Tag: ft-891
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The “Perfect” Yaesu FT-891
Hello Operators I was just sitting here looking at the Yaesu ft-891, thinking to myself about “what if”. You know, if Yaesu would make a 20 watt version of this radio, with an internal audio interface, single USB wire cat and audio, plus an RX current draw less that 400ma, I would walk through broken…
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QRO Portable Yaesu FT-891 CHA EMCOMM 3P
Hello Operators In this video, I head out to the forest with the Yaesu FT-891, and a new antenna called the EMCOMM 3 Portable from Chameleon Antenna. My goal was to find a good NVIS configuration for Scandinavia and the nearby Baltic countries. I setup the EMCOMM 3P horizontally, at about 10 feet, between two…
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Yaesu FT-891 Current Consumption test
Hello OperatorsYodays topic is the Yaesu FT-891. In this video we’ll be measuring the current draw of the Yaesu FT-891 at 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 Watts.I’ve had many requests on the channel for such a video. Operators would like to compare current consumption tp other popular models…