[Yaesu] Serial Number Information - FT-847 and FT-100D

Fri, 6 Sep 2002 03:10:07 +0200

HI Jim
Thanks for the information.
Regards
Deon ZR1DQ
.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Gerke <[email protected]>
To: Deon Erwin <[email protected]>
Cc: Yaesu Reflector <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Serial Number Information - FT-847 and FT-100D
| The Yaesu serial numbers can be decoded as follows:
|| The first character (a number) indicates the year of manufacture.
|| The second character (a letter) indicates the month of manufacture.
| Subtract two (2) from the letter's position in the alphabet to determine
| the month.
|| The next two characters (numbers) seem to indicate lot number in some
| cases, or are part of the manufacturing sequence number (see next) in
| others.
|| The last four characters (numbers) are the manufacturing sequence number
| of that radio.
|| So, for example, a serial number of 2H015678 would indicate that the
| radio was built in 2002 (the 2), in the month of June (H is the eighth
| letter of the alphabet, 8 minus 2 = 6, the sixth month is June), was
| part of lot number 01, and was unit number 5,678 built in that lot.
|| Obviously, the year digit could mean 1982 or 1992 in addition to 2002.
| Apparently the assumption is made that anyone interested in decoding a
| serial number is capable of determining which ten year period the radio
| was built during.
|| 73, Jim, K5QL
|| Deon Erwin wrote:
| >
| > I apologise for requesting this information again.
| >
| > How does one read the manufacture date and other information in the
serial
| > numbers of the FT-847 and FT-100D?
| >
| > Thanks
| > Deon ZR1DQ
| > .
| >
| > Moderator: Ray Brown, KB�STN
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