We REVEAL What HAM RADIO Manufacturers Are Missing!

[@stevenharvey1375]

Retool the FT-891. Add the 2m/440 to the radio. Make two separate ports for the RF. HF is one port and the 2m/440 on the other. All 100 watts on all modes. Remote head in a 891 package with a better display.

[@mostlypostie1]

This!

[@ts440s]

Yep we are not interested in your dstar yeasu fusion bs.

[@StealthGTI]

Agreed! I'd buy a notional FT-891V in an instant! I still have my FT-857D for VHF+ contesting. It's almost the same size as the 891, maybe just an inch longer.

[@ArkansasLivin]

Yup. I'd buy 2 of em

[@robzingarelli2609]

If Yaesu would just fix the UI on the 891, that would be enough to make me happy. Dumping settings every time you change bands is just bad design. The UI on the 857 isn't great, but at least it works. FWIW, the triple conversion receiver on the 891 is freekin' amazing. Bought an 891 to replace my 857 two years ago, tried to love it. After a year I sold the 891, kept the 857.

[@phebert140]

Thank you for this video!!! I am 200 percent on the bandwagon for the IC-706/7000, Ft-857D, FT-891 replacement!!

[@the1spyderryder]

As far as im concerned, all the digital modes can go away. I bought a brand new Icom repeater and it is D-shit i mean D-star. It does Analog FM but barely you cant add an external controller and for $800.00 I expected more from Icom. I think Icom thinks Dstar is the only mode,but it sure as hell isnt! There are more analog users than digital users!

[@EverettVinzant]

I don't care brand (Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom). I want VHF/UHF multimode. I mean 6 meter, 2 meter, 1.25 meter, 70 cm, 33cm, 23 cm. It needs to have a connection for data (circumvent pre/deemphasis). Do two ports on the back of the radio, VHF for one, UHF for the other. Detachable faceplate with the mic connected to the faceplate.

[@russturner3454]

Too small a market for that requirement. Would cost alot with minimal sales ( virtually none outside USA )

[@StanleyRankin-ey7yc]

How about an HT, that has all of, your VHF/UHF, 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, 33cm,23cm, and 10m, FM,as well, with all mode, all analog........ KF4KQL, 73S...........

[@EverettVinzant]

@@russturner3454 I don’t know what the market would look like. Given we are on the other side of the solar maximum there’s a good chance there would be interest because: It’s perfect for a tech+ It would expand interest in little used bands Renew interest in data Be perfect for satellites Go well with the crop of inexpensive HF only QRP rigs… There’s a lot of reasons what I asked for could be popular. I even identified how to split the bands so it’s possible to make antennas for it…

[@EverettVinzant]

@@StanleyRankin-ey7yc a seven band HT? I think the antenna prevents that from being a thing. You want to design an antenna that is resonant at points in 1.17 GHz of bandwidth. This is why I only considered 6 bands, 3 VHF and 3 UHF. That’s not a problem for two antennas.

[@AlGritzmacher]

@@russturner3454 You can't get a smaller market than nothing. The only radio close to that right now is the IC-9700. Surely the Chinese factories pounding out VHF-FM FM rigs can do SSB/CE/Data for a little more. I have no interest in talking to the glorified CB crowd on FM. But a multi-mode radio would rock for VHF contest roving, POTA, SOTA, etc. Most people doing that now have cobbled together transverters and amps and way more expense to do it.

[@M0RMY]

100W portable shack in a box flip-off front (separation kit) with a waterfall etc - e.g. a 705 in a 7000 form factor. Would sell like hot cakes. Better finish and quality and GUI (yes - you Yaesu).

[@ch716]

You are 100% right and the critics to this ask are always: Use a 7300 and a mobile rig Or They won’t do this because it’ll eat into the sales of the 7300+9700. I don’t want two separate radios. If they don’t make what people want, then Chinese manufacturers will deliver it and cannibalize the sales.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

💯 right

[@the1spyderryder]

Heres an Idea have a video output so you could plug in a video monitor to get the waterfall. Oh by the way, you came real close to describing the Icom 7100. It has a mini spectrum monitor.

