Wolf DDC/DUC and RS-998 - what to expect from this radio

[@nash2337]

Hi, Thank you for the information on this fine looking radio, but I still do have a few questions. Does the RS-998 have anyway to be controlled via a external computer connected and with a specific SDR software other than its built in touch screen ? Is there anyway to output the onscreen display to a large computer /tv monitor ?? Is there a online user manual ? as I have not found any so far. Any info is much appreciated. thanks.

[@N4GW]

Yes, via a USB port. I have had WSJT-X running via CAT and built in sound card. No place to attach an external monitor. If you join the Wolf Facebook group and there is a manual in the files section, not a great manual but a manual

[@ThinKkBIGG]

It's still special that it doesn't have VHF/UHF but that the settings are in the radio.

[@N4GW]

That is because the same version of software is used on every Wolf not matter what features it has

[@jamessawyer4625]

HI Great video. Can you share us with your view of the noise canceling side of the receiver? Thanks

[@N4GW]

It has DNR1 and DNR2. DNR1 is good but sometimes not quite enough. DNR2 really eliminates noise but has the waterfall artifacts which drive me crazy so I never use iy

[@IK0OZD]

is possible to transfer all function in external PC or external monitor touchscreen ? fir the radio wolf ddc/duc ?

[@N4GW]

I have not tried it but I have done WSJT-x so it can fully communicate with a computer

[@IK0OZD]

@@N4GW thsnk you Sir , need only usb cable for external windows tablet or is necessary setup the menù in the radio ?

[@N4GW]

@@IK0OZD I just used a USB cable to do WSJTX

[@EdwardJones-c2d]

Having a problem with new wolf out the box. Windows not recognizing radio audio driver to operate wsjt. Any suggestion?

[@N4GW]

@@EdwardJones-c2d I had to go in an activate the devices that were created

[@EdwardJones-c2d]

@@N4GW Tks for the help, found windows had disable the drivers for some reason.

[@juanbonneu8862]

Hi Mike , I have watch all your videos and they have been very helpful but I got a problem with dial calibration when i go to the nets that i frequent they tell me that i am 100 cycles low or off, y tried transmitting with my 7600 at minum power on a dummy load across several bands and i have confirm that i did i am off 100cycles off, is a frequency calibration in the menus that I am missing. Also there is no more updates by OTA mi latest is 9.51 any other way to get the latest 9.71? Is there a way to reduce drive power like you do with icom rigs so you can go from full power down 20 watts without changing the calibrated value . I know is a long list Thanks for any help , by the way I don't have Facebook

[@N4GW]

If you are on the RS-998, make sure the TCXO is set to 19200

[@alphonsorivera1111]

Please post some comparisons to your other radios. I would love to see this compared to a flex 6600 m. I'm also wondering how clean the radio transmits. Thank you for all the great videos.

[@N4GW]

Most of my other radio are QRP rigs but as I have time I will do that. I have a friend who has ordered one and he has a flex. I will see if he can do that

[@N4GW]

I do have a video out there comparing the RS-998 to the Yaesu FT-710. Check my channel

[@dozer5069]

Are you able to post your calibration or config files ?

[@N4GW]

Cant really post them on KZbin, but if you join the Wolf group on Facebook and ask there I can do it

[@shihan74]

Couple of dumb questions, the 100w one, what frequency does the TX end at? The spec's on the github say the 100w one goes to 150mhz which makes it sound like it should cover at least the vhf band? Also, according to the github, theres now one (wolf 2) that does 0-2700mhz (both rx and tx), just wondering if you've seen one in the wild at all (cant find anywhere that its available, unless i've miss-read the github page)?

[@N4GW]

@@shihan74 the smaller 100w version I have does not transmit on VHF. The 20w version does. They have a new 100w version now that is in the same case as the 20w version and it will do VHF. I don’t have one of those but I hear it s doing well

[@MikePeace]

Thanks for sharing the challenges and issues with the RS-998. Can anyone confidently recommend a vendor that ships a reliable working radio? VK6ADA

[@RickandGabe]

Thank you that’s an excellent video and I’m looking into buying one. Just wondering if there’s any thing else I should be concerned about?

