New Yaesu FTX-1F QRP RADIO Announced Features compared to Icom IC-705

[@Precise_Ant76]

Great comparison! Very detailed and informative! 💜

[@dannydivine7699]

12:25 It's where the antenna connects to the Tuner, since the other jack is jumpered into the antenna port on the unit??

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

Yes that does make sense! As I commented on another comment I was a bit confused as the top BNC connector was for HF/50MHz! Thank you for watching and your comment! 73

[@ChatGPT1111]

I have the twin 7300 and 9700 units for portables, so now I'm going to pair my 705 with the 905 for QRP backpacking! I like the idea of having the fringe band coverage and being in the 1% that has the microwave capability. My main base rig is the Kenwood TS-990 which I've had for almost 10 years now and still have no desire to replace.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@ChatGPT1111 I also love what I call the Twins ( 7300 & 9700 ) but couldn’t justify ( for me ) getting the 905 to go with my 705 especially as I have not had as much time as I would like to do HAM radio! The TS990 looks like a Truly amazing radio and I would love to get some operating time with it in the future perhaps one day! I would also love to get some operational time behind an IC-7851 as well and compare it to my 7610 ( especially after some HAMS sold their 7851 and opted for the 7610 and told me that the performance of the 7851 was very similar to the 7610’s performance! ). Thanks for watching and commenting! 73

[@johnk8091]

Good comparison - thanks. I will stick to my IC-705, in fact I will up the ante and will be buying a second IC-705. IMHO 3DSS is a gimmick, not useful. I have a FTDX-10, I tried the 3DSS for 10 seconds and have never used it again in 1.5 years. A killer feature of Icom that Yaesu lacks is the ability to have all meters on the display at the same time - power, SWR, compression, ALC, current draw, temperature - this is handy for monitoring all levels and adjusting as required without having to switch meters all the time. Icom waterfall and spectrum scope has always been better than Yaesu - sharper, higher definition.....and scope averaging, giving a buttery smooth display. Yaesu just display raw ultra fast scope which is very fatiguing. Really good features of the Yaesu is the 2 x antenna ports - big advantage over the one port of 705. And best feature of all is the dual watch - being able to listen to HF and also monitor a VHF repeater is excellent. Oh, the SO239 on the back goes to the HF antenna

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

Thank You! I agree I love seeing all the meters on the Icom’s this is why I like the extra 2.4” screen on the newly announced Icom 7760 as you can now see the meters while keeping the normal display on the 7” TFT screen! And if they could make a dual receive 705 so you could listen to HF while listening to VHF or UHF would be awesome! One of the draw backs (disappointments with the 9700 is you can’t monitor VHF/VHF or UHF/UHF at the same time). But I am looking forward to hearing more about the Yaesu FTX-1F’s features and capabilities in the future! 73

[@VladSolovey]

Icom mic plug is more reliable for field operation. In case of dropping mic to the ground you can easily wash up it's plug, but get rid off dust from rj45 you can't :) Icom NR works in CW. And are you ever listened to Yaesu in phones on low volumel? You hear the hiss of audio amplifire, when Icom has not! When I bougth 710 after 891 I hoped that I won't heared that hiss sound, but I was dissapointed... 73s from RA9QAT!

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@VladSolovey Good information thank you!

[@ferdinandfrozenstein]

​@@VladSoloveyYes!! I must agree with the hiss!! It's terrible. I like the FTDX10 sound and receiver, but there is a hiss in the device even with zero volume, which can be heard in any better headphones. I wonder why there's so little information about it and I think that older people might not hear it and so don't Yaesu engineers... I have fixed it by buying very cheap TV headphones with lower sensitivity and a separate volume control. I have set the volume on the headphones low to get rid of the hiss and then compensated it by setting volume high on the radio. It's a workaround I am wuite happy with, but it's not great... And yes, FT-991A suffers from that too. Only FT-818 didn't, out of what I have tried.

[@ferdinandfrozenstein]

​@@PrecisionGroupYTMonitoring a repeater while you're on HF is great, but I am very curious, whther there will be a full duplex and SSB capability on the sub receiver to enable you working SATs. I am afraid that it won't work like that and the sub RX will do just FM or C4FM... But let's see.

The newly announced Yaesu FTM-1F is expected to feature a built-in GPS providing location information for C4FM digital calls, with an external GPS port on the side for extra connectivity.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

Interesting thank you for the information! 73

[@forgetyourlife]

Rumor. Nothing confirmed about internal GPS,Bluetooth or WiFi.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@forgetyourlife I have a hard time believing that Yaesu wouldn’t include these features to compete with the 705!