[@ch716]

IC-7100 with the modern features of the 705 is exactly what I want. Removable face with color waterfall, usb-c WiFi (Ethernet preferred) and Bluetooth. They’d sell like crazy.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

​@@ch716 I agree 💯 percent

[@N0LSD]

The space I'd really like to see the major manufacturers fill with a thoughtful release would be a 'shack-in-a-box' man-portable field radio. A *true* field radio - something that is IP67 rated, low-profile rotary encoders, sealed buttons, protective rails standard....something that can get rained-on and not fail, something that can be confidently packed in a backpack and one doesn't need to baby. Currently, the only radio out there that even comes close to this is the Lab599 TX500 Discovery -- which has it's own set of issues (country of origin, cabling, no internal soundcard, old-school black-and-white screen). In point of fact, with the popularity of POTA, what I'd really like to see is *all* major manufactuer's radios that even pretend to be man-portable to adopt this feature as standard. The other feature I'd really like to see adopted is a re-design of the VFO knob; replacing "big black knob" with something like the after-market 'spinner' and 'cranker' knobs that came out for the 817. I don't think the one I have on my 817 is made anymore, but it not only has an offset hole that can be easily spun, but also a raised conical finger dimple for fine-tuning. This design is far more functional than the "big black knob" style, or even the 'cranker' style VFO knobs.

[@totenfrosch]

We need a refresh of the 891. Basically the same radio and form factor, but with the same size or bigger color screen with a waterfall display. If they took the screen size from the ftm-400 and put it on the 891, that would be perfect.

[@bohicaniac]

With a built in sound card!

[@mostlypostie1]

15:10 - YES! HF+6+2+70 ALL MODE, small (remote head) suitable for mobile, with ATU, and USB (cat) control. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! We had it better in the early 2000's than we have it now. What happened!?

[@matthew.tamasco]

HF/UHF/VHF all mode - mobile - 100Watt from Yaesu PLEASE!!! Something I can install in my camper truck for emergency comms.

[@Suffocation03]

I’m a new ham maybe I’m crazy but I would like to see something like the IC 705 but with 50 to 100 W, a built-in tuner full duplex for satellites

[@HamRadio2]

Lots of people have said that, great idea

[@ts440s]

Your spot on with me after being out for 30yrs it's the same old thing 2m is completely detached from HF and it should be 2m HF and usable scanner modes like a uniden sds100 and oh yea unlocked.

[@mattw5ltz579]

You’ve hit the nail on the head, Jason. We need: 1) Tri-band (incl 220) mobile, with or without all-mode, with or without digital, that has an attractive removable head. All-mode would be nice too, but not necessary if #2 is also produced. 2) We also need a mobile 2m/70cm/50/10/HF all-mode, with or without digital, but includes a built-in sound card that also has an attractive removable head that includes a color waterfall. This pair of radios would sell like nobody’s business, for both mobile, man-pack, and base-station radios.

[@travisScott-theoriginal]

Given the state of technology and electronics we are living in these days, I too was surprised and even perplexed as to why we are still putting out single band FM transceivers that don’t bring much to the table. It seems like every major manufacturer should, by now, have a QRO all-mode dual-band or tri-band mobile-friendly option (vhf/UHF) as well as an all-mode-all band shack in the box option for vhf/uhf/HF.

[@ts440s]

Exactly we don't want these radios in 2025 for talking to Mr Cho in Japan we want them for shtf and talking locally to buddies on the road.

[@mediocreman2]

Single band can have it's benefits, but $275 for single band is too much. If that 85w radio was $175 it would always be sold out.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

We need the Yaesu FT-857D to come back they removed quite a bit of features and Band options from the 857D Replacement Jason great video always @Ham Radio 2.0

[@docbob5822]

Yes, analog 6, 2 and 70...touch screen all mode mobile radio. I just left a comment on the Yaesu page.

[@HAM-Radio-Gun-Guy]

Agreed. I have a 9700, but would love a 2m / 70cm 100 watt all mode mobile radio. That thing would fly off the shelves. Like you said, leave all the bells and whistles, minus a sound card, out of the radio.

[@ralphnunn3]

I had a Yaesu FT-100 for years (the predecessor to the FT-857D). It was my first HF rig. It was a 'shack in a box' radio. I did enjoy using it, but it was - as you say - long in the tooth. So, I upgraded for the newer filtering options, and eventually sold it. I would not mind having something to replace it, but currently there's nothing out there that works.

[@HamRadio2]

I hear ya

[@trevorputterill]

I have the 7100 in my vehicle and it works out very nicely with a head mount

[@SteveWarner-e8z]

Refresh the FT891 with color display and live band scope

[@mindcaptive]

Agree with both the 857 size shack in a box all mode, and 2mtr/70cm all mode.

[@paulwebster8882]

Agreed. I'm still using my IC-706 MKIIG

[@jerryKB2GCG]

shack in a box. HF+2M+70cm all mode, built in tuner (a good one like Xiegu’s), and built in digi card

[@BobBob-il2ku]

This ^

[@JimmyKI5PRK]

Make an updated version of the FT-891 and add 2M and 70CM. Call it the FT-891A. A more portable all band all mode 100W radio would fly off the shelf.

