As the radio that shocked a few people as the “shack in a box” which many thought should have come with UHF and VHF actually came with simple HF. Many said the radio had been made worse. Below are the latest specifications about the radio that were sent to me recently.
Frequency Range: Tx: 1.8 – 54 MHz (Amateur Bands Only) Rx: 30 KHz – 56 MHz
Channel Step: 2/5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 10/100 Hz (AM,FM)
Frequency Stability: +/- 0.5 ppm 14 °F to + 122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C)
Modes of Emission: A1A (CW), A3E (AM), J3E (LSB, USB), F3E (FM)
Impedance: 50 Ohms, unbalanced
Supply Voltage: 13.8VDC +/- 15%, negative ground
Current Consumption: Rx: 2.0 A (Signal Present) Tx: 23 A
Operating Tempature Range: 14 °F to ° +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C)
Case Size (WxHxD): 6.1” x 2.0” x 8.6” (155 x 52 x 218 mm) w/o Knobs
Weight (Approx.): 4.18 lb (1.9 kg)
Output Power: 100W SSB/CW/FM (AM: 25W)
Circuit Type: SSB/CW/AM: Triple-conversion Super-heterodyne FM: Double Conversion Super-heterodyne
Intermediate Frequencies: 1st: 69.450 MHz / 2nd: 450 KHz
Maximum AF Output: 2.5 W 4 ohmz with 10% THD
Audio output Impedance: 4 to 16 Ohms (8 Ohms nominal)
Sensitivity: SSB/CW (S/N 10dB) 0.158uV (1.8 – 30 MHz), 0.125uV (50 -54 MHz)
AM (S/N 10 dB) 4 uV (0.5 – 1.8 MHz), 1.6uV (1.8 – 30 MHz), 1.2uV (50 – 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD) 0.35uV (29, 50 – 54 MHz)
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Also, Martin Lynch & Sons have this radio priced at £599.95 in this months RadCom, available end of September.
Operating manual download from here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5n0aaq97xyp178p/FT-891_Operating_Manual.pdf?dl=1
Thanks so much Delboy
Id get one on bench est kit first before all the complainers start blogging its rubbish.
AM (S/N 10 dB) 4 uV (0.5 – 1.8 MHz), 1.6uV (1.8 – 30 MHz), 1.2uV (50 – 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD) 0.35uV (29, 50 – 54 MHz)
rubbish specs ..sure you got that right Simon?
Checked with dealer who sent it and yep it’s right as confirmed on there website too: http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=102&encProdID=DF4DB262968932E999EAF928B5B6A1A7&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0
“AM (S/N 10 dB) 4 uV (0.5 – 1.8 MHz), 1.6uV (1.8 – 30 MHz), 1.2uV (50 – 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD) 0.35uV (29, 50 – 54 MHz)”
god i hope not …that’s not great at all in fact terrible