[@forgetyourlife]

@@PrecisionGroupYTnothing about them in the published specs or any icons yet to be seen.

[@Kibwunga]

I have a 705 and I have an FTD X 10. The receiver performance on the FTX 10 is unbelievable. But Yaesu isn’t serious about a.m. They don’t enable any of the selectivity features in amplitude modulation mode. The 705, and I’m sure the 7300, do a really nice job with a.m. selectivity. I wonder why Yasu doesn’t choose to enable a full feature set on a.m.? I use my 705 as a short wave amongst other things.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

I do wonder why Yaesu does that (or should I doesn’t) with AM! The 705 for short wave listening is good! Thanks for commenting! 73

[@HA5OLA]

According to ML&S Martin Lynch & Sons from UK FTX-1F (at least in Europe) will also include 4m (70mhz) band. For IC-705 it was also announced but never implemented.

[@raymondmartin6737]

I have a $35.00 reservation with DX Engineering for the new Yaesu when it comes out in 2025. I have a Yaesu FT-818ND, with the Improved Windcamp Battery. It is nice, except for the small display and dim back lighting, like the old Yaesu FT-857 all mode 100 Watt one. 73 de W2CH Ray 😅

[@hjc4604]

Check out the CAT Display for the FT-818. kzbin.info/www/bejne/apCZaGyGj9h6g80

[@joeschebler6236]

Nice job! thanks KD0VTI

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

Thank you! 73

[@AZREDFERN]

I’m curious how many watt hours the Yaesu is. Airlines have a 100Wh per battery limit. Hopefully that’s exactly what they aimed for. It physically looks about the same size as my 100Wh USB battery packs.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@AZREDFERN well if we take Yaesu’s spec of 5,670mah x 3.7V ( not sure of the voltage exactly just yet? ) we get about 21Wh! 73 K4BBC

[@frankENZC]

I believe the SO-239 connector on the tuner is for HF. No tuner for VHF/UHF. Thanks for the video. New sub here. 73 de WA3RSL.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

That could be correct but what is a bit confusing about that is that the top BNC connector on the back says it’s for HF/50MHz but perhaps for the tuner the HF input needs to go directly into the tuner like you suggested and would make more sense! Thank you for the comment and SUB! 73

[@ChatGPT1111]

I like the 3D display because if you have just missed a signal, the 3D will show the history for a given amount of time, so you can stop and wait for the next transmission.

[@RoelandJansen]

tge 2d display shows the history too and does not converge. 3d is pain in my eyes

[@PhilON4VP]

According to some sources Yaesu will have Bluetooth and wifi. The PL-connector on the back of the tuner (left) is where the antenna goes. On the right the bnc is the rf in from the radio (jumper cable) and also the cable for tuner operation (mini-din). 73 ON4VP

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@PhilON4VP That’s Great I didn’t think that they would leave those two features out but at the time this information was not out! Thanks 73

[@PhilON4VP]

@@PrecisionGroupYT I am also in the market for this new Yaesu. For satellite QO-100 it will be possible to work full duplex ! 73 ON4VP

[@EI6DP]

Nice looking rigs, I will stick with my Xiegu G90.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@EI6DP I still have my Xiegu X5105 as well! 73

[@matthew.tamasco]

I have the FTDX-10. I have used the 3d display a few times but find it confusing and hard to see the immediate signal trace with the background sound signatures. That being said, it is my favorite 2D display nonetheless.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@matthew.tamasco thank you for your honesty about the 3DSS display! Out of curiosity have you compared the 2d waterfall on your FTDX10 to an Icom like a 7300 and if so do you still prefer the Yaesu? I ask because being mainly an admitted Icom guy ( again didn’t intend to be when I started out in HAM radio it just ended up that I kept acquiring more Icom rigs! ) I am curious as I may decide in the future to part with my Flex 6400M and pick up FTDX101(D or MP)! Thanks for commenting and watching 73

[@matthew.tamasco]

I'm fairly sure I would not rate the Yaesu over the Flex 2D. I find Yaesu and ICOM SDR waterfalls to be similar with pro/con being mostly a personal choice on features, colors and scaling, etc. I don't have a lot of experience on ICOM but went with Yaesu based on my in-store observation of the waterfalls.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@matthew.tamascoto clarify I would not swap the Flex out for the FTDX101 series radio strictly on the waterfall display more so for the receiving capabilities of the 101 and some of it’s other highlights! Thanks again 73

