The Yaesu FT-100D built on this success of the widely acclaimed FT-100, adding the convenience of factory installed modules for the ham on the go. The FT-100D is a miniature mobile transceiver that provides coverage of the 160 to 6 meter bands plus the 144 MHz and 430 MHz bands! The ultra-compact FT-100D has an easy-to-read LCD display. This radio combines a unique, user-friendly front panel with high-tech features like DSP to provide performance well above many base stations. And look at the receive coverage: 0.1-76, 108-174 and 420-512 MHz. Refinements include: IF shift, IF NB, dual VFO’s, keyer, 300 memories and CTCSS. Plus you get DSP bandpass filter, notch filter, noise reduction and equalizer. There are dual SO-239 antenna inputs.
I’ve been using my 100D without any problems since 2001! I love this radio.
the receiver goes up to 960MHZ, not 512 🙂 Thanks for sharing 5/5
Hi,
nice presentation but it seems like it’s not FT-100D but the preview one FT-100… The later model should have big speaker isn’t it?
Otherwise works nice.
73 – Petr, OK1RP
I just picked one of these up for running HF mobile , very nice little rig . Mine is the 100D model , as another ham mentioned the D has the larger speaker . My first mobile contact was into Russia 100 watts.
An error in the firmware causes the fans to shut down when the VFO is above 70.5 MHz. The smell is due to the VHF/UHF final amplifier failure, causing a short circuit that makes the radio draw 10-20 amps while it is on (transmitting or not). These radios require certain modifications to fix RF oscillation and overheating otherwise they will fail. I have owned one for 10 years and it died days after I started using VHF despite 1.2 SWR. Motorola discontinued the repair part.
is that the 100 or the 100d?
Both. Mine is a 100D. The only difference is a larger speaker and a failed attempt to fix the RF oscillation problem by sticking in adhesive copper strips between the chassis and case.
The DISPLAY goes up to 960MHz but the RECEIVER does not. I tested mine on a bench with a signal generator and above 600MHz it was completely deaf to a 10mV FM signal. The sensitivity drops off rapidly at around 500 MHz and is essentially deaf above 600MHz.
thats odd, ive just read eham reviews and the 100 gets a 3.7 out of 5, and the 100d gets a 4.2. strange
Awesome HF rig.
what is the differnce between the 100 and 100d?
that is an ft-100 as the ft-100d has a bigger speaker etc