Yaesu launched the FT-817 in 2001 as one of the smallest radios to cover HF, 6 m, 2 m and 70 cm on SSB, CW, AM and FM. It carries its own battery and a built-in keyer, and it weighs about 1.2 kg with the pack and whip fitted. The ND followed in 2004. It added five 60 m channels on the US model, more display lighting options and changes to the RF stage, and it shipped with the FNB-85 NiMH pack and NC-72B charger. Yaesu built it until 2017, then replaced it with the FT-818, which runs 6 W and has the TCXO fitted. Owners chase two upgrades, a Collins filter and the TCXO-9 crystal unit. The weak spot is the transmitter. It's 5 W from a pair of small MOSFETs that a bad antenna can kill, so the power test matters most.
Bench check
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Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
The finals are the weak point. Wikipedia says high SWR, overheating or overvoltage can destroy them, and owner notes on mods.dk cover an intermittent rear antenna socket, so test both the BNC and the SO-239.
New to used rigs? How to check a used ham radio covers power out, receive, the finals and the display, and what power supply a used rig needs explains the 13.8 V supply most rigs need.
Buying guide
Bid on reinholdbuer's US FT-817ND, titled in working condition and now $355 with 15 bids and free shipping, and stop around $761, what goodshop-japan asks delivered for one titled working with its mic, whip and manual. There are at least 16 for sale, nearly all from Japan with shipping from free to $325, and most ask $775 to $1,100 delivered; several Japan dealers share the same photos, so ask for pictures of the actual radio with its serial. Titles reading plain FT-817 are the 2001 original, while the ND added the US 60 m channels and the FNB-85 pack. The 5 W finals are the weak point, so ask for a wattmeter reading on 13.8 V into a dummy load on an HF band, 6 m, 2 m and 70 cm. Skip yoshyama13's at $1,851, about twice the median from a 97.5% seller.
$355.00delivered
The lowest price on an FT-817ND, $355 with free shipping at the current bid, from a US seller who titles it used and in working condition. With 15 bids it will climb, so set a cap and ask for a wattmeter reading before the end.
Yaesu FT-817ND HF/VHF/UHF Ham Radio Transceiver - Used, Working Condition
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$355.00delivered
$355.00 · free shipping
Auction · 15 bids · ends in 6d 20h
Good buy
US seller, titled used, working condition. Auction, 15 bids; it will climb.
Seller: reinholdbuer
100% positive
Used$684.73delivered
$684.73 · free shipping
Buy It Now$684.73
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Our take
Ships from Japan, free shipping. No test claim; photo shows it off.
Seller: geebase
99.3% positive
Used$761.30est. delivered
$629.30 + $132.00 shipping
Buy It Now$629.30
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Our take
Titled working. Photo shows mic, whip and manual. Ships from Japan for $132.
Seller: goodshop-japan
98.9% positive
Used$783.30est. delivered
$629.30 + $154.00 shipping
Buy It Now$629.30
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Our take
The 2001 FT-817, not the ND, titled tested with box. Ships from Japan for $154.
Seller: goodshop-japan
98.9% positive
Used$788.48est. delivered
$750.00 + $38.48 shipping
Buy It Now$750.00
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Our take
US seller. No test claim.
Seller: cacarr-3
100% positive
Used$647.30delivered
$647.30 · free shipping
Buy It Now$647.30
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Check the seller
Ships from Japan from a 96.7% seller whose photo other dealers share.
Seller: sakura396
96.7% positive
Used$913.47est. delivered
$828.47 + $85.00 shipping
Buy It Now$828.47
Check the seller
The 2001 FT-817 as titled. Ships from Japan; photo setup matches sakura396's.
Seller: joouji
100% positive
Used$1,851.03est. delivered
$1,791.03 + $60.00 shipping
Buy It Now$1,791.03
Priced high
Titled complete, box photo only, from a 97.5% seller. About 2 times the median.
Seller: yoshyama13
97.5% positive
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