[@ferdinandfrozenstein]

​@@PrecisionGroupYT Hello! I have FTDX10 right next to IC-7300. Waterfall-wise, DX10 screen resolution looks better, you can connect an external display, which makes signal search a joy... However, I still like the IC waterfall more and think it's implemented better. I like the Icom colors more, they better show the signal strength. I like spectrum scope averaging, which Yaesu does not have. I like fixed edge presets (I usually have CW, SSB, digi and whole band edges set, e.g. 7000-7040, 7050-7200, 7040-7080 and 7000-7200 (region 1)), that helps me to orient myself quickly. And finally, in scroll mode, on Icom, when you move the cursor out of the range, next "page" is loaded. On Yaesu the whole range shifts, but the cursor is still at the end, so you don't see what's next. For example, I am used to zoom in in contests, e.g. to see +-5 KHz from 7004 to 7014, set scroll mode and go over the signals, working all the stations there and when I move over 7014 kHz, Icom serves me another 10 kHz of the band (7014-7024 in this case). Yaesu would shift the window range from 7004-7014 to 7005.7-7015.7, but your cursor will stay at the upper end and you won't see anything you haven't worked yet. You have to switch to fix, center mode and then back, which will reset the range so your QRG is placed at the middle again... This is of course usable, but not as convenient as it could have been... 3DSS... I use it sometimes for fun, you have to cut e sensitity of the waterfall down as much as possible to get rid of the "grass" in order to see useful signals... However even in that case, the geometry does not serve well. You aren't able to identify signals very well with 3DSS. On a normal 2D waterfall you distinguish LSB from USB, various digi modes or CW from QRN, etc. Just by the shape of the signal, but that's not possible with the 3DSS...

[@horizoncam]

I have found the 3DSS can show in me quickly if a particular band is propagating well, like 6M. For working the band I switch over to waterfall.

[@VOLKZZORN]

Nice comparison, yes I have to say if the Yaesu is just as expensive as the Icom I will go for the FT710AS, thought the successor to the 817/818 should actually be in the same range but I have already heard the price is not good, sorry, I think a lot of people will buy the 705 because it is cheaper!

[@kant777]

Bluetooth would be nice, so i can keep using the existing apps. 😊

[@DavidS-iw4ei]

I like the looks of the FTX. So when do you think a 100w replacement for the FT-857 will come out? As for WiFi & Bluetooth. Not sure why you need it. But AS FOR the waterfall. I don't use the waterfall. Sorry I can't help you on that one. I have the FT8x7 line of radios. So I don't see me getting a new FTX any time soon. But, if they come out with a replacement FT-857d. I'll jump on that. This all goes back to Dodge, Ford or Chevy. They all get you where you want to go in the end.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@DavidS-iw4ei yes the FTX-1F does look sharp as I stated in the video! As fas as Bluetooth and WiFi allot of HAM’s connect their PC’s wirelessly to the 705 for Winlink and FT8 and other digital modes so they don’t need a wire connecting them! Plus WiFi is very beneficial for some modes and uses with D-star ( and perhaps C4FM users could benefit the same way) Also with Bluetooth you can use and connect a wireless microphone like the Icom IC-VS3 which I use plus a wireless speaker like my BenQ Trevolo U speaker which work’s awesome with the 705! As far as an FT-857D replacement I agree it would be great to see Yaesu come out with a newer updated version! I would have loved to see an All Band FT-891 version! When I first got licensed I was very interested in the 857D but realized it was long in the tooth and it was then shortly after discontinued but if they had that rig out there I would have picked one up…..it also maybe that Yaesu not selling a 100w all band all mode radio is a business decision as they sell more radios when you have to buy a VHF/UHF radio plus a HF radio?? ( don’t know that for sure but it’s a possibility )! I agree with your Dodge, Ford, Chevy comment! Thanks for watching and commenting 73

[@billisnice]

I would like to be able to connect a small portable solar panel to charge the battery in the field with USB C, etc. GPS and Antenna Tuner should be built in.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

Obviously connecting a solar panel directly to the radio would be problematic but having the radio connected to a small battery bank that you are charging with a small solar panel is totally doable!…..this is why I like the OmniCharge Battery Banks (I did a video about using them with the 705 previously)! 73 thanks for watching and commenting

[@petersichel9934]

The 705 can be charged via USB which makes it compatible with many other options. I have mixed feelings about having an auto tuner built-in. While certainly convenient it adds weight and cost which may be redundant. Many hams will choose a resonant antenna or to use the radio with a modest amplifier after they see what 10 watts can do. Making the tuner optional allows you to match your gear to your intended use. Yes some QRP field radios include a built-in auto tuner, but they typically don’t include built-in VHF/UHF, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a large touch screen. I chose the 705 for its exceptional combination of technology and user experience.

