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@jayKQ4DUX
@jayKQ4DUX 3 күн бұрын
Pretty cool little radio, thanks for the review
@Merhart
@Merhart 4 күн бұрын
thanks for this investigation, helps me with the choice, reg. The PA1MER
@Sonicgott
@Sonicgott 5 күн бұрын
I just bought this antenna a while ago, glad to see some good reviews!
@traviswcarney
@traviswcarney 9 күн бұрын
Just came across this. Thanks for the great comparison! FYI, "Triblade" is the net control callsign for Civil Air Patrol's national HF net. We run them several times a week in addition to more localized daily VHF nets.
@gilgabo
@gilgabo 9 күн бұрын
Where can one order the side rails?
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 8 күн бұрын
From BG2FX
@taztaz728
@taztaz728 11 күн бұрын
so this radio can transmit on 26.9-27.4 mhz at 60 watts ? or explain how to make it so.
@robertnagy2163
@robertnagy2163 11 күн бұрын
Yes, and I showed you how to clip the wire for CB coverage.
@yavamaystudio8045
@yavamaystudio8045 13 күн бұрын
280 dol. in EU
@edtriana6250
@edtriana6250 17 күн бұрын
Excellent comparison presentation and very helpful too...The best I've seen comparing these two radios. Thank you for doing such a great job!
@VK1HF
@VK1HF 18 күн бұрын
are you working for Flex.? you should be - what an excellent video.. thanks so much. DE VK1HF
@ScottDeMatteo-f5k
@ScottDeMatteo-f5k 21 күн бұрын
Its July of 2024 and thee prices on the 101D has come down a lot. I have a FTDX 3000. I am considering the upgrade to the 101 or the 7910 Any opinions?
@bigguyprepper
@bigguyprepper 24 күн бұрын
If it did 220mhz at this price point I’d buy it
@RobertKross-tw4si
@RobertKross-tw4si 25 күн бұрын
I did the mod this morning and works on CB band. I do not intend to use it, but, it is good to have in an emergency. The radio software is v. 1.8. Thank you for the tip.
@AdamPinuelas
@AdamPinuelas 25 күн бұрын
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@ericpilboue3276
@ericpilboue3276 26 күн бұрын
Thank, i ordered yesterday my first transceiver, i am actually learning for the licence and like swl with my belka dx receiver. The choice wasn't easy at all, the winner is the ft710 for the price, the receiver quality, it's a yaesu and it's not multiband like 991. I'll purchase a vhfuhfshf later i want listen iss and sat too. In the big brand, there is no really bad transceivers?? No?? (icom yaesu elekraft.... . Excepted cheap chineses). Thanks for this video.
@get__some
@get__some 29 күн бұрын
thank you for not broadcasting on 11m, like so many folks do.
@wesfoulds47
@wesfoulds47 Ай бұрын
This is the best radio for all around
@mrvicomte8291
@mrvicomte8291 Ай бұрын
This Yaesu radio has a design that is far superior to ICOM. Its design is very, very beautiful; it looks professional and elegant in a living room. On the other hand, the 7300 has a slightly inferior design. However, it is much more intuitive, much more enjoyable to use, and much more pleasant overall. I will add handles to the ICOM 7300, which will give it a professional and engineer-researcher style. Both radios are similar in reception and transmission for DX.
@julianrose4741
@julianrose4741 Ай бұрын
Yes, the Yaesu is more beautiful. We like radios that look beautiful. The circuit design in the Yaesu is older though. It is a mixer SDR. Although this results in good RX "numbers" it radio comes with several problems. #1 problem is that the receiver audio frequency passband is not flat. The bass and treble are lost at the top and bottom. The next is that the display has no averaging. It is like a strobe light show. Next is the buttons on the left of the VFO knob. You ALWAYS hit the VFO knob when you try to press those buttons. Next is the Transmit adjustments. The AMC control must be at 100 to take it OUT of line- else you can never adjust your audio and ALC like the manual says. Receive and Transmit audio are superior on the Icom. DNR is superior on the Yaesu.
@AlabamaDad
@AlabamaDad Ай бұрын
Great review. I watched your review of the Flex 3000 several years ago and it was the deciding factor in my buying one. Your reviews are informative and you present the information very nicely. I have a Radio Shack HTX-10 but it is noisy and missing a knob or two. Might just pick up one of these for some summertime fun!
