Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The third in a series of videos testing the run times of the Yaesu FT-891 on a 4.5ah Bioenno LiFePO4 battery. We'll continue by running the same test at different power levels to see if the 891 has a "sweet spot" where it gets the most QSOs per amp-hour
Buy me a gallon of diesel at:
buymeacoffee.com/TheTravelinHam
Set Up:
Yaesu FT-891
10 watts SSB
Chameleon 17-ft Whip on Wolf River Coils Mag-Mounted on the Truck
4.5ah 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:
"Rusty Nails" - by Got Happy
epidemicsound.com/track/OUORcm6mpd
The third in a series of videos testing the run times of the Yaesu FT-891 on a 4.5ah Bioenno LiFePO4 battery. We'll continue by running the same test at different power levels to see if the 891 has a "sweet spot" where it gets the most QSOs per amp-hour
Buy me a gallon of diesel at:
buymeacoffee.com/TheTravelinHam
Set Up:
Yaesu FT-891
10 watts SSB
Chameleon 17-ft Whip on Wolf River Coils Mag-Mounted on the Truck
4.5ah 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:
"Rusty Nails" - by Got Happy
epidemicsound.com/track/OUORcm6mpd
