FT-897 Serial Numbers

From The Unofficial FT-897 Wiki

Yaesu FT-897 Serial Numbers

The basic breakdown of Yaesu FT-897 serial numbers is below:

Position 1 = year made

Position 2 = month made

C = January

D = February

E = March

F = April

G = May

H = June

I = July

J = August

K = September

L = October

M = November

N = December

Position 1 = last digit of the year in which the radio was produced Position 2 = month made Pos 3 &/or 4 = lot number(s) Pos 5<-8 = sequence in that lot

Example - My FT897D 4L430××× would translate to:

4 = 2004 L= October 30 = Lot number 30