@kellyw1648
@kellyw1648 Ай бұрын
I would like to add a couple of points to what he has done so well. He forgot to mention the Icom's multimeter that allows you to see all your meter settings at once which I have on my Icom IC-7100 as well and it is really important running digital modes to monitor your power output, ALC and SWR with the constant TX and RX of the FT-8. I do love the Icom's menu system which is easier to see where you are going. I used to have the Yaesu FT-710 and in the beginning I did not like the menu system. However, after using it for a month or so I realized something. When you click on the menu of the Icom you get all the icons but no information. However, when you click on the menu for the Yaesu you get their boring list, but all of them show you the current settings at a glance which is a good thing and you don't have to actually go in any deeper to see where things are set. That is very nice as well. To bad we could not have a radio and the better features of each radio. Maybe some day. I think it comes down to what you want out of your radio and how you plan on using it. Also, the Icom had the presets for FT-8 long before the Yaesu did. I used FT-8 on my Icom 7300 and never had any problems and it is a breeze to set up. On my FT-710 I frequently lost connection and could not tell when I wasn't actually transmitting. That is why I like the Icom multimeter. Maybe Yaesu could do something similar. Thanks for posting and I always love your videos. 73's and hope to hear some of yall on field day tomorrow.
@nyworker
@nyworker Ай бұрын
As an old Kenwood TS-940 user I was leaning towards an 890 but that 7610 dual receive is a show stopper.
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 Ай бұрын
The real deal-breaker on the 890 is the speed of spectrum display refresh. It is super-slow. Not acceptable. When you have a real-time fast refresh rate display, you cannot put up with slow displays anymore. We are talking 30 FPS on the 7610 and maybe 4 FPS on the 890. I've owned and reviewed ALL the top radios....and they are all sold and the 7610 remains. (TS-990s, FTdx-101D, IC-7851 etc) Even the Elecraft K4 which uses the same ADC sampling chips as the 7610- ships with only one ADC receive channel, no antenna tuner and is $2000 more.
@nyworker
@nyworker Ай бұрын
@@Yavor54 Yes, 7610 seems to offer more performance from the visual pov. 890 would be a great upgrade and successor to my 940 but heck I will keep the 940 for tradition and add the 7610!
@KH07734
@KH07734 Ай бұрын
C’mon people, You cannot compare the 7300 to the DX10. Two completely different radios. Although I hate ICOM it just isn’t fair…. I would compare the 991a to the 7300 and the 991a would still win. Of course all My opinion… any items that are missing from the 991a can be done via your PC via the audio in/out ports on the sound card.
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 Ай бұрын
Well, I did it before the 710 came out- which is an exact comparison. Sales numbers of the 7300 are over 65,000 now. Sure, the 10 is a better radio and costs more. That said, brand loyalty has a big part in people's choices. The 10 has plenty of warts...and cool features. The 7300 will be the most popular radio of this decade for good reason. It performs past it's price point.
@KH07734
@KH07734 Ай бұрын
@@Yavor54 I must disagree with you on the 7300 being the most popular radio of the decade as I have no need for it nor did I like it at all before I even discovered Yaesu. I actually chose the Alinco SR DX9 over the 7300 and then bought the Yaesus.
@KH07734
@KH07734 Ай бұрын
@@Yavor54 this can go down the rabbit hole, I will agree to disagree since the Yaesu 991a and DX-10 are clearly better radios although I will throw you the 710 since that should have been a DX-10 with VHF/UHF in my opinion.
@user-px2kh4sc1o
@user-px2kh4sc1o Ай бұрын
Bob Nagy I Have exact same Black Cat!! Wow, John Bernays just Wagging The Cat atcha! Yes, I am still alive (74 Years Old ) and finally got a Room where I can Make SWL receiver out side 5 Windows and a Fire Escape high up Top of Building facing East. I let my Ham Technician License retire 11-28-2020 because I thought the Hotel would Never Put me into a Good Room, but after 12 Years I am Ready, problem is Senility. I ordered the Tecsun H501 Digital Worldband AM/FM Shortwave Longwave Radio with SSB Reception, Dual Speakers, & MP3 Player, Matte Black for SWL. Tecsun H501 Digital Worldband AM/FM Shortwave Longwave Radio with SSB Reception, Dual Speakers, & MP3 Player, Matte Black Buy it again
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 Ай бұрын
Johnny! -Great to hear that you are still kicking around. Your Siltronics 1011D is long gone from the pawn shop on Ouachita... they folded. Still running my FM station in the next storefront to the right. Same crap here in HS.... Wayne, JM and Bob King are still the three top hombraes. 146.88 is still there... and my group of silly operators is on our system on 145.625. Nothing to report here except old age and failing biosystems. the Tecsun RX's are just fine... but too sensitive. No antenna longer then 20 ft on them. I've done reviews of them too. Take care! Blob kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHuvZISVaNt8Z68
@michaelpage4199
@michaelpage4199 Ай бұрын
This was a great review. Old ham here been out of hf for many years do I thought I would try ten meter. Again thanks for the review 73’s
@MauriceCalis
@MauriceCalis Ай бұрын
I am a handy man and have a basic soldering kit, but I am not sure I have what it takes to put this together. I don’t have a radio license and have been learning CW for a couple of months, and want to get better at copy and consistently writing correct code. But, I don’t have a license and I am wondering if it is ok to get a radio and listen to it, or use something like this as a practice device. Can I practice sending without broadcasting, just for the oscillator?
