It's as if the 891 wants to be a $50 CB radio static box. These settings should not only be saved but saved PER BAND! The 857 could save settings 20 years ago. So, why the big, fat zero? Simply because everything that makes a ham radio a QUALITY ham radio (DNR, DNF, CONTOUR, SHIFT, NOTCH, RX BW) ARE TURNED OFF & YOUR SETTING ERASED every time you change bands, hit A/B VFO, or go to a Memory or QMB channel and, you have to go back into all the menus to reset your settings - all while trying to watch the road while driving! This is supposed to be a mobile radio. As mentioned by other reviewers many times before, the menu is a bit convoluted - but it is not as bad as some say. The team who put this together knew about computers but were obviously not ham radio operators. OMG what a step DOWN from the 857D! This radio is a perfect example of a product designed by people who never have to use it. It was bad enough loosing V/UHF going to the 891 but, hey, I get the awesome 32 bit IF DSP (which works great in my FTDX-3000!), right?. I wanted a radio that worked with my ATAS 120A antenna for mobile use. I bought this radio because my FT-857D died. No, I am not a fan boy of one of the other Big 3 who hates Yaesu but never owned one. Could be SO much better with so little work!
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