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I also found an 857d, talked to the guy and it seems to have a bad ceramic filter, he wants $520 shipped, I could fix it I think, just wan to research the procedure before I agree to anything. I mean the parts are only like $6

This is what he said about the radio

"Up for sale is my Yaesu FT-857D. I purchased this rig new around this time of year in 2011. It has spent the majority of its time securely tucked away in the carpeted area underneath the back seat of my Silverado. A few weeks ago, I noticed that the radio's S-meter was pegged full when I was on 20m one morning. It stopped doing that, but then I noticed that no audio was being passed when the squelch was broken on 2m/70cm. It also seems the S meter is reading a little low on the HF bands and the voltage readout is showing slightly higher then what it's actually being fed. From what research I've done, I'm guessing the ceramic filter(s) in this radio have died. It appears to be a common problem that appears after 2-3 years. If you send it back to Yaesu, you're looking at one hour of labor ($70) and probably $5-10 worth of parts. I can't promise that of course, but it seems to be the norm for most people. The TX appears unaffected."

<blockquote data-quote="mr_fx" data-source="post: 419991" data-attributes="member: 22137">I also found an 857d, talked to the guy and it seems to have a bad ceramic filter, he wants $520 shipped, I could fix it I think, just wan to research the procedure before I agree to anything.&nbsp; I mean the parts are only like $6This is what he said about the radio&quot;Up for sale is my Yaesu FT-857D. I purchased this rig new around this time of year in 2011. It has spent the majority of its time securely tucked away in the carpeted area underneath the back seat of my Silverado. A few weeks ago, I noticed that the radio&#039;s S-meter was pegged full when I was on 20m one morning. It stopped doing that, but then I noticed that no audio was being passed when the squelch was broken on 2m/70cm. It also seems the S meter is reading a little low on the HF bands and the voltage readout is showing slightly higher then what it&#039;s actually being fed. From what research I&#039;ve done, I&#039;m guessing the ceramic filter(s) in this radio have died. It appears to be a common problem that appears after 2-3 years. If you send it back to Yaesu, you&#039;re looking at one hour of labor ($70) and probably $5-10 worth of parts. I can&#039;t promise that of course, but it seems to be the norm for most people. The TX appears unaffected.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mr_fx, post: 419991, member: 22137"] I also found an 857d, talked to the guy and it seems to have a bad ceramic filter, he wants $520 shipped, I could fix it I think, just wan to research the procedure before I agree to anything. I mean the parts are only like $6 This is what he said about the radio "Up for sale is my Yaesu FT-857D. I purchased this rig new around this time of year in 2011. It has spent the majority of its time securely tucked away in the carpeted area underneath the back seat of my Silverado. A few weeks ago, I noticed that the radio's S-meter was pegged full when I was on 20m one morning. It stopped doing that, but then I noticed that no audio was being passed when the squelch was broken on 2m/70cm. It also seems the S meter is reading a little low on the HF bands and the voltage readout is showing slightly higher then what it's actually being fed. From what research I've done, I'm guessing the ceramic filter(s) in this radio have died. It appears to be a common problem that appears after 2-3 years. If you send it back to Yaesu, you're looking at one hour of labor ($70) and probably $5-10 worth of parts. I can't promise that of course, but it seems to be the norm for most people. The TX appears unaffected." [/QUOTE]

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