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 Ай бұрын
Yes, you should buy this radio. It is a little challenging to build... but you will not have a problem. It is an amazing piece of gear. I believe you can practice CW with it. CW is big fun. Keep working at it... and study for your General Ham license. This is a GREAT hobby.
@hectorjulian2535
@hectorjulian2535 Ай бұрын
So if shipped from China is a negative, be happy to pay for US prices from places like Elecraft. Life is simple and we all have options.
@rkayakr
@rkayakr Ай бұрын
One extra feature - if you press and hold the Tune knob the step will change to 1 kHz. A tap will set it back down to a smaller step.
@dta6446
@dta6446 Ай бұрын
12:12 how can I get my screen exactly like this?? I’ve been trying for hours and can’t figure it out !!
@dta6446
@dta6446 Ай бұрын
Anyone please
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 Ай бұрын
Hit the "menu" button- then press "Audio"
@jorgeguzman9955
@jorgeguzman9955 Ай бұрын
Bob your the best tech out there
@jorgeguzman9955
@jorgeguzman9955 Ай бұрын
Bob naggy is a very good decent man he lives in Texas and he is a very nice individual plus a great technician I bought from him an ic275Agood 30:13 good radio
@user-ok3rr3lp6v
@user-ok3rr3lp6v Ай бұрын
Best video on the 991, thank you sir.
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Thump2030
@Thump2030 2 ай бұрын
Great video, I wish you could do a current draw comparison between the two in receive and transmit
@darrenheywood128
@darrenheywood128 2 ай бұрын
You guys are missing a very important fact with regards to the ftdx10. Ask yourself this, how does the ftdx10 produce a a wideband scope, given it has 3 roofing filters preceding a mixer? Think about it. Actually, if you check out the block diagram of the ftdx10 you will notice it deploys 2 adc's, one for the band scope and the other for roofing filter, the dsp then calculates the antenna noise floor with the roofing filter resulting in much lower noise floor over the ft710. Yaesu engineers aren't that stupid after all. Cheers Darren
@ricksargent8754
@ricksargent8754 2 ай бұрын
Excellent video!
@arthurgumbus3969
@arthurgumbus3969 2 ай бұрын
Please the new G2 review?? Please??
@johnbarnbaum-kz5rd
@johnbarnbaum-kz5rd 2 ай бұрын
Amazing review. No better out there for sure. Thank you.
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 2 ай бұрын
Thanks John. I'm never first to review them... I try not to waste anyone's time... keep it info-dense.
@germanlopez2333
@germanlopez2333 2 ай бұрын
Parker is Cat control greetings from TG5ALY
@w2aew
@w2aew 2 ай бұрын
The SSB mode is the same bandwidth as CWW, but the BFO offset is removed, so the display shows the suppressed carrier frequency like every other SSB rig. Kinda sad (for us) that John recently announced his retirement, and the current run of TR-45Ls will be the last.
@izzy351
@izzy351 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. A couple comments: I listened several times through each receiver demonstration and I could tell zero advantages towards the 7851. This is pretty common from testing I've done as well on the bands in the real world with various radios. All the sensitivity in the world means very little on HF when were most often noise limited, or maybe more accurately, interference limited. I good directional antenna can be more helpful sometimes! I was hoping to see how the 7851 was better dealing with that with its selectivity, but didn't really see that here. I even preferred the 7610's CW filtering and sound over what I heard, as did you I believe. I have made a career field testing of various types of radios in live conditions over the decades and have seen in most cases, the highest rated receivers in the lab don't really make all that much difference in the real world, and some actually fall short for various reasons (some you alluded to). I do own a 7610 now, and have for a couple years. I have a few contests and Field Days under my belt with it, and agree 100% about the Digi-Sel tracking bandpass filters being absolutely crucial in a multi-multi environment. Tremendous difference to the point the other stations' desense from other bands is completely mitigated. I also own a Flex, and I find I spend most of my time on the 7610, but I do find some of the features of the Flex handy at other times. AM on the Flex (transmit and receive) is far superior, for instance. Graphical filter adjustment is a breeze as well. I would love to see Icom integrate graphical filter on the 7610's screen using the USB mouse on the rig. Lastly, I don't follow the comments about mic gain (one press of the multi-knob gets you there), and the same with the VFO/Memory change (one press of the Quick button gets you there). I have had several Icoms in the past, and still run a couple 7000s for mobile and portable use sometimes, but the menu are quite different on the 7610, yet I find it far easier than most other rigs to use. Long presses of on screen buttons for example take you right where you need quickly without having dedicated HW buttons, and change based on mode. Very handy, IMHO. Press & hold the S-meter to get the to multi-function meter quickly from the large spectrum scope, for example. Press & hold the M. Scope button to get back. Press & hold the AGC on screen button to get to its adjustment screen, and again, press & hold the M. Scope or Exit button to get back. Very easy to navigate around things you need quickly using the touch screen buttons. There may be a lot of short cuts you're missing out on! Thanks again and 73!
