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title: Yaesu FT-891
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aliases:
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- /equipment/transceiver/yaesu-fd891/
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- /equipment/transceiver/yaesu-ft891/
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date: 2020-06-21T14:20:47+01:00
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coverCaption: Field setup for Winlink
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lastmod: 2024-04-13T19:06:32+0000
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#categories:
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#- amateur-radio
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#tags:
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#- yaesu
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showBreadcrumbs: true
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showReadingTime: false
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showWordCount: false
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---
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I got this because the IC-7300 was too chunky to be effectively
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transported within a rucksack. Also I feared scratches in its big
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display or even a broken display: so here is the Yaesu FT-891.
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## Excellent receiver
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I think this radio is quite similar to the IC-7300 in its receiving
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quality. Lots of options in the function menues help you to concentrate
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on the actual voice you receive.
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## Good filter capabilities
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The filters are good enough to filter for a specific signal, mainly
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using _WIDTH_ and _SHIFT_ and sometimes _CONTOUR_ filters is mostly
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effective enough. The _<abbr title="Digital Noise Reduction">DNR</abbr>_
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is also quite nice and works well, although I don't like the resulting
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voice that much. Way better works the autonotch filter
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(_<abbr title="Digital Noise Filter">DNF</abbr>_), which is an awesome
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feature to have.
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## Record and transmit CQ calls
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The FT-891 lets you record up to 5(??) or 3? different clips that you
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can later transmit by a button press. That might come in handy when
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you are contesting -- can't refer to this much because I'm not
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contesting nor do I use this function so far.
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## Good size
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I like it's size when it's beeing still a 100 W transceiver.
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Nonetheless it drains the battery with 1 A when listening.
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## Digital modes
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I use the radio with a SignalinkUSB interface and I have to extend
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the bandwith manually with the _WIDTH_ setting from the function
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menue to have this set correctly. The setting from the main settings
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is **not applied** on digital modes.
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_Apparently Yaesu doesn't care about that bug._
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## Tactical carrying system: 891escort ™
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Made from aluminium the
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[891escort](https://portablezero.com/yaesu857D.html)
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adds a little weight but also protection to the radio, especially
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for the knobs on the front panel. The addidional strap mounts can be
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used to attach a sling to the radio, it could be easily carried now --
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not that I used that once, but it is there as a feature. My focus was
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the additional protection when I bought them. Now, a year later, I
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carry the radio inside a cloth bag without the escort just to save
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some more grams when hiking through the mountains and I can remove
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the detachable head of the unit to change different microphones/headsets.
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When using the carrying system I would need to remove the right frame
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before I could detach the units head.
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Some people recommend using a short LAN cable to get the socket
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outside, but I haven't found a good one yet (and a short one).
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## Portable operation
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This radio is an excellent choice if you have enough power with you --
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the current draw is very high compared to a QRP radio and an amplifier
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(Tx-500 with PA-500 for example).
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