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## Digital Mode Parameters
Below are the changed parameters on my FT-891 running a [Digirig DR-891](https://amzn.to/4h7a30T) external sound card and [LDG AT-100ProII](https://amzn.to/4hY1Xst) auto tuner.
| MENU | # | ITEM | AVAILABLE VALUES | DEFAULT | ==DigiRig== |
| -------- | --------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- | ----------- |
| DISPLAY | **02-02** | DIMMER BACKLIT | 1 - 15 | 8 | 3 |
| DISPLAY | **02-03** | DIMMER LCD | 1 - 15 | 8 | 3 |
| | | | | | |
| GENERAL | **05-03** | NB LEVEL | 0 - 10 | 5 | 0 |
| GENERAL | **05-04** | BEEP LEVEL | 0 - 100 | 30 | 4 |
| | | | | | |
| GENERAL | **05-06** | CAT RATE | 4800 \| 9600 \| 19200 \| 38400 (bps) | 4800bps | 38400bps |
| GENERAL | **05-07** | CAT TOT | 10 \| 100 \| 1000 \| 3000 (msec) | 10msec | 100msec |
| GENERAL | **05-08** | CAT RTS | ENABLE \| DISABLE | ENABLE | DISABLE |
| | | | | | |
| GENERAL | **05-14** | TX TOT | OFF \| 1 - 30 (min) | OFF | 3 Min |
| | | | | | |
| MODE-DAT | **08-01** | DATA MODE | PSK \| OTHERS | PSK | OTHERS |
| MODE-DAT | **08-02** | PSK TONE | 1000 \| 1500 \| 2000 (Hz) | 1000Hz | 1500Hz |
| MODE-DAT | **08-03** | OTHER DISP | -3000 - 0 - 3000 (Hz) | 0Hz | 1500Hz |
| MODE-DAT | **08-04** | OTHER SHIFT | -3000 - 0 - 3000 (Hz) | 0Hz | 1500Hz |
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| MODE RTY | **10-01** | RTTY LCUT FREQ | OFF \| 100 - 1000 Hz | 300Hz | 1000Hz |
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| MODE SSB | **11-07** | SSB BFO | USB \| LSB \| AUTO | AUTO | LSB |
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| TX GNRL | **16-01** | HF SSB PWR | 5 - 100 | 100 | 80 |
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| TX GNRL | **16-03** | HF PWR | 5 - 100 | 100 | 30 |
| TX GNRL | **16-04** | 50M SSB PWR | 5 - 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TX GNRL | **16-05** | 50M AM PWR | 5 - 40 | 25 | 10 |
| TX GNRL | **16-06** | 50M PWR | 5 - 100 | 100 | 10 |
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| TX GNRL | **16-10** | DATA MIC GAIN | 0 - 100 | 50 | 35 |
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| TX GNRL | **16-15** | TUNER SELECT | OFF \| EXTERNAL \| ATAS \| LAMP | OFF | EXTERNAL |
| TX GNRL | **16-16** | VOX SELECT | MIC \| DATA | MIC | DATA |
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| TX GNRL | **16-20** | DATA VOX GAIN | 0 - 100 | 50 | 10 |
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| TX GNRL | **16-21** | DATA VOX DELAY | 30 - 3000 (msec) | 100msec | 100msec |
| TX GNRL | **16-22** | ANTI DVOX GAIN | 0 - 100 | 0 | 10 |
### Parameter Spreadsheet
Below is a link to an awesome spreadsheet someone made with ALL parameters on my ProtonDrive. https://drive.proton.me/urls/FXQ86CC98M#2nLyNGhAVhh8
## Enhancing RX Demo
## Radio RX / TX Levels
If you don't have a [BUDDIPOLE POWERmini 2](https://www.buddipole.com/powermini.html) yet, you should really do yourself a favor and get one. For field use and solar charging a cell it's the only way to really know how much operating time you have. SOC is too unreliable, especially with LiFePO4 batteries.
#### RX Only = 0.95A
#### TX @ 5W = 5.03A
#### TX @ 30W = 7.57
## A Battery Hog
The FT-891 is never going to be a good choice for prolonged outages unless you have a solar setup to handle it's nearly 1 amp RX level. Just sitting on no volume listening will burn just under 1 amp of battery power every hour, that means a 7Ah SLAB will be dead in ~3.5 hours without transmitting once.
I love my FT-891 as a base or vehicle setup, and I can feed it with the generator / solar setup at home for most of the year, but it's not the tool for SHTF when the grid is down for months. I'm going to be using my FT-817 or (tr)uSDX in that scenario to save power.