USB Charging for the Yaesu FT-70D
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- WARNING: The PD Adapter used in this video is capped at a max of 12v. You want to be sure that any adapter / cable combination will not deliver a higer voltage than is rated for your radio. PROCEED with CAUTION.
In this video, we look at how to charge your Yaesu FT-70D Dual Band Ham Radio with a USB-C PC cable.
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I bought a similar one for an FT5D and it outputs 12V. At first I was a bit worried because the stock charger supplies the same 10.8V like yours but then I saw that Yaesu sells a different charging cable that delivers 12V to the radio. I also use the 12V cable for a while now and the radio is working just fine. I can’t say that it charges much faster if at all, but it allows me to charge it on the go from a USB power bank which is way more convenient in this day and age where everyone uses USB-C, except the ham radio manufacturers that are somehow still stuck on last century’s technology with USB micro-B.
Ah, good info... thanks PCF.
Can you share a link to the usb-c cable for the ft-5dr?
@@ryanc5517 I don’t think I am able to post links here but you can just search for USB-C to 12V DC 4017. (That’s 4.0x1.7mm barrel jack).
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FYI, see my top level comment about that cable. If you use a charger that provides 12V maximum (as some chargers do) then you’re sending 12V to the radio (higher than Yaesu’s 10.5 but still safe).
BUT, the cable can actually request 20V and it will gladly use it if the specific charger offers it (and many do). 20V may be enough to damage the radio. It’s unclear what the true maximum is.
There are specific cables designed to limit the voltage requested (9V and 12V are common options). But that cable is not one of those.
Hey LFX, was awesome to catch up at the fest and thanks again for telling me about this 👍
Have you tried this with the drop in charger
Ape - I used a USB-C meter with this exact pd cable and charging brick. Plugged in the voltage was 12.2V, charging voltage maintained 12.2V at .37A.
That’s awesome, thank you for the info 👍
Ordered for my 3DR. I travel and having a way to charge the FT3 with "normal" stuff is nice. Thanks for the video Ape.
Thanks for checking it out 👍
PD is awesome. I have a few chargers that do PD 100w but i bought a PD 240w cable recently, a fair bit thicker than normal but i dont have a charger or device that uses 240w yet. My Surface Book 2 happily charges at PD 100w. 👍
Great to see you now have better charging options. :)
Thanks for checking it out Don 👍
I like it and thank you for sharing. Note the magic is the circuit in the cable to match the radio.
Thanks for the info!
Hell yeah, I do this same thing to power my IC-705 from a PD battery bank in the field. Works great!
Awesome man, thanks for watching HR.
@@TheSmokinApe Thanks to you, Amazon is now out of stock. LOL
Great find, would use it on my 3DR.... if I ever used my 3DR. 😀
lol, it should work.
Thank you! Just pulled the trigger on it for my FT-1xd
Awesome, good luck with it.
A word of caution:
Yaesu spec is 10.5V. It can work fine with 12V as well.
But that cable, if connected to a USB-C supply that is capable of higher voltage, will provide 20V to the radio instead.
See my other comment. It looks like the charger used in the video is capable of a maximum of 12V, so that’s what the radio got. But some chargers (and power banks) do offer 20V.
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round plastic thing with a liner in it ,, it’s beside the desk,, can’t mis it 🤪
What is limited Battery life? I hear this radio has some quirks and a "bad"battery life bu nothing concrete on the net. Maybe some tests how many hours monitoring, RX TX, Fusion etc.
Thanks! I have two of them and really do like them.
They are great radios👍
How fast does this charge that way?
i just bought one from the exact link and nothing will work on my FT-70D. i have some high end charging bases and still nothing. i know the ft-70d power port works because i can charge it from the 12v car adapter
Nice! It should work for the 3DR too then. Thanks.
I imagine it would.
Ok. There is a TON going on in the radio world. Where would I begin? Do I need a license? What radio should I buy? How many radios do I need? Any and all resources are appreciated!! 😊
Hey SC, you do need a license for amateur radio 👍
I want an 12v DC cig set, and use it with my Jackery bowling ball size 290 HFT battery set.
I’m sure they have cig plug adapters, good luck with the search 👍
Will this work for other yaesu radios that use yaesu sad25 charger like the ftd5r ?
Thanks ... after many frustrating weeks with the 70dr, offering to give it away for free ... but persisting to get the pc programming to work, after doing the mars mod, it's become my favorite radio.
I would imagine it would work for others. I do like the 70d, just not that battery!
Thanks for this, Ape!
Thanks for watching Shane.
Awesome!
Thanks Chuck!
Thanks
Thanks for watching Nick
I think that cable puts out 20volts from what I can tell, I imagine the FT-70D has some form of voltage regulator onboard but it’s hard to say what it’s upper limit is.
Mind you, you would think if it didn’t that it would blow up immediately so maybe it’s fine? Would be nice to know official specs from Yaesu however.
The supplied charger supplies 10.5v, PD will negotiate voltage with the load. If you don't mine me asking, where are you getting 20v?
Yaesu spec is 10.5V. It can work fine with 12V as well.