[@tulrich2]

How about a 28/50/144/440 "Technician special," in the form of an all-mode rebirth of the FT-8900R?

[@w9awx1]

Problem is it was FM only and most 28/50 activity is on USB.

[@Tannerys]

Not to mention that the FM portion on 10 Meters is in the General Class Band. SSB voice is the only voice mode Technicians can use on 10 Meters.

[@Tannerys]

​@@w9awx1I've done some FM on 6M, but there's not a lot of it compared to the other modes.

[@tulrich2]

That's why I said "all-mode."

[@spareiChan]

@@tulrich2 Honestly, I would agree, that would be nice. 50w across the board would be good, 100w 28/50 would be better. Personally if they made it compact enough 50/50/25/20 would be a great option, make it full duplex like the 8900r and that would be THE satellite rig.

[@humbleute]

144/220/440 mobile all mode with removable head is needed paired with a 891 for mobile use and a replacement for the 857D will also be welcome.

[@Rodzilla603]

I completely agree, I would love an all mode 2m/70cm small "mobile sized" rig and without the digital.

[@StealthGTI]

I agree with the idea of a mobile shack-in-the-box... and make sure it has a detachable face! Also, while not discussed in your video, I hope someone markets a 500W HF amplifier that's powered by 13.8V! MFJ left a hole in that market when they stopped producing the ALS-500.

[@HamRadio2]

Agreed

[@TonyYarusso]

Yeah, I was really surprised recently when I poked around and found out that 12V HF amps aren’t a thing. You can get a 350W amp for 2m that connects directly to 12V (and draws up to 50A!), but no such thing on HF? Weird.

[@ryany4326]

I've never even seen a 500watt 12v amp in action. If mfj was selling a bunch of them at a profit they wouldn't have went out of business lol

[@andykrew336]

500W off of 13.8V is a very challenging amplifier design since the impedance at the drains would be stupid low. I believe the ALS-500 could draw up to 72A which is frankly a silly thing to try to do when 48V and 65V LDMOS devices exist that are far more impervious to VSWR and don't require a heroic impedance transformation. All of the above said, I understand where there are applications of 13.8V powered QRO. That could be handled by running a boost converter at the source and using a much more sane wire size to deliver 20A@48V versus 72A@13.8V

[@StealthGTI]

@@andykrew336 - My car is already wired to deliver 130 amps from a secondary battery. I passed on the ALS-500 due to remote control issues that MFJ refused to acknowledge. I've hoped for another solution for a while.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

I agree with you bring back the 857D yaesu @Ham Radio 2.0

[@N4TNA]

I agree with everything you said, but would like to add that Yaesu never replaced the quad band 8900. This is a huge missed opportunity for Technicians. Imagine a quad band 2m, 70cm, 6m, 10m all mode radio with a built in soundcard. IT would be an instant hit.

[@p0pgh0st]

I would have bought that in a heartbeat if that existed a few months ago.

[@MrEpaulets]

The OG 8900 was FM only on 6m and 10m. Do you mean a new all-mode version, or another FM only?

[@N4TNA]

​@@MrEpaulets yes I know the original 8900 was FM only. I was suggesting a new version but all mode SSB, AM, FM, CW and add a built in USB sound card for digital modes. IT would then be a perfect rig for techs

[@MrEpaulets]

@@N4TNA Got it! Makes sense

[@NathanEvans08]

Yes! We need a new quad band all mode! The likes of the Wouxun KG-UV980P don't hit the mark because it is missing SSB and AM.

[@QRPadventures]

I had a FT857D for a mobile around 10 years ago and I LOVED 2m SSB mobile. I had a small 2m loop antenna on the roof that I could drive around with. I made quite a few contacts on 2m ssb and I would love to do that again. I am a General Class ham however I do not really get on HF that often. Mostly VHF. 6m, 2m and 70cm.

[@NeonLightRays]

I don’t know if it’s just me but I love the look of those 90s/00s mono band radios that so many companies made

[@BR20276]

AGREED!!! HF, 6meter, 2meter, 70 centimeter, and 220 if possible with more than 5 watts on the 220 band. Correct me if I'm am wrong, but if I remember correctly the IC 7000 had an active band scope also. That would be a nice addition. The used prices of the the older all mode mobiles are off the charts right now because of the lack any new radios on the market!

[@Soupie62]

I would like the "Ryobi Option". That's where you can run portable, using a 36V Ryobi (or similar) battery. There are also some cars with a 36V system. Higher voltage supplies also simplify output power amps, and reduce current draw. A 36V power option has a lot of benefits.