[@ivanpoddubnyy3421]

And you can shoot video how to stitch the transceiver with card SD? Software installation by means of the micro CD ? Video ?

[@N4GW]

I have a new video on my channel talking about this

[@w4mkh]

Hi Mike. What is that antenna on the side of the 100 watt version? Looks like a wifi antenna?

[@N4GW]

Yes, they have a port on the side for a Wi-Fi antenna. The other has an antenna inside the radio

[@w4mkh]

@@N4GW so you are not using it for HF but just Wi-Fi connection.

[@N4GW]

Yes. It is only for WiFi

[@JonathanAdami]

Hey, thanks for the video, I'm just discovering these. Is there a tuner on these? I can't see a tuner or accessory plug on them, so I imagine you can't have ptt out and hook it to an AT?

[@N4GW]

The 100w version has a tuner. It also has an external port that has pins to help you with an external port but not what you see on other radios. The have a PTT pin and a ground pin. This gives 12 volts on receive and zero volts on transmit. You would have build some sort of relay driven by this voltage to get a true PTT TRX signal for an amp

[@juanbonneu8862]

Hi mike On my RS998 after i did th call and testing on all the bands I'm getting very loud distorted audio out of the speaker even with de volume to minimum and the rf power at minimum and on a dummy load On the 10 meter band when y talk into the mike,connecting the headphones does not stop it , I trayed snap toroids and nothing s stop it . Has any body have this problem ,i'm about to open the case and see what i can do but i'll wait for some expert opinions , thanks again for your grat videos 73s WB7JB Juan

[@N4GW]

That is a known issue. I have not known anything that fixes it on 10m. The supplied hand mic is bad for this. I changed to a Kenwood MC-60 mic and got an adapter off of eBay to attach it to the radio. The speaker hash is gone on all bands except on 10m and it is minimal on 10m.

[@juanbonneu8862]

Hi Mike what is the latest firmaré update available today some body said they stop doing them because of the dispute China/Rusia ?

[@N4GW]

Version 9.7 is out.

[@juanbonneu8862]

The firmware is out I have tried to down load 9.7 on OTA but it says there is no update available ,any other way to get the 9.7 firmware Thanks Juan

[@N4GW]

They have changed things and the only way to get 9.7 is to download it on your computer and use DFU mode to install it

[@joecraft4409]

A ham I know has the 100w model. He claims the radio (on 10M) is off frequency by 3khz. Is this more of a “shift” or calibration issue?

[@N4GW]

Mine is spot on

[@vu3mes]

Any link for the 100 watts model please

[@N4GW]

www.ebay.com/itm/256592342497

[@alpha2utube]

lots of information are coming from you about Wolf, but still more queries from us.........Can I use this Wolf trx for commercial purposes.......like does it tx on all HF freq. like Mars mod.

[@N4GW]

Yes, MARS mod is just a simple menu option

[@ivanpoddubnyy3421]

Yes

[@bobbygosnell9311]

Mike i've got the newer version. Will transmit on 2m and 432. My problem is six will not tx. rx no problem. any suggestions.

[@N4GW]

I am not totally sure. The newer version has some differences and I dont have one. You can try going through calibration on the band

[@7-z7y]

Clearly you swapped out the stock VFO knobs, would you consider letting us know where you bought them? thanks :)

[@N4GW]

@@7-z7y I was a knob off an old Yaesu FT-990

[@7-z7y]

@@N4GW Wow, they look great on these two radios, I got one more question if you don't mind,,,, does this have the ability to use repeater offsets on vhf / uhf

[@N4GW]

@@7-z7y sorry, I only do HF so would not know

[@macdee8628]

Do you still use this radio Mike ? also is there anymore recent versions/releases etc worth buying ? thanks

[@N4GW]

Yes, I still use them. The 20w version is the first generation of the technology and has a few quirks. The RS-998 works really well. I am no (.6 of the firmware and am staying there. I dont upgrade unless I see something I want. Dont know much about the new ones. Some get a really good one, others have issues. Could be user error but you never know

[@StreamTeknology]

The big one is the 20w lower power, and the SMALL one is 100w? that's odd. Can you put a manufacturer link in the description? Listings I see don't really describe the radio well.

