The CS-818 can handle up to 30 watts of power, so it’ll pair nicely with any QRP radio.
AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER FULL
The CS-818 actually works with any radio, but it ships with the command cable for the FT-817/818 for full integration. To be clear, Jesse sent the MC-818 at no cost to me to evaluate. JNCRadio CS-818 ATUĪround the same time, Jesse, with Chelegance, also sent me his latest ATU: the CS-818 which is specifically designed to work with the FT-817 and FT-818 series radios.
AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER PORTABLE
I unboxed then immediately opened the chassis of the FT-818ND to add the Collins filter, attach my Portable Zero side rails (stolen from my FT-817), add the Windcamp battery pack, and add the Windcamp Anderson PP adapter. It’s funny because I remember opening my first FT-817 back in…what…2001? The box and packaging were identical some twenty one years later! It had actually been a very long time since I pulled out a brand new (non-loaner) radio from the box.
At one point, eBay was chock full of them. Those narrow Collins filters? They’ve become pure unobtainium over the past couple of months. Well, that and I received the incorrect narrow Collins filter from a seller on eBay instead of sourcing a replacement, I decided to steal an original 500 Hz filter from one of my other radios while waiting on a replacement. I was so busy evaluating other gear and keeping up with my busy family life, it had almost slipped my mind. I had all of the upgrades in hand by mid-February, but that Yaesu FT-818ND sat in its box under my radio bench until late April. I planned to make the FT-818ND my primary HF radio and use the other FT-817(s) for full duplex satellite work (and HF too, of course, especially since one is now in a TPA-817 pack frame). Within a few days of purchasing the FT-818ND, I also purchased another 500 kHz CW filter, a WINDCAMP 3000mAh LIPO battery and a WINDCAMP Anderson PowerPole Adapter. I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to buy a new one under warranty, so I bit the bullet on short notice. Thing is, Yaesu announced they were discontinuing the FT-818 and I always planned to purchase one to replace out one of my two FT-817NDs. It smacked of an impulse purchase only in that I had not planned to purchase the radio that very day. I mentioned in a previous post that I purchased a new Yaesu FT-818ND from DX Engineering on December 28, 2022. I love testing new stuff in the field and on Tuesday, I had a great opportunity to test a number of new items.
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