[@JamesWorsham-o4v]

We need a modern day replacement for the 817/857/897. I remember when they first came out. Everyone I knew was excited and bought at least one model, many more than one. I personally had an 857 in the vehicle and 897 for portable/home use. We had so much fun with those radios. I remember working K1JT off the moon from my driveway with the 857 and a small yagi. Joe was using the big dish in Puerto Rico. I operated my first VHF contest using the 897 from a campground using a couple of yagis on a pushup mast. Great times! Then Yaesu discontinued them and released the 991 as a replacement for the 897. We could have a discussion about how much of a replacement the 991 was for the 897 but we will save that for another time. What they didn't release was a replacement for the 857. To this day I am still scratching my head about that.

[@NM8B]

I had all three at one time or another, so sad I sold them to get new gear, my only option at the time.

[@jneale5204]

I get the same comment about the FT-991A when I mention a replacement for the FT-857 and my response is the same as your response. I still run my 857. I bought a FT- 710 a few months back but I still have my 857 hooked up.

[@kennethstillwell3462]

Yes, I agree 👍 2M/70cm all mode mobile form factor .... Maybe add 6 meters too. And a new update for the Yaesu FT 857. Thank You KF6IDK

[@paulgrindley8192]

A 6m all mode would be pretty sweet too. Might as well pick up a 991A though if I wanted all three.

[@Dennis-tf2cs]

Yes, the big manufacturers need to listen!!!

[@DarkShadowCustoms]

An all mode 2m/70cm radio would be awesome and I agree it doesn't need to have DStar, Fusion, or DMR. It would be awesome if they included 1.25m (220) for the US market. A 50 watt tri-band mobile that has more than 5 watts on 1.25 meter would be great as well. I would love to see 33cm (900 MHz) equipment as well. I know years ago before I even thought about becoming a ham Alinco made a dual band 1.25m/33cm handheld. Here is a crazy idea a quad band 2m/1.25m/70cm/33cm mobile. If it needs multiple ports on the back for antennas so be it. I know there tri-band antennas for 2m/1.25m/70cm so a port for those and a separate port for 33cm would be fine for me since I doubt antenna manufactures are going to make quad band 2m to 33cm antennas. Another thought would be a 6m through 23cm all mode radio. I have heard Kenwood used to make dual band radios that had 2m and 70cm, but had modules available for other bands. Those radios had triple RX as well. Maybe they need to bring something like that back to the market. I think part of the problem with 1.25 meter and 33cm is the usage paradox. Because not many people use those bands the manufacturers don't make much, if any equipment for those bands. However because of the lack of equipment not many are willing to use those bands.

[@brandonporter4227]

100% agree! 2m/70cm all mode with full duplex would be sweet! I like my FTM-500, but would like the SSB and digital modes or at least APRS for satellite work. I'd snap one up no question for some manned portable work. Throw in a third band like 220 and they'd be printing money in no time

[@williambouchard4480]

Jason, I totally, totally, totally, agree with you. My only comment is that maybe Yaesu wants to see how well their FTX-1F sells and if it is a big hit then maybe they will come out with a 100 watt version. It would have to be in a bigger case, but if it had the same face as the FTX-1F then I would probably buy something like that to replace my FT-891. Great video. N3EDO.

[@XianStannard]

I got back into radio ~6 months back and bought a FT-587 as my entry radio for home and field use as it's still one of only two all mode all band field portable radios IMO. It's only competitor is the IC-706mkIIg. I'll be running in of these two until there's a modern equipment even when they become museum pieces.

[@jackmortimer329]

While I am a new ham, I can see the value in the "shack-in-a-box" 100 watt radio. At present, I only have HT for VHF & UHF and not much room to add another chassis on my table. A single radio would be great.

[@evanmohn3075]

If yaesu updated the 891 to have an antenna tuner, and built in sound card, I would buy two. If they had the same thing and added all mode 2m 70cm I would buy three.

[@503Nick]

I do enough vhf repeater/simplex work as a net control so that heavy duty 85w monoband may be on my wish list

[@EmJayArr]

Agreed. If there was a new/updated FT-857 at a reasonable price I would buy it today. Also, I've sort of been hoping that C4FM, D-STAR, or whatever digital mode would come on optional expansion cards to keep the price of new radios down but still include newer features. It seems like the digital radios have newer modern interfaces with fancy bells and whistles while newer analog ones are still a blast from the past. It would be nice to save a bit of cash but still have that slick interface, with the option to include digital modes at a later date. The Kenwood TH-D75, for example, at a lower price would still be a great radio if it had D-STAR as an optional add-on.

[@robjanusch998]

I would LOVE to see an HF rig like the 7300, with a built-in 200 watt amp!!

