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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Yaesu FT-890
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
707€
Theoretical estimate
601€
Minimum
813€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF transceiver
- Frequency range
- TX: 10-160 m + WARC RX: 0.1-30 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 10 / 100 Hz
- Frequency stability
- ±10 ppm @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F) ±2 ppm option (TCXO-3)
- Mode
- AM / FM / SSB / CW
- Channels / memory management
- 30 regular 1 scan edge pair (PMS) RAM storage with lithium battery backup
- Repeater shift / offset
- ±100 KHz
- Power supply
- 13.8 VDC ±10% (6-pin Molex connector)
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 1.5 A (Squelched) TX: Max 20 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 238*93*243 mm (9.37*3.66*9.57")
- Weight
- 5.6 Kg (12.35 lb)
- Other features
- NB. VOX. Notch filter. Iambic keyer. IF shift. Attenuator. CTCSS/PL encoder. CAT control.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 70.455 MHz 2nd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (6 KHz, 10 dB S/N, IPO off) 0.25-0.5 MHz: 16 uV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 8 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 1 uV FM (12 dB SINAD, IPO off) 28-30 MHz: 0.5 uV SSB/CW (2.4 KHz, 10 dB S/N, IPO off) 0.25-0.5 MHz: 2 uV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
- Selectivity
- AM wide: 6 KHz (-6 dB) 18 KHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW wide/AM narrow (No options): 2.2 KHz (-6 dB) 4.2 KHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW wide/AM narrow (With optional YF-101): 2.4 KHz (-6 dB) 4.2 KHz (-60 dB) CW narrow (With optional YF-100): 500 Hz (-6 dB) 1.8 KHz (-60 dB) CW narrow (With optional XF-455K-251-01): 250 Hz (-6 dB) 700 Hz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 70 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm, 4-8 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- AM
- 25 W
- FM
- 100 W
- SSB (PEP)
- 100 W
- CW
- 100 W
- Modulation system
- AM: Low level (Early stage) FM: Variable reactance SSB: Balanced, filtered carrier
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±2.5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -40 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 500-600 ohm / 8-pin (Metal locking ring connector)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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