Testing the FT-817 & Antenna

[@radiosonic0007]

Cheers it's a great radio i must get out & use it more. I enjoy QRP its more of a challange

[@Mars-ue4zv]

Nice qso qrp 73 Roger Marcel PD3MR

[@o00scorpion00o]

Do you still have the FT-817 ? I got the 818 around 3 weeks ago and I like it a lot, been having a lot of fun with it and the DL1DN whip and the MFJ-9232 loop tuner. Thinking about getting Lithium battery for it. I really like the form factor and being able to hang it from my neck via the supplied strap and walk around with the whip antenna. I hope if Yaesu come out with a new QRP radio that it's not a SDR with big screen, this 818 is really rugged, but everyone seems to want the screen these days, I like to keep things simple + not everyone can afford 1500 Euro for a QRP radio and like me, many People just might like a basic simple radio for HF only. I thought about getting the Xiegu X5105, I had it before and really liked the internal battery but I like the 818 a lot more, I don't use a tuner portable anyway. The X6100 seems to be a noisy radio, don't like the audio from the videos I've seen and I don't care for SDR for a QRP rig at all, in fact, the Elecraft Kx2 would be my perfect radio if I could have got one.