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# 20250117 - First activation with the new FT-891
- URL: https://kb9v.com/20250117-first-activation-with-the-new-ft-891/
- Published: 2025-01-17T18:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T21:56:01.000Z
- Author: KB9V
- Tags: HAM Radio, POTA Activation, 20M, FT-891, #Import 2026-09-16 21:04

Big day! First Park Activation for my new gear. FT-891 and new 23AHr battery out for inaugural runs. And boy - did it run! The 42 contacts came quicker than I could type and a total of 29,000 miles of airwave travel in under an hour! The radio worked great, I can safely say that I really like it now that I have used it in the field.

As for the new battery, I am pretty impressed with the first run on it. Started fully charged and used approx 12% of the new 23Ah battery for this activation (which included KX4BY also activating afterwards with his 991A running 85w)

Here was the setup:

- PARK: US-4451 - Tuskegee National Forest: Taska Recreation Area
- GRID: EM72el
- ELEVATION: Approx. 400 feet
- RIG: Yaesu FT-891 + ATU100 tuner. Set to 20M band and 50W power output
- ANTENNA: 20m EFHW 9:1
- BATTERY: 12v 23Ah LiFePO4

![s20250117sign](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2025-095-s20250117sign.jpg "s20250117sign")  
![s20250117sign2%E2%80%AF](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2025-096-s20250117sign2.jpg "s20250117sign2%E2%80%AF")  
![sign3](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2025-097-sign3.jpg "sign3")  
![sign4](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2025-098-sign4.jpg "sign4")

POTA Activation map and stats:

![20250117-pota](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2025-099-20250117-pota.jpg "20250117-pota")  
![20250117-stats](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2025-100-20250117-stats.jpg "20250117-stats")