@bobnagy9084
@bobnagy9084 2 ай бұрын
Indeed there is little difference in these top shelf receivers when in use. The 7851 has a slight selectivity advantage. For me that is very slight in my "average ham's" usage patterns. I will say that my preference for the SDR's is in the flatter receive passband. For various reasons, there is more roll-off in the bottom ant top end on the Superhets. There is also a "smoothing' of the audio that happens through stages of superhet. Filter delays etc. all contribute to a less visceral sound once it hits the AF section. To me it's the old 2nd law of thermodynamics at play. We just have less conversions between converting RF energy to AF energy in an SDR. A more direct path results in better system fidelity, I'm looking forward to seeing what ADC etc. Flex has implemented in their new 8000 series. May need to trade-in my Anan 7000 DLE II.
@spacemedic545
@spacemedic545 2 ай бұрын
I have both a DX10 and a 710. I can't tell any difference in the receive, they hear the same. The DX10 just has more filters to pull out distant stations.
@timg5tm941
@timg5tm941 2 ай бұрын
Bob your review videos on the 7610 and 101d are the best I have seen on YT in the ham radio genre. I have subscribed and thank you.
@bobnagy9084
@bobnagy9084 2 ай бұрын
thank You Tim!
@johnwest7993
@johnwest7993 2 ай бұрын
The Chinese are undercutting the Japanese the way the Japanese undercut the US manufacturers. I hate to see manufacturing leave the USA, but the hams are sure getting a lot of technology now for their dollar.
@johnwest7993
@johnwest7993 2 ай бұрын
I got a G-90 and built a 55 Watt amp to go with it for portable use with less than optimal antennas. Haven't needed to use the amp yet. I like fishing on light tackle.
@virtual812
@virtual812 2 ай бұрын
Slightly concerned you're turning he AF dial when playing with the DSP / notch and then again with playing with the filters on the IC-7300 Thats the wrong knob, the 'MULTI' know is the right one for changing DSP / notch and the 'TWIN PBT' knobs are the ones for moving the PBT. Not trying to be an ass.. just an observation that you might not have had much experience operating the IC-7300.
@daveengstrom9250
@daveengstrom9250 2 ай бұрын
On this video you have used the word "Punchy" several times. Plese define meaning.
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 2 ай бұрын
Punchy: strong, up Front, clear..good presence
@hugovdz
@hugovdz 2 ай бұрын
I didn't know you could disable modes. I would love to exclude the PA and AM modes. Anybody knows how this can be done?
@AndrewSparkfish
@AndrewSparkfish Ай бұрын
Only via the programming cable. Software available on Anytones web page
@sashedroff
@sashedroff 3 ай бұрын
In version 1.6 NB is now implemented. Hold M.V. Button down. Yu has built a cooling solution as well, $35 takes some soldering to install. Also, do you have the part number and brand for the elegant stands you use. I was not able to find them. Excellent review! I was looking for info on how to use/adjust the waterfall display functions. You have any insights?
@sashedroff
@sashedroff 3 ай бұрын
Also, Yu ships to the USA via FedEx so I got mone in about a week and a half. When they are in stock.
@timmotel5804
@timmotel5804 3 ай бұрын
4/2024: WoW from the future. Excellent review. Thank You & Best Regards
@TrzCharlie
@TrzCharlie 3 ай бұрын
Robert, your info on SDR was priceless. This was a wonderful overview of the G90, I am just getting back into Ham Radio (currently radio and wallet poor) and have narrowed my search for equipment to the G90 for it's portability and for it's small foot print for my small shack. I have subscribed to your channel and thank you for being here.
@geraldscott4302
@geraldscott4302 3 ай бұрын
I have an Icom IC-718 and an Icom IC-728, so I didn't need this radio. I bought it for use as a CB. This radio can be programmed on a computer with the correct cable, which I have. It's a lot easier than trying to program it from the front panel. The quality of this radio is amazing for a communist Chinese radio. It reminds me a lot of my Yaesu 2900R 2 meter radio, and the quality seems every bit as good. This is no Baofeng pile of trash.
@puntofisso
@puntofisso 3 ай бұрын
Great video! What power supply do you use with it?
@Yavor54
@Yavor54 3 ай бұрын
I use Panasonic 18650BD LiPo cells (used in Tesla cars < 2015). I build them in little "bricks":. 15 of them is enough to power this radio for several days. Check Google for "18650 battery pack".