Great radio, easy to program.

I have seen online comments about these tests wrongly quoted by operators, who said the ARRL does not recommend the FT-891 as a desktop radio, which is untrue

For sure this is an excellent radio and a very good deal.

In fact, it has the best receiver of any portable or mobile radio I've ever had

Mine is the size of a large coffee mug, and weighs just 1.1kgs (2.4 pounds).I sold-off my Elecraft KX2 for this rig (and I loved that radio)

True, you're giving up VHF/UHF, but we're living in a time when capable Chinese radios are $25,

Some will want to tear this radio apart, because it's not the second coming of the FT-857, or because some test lab stats aren't absolute perfection, but in my experience, this radio is an absolute steal