Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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By stroke of luck, yours truly won a 9 amp-hour LiFePO4 battery. It's the perfect size to take our battery test in the direction I've been discussing. How much difference will it make exactly to now have a battery that meets the momentary amperage requirements of the FT-891.

Buy me a gallon of diesel at:
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Set Up:
Arrow II 146/437-10 Yagi Antenna
Yaesu FT-2D
Yaesu FTM-6000 at mid power level
Sony ICD-PX470 Stereo Digital Voice Recorder
Yaesu FT-891
100 watts SSB
Chameleon 17-ft Whip on MFJ Triple Mag-Mount
9ah Bioenno LiFePO4
N3FJP logging software on 12-volt Gateway Laptop

AMAZON AFFILIATE LINKS:
Radio Equipment:
Sony ICD-PX470 Stereo Digital Voice Recorder - amzn.to/4mua8zk
Nanuk 909 Case - amzn.to/4jgwB03
Nanuk 910 Case - amzn.to/3Z3wFcl
Digirig DR-891 - amzn.to/4k8CuO1
Lido Suction Cup Mount for Yaesu Mobile Radios - amzn.to/4mwZ9VT
CW Morse Iambic Paddles - amzn.to/3FvcLQP
Arrow II 70cm/2m Yagi Antenna w/out duplexer - amzn.to/3Sl55Ub
Sandbags for antenna tripod - amzn.to/3HdwVzn
Vekkia Headlamp w/ redlight - amzn.to/43sLOFw
Rite in the Rain logbook - amzn.to/4kBAz4B
Heil Sound foot switch - amzn.to/45x5QkG
Nano VNA-H antenna analyzer - amzn.to/4jgVedf

Recording Equipment:
DJI Wireless Mic System (not what I have, but what I'd get today) - amzn.to/43xRsq3


Music:
"Playtime" - by Margareta
epidemicsound.com/track/IYf29Ec1Bf

"Rusty Nails" - by Got Happy
epidemicsound.com/track/OUORcm6mpd