Hi Peter. I've been thinking about possibly putting up a small yagi for VHF/UHF and possibly - if I dare to go so far - a hexbeam for HF. I knew I would need a rotator for such directional antennas, but quite honestly, I was completely clueless on their operation. This video really helps explain rotators and additionally thrust bearings. I've read you typically need a thrust bearing for such antennas, but I really had no idea why. I'm feeling a bit less intimidated now after watching your video - thanks!

You might be amused to read that I tried several times to order this, but the site kept refusing my debit card. So I used paypal, and it went through straight away!

I have this radio, I love it, however the antenna near the top is rather flimsy, I have 10 dollar radios with a much more robust build quality

Hi there, great vid. If I were to remove the protective rubber cover from the bottom of my mag mount, would that make a better connection? I don’t care if I scratch the paint. Regards.

Interesting comparison. . One is a gritty sounding, noisy, poorly filtered glorified 11m toy and the other is a Yaesu.

Massive thanks for all uour very informative and interesting videos peter all the best to you and the family m0asn

Everytime the wire passes through the hole in the toroid it counts as one turn. What you have is a ratio of 3 turns primary, to 15 turns secondary. This is a 1:5 turns ratio of this unun. This is a 5x5=25(square of turns ratio), and is a 1:25 unun, NOT a 1:49. You need to correct this, as obviously many will have tried this and it will NOT have worked correctly. The 1:49 unun will be a two to fourteen turn ratio = 1:7 turns ratio and 7x7=49(square of turns ratio), and will be a correct 1:49 unun. (unbalanced to unbalanced) 73s

How far away would you have to mount it from another vertical?

A very nice respectful description of the G3

I hate to admit it, but this FT 710 outperforms my TS 890 on RX. Stations I can't hear on the Kenwood come in on the Yaesu FT 710 using the same antenna.

Muito bom obrigado por compartilhar por cá QRA Voz do Deserto RJ br 73 tudo de bom ai

I purchased and built the ARRL 40 meter End Fed Antenna. It has the same radiation pattern as my DiPole but it has a bit more noise on receive, probably due to the much higher feed point impedance. Using it with my Elecraft K3 and the 10:1 internal tuner It will tune up on 80 - 10 without any problem and sometimes I can get a 1.2 :1 on 160 and 6 meters. In general I am very happy with the EFHW antenna. The voltage and current distribution across the antenna is exactly the same as the center fed DiPole. No counterpoise is needed.

Can listen the mobile conversation,this airspy?

I have 2 of these in the Retevis equivalent model and couldn't be happier. I have a scrap built slim-jim antenna 40 feet in the air and hit repeaters 40 miles away. Audio is excellent both ways. I get frequent compliments in the audio. I'm sure there are better radios, but for $107 this is a great option for anyone looking for a very capable and clean transceiver.

Dear Sir, i really appreciate your work

Not convinced with the explanation as to why the tuner is 'disabled' from tuning since the tuner is clearly capable of doing so. Why would you 'cripple' the radio? I think a better proposal might be that a badly mis-matched antenna tuned down with the ATU, whilst convenient will probably generate heat in the tuner which might cause progressive damage (cooking) with sustained full power use. When viewed in this context, allowing extended ATU capability in an enforced 1/2 power (emergency) configuration makes more sense.

Helpful! Thanks!

I added a couple of 3-500z tubes to mine, and I got a bit of gain from them

Can you advise if there have been any issues using the FT-710 with amplifiers like the SPE 1.3K FA, have they been prone to power spikes as reported by their big brother the 101 mp Thanks 73

I started with an Alinco dx9 and then added the 991a then the dx10 Yaesu and picked up the President Lin 2 plus but alas the Alinco and President have been sold dirt cheap and I find myself hardly ever chasing any signals or even powering up. My area used to have a number of repeaters on u and v but now hardly a one to hit. I seem to be the only one with an antenna on my car. Anyway, I plug my dx10’into an audio amplifier and eq and it sounds incredible.

Good to see the half square still making the view s. And thanks for the g90. I bought from you. It is still going strong. With my half square. Well over 15.000 contacts. I added the 49-1. Thanks mark. Merry Xmas peter

Thank you for all the content in 2024. You represent for me a tone of Amateur Radio from The UK. Being in central U.S. with a relative low power station, I do not get that tone from any other source. Merry Christmas to you and family. de WB0RSZ

Merry CHRISTMAS nice video thank you

Not forgetting the shop you had in Hornchurch, went in there a few times

I've learned so much from your videos. Thank you so much. Happy Christmas and Happy New Year. - KC1YL

I hammered on a 710 for about a year straight on ft8 and abit on phone, so far a cool running and durable radio.

