand reception with out hardware modification power off the unit then press and hold the [v] and [^] buttons (up arrow and down arrow) while powering the unit on, See page 60 of the users manual for more information.

Manufacturer's WWW page:
Product review on EHam: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/205
QRZ's modification reference: http://qrz.com/download/mods-e-h/ft51r.txt and http://qrz.com/download/mods-e-h/ft51.txt
Yahoo Egroup List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ft51r
FCCID: K66 FT-51R

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