[@kellyw1648]

I think the 3D is Kool, but having a FT-710 I never use it You can see signals better in the 2D. PMG is a great feature.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@kellyw1648 Thanks for telling us your thoughts on Yaesu’s 3D display! 73

[@DieselJim]

I'm not sure why it's so hard for the big-name players in Ham radio to put in an internal tuner in a package this small. My xeigu x6100 has a tuner, and works very well and may not have a vhf, but that is what my ht is for.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@DieselJim yes I have the Xiegu X5105 in addition to my 705! Thank you for watching and commenting! 73

[@RoelandJansen]

because there is quality and there is a tuner. also you want to have a good ant instead of natching random metals.

[@Jonce-b9v]

I also prefer the Yaesu 3D waterfall.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

Thank you for watching and your comment 73

[@thestonerguy5276]

It's the best anyone could do given there aren't any soild specs to go on, so while I see everyone trying to get their videos out. According to Peter, of WatersStanton LLC, the clip-on antenna tuner may not work if the battery it comes with, is inserted. Given the dimensions, and looking at the picture, including the two speakers, how do you fit a 3" tall screen in a radio that is only 2.83" high? I think a lot of what we know will change in the coming months, and a comparison between the two is a bit premature. Interesting, but premature.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

Yes as more information on the FTX-1F comes out we will have a better ability to truly compare them and I’ll probably need to do an update video in the future thank you!

[@aa3konthego]

The FTX-1F is revolutionary for Yaesu but natural sibling differences compared to the IC-705. Yaesu could have really upped the ante, but at what price to the consumer? I don't think they've announced the price yet but putting it closer to the 818 would be the sweet spot for them.

[@raymondmartin6737]

Maybe the SO239 on the Auto tuner is the connection to the antenna? 😅

[@hjc4604]

Obviously, since it's a linear and they show the HF BNC going to the BNC on the linear, so that's the input to the linear and the SO-239 is the output to the antenna.

[@mudboygb]

@@hjc4604 It's the ATU (not linear) output to the antenna but why on earth have they reverted to the truly awful SO-239 connector, having done the right thing by using BNC connectors everywhere else? Way past time that SO-239 and PL-259 were consigned to the trash can of history. (G3WGV)

[@richardtwyning]

I got my license in 2019 but still not got an HF radio, so I think the 705 will still be my first HF radio. Yeasu are just a bit too Fisher Price for my liking

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@richardtwyning I would normally recommend a 100 watt radio for your first HF radio so you can jump in to making HF contacts fairly easily and get your feet wet ( so to speak ) first before going in to QRP! But the 705 is a “Swiss Army” Knife of a radio! 73

[@richardtwyning]

@@PrecisionGroupYT I'm in the UK so our limit is now only 25W I'll upgrade as soon as they replace the 7100 😉 73s M7GTX 🇬🇧👍🏻

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@richardtwyning Ok I understand good luck! 73 K4BBC

[@somakaro2156]

I‘m also new and want to get 705 to be more flexible with antennas. I don’t want to do all the antenna installation on the roof and spending money for lightning protection etc. I’m expecting to have a nice dx and FT8 experiences. Hope so or?

[@Jim-xs2fl]

When will the icom 705B be out ?

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@Jim-xs2fl Great Question!

[@jakubrusiecki1640]

Thanks fot great comparison. I agree with u that it hard to see benefit of 3d except nice mktg that icom does not have. Frankly, I don't see PORTABLE (I mean backpack, not rv) use for for this size rig (I compare it to ft817, kx2, x6100 all with built-in batteries and option hf vs atu). But I'm not vhf guy so... Cat Bluetooth is however important to me (x6100 has it, for others tiny dongles exist). People say that WiFi of ic705 makes it great remote rx/trx.... Anyway, great post. TU

[@davidvaughn7752]

Agreed. And I wonder what the standby power draw is. I also backpack/SOTA and weight is an issue as well. Can't find specs on either of these important numbers. If you can shutdown the fancy band scope to save on power and if it isn't too heavy, then I _might_ replace my 817ND.