But that cable, if connected to a USB-C supply that is capable of higher voltage, will provide 20V to the radio instead.
See my other comment. It looks like the charger used in the video is capable of a maximum of 12V, so that’s what the radio got. But some chargers (and power banks) do offer 20V.
@@TheSmokinApe yeah, but it can only negotiate the voltage with an actual PD receiving end, no? I.e. it's a USB-C cable and there are two devices talking the USB-C PD protocol and negotiating the voltage. Your radio is not actually able to negotiate PD, since its a plain DC input.
It seems this cable is meant for charging non-PD Lenovo laptops (which take around 20V DC), so the cable is probably negotiating the PD source into delivering those 20V, and then forwarding it to the laptop.
Of course your charger can only output 10V, so that's what it's going to see at the other end, but that's only a sideffect of combining these exact two components.
I bet if you combine this cable with a beefier PD charger you'll see 20V at the other end.
So all in all this sounds like a very dangerous recommendation, and people could destroy their gear with this cable.
The FT-70D's battery issue is most aggravating when you are out and about and no wall outlet is handy --- but I did a quick search and there are portable battery packs with high wattage PD-3.0 ports... but then, if I can carry a portable battery bank, I could just carry spare FT-70 Batteries. Decisions, decisions...
LOL, modern day problems!
I would get a spare battary and battery-bank. Doubles up has a phone charger, hand gps nav/sat pager charger. Love the radio but dislike the battery.
Thanks for the video! What antenna are you rocking there?
I believe it was the Nagoya 701
CAUTION: *Even though it works here, that cable might damage the radio if used with some chargers.*
The way PD works is that the device requests the voltages it can accept. The PD charger then supplies the highest one. These cables have a chip that acts like a device and requests a preset voltage.
This cable looks like it’s designed to request 20V. Your charger may or may not supply that (12V is a common limit). So it might work now with that charger because it’s actually getting 12V, but if you plug it into another charger that CAN supply the full 20V… well, you can see the problem.
You could test this by using a multimeter to check the actual voltage on the barrel jack output.
For comparison, I use a cable that’s designed to request 12V so it wouldn’t have this problem.
Great point. The specs on the PD adapter say; 3v, 9v and 12v; the only spec I see on the cable is 100w 20v and 5A.
@@TheSmokinApe Yeah, that’s what I suspected. If you connect that cable to a USB-C power supply capable of providing the full 20V it might not end well.
I don’t know what the actual input range on the Yaesu radios is, but I’m definitely not going to test it on mine.
@@TheSmokinApe You might want to do some testing and/or issue a warning on the video. My concern is that people are going to have 20V capable supplies (many of mine are) and it’s very possible it could fry those radios.
I added a warning to the beginning of the description.
This cable should work with the whole family of Yaesu radios - if you have the 4 x 1.7 mm power port…
I would imaging this to be the case, thanks for watching Ken.
What happens if you plug into a regular USB C port that isn't marked PD?
It won't work, needs to be PD.
Thanks. Was worried it’d be sparks and magic smoke.
Hi what aerial are you using here thanks
Signal Stick
Hi. This cable and charger will work on the ft-65r ?
No idea, sorry man
i carry an ABBREE Universal USB Charger Cable that has lobster claws to charge my anytone dmr ht.
Nice 👍
@@TheSmokinApe only wish it has a barrel plug but this works as long as you arnt trying to use it while charging.
Do you guys think a 9v output from a PD battery bank will work? Edit - Nevermind I found a 12V out pd battery bank.
Ok, good luck with it 👍
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can this setup able to power the radio for operation? Or is it only for charging?
I only use it for charging but others have said you can run the radio this way as well 👍
@@TheSmokinApe thank you. I will get one and pair it with my car charger since it has the pd plug.
are you using the 1.7mm connector or the 1.3mm ?
1.7mm
Expensive side for an HT? Obviously you have checked on prices on some of the higher end HTs. I just purchased and FT5DR and with the Black Friday discount, it came in at $370.
I don't see how this is any better than the charger that came with the radio. You still have to have a cable and a special wall wart. You just can't plug into any USB source like your computer.
I do get a multiuse plug?
Does it do APRS?
One can only wish...
Cant find none on Amazon
Links in the description 👍
Where do you order this cable?
Links in the description 👍
My first dual-band Yaesu HT, bought in the 1990's cost over $500. !!!!!
So, $175. (of today's dollars?) isn't much at all. Just weeks after I'd bought mine, the manufacturer put out a $75. Coupon! So all of my Ham buddies got the very same radio for a lot less!!! 😟☹️😦
Lol, I suppose they have come down in price!
@@TheSmokinApe
Yes, they have! I own two fine "Dual Banders", but all of our local "chatter" is still on VHF!
power delivery, not power distribution.
I’m glad we got that cleared up 👍
Ape - Here is a video I did with the voltages, amps and battery bank options with this cable - ruclips.net/video/wh39BveNQi4/видео.htmlsi=6zBEYLVKCv2bPvPL
Checking it out 👍
It needed a 3300 mAh battery and desktop charger. AnyTone wins again.
I do like Anytone