Yaesu FT-891

A Yaesu FT-891 Radio Tuned to the 10 Meter Band

The Yaesu FT-891 is a HF and 6 meters all mode mobile amateur radio transceiver. The FT-891 was first announced to the public by Yaesu at the 2016 Dayton Hamvention.[1] The radio has 100 watts output on CW, SSB, and FM modulations and 25 watts of output in AM.[2] As a mobile transceiver the FT-891 is well suited for mobile installation in vehicles, and weighing less than 5 pounds[3] it is often used for field activations such as Summits On The Air and Parks On The Air. The radio has been praised for its noise reduction and sensitive receiver.[4][2] Common criticisms of the radio include its many menus that are difficult to navigate with its small screen, the lack of VHF/UHF capabilities, and lack of an internal antenna tuner.[5][2] Although the radio lacks an internal sound card it still has input and output jacks for audio and be controlled over a USB cable allowing the radio to use digital modes such as WinLink, PSK31 and FT8.[2][6][7]

  1. ^ "Dayton Hamvention 2016 ® – New Product Debut". cq-amateur-radio.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  2. ^ a b c d Wilson, Mark (2017-06-01). Steve Ford (ed.). "Product Review Yaesu FT-891 HF and 6-Meter Transceiver" (PDF). QST. ARRL. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  3. ^ "Yaesu FT-891 Review: Skyrocket Your Communication Options – CB World Informer". Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  4. ^ Hirst, Mark (2021-03-02). "Guest Post: Mark's review of the Yaesu FT-891 as shortwave broadcast receiver". The SWLing Post. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. ^ Prepper, Ham Radio (2020-02-13). "Yaesu FT-891 Review: A Compact Mobile HF Ham Radio the Packs a Punch". Ham Radio Prepper. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  6. ^ Martens, Michael (2020-08-12). "Yaesu FT-891 Setup for Digital Modes". KB9VBR Antennas. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  7. ^ OH8STN, Julian (2018-02-22). "WinLink Session with Yaesu FT-891". OH8STN Ham Radio. Retrieved 2022-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)