Yaesu FT-7900R; First Impressions

#HamRadio My first impressions of the Yaesu FT-7900R Dual Band mobile radio. This radio was purchased new from Ebay seller in Greece. Mod's are already done. Thanks for watching.
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[@Moonchild7474]

Love this radio! installed my in to a waterproof ammo container, detachable face made this possible, very easy to go portable and still have the option for added power for those times when you're working out of range distances from local repeaters...Again very good radio, easy to program, great reports, couldn't be happier~73, KK4FKS

[@alhenry1240]

Thank you so much for the informative video. It was very helpful.

[@KX4UL]

Very helpful video. Thanks!

[@coconut54]

it does. if you use one has a home channel or you keep one as a primary and it will monitor both frequencies. but you can only transmit on one

[@BeigeGenius]

Have one in the car, great simple 2m/70cm mobile. Easy to program too without software.

[@RayBecker]

@minbound I know, i know. Thanks for commenting. If I can keep on helping some others, things will eventually smooth out.

[@MrVWQ]

love my 7900. I only wish it had more than 50W on 2m... But other than that love it. Not a big area over hear for UHF, but most of our repeaters are linked here, so it's nice to be able to have on the radio, should something happen to my 2meter side of the radio. Thanks for sharing.

[@SVRoquetta]

European ham gear comes with an so239 connector on the back Edit: I just bought one of these excellent radios (in England) , and it does indeed have an N.type connector on the rear

[@mkubiak67]

With the mars/cap mod will it tx on 462.xxx gmrs freq?

[@RayBecker]

@1oldarmyguy Woody...this radio has the N-Type antenna connector on the back and the other stuff I'll have to tell you in private. Shh...Hey Bud...C'Mere....Yeah, you....C'mere

[@vinaguerrero5207]

REV ENC just for the thought is a Inverted Tone ..:)

[@1oldarmyguy]

What are some of the differences between the US version and the Euro other then the US having the NOAA alert? Nice radio! Thanks for sharing. Charlie Mike!

[@RayBecker]

Radio still kicks ass. I don't think they program it. They mod the radio and ship it. I can help you with programming or you could purchase the data cable/software package for the radio. how you dooin

[@RayBecker]

@JettaJ1 no, it does not

[@TheExpandingLibrary]

Hey, I'm new to ham radio. Starting to study to get my license. I'd like to get a 7900. I clicked on the link to buy it from that ebay seller in Greece, but it seems that seller isn't available anymore. Any suggestions on what is another good seller? Thanks!

[@lyonrowe9527]

HI, GREAT VIDIO. BUT ONE PET PEVE:- WHY HV U GOT LIQUID NEAR ELECTRONICS. Y NOT OUT IT AWAY SO THAT THERE CAN B NO COCKUPS..

[@nzxtrazer]

I just bought a ft-1900r and i guest i paid way to much 450$ and its only a 136 to 174 mhz so i want this one now

[@BeigeGenius]

@xxRenaissanceManxx Flouride is good for "sheep".

[@johnadams9044]

Did they throw in a Gyro and a quart of yogurt? In the U.S. , it sells for $308 shipped so what did you save? I bet you paid a good piece of change to ship it here. When it comes time to sell it, good luck!

[@RayBecker]

John Adams I sold it for more than I paid

[@RayBecker]

@cokeman250 I've seen some of your comments lately....a bit harsh. Looks like you need more Flouride in your diet.

[@JettaJ1]

does this have the V-V V-U monitoring? like most dual banders have?

[@johnnydecicco5343]

whats the differance from gitting it from greece then the ham store here in the states also is there a desk mic. you can git for it to replace the hand mic. good vid. thanks john KK6MWX

[@RayBecker]

you can't purchase a new, unlocked radio in the States that was manufactured for the Euro market. I do not know about using a desktop mic; I would guess that you would have to buy one from Yaesu if they even offer it

[@johnnydecicco5343]

thats what i thought that means you cant program it by hand you have to have the cable and disk

[@RayBecker]

johnny decicco no...it can be programmed manually

[@johnnydecicco5343]

so that means that i have to program it via disk and cable ? could you tell me were i can git a 7900 unlocked like were u got yours thanks john KK6MWX

[@mptrax]

R version is for the US. Not Europe.

[@davidcolledge7914]

Hello I'm David KB3NFQ how Do You Reset The Yasu 7900

[@cokeman250]

you can get ahold of socalpreppers and he can teach ya how to use it.

[@lewis8454]

can you pick up ham on this also?

[@asyncawaited]

One of my favorite 2m/70cm radios. From reading the comments, it looks like you sold it (no idea why you'd do that haha). If you're ever interested in picking one up again, GigaParts is selling them for $279 shipped and they include the YSK-7800 remote mounting kit. www.gigaparts.com/Yaesu-FT-7900R.html How are your experiences with Pyramid power supplies? I use Astron, but Pyramid's price tags have always been appealing. One of my Elmers once told me when it comes to a power supply, you're going to get what you pay for. However, if they live up to their claims, I might just grab a few of those as well as I expand my collection.

[@RayBecker]

no. it does not have 6.25 step

[@What_Fred_Said]

I don't care what anyone says , programming these radios without software is a major headache!

[@jimgresham5529]

How do you unlock this model?

[@RayBecker]

@6868JERRY ok

[@divchief07ut]

This sequence does not work on the FT-7900R/E

[@RayBecker]

@cokeman250 wow

[@anthonygallo3576]

Was it unlocked to recieve 900 mhz u.s. cell freq?

[@RayBecker]

I honestly can't remember Tony

[@1oldarmyguy]

@xxRenaissanceManxx LOL, I hear ya 5X5. Talk at you later. 73's

[@ailtonroque4167]

preciso do videio em português

[@skyesurges3466]

does it tend to overheat?

[@RayBecker]

never

[@kj4ilk]

i have the that very same power supply and i used the same power of 50 watts and the power supply died one day from over heat

[@chrisr069]

Ebay user name is now dead. Interesting.

[@MikeG-js1jt]

that's a counterfeit .... check your serial with yaesu

[@MrTONYSOPRANO69]

did vaseline come with it? why the f would anyone pay 450 for a single band radio?

[@buzzsah]

the link in dead.

[@RayBecker]

no

[@petedamron]

16 min of nothing