Initial CW Settings for your FT-891

This takes a look at how to do CW mode on the Yaesu FT-891. We start with the function settings that will put you on the air, then move on to basic receive menu settings, and then a quick look at saving your CW set-up, using RT-Systems. I’d like to apologize to everyone watching this video. I’ve been ill for the last couple of months and really hit hard while working on this one. It took me a lot more time to get this recorded as I was constantly having coughing and sneezing fits that forced me to back-up and record whole sections of the video. When going through it while editing, I noticed my voice was slurred almost to the point of some of the words being unintelligible. I will be listing all the Function and Menu Settings in the video description so if you didn’t understand anything, you can look it up. Referenced Links: My Dummy Load: https://geni.us/r3oJTj SignaLink – External Sound Card: https://www.tigertronics.com/slusbmai... WinKeyer USB: https://hamcrafters2.com/WKUSBX.html Chapters: 00:01 Introduction 01:05 Key connection to Rig 03:08 Function Settings 09:10 Menu Settings 17:30 RT-Systems Radio Programming Software 19:56 Summary and End-Notes Function Settings: On CW SETTING function screen: Using a Straight Key – BK-IN ON, KEYER OFF Using a Paddle – BK-IN ON, KEYER ON Using an External Keyer – BK-IN ON, KEYER OFF Speed sets Words per Minute – Internal Keyer Only Pitch sets BFO Sidetone On Function-2 Screen Set AGC to Auto Menu Settings: 01-01: AGC FAST DELAY – 300msec 02-06: ZIN LED – ENABLE 04-01: KEYER TYPE – ELEKEY-B 04-02: KEYER DOT/DASH – Set as required, usually NOR 04-03: CW Weight – Set to your taste and style – default 3.0 07-01: CW LCUT FREQ – Set to 100-150Hz below BFO Freq 07-02: CW LCUT Slope – 18dB/oct 07-03: CW HCUT FREQ – Set to 100-150Hz above BFO Freq 07-04: CW HCUT Slope – 18dB/oct 07-05: CW OUT LEVEL – Default 50, probably needs less 07-07: CW BFO – AUTO 07-08: CW BK-IN TYPE – SEMI 07-09: CW BK-IN DELAY – 200msec (tweak up if needed) 14-05: DIAL STEP – 5Hz 16:02: HF PWR – set as needed to maintain reliable communications (5-100W) Thanks for watching – please remember to Like, Share, Comment, and subscribe… 73 de Tom, ND3N