[@prepperdan]

100% agree on the 857. what the heck,,why is the most popular yaesu not for sale anymore? why hasnt the 857 been revived? or why isnt the 891 including 2m and 70cm isnt that the answer?

[@dougdaniels]

Could not agree with you more - IC706MKIIG updated, maybe a sound card but no DStar.

[@BeeHamGuy]

Agreed! I love my IC706MK2, but not having an ATU, like on my G90, is a pain. While in the field for POTA, I just need HF, but need everything in the car. Maybe make a unit that joins the vhf/uhf component if needed, but can detach if looking to reduce weight on a SOTA/POTA.

[@dasy2k1]

Love my Ic-7100 That would be the platform I would upgrade

[@damon716]

VP-8000 and VM-8000 in ham pricing. They to 440, 146, 800 Mhz with P25, DMR, NXDN

[@nickytembo4572]

What we need in base station radio is the updated ts-2000 because no radio today or yesterday can do what that radio could. Add a waterfall and D-star to it and enhance its sky command and you have the ultimate radio. A lot of hams will argue that the Yaesu ft-847 can do what the ts-2000 can do but the difference is that it only did 50 watts vhf fm while the ts-2000 did 100 watts on vhf fm. And the Yaesu 847 does not have a sky command type setup. Yaesu’s most recent offering which is the Yaesu ft1d that gives all mode but it’s qrp make a 100 watt version and now you got something with substance. The ts-2000 and ft-847 can crossband repeat in hf or vhf uhf. No radio does that today in a shack in the box. Not the 991a or the 9700 or the icom 7100 so that’s a bummer. Also make the third mode 220 because it would get more use and not be threatened every couple of years to be taken away from the ham community. The 9700 can handle the 1.2ghz band just fine on its own. So let’s start lobbying for a radio like that for a shack in the box. A lot hams don’t realize that 2 meters sideband is a contesting band and 220 simplex is also. So make a radio that will do 220 sideband and now you’ve got another band and mode in the arsenal look at the d-75 with it’s tri-band capability you can do 220dv mode how great is that. That’s also why kenwood’s new mobile better be tri- band because they will fly off the shelves if they are a lot of us are waiting and hoping. 73’s Jason keep up the good work you and all the others Josh Eric and everyone 👍🖖😉

[@murdockvoitlein4171]

KH2MV here and I am a huge Yaesu proponent. I have many of their radios and I just enjoy them. We in the Ham community are very similar to cell phone owners where you have IOS vs Android. I to have an FT-897 and still to this day it is my go-to base station radio, I have taken it a few times "off-grid" to test GRP comms with success. I have looked at the FT-991A as a replacement but I don't need a waterfall display and all the other bells and whistles it has. I would like to upgrade the 897 however there is really no other suitable replacement other than the IC-7100. I do like Icom as I grew up Icom but the added tuner to the 897 made my decision for me. I do agree with you that companies need to manufacture an all mode 2m, 6m, 220, 440, HF radio with more modern parts but with less flashy bits and bobs and knobs. Back to basics.

[@BryanWicks]

Could not agree with you more! A modern FT-857D with the same capability of the FT-991A would be awesome and a home run for hams.

[@TonyYarusso]

The idea of a VHF/UHF-only all-mode is interesting. The “shack in a box” concept works, but like you said the 991A is big and heavy, so a much smaller mobile could certainly work for a lot of people. The one part I might disagree with you on is that while broader support of 1.25m would be nice generally, if I had to pick only 3 bands for a VHF/UHF all-mode I might go with 2m, 70cm, and then 6m instead, since that band has some interesting funky propagation opportunities that a very portable all-mode would be very handy for. My other big desire continues to be finding a way to cram an internal tuner into the same physical size box of the FT-891 and updating the screen to a higher resolution in the same size so the menus can suck less. Both should still have detachable faceplates. Hell, the “shack” models like the FTDX-10 and FT-710 should too - I have very limited desk space here. But, very portable mobile-sized non-FM rigs are certainly the market gap, whether we’re talking about VHF/UHF or HF.

[@micklongbottom3263]

Still use my 706 , for the 2m USB net that we have in the UK, perfect for mobile, same view as you on the 7100

[@HamRadioToday]

For a shack-in-the-box solution, I think both Yaesu and Icom are likely working on something. Yaesu probably feels the need more urgently since the 857 is EOL, whereas Icom might be taking their time since they still have the 7100 in production. My speculation is that the FTX-1F is a test bed for their next radio. Yaesu has been building out their new receiver tech in the 101, FTDX-10, and 710, and now it’s filtering down into the FTX-1F. My guess? The next rig could be something like the 891 meets the FTX-1F. As for Icom, I have no clue what they’re up to. I thought they’d have released something by now to replace the 7100. Then again, Icom’s development and product life cycles tend to be slower and longer compared to Yaesu. Anyhow, that’s just my take on what might be going on.

