Thomas Does Radio or Something

Trying to get my FT-818nd working on FT-8 was an adventure. After much poking, then complaining and receiving choice hints on freenode's ##hamradio (find us now on Libera 's #hamradio), I was able to come to the following conclusions that got me able to both decode and be spotted (no contacts, yet).

Someone lost a true wireless earbud and a car tire found it first. More digging looks like it'll require me to actually do a macro setup rather than phone-ing around, so here's a preview! Smashed earbud with ear tip, primary board, charger contact board, violently removed SoC, and partially detached lithium battery hanging out.