At 12:16 PM 6/26/2010, B J wrote: >I believe the manual is available as a downloadable file on Yaesu's >website. Check page 11 for details on setting up the radio for charging. In any case, googling "ft-817 manual" is bound to give results. I've found Google handy for locating both user and service manuals. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com