[@ivan.prinimaesh]

Totally agree with the FT-857/IC-7000 replacement necessity! As well as an all mode vhf/uhf radio! Missing both. I used to have an FT-897d and I loved it for being a transformer, you go the way you want. And I can’t say that the FT-991a has fully replaced it, though the radio itself is a great ‘shack in the box’. My friend sold his FT-857d that he used in the car and sometimes at the countryside, regretted it and is now searching one back, which is quite hard to find in a good condition, obviously. Same for the vhf/uhf all mode radio - I have still not bought any of the new Yaesu radios exactly because I don’t need an FM station. I want SSB! And the only more or less acceptable for mobile use is Icom IC-910h, but it is still large and hard to find. We need both all mode mobile station and a shack-in-the-box! 😤

[@jimi4mex]

I'm a new ham, and I absolutely agree that we need an all mode VHF/UHF radio. I dropped $800+ for a used ft-857d that could have gone on Yeasu's P&E sheet instead of ebay. I dont wanna hear, "There's not a big enough market." There IS a huge market for it with people under 60. Digital modes are what is exciting for newer hams.

[@TrenchKraft]

Yaesu should just create a 100W body that clips onto the new FTX-1F QRP radio, boom problem solved!……P.S. can we have an all mode that covers 220?

[@normkirk65]

1. Backlit buttons and knobs. No good reason not to have them in ALL transcivers now. 2. Many digital modes built in encode/decode ( PSK31, RTTY,CW, MFSK, SSTV, FT8, etc.) Just plug in usb keyboard and away you go. 3. Full spectrum recording ( at least the band your working on ). Most sdr receivers have that capabilty the last 10 years. And simultaneous dual receive. 4. Adaptive TX pre-distortion. 5. HDMI video output for independent display info ( not just mirrored ) 6. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ethernet socket.

[@newsles2]

How about a mobile-sized radio that covers the main bands a Technician can do voice on? So 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm. Maybe even 1.25, and yes, all-mode, not just voice. The recent 'new' Raddiodity QT80 made me think about this, and that of course can be modd'd for other HF bands too. I have a General license but I do feel that's a bit of a gap for those who maybe never want to go beyond a Technician license but still have access to 10 and 6 as well as the VHF and UHF bands they can use.

[@AirwavesAmateurRadio]

Agreed. A modernized 7000/7100 is a missing segment.

[@PingCrack]

I agree your 100%! We need an TRX with 2m/70cm SSB, also with an integrated Soundinterface! I had the Yaesu FT891 and FTM6000, both are super TRX. Greetings from Germany, 73!

[@SOFBattles-iv8fd]

I think your spot on in that the manufacturers are really missing a large segment in the current market: 100W mobile/manpack-able and HF with 2M/440. No D-Star, Fusion or DMR modes and maybe fancy options like built in tuner (think G90) and digital mode (FT8, PSK etc..) ready. I mean look at how small the digirig is now that tech could easily be built into the radio. But I'm still using a 706MK2G so take that into consideration lol

[@tlcgolden]

Need built in Data Ports and onboard TNC.

[@schalkburger5732]

I stil use a IC 7000 in my vehicle. One of the best options for mobile use and installation. My perfect radio for the mobile will be a radio were I can montitor HF and 2 meter at the same time. Space is limited for fitting 2 radio's. Almost like the Kenwood TS 2000 in a smaller package. 😊

[@robertmeyer4744]

Great job ! Right ON ! dual band all mode. I liked doing AM on 2 meters and FT 8 on 2 with SSB as well on a IC 705. Some of that weak signal stuff can be fun on 2 m/440 . Would like sound card built in but I have a Digi Rig. SSB on VHF/UHF goes very far .73

[@davenewmyer3735]

857D with an optional 3rd band & dual/crossband feature.

[@SteelWolf13]

A shack in the box replacement for the ft-897 with C4FM. So we can take it out in the field.

[@gliv2]

We need more all mode mobile radios, please include 220, why not 2m, 440, and 220 tri-band all mode. On a side note, I still run a FT-857D with a transverter for 220 and still love it to this day. You can do it Yaesu.

[@GrayWolf-745]

You are totally correct Jason. I bought a "shack in the box" IC-7000 when they first came out and it has never failed me in all weather conditions during my travels around the world. I have been waiting for the updated replacement but gave up and purchased a good used one just incase my current one goes belly up. I would be thrilled with an IC-7000 MKII like I was for the 706MKIIG. Danny WZ1P.

[@hamradiobasics]

Great video Jason ! Just hope Yaesu & Icom are listening !