[@N4GW]

You can search eBay and AliExpress for them. The small 100w version is not made anymore. They now make a 100w version in the larger case

[@StreamTeknology]

@@N4GW I'll take the "larger" case as it's not really that large, IMHO.

[@Lapiquetterie]

Please what is the price ?

[@brettgazdzinski9477]

I love my 100 watt Wolf, is there a ptt out for an amp, I cant find one....

[@N4GW]

The external port on the side should be able to drive the amp, but no documentation on what pin does what. I dont do more than the 100 watts so have not spend the time to test the pins. Hoping someone will figure it out

[@brettgazdzinski9477]

@@N4GW I checked the pins, nothing goes to ground on TX, one pin has 12 volts go away but hooking a relay coil to it disables the radio as long as its hooked up. I used a seperate ptt off the microphone to key the amp which worked fine.

[@N4GW]

Well that is disappointing. I like your solution though

[@j204ever5]

Am I right: Left is 20W Version, right 100W Version? Really?

[@N4GW]

@@j204ever5 correct. The 100w version I have they don’t make anymore. The new 100w version looks like the 20w version

[@slickman1953]

Do you have a video that goes over the TX settings like audio EQ?

[@N4GW]

No video yet but it does have full EQ settings

[@slickman1953]

Anything like the Anan?

[@N4GW]

Never used an Anan but they look close

[@TheCyanogen]

It would be nice if you did a power output test. I behave like PA. Is it really 100W? And what is its power consumption? Please do this test.

[@N4GW]

I will do one as I get time. Thanks for the suggestion

[@N4GW]

Axel did one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIS3XplurNymqNksi=CPeD577GJZg_cIJm

[@Johnny5]

What is the maximum Transmitted Bandwidth?

[@N4GW]

I think it is 3300

[@Johnny5]

@@N4GW TY

[@frankbaron1608]

on the adds for the wolf, it says uhf but the adds claim it won't transmit above 220, so not uhf. you own one. does it trasmit on 70cm?

[@N4GW]

The 20 watt version transmits there but I am only a HF guy so never used it. The RS-998 100 watt version only transmits on HF but supposedly can receive on VHF and UHF

[@frankbaron1608]

@@N4GW i'm curious with these sdr tranceivers if you can control them with regular sdr software like sdr sharp or cubesdr. i other radios not like this one but have tiny screens, sometimes too small to be of much use. it would be great if you could control in monitor them with regular sdr software. i know on some of them you can switch usb mode to be either standard usb or sdr,

[@N4GW]

I can run ft8 on a computer with one USB cable which generate a com port and sound card, so I assume other sdr control software would work as well

[@frankbaron1608]

@@N4GW well i don't know about that particular one but on others, you get to be able to switch between cat and sdr mode. some of the screens (not the wolf ones ) butthe q900 and others, the screensare too smalland it water be handy. i've not seen any videos on sdr tranceivers talk about it, wellwiht the exception of sdr systems like hackrf one and others.

[@KD9VUK-]

Please please please do a video on the UHF/VHF of the 20W version!!!!!! Nobody does it!!!!

[@N4GW]

I never use V/U and don’t even have an antenna for these bands. Sorry about that

[@pawelstankiewicz5284]

@@N4GWCan you just confirm the radio can transmit on UHF ? There's some ambiguity on Ali. Tnx.

[@N4GW]

@@pawelstankiewicz5284 I dont have a V/U antenna, but i put a dummy load on it and it transmitted on VHF and UHF on the 20w version The 100w RS-998 does not transmit on V/U

[@pawelstankiewicz5284]

@@N4GW Thank you for checking this out. I really appreciate :-)

[@z000z]

How do you set step size when tuning?

[@N4GW]

Under the TRX menu. Steps size for both encoders

[@slickman1953]

How did you get one of the 20w versions when they are not out yet?

[@N4GW]

The 20w version came out first and they are still for sale