[@gregiep]

I have a Yaesu FT-710. I never use the 3D scope. I always go 2D Waterfall

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@gregiep Thanks for giving us your feedback! 73

[@adamjones8218]

I've had the FTDX10 for a few years occasionally I turn on the 3DSS, I don't really see any benefit, and I really dislike Yaesu's color options for the display. I only want to see red when there is an issue - as a warning. But I still enjoy the radio, receive is fantastic. I'm seeing another swing and a mostly miss on this new radio, definitely not a true field rated radio, but only the lab599 hits most of those marks to date. And still it's not a perfect option either for all of the features - but the closest so far.

[@RadiofieldOperator]

How can any company claim these are field radios when none of them on the market are neither waterproof nor rugged?

[@dpsflyboy]

I have an FTDX-10 and don't use the 3D display function. Makes it look to cluttered to me. Love the looks of this new radio. I had an IC-705 and sold it but will probably get this new FTX-1F after an appropriate wait period for Yaesu users and Yaesu to work out any bugs.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@dpsflyboy Thanks for your comments….waiting for all the bugs to be worked is usually a good idea! May I ask why you decided to part with your 705?

[@dpsflyboy]

@@PrecisionGroupYT I just didn't like it. Relatively short battery life and at the time, I changed my priorities. I'm using a Xiegu X6100 now for QRP. Love it.

[@HamRadioN0CKL]

No fan needed for FT8 on the 705 vs this one

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

Good point!

[@raymondmartin6737]

Yes, it looks like you can't use the battery, with the fan and auto tuner? 😅

[@mariemccann5895]

Is that just the head unit?

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@mariemccann5895 For the Yaesu FTX-1F yes pretty much!

[@alvarogaitan2529]

great job thanks 73 from kb2uew

[@Path197406]

nice

[@stevenlloyd5789]

Looks like an expensive battery, prefer the setup with the battery on the Icom as it can be swapped out with the HTs. You still need external power for 10w with both radios anyway. Antenna socket on the tuner should have been BNC not SO239 in my view. The two good points with the Yaesu is the dual receive and dual antenna ports. I use a a diplexer on my Icom to give me two ports. Fans for finals cost extra and you don't need them for 10w FT8 with the Icom, it all looks too bulky to me. You can run the Icom tuner at the antenna for much better efficiency. All in all I'd only gain dual receive by going Yaesu and would suffer a worse menu system. Too many negatives with the Yaesu and not enough positives to change over in my view.

[@flobartholomew8031]

👍🏼👍🏼😊

[@andrewbarron6374]

I'm not a fan of the 3DSS display. It looks cool on the brochure and at ham shows, but provides no benefit over a traditional spectrum and waterfall display. 3DSS is very flashy like the Yaesu designs in general so I guess some people will like it.

[@wjjohns04able]

Why these radios don’t have factory 100w base units is beyond me. It can’t be that hard to give us something that these units can easily click into to run 100w. Over 1k for a 10w qrp radio 🤨

[@PIasmaZombie]

it has no bluetooth and i guess the A/D-Converter will be a cheap commercial one same as in their other HF radios (FT-710, FTDX-10, FTDX-101D/MP). i think the Icom IC-705 is the better alternative.

[@christopherwalsh7700]

I have a 991a an Ft710 and an Ftdx10. I definitely prefer the 3DSS display.

[@VladSolovey]

And do you work CW?

[@RoelandJansen]

​@@VladSoloveyprobably not.

[@ArnoAusBerlin]

No WLAN, No BT -> Not buy.. -- 3DSS What is used for.. --- Thanks for comparison

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@ArnoAusBerlin Thank You!

[@kellyw1648]

On the Icom you can't change the color of the waterfall. You are stuck with blue (or whatever color stands out with strong signals).

[@RoelandJansen]

Not true at all...

[@brianlemish5395]

That's important to you...the WF colour?

[@RoelandJansen]

@@brianlemish5395 for me it will s, and you can change it too so @kellyw1648 's comment is of no use here

[@dudleybrown7030]

"Pitchers"

[@brianlemish5395]

How do you compare a real radio with a press release? Bait Clicks and misinformation.

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

@@brianlemish5395 this video as I stated several times was comparing what we know thus far with the preliminary information compared to the 705 and we know more information will come but some people like myself wanted to see where Yaesu’s answer to the 705 compared thus far with what we know!

[@PrecisionGroupYT]

Many people like myself where interested on how this newly announced radio would compare to it’s intended target the Icom 705 and so the purpose of this video was to compare what we know thus far based on preliminary information! As I stated more information as we go forward will come out and it will be interesting to see what else Yaesu releases about their new radio’s features!