[@whiteb0rd]

It's almost 2025. EVERY new radio should have a USB C interface, for control, programming and for HTs, charging. Second, EVERY radio should have a bluetooth interface, for programming, audio TX/RX and PTT. Let's buid in a sound card while we're at it. Memory is cheap, so include enough to store a bazillion channels, or at least an SD card slot for all storage and support high capacity cards.

[@KuehncIncorporated]

I agree with you, Jason. I want an all mode 2m 70cm radio too. I want the ability to access and control the radio remotely through the interwebs from my cellphone.

[@tehOJ11]

1. 100% agree on the all mode mobile. Add 220 and 900 and I would literally throw money at them! 2. Love my 991a but it is not a mobile radio, no matter how badly they want it to be. That is an ammo can. 3. The number one problem with radio manufacturers coming out with these "new" radios is that they're just not new at all. It's the same radio over and over with minor tweaks here and there. If radio manufacturers want to attract the younger generations to ham radio they need to start innovating! Wifi and/or Ethernet capabilities, exposed APIs to allow for third party and open source software apps to expand functionality - I shouldn't need to by extra boxes, cables, and antennas to get a waterfall on my computer screen, I should be able to connect a cable to my radio and get that functionality out of the box. Bottom line is that ham radio is facing a crisis. 95% of the hams in the US are 65+ and there is nothing drawing in younger generations. As more and more keys start falling silent, there will be less radios being purchased new. Companies will not keep manufacturing radios if they're not making enough profit and soon the used radio market will be all that is left. We've got to do something now before it's too late.

[@slackleashdogtraining3598]

Basically a Yeasu FT 991a (great radio) but with the removable faceplate like the FTM500. The FT 991a is a wonderful beast for POTA but it doesn’t fit on a dashboard or anywhere.

[@TonyYarusso]

I would also like something like this in my travel trailer - a remote head would go nicely on the headboard of the bed, but a full radio doesn’t fit.

[@caroleemoreno8086]

Yes. Love my 991a. Just wish it was smaller.

[@JRDiaz-tn5kb]

I still live using my FT-818, but my only complaint would be more 🐄🔔 (I would like the option of more power, more cowbell). If Yaesu would make a more robust/QRO model with that 2m-70cm all mode, they might hit the mark.

[@spiritriderhd]

I have a FT-818, and would love to have a updated replacement for it. No need for a touch screen, but having HF, 2 Meter, & 440 rig in a small form factor would be a game changer!

[@piefpv3233]

I would love a VHF/UHF version of an FT-710.

[@ronaldblair591]

Great video I love my ic7000 ,use it mobile does ever thing I want

[@robwoodwe5495]

It appears that the big 3 ( or 4 ) don't really have a finger on the pulse of ham radio here in the states. Most everyone is saying the same thing.... give me a 705, or even the new Yaesu, that's coming out, but give it to us with 100w ( or at least 20w like the xiegu ). We want current state of the art radios but with some power. Paying for a radio with all the features, but is only 5 or 10 watts, and paying over a k for them seems like such an insult to what hams are about. The reality of it all, is that as long as we keep paying the asked price, they will just keep doing this. I never have an issue with what someone charges, my problem is with what we will pay. And btw, Jason... Good video !! 73

[@robjanusch998]

Any rig, (2m or HF) that comes with a removable face, should come with the mic jack built into the face AND the body, so I don't have to run a 15-meter mic cable to the radio body, that I tucked under my seat, 6 feet away from the face !!!

[@markharrison1160]

I agree. Mobile shack in the box analog with digital sound card and all mode VHF/UHF. Lets not forget 1.25M and 33CM. I want to see bluetooth type integrations for programming, control, and audio in these radios.

[@DomN5TCB]

With the rigs we have today bands can be opened or closed by adding or removing diodes and wires. So it is very easy to have national rigs.

[@Itsallpossible285]

I like that idea 100 watt all mode-all band 5in screen for waterfall with the attachments for the digital modes (like system fusion, d-star,dmr), maybe sound card internal and the best we can get as far as power consumption.

[@Chris_KS5KY]

Yep, I'm running a MKIIG mobile right now for the very reason you stated. I'd be willing to get rid of it right now for the 891, but...I know as soon as I do I'll want VHF/UHF, in any capacity (SSB, FM) and I won't have it anymore. I share the same argument that most do about all-in-one radios and what happens if it fails. However, it is convenient and in today's age where mounting a radio in a vehicle is such an undertaking, I'd rather mount 1 radio versus finding room for 2 radios. All I ask is for manufacturers to stay with the CAT5 cables and connectors for remote mounting and not use the proprietary connectors of previous radios.