Best wishes for Christmas and have a great New Year. God bless to you and yours Peter. 73 M3KXZ

Thank you very much for all your videos Peter. Happy Christmas and all the very best for 2025.

You SIR have 100% SOLD me on this radio. I THANK YOU for All of your videos. You have provided me with information I simply didn’t know to ask the question about. You are a Fabulous Elmer!! I will be ordering from your store (even though I am in USA). Just want to show my appreciation for your time & efforts here on KZbin. W4EPS - Eric

Thank you for your nice comments and videos. I enjoy it. For you and your family also a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

A man with great experience in ham radio’ thank you for sharing your knowledge. Merry Christmas to you and the family.

Happy Christmas 🎄 and best wishes for a prosperous New Year to you Peter 😃! I too have heard what has been described as “Dual pass echo”, often when working stations via the “gray line” in Japan from my QTH on the East coast of the US. It’s just another one of those fascinating mysteries of HF propagation. I always enjoy your videos, especially your antenna projects 👍. 73 de Dan WD4DB

I Thankyou for all your hard work in producing these very informative videos that really have helped me progress in this fantastic hobby...Wish you and all a very happy Christmas.. Graham.. M1bsz

Hi Peter & Crew, 2:05 I’m a snaggle-toothed anciently experienced operator. All told, I have 18 months experience as a ham operator. I wrote you recently to advise I bought an FT-710AESS radio based upon your recommendation. Granted, I was intimidated at first. Just turning it on required a bolstering of spirit. Not so anymore. I’ll be eternally grateful that Yaesu was considerate enough to put all the factory presets in the menus colored yellow. You can try various options, then be reassured you’re back on the proper factory setting if you want to be. No frustrating guesswork. But, my real reason for msgng you is this… I do a LOT of WSJTX-FT-8. I like to work the different bands. I normally keep my TX power level , at about 40W. Even so, I started to observe my SWR’s begin to creep up after about 5-10 min. of operation. If not halted, the SWR meter would peg at max . This on each band. I did some research on this. As I suspected, the creeping SWR was an indicator of heat. FT-8 of course a 100% duty cycle mode. Ignored, performance toilets, and damage may result. The antenna I use on my HF currently is a 133’ EFHW, inverted “V”. I changed out my transformer box at the feedpoint from a 200W capacity to a hefty, 1KW model. Since the change, my SWR’s on all bands I use sit bottomed out at 1:1, or 1:1.2 or 1.25. It is an incredible performance boost. Previously, after changing out the radiating wire I had persistent challenges to find acceptable SWR settings across the bands. That is all fixed now. I have no heat conditions, nor bouncy SWR indicators. Plus, I’m getting some further distant contacts. My very first new contact was a station on Easter Island. Not bad, from my station in North Idaho. 😮

Merry Christmas to you and the family and all at W&S

It the same principle and function of a 4-square antenna setup but one other veritical element instead of 4. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

These new radios are too dicey in places like the philippines Heat humidity salty air Unreliable power etc Too sensitive to any static shocks The screen will look bad in a few years Any problems i cant fix All smd I prefer ts830 or even ts850 Much more reliable and fixable I dont need bells whistles

I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year Peter. God Bless.

I test for my first Australian license on Dec 28/2024 and have bought several QRP class radios to use since the lower license here in OZ limits me to 5 watts. Out of about 8 I've chosen the X6100, the G90 and the 918 since I've had the best luck listening with them over the others.

The inbuilt tuner on the FT710 is not as goos as the Xiegu G90. That said the audio quality on the FT710 is totally superior to the G90. I still enjoy using both radios however

Peter a great gentleman you are

Merry Christmas and be most blessed.

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 from America! N1XXU

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all. Looking forward to more videos in 2025.

Best wishes to you both Peter, May health and kindness follow you both.

All the best Peter for Christmas and New Year from a long-standing friend Dave G3RCQ your beaten me by 2 years haha

Merry Christmas to all at W&S and a Happy new year

I bought my FT991a just before the FT710 came out. I'm pleased with the ft991a which was an upgrade to my first HF transceiver the ICOM IC-718, I wanted the 2m/70cms capability too. I keep seeing people raving about how great the receiver is in the FT710 though, not sure I can really afford a second HF receiver or if the money would be better invested in my antenna system instead, hmmm if only money was no object!!

73🎉 Merry Christmas Sir. May your DXs always reach the next station