This is a video of my Yaesu FT-857D and ATAS-120A installed on a 2006 New Beetle TDI. It’s purpose is to show you some of the capabilities of the Yaesu FT-857D and ATAS-120A Active Tuning Antenna System also made by Yaesu. I have installed the radio using the Separation Kit from Yaesu for FT-857D and it has been working like no other. I am so pleased with this system that I may get a second set for field operations such as portable or during when I am hiking. If you have any question about my setup, or if you’re having problem with the ATAS, drop me a note, and I will do my best to give you some pointers. I spent many weeks perfecting the installation and right now, I have zero issues with ATAS. There are lots of information out there on the Internet but the important ones I found by experimenting. If you’re on the fence about this setup, don’t because it works really well. RF grounding braids are very important – I think they are the most important than any other types of grouding for the ATAS. Fortunately, I have a unibody vehicle which makes grouding a bit easier. However, if you have a body on frame vehicle like SUV or pickup truck, I would really ground multiple points underneath the vehicle. 73 from Pete KC2ZXL
Nice video thanks for sharing ,
73 Phil M6ASL
Thank you for the comment Phil. When I had issue with ATAS, I scoured the Internet for answers as well as calling Yaesu numerous times without a real good answer. I was able to address my issue therefore thought I share it with our HAM community.
Pete KC2ZXL
How did you mount the head in your vehicle?
@GunFanactic Control head is mounted on a bracket that’s part of the Separation Kit. Separation bracket is mounted on a alumnum bracket that’s been cut from a longer “L” shape piece bought from a hardware store. Basically, the separation kit comes with small nuts and bolts which I used to mount the plastic bracket onto the aluminum by drilling two holes. Then the control head slides onto that bracket. Hope that answers your question.
Great video M6BOB
Thanks Bob!
hi good work Bob great video thanks for posting.Ken EI4IU