[@wc4r]

The FT-897D was the best mobile shack-in-the-box radio. I sold mine and turned around and bought another. Nothing can replace it. Third party (Cat Knobz) solves the small screen issue.

[@DomN5TCB]

Also the Y 6000 dusl bander rig has the sliding mount concept like the 1970'CB craze. Snd you buiy the slide mount. Be able to go car to car, and car inside. Just put a short male to female coax junper vable, and power poles, yoy are ready to go. Why the extra coax? That way, you put less stress on the rig antenna mount installing and temoving the coax to the antenna.

[@timothyboyd5669]

I agree with what you said. I dont find myself needing VHF/UHF all mode while mobile but that's just me. I really like what I have seen about the Yaesu FTX-1F. Now if they or Icom would make a radio like that but 100w, I'd probably be replacing the IC-7100 in the truck. I already have a IC-705, so the FTX-1F is probably not in my feature, But maybe cause the IC-9700 is getting packed up on weekends for camping to work satellites. I have been an Icom guy since 2003, but recently got a FT-710 and DX10 so getting use to the Yaseu menus.

[@johnk5001]

I'm with you all the way for the all modes. Id like the integrated CAT control on the vhf/uhf radio too. I use my ft897 for contestia on 2m. Having a dedicated vhf/uhf option that also has cw would increase our use of the whole band.

[@shelbysrvtech]

Amen. You just said exactly what I've been saying for years.

[@MauricioOdio]

I agree about a newer version of the 706MKIIG / 7000 full shack in a box, 100 W. Yesterday we where talking about this. TI2MOT

[@adubeauify]

I just bought FT891, for POTA, Over landing/camping. A nice color screen would have been nice and better menu interface.

[@HamRadio2]

I use mine often

[@youbecha64]

I want an IC-7000...with the modern stuff.

[@TheMockTv]

I have had my amateur radio license in Germany for a year now, class E, DO as a prefix. I was faced with the same problem as people today who want to buy a radio. My requirements were 100 watt ATU optional but it had to have all bands KW, VHF, UHF, all modes CW, digital interface via USB, FM, AM, SSB, optional digital (C4FM, D-Star) and only a few modern radios could do that, they were the IC-705, FT-991A, FTX-1F. The problem is simply that the ic-705 and the FTX-1F only produce 10 watts and that is simply not enough for me personally, which is why, as stupid as it sounds, I use the FT-991A as a portable device. Sure, it is twice as heavy as my ft-891 but I have everything with me. With my FT-891 I always have to decide what to take with me and what I want to do. If there is nothing going on, I can use the FT-991A to switch to VHF where there is usually always something going on and an extra antenna made of a little cable doesn't cost me as much in terms of weight as another radio which I would have to carry around anyway, so I always have everything with me. It would have been nice if ICOM or Yaesu had brought out a new FT-857D or an IC-706mk2g. I would be the first to buy it and many who make pota do too. 73 DO4NRW Andi from germany

[@rocorp]

Totally Agree. It looks like Yaesu is bringing out the FTX-1F as an 818 replacement. The 857 won't be too far behind.

[@HamRadio2]

I hope so!

[@MINI-4X4-RADIO]

For Mobile/Portable what you really want is a All Band / All Mode "Black Box" That you control from a Android/iOs Tablet or Android Auto / Apple Carplay.

[@VTX-Live]

I am still holding out for some service monitor testing of the super dx function on these new radios. Better than 0.16uV sensitivity is already quite nice but I want to see it verified before I buy.

[@DavidCase-ov5uo]

In these days of satellites, we need a dual or triple band vhf/uhf multimode with auto doppler correction and data interface for psk etc. waterfall would also be good for checking band activity. G4BTI.

[@neat383]

I agree with the need for an all-mode compact. I'm an ICOM guy, and when ICOM announced a new radio, I was hoping for an IC-7100 replacement, but I was disappointed with the big radio. I have a IC-705 and like it but need some power. If they put some power into it and maybe a tuner I would be happy. Forget the tuner if the size would be smaller. I have 5 IC-2730A's and I love that dual band radio.

[@bowbreaker1]

Ide agree. My field radio is an x6100. Looking at picking up a 891 soon.

[@MINI-4X4-RADIO]

Nearly 2 years ago Yaesu did a questionnaire in the UK "What do you want in a New Radio" I let my mind Run wild, based on my own "Use Cases" Roll on to Summer of 2024... and the "FTx-1F" is announced... Apart from my 10W and 50W Variation response, it "appears" to be a 100% match to "all" of my Inputs, inc 70MHz/4M and a Auto ATU, albeit External. That's why I put a Deposit down on one in August...