Yaesu FTX-1F Revealed: The NEW 817/818 Replacement!

[@guyvkradio2257]

Hi Hayden I can confirm, you can have battery and tuner connected at same time. VK radio.

[@HamRadioDX]

That's interesting, how do they connect mate? I couldn't see it in the photos. Thanks for the info!

[@BobBob-il2ku]

Did you ask if it’s usb-c?

[@Chris_KI4WCO]

@@HamRadioDX It looks like they both attach to the back of it. Possibly with a cable.

[@guyvkradio2257]

Definitely USB C

[@guyvkradio2257]

​@@HamRadioDXThey connect via 5 gold plated pins. No cable's

[@YaesuUSAOfficial]

More information will be released once it is type accepted and we will clear up the questions.

[@bebopwing1]

I'm so excited for this! People seem to be big mad that it doesn't have an internal tuner and that it's only 6/10 watts, but it's exactly what I was hoping Yaesu would do.

[@mikesradiorepair]

Exactly. If you want a 100 Watt radio buy a 100 Watt radio. QRP is a whole different class/world of radios which is what this is. From what I have seen it looks perfect as the QRP shack in the box. Actually better than perfect. It has a HUGE on board battery compared to the IC-705.

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

But why can't they make a mobile friendly 100 watt radio that can compete with the icom 7100? ​@@mikesradiorepair

[@HamRadioDX]

Can't please everyone... lots of hate, lots of positive comments. You win some, you lose some.

[@sleeve8651]

Finally a new radio I can afford ! Way to go Yaesu !! 😳 😂🤣😂

[@schoocg]

Thank you. Got my reservation in at DX Engr.

[@amham48]

Hayden always does a great job, I've referred to many of his videos for assistance. This preview is more in depth than others and this radio will definitely be on my 2025 radio budget.

[@KD2ZTA]

Thank you for the preview. I absolutely love my Yaesu 818ND, FT-991A, and FT-710. However, I might have to pass on this one. My IC-705 was an impressive investment with the addition of an AH-705, a tag-along ID-52 and several high capacity batteries. At least until I learn more, my use case just does not give me enough reason to take the plunge. If I had not purchased the IC-705 and painfully waited for this rig…..maybe. But then I would have missed years of great portable QRP contacts that I really believe would have been missed out on with my 818.

[@KO4VNX]

Great rundown on this rig! I was feeling a bit hesitant, but I think you covered everything my ADHD could come up with!

[@Chuck1855]

I pre-ordered mine can't wait.

[@Chris-hy6jy]

Now they need to produce a 991A replacement based on the 710.

[@N_Andrews]

Or Yaesu can take this model and put some gas in it. Same with Icom 705. I will wait till then.

[@KevinReeve]

@@N_Andrews Agree, 6 or 10 watts is old school.

[@badcompany3828]

It’s sad they won’t post a suggested retail price. Like my grandpa use to say ( if you have to ask the price then you can’t afford it ). He was a very wise man.

[@shutthegate8232]

This!!!!

[@Ghostnotes1221]

Well maybe someone would like to know how much or if they need to save up to purchase one? Whats the problem with that??

[@RobPetty622]

It just builds the speculation. Gives people something to guess at after seeing the features.

[@don_n5skt]

More excited by this radio than the 7760 which just seems like a refresh of the 7610.

[@HamRadioDX]

They might of fixed the OVF light though Don :D

[@don_n5skt]

@@HamRadioDX 🤣

[@96JustStuff]

$35 sounds a bit pricey

[@GmailNexus]

😂

[@sulochanasatyan7228]

😂😂

[@thequarantinecatholic]

exactly!

[@dougtaylor7724]

For QRP? Sounds high.

[@AllanM2e0]

Pffttt 😂

[@Djzleite]

The shop i usualy buy my Yaesus said something was about to come out in the end of the year and there it is, thank you for this great news, this one is on my aim. 73's

[@FITFO]

Hopefully this means they can release a 857d replacement

[@frankalvernas6628]

It seems all the manufacturers keep missing the boat, when are they coming out with a full power mobile radio. 73 N6LPV

[@Bonsai-Miata2020]

Unless your hiking across the desert, Good ole 7300 or 710 works great on a picnic table

[@chuckp3739]

Thank you for the detailed description.

[@HamRadioDX]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mikesradiorepair]

Let me be the first to speculate, I'm going to buy one. Oh wait, I already preorder one. 🙂

[@allvano]

😂 same..

[@DonzLockz]

I like the optional ATU and it looks great. A bit chonky but still nice. Looking forward to a full review.😊

[@HamRadioDX]

I won’t be doing a full review as Yaesu doesn’t send them to me. Perhaps if I ever bought one

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

They should have a more advanced Icom 7100 competitor though.

[@k6usy]

I just have a duplexer for my 705 but having two antenna ports would be really nice.

[@mattbw-G5MAT]

Yaesu do love the 90s stereo aesthetic but the specs look great, will sell well. Form factor looks better than 705.

[@Severris]

I'm just curious what the battery/ATU/fan combo thing looks like and hopefully it's not half the price of the radio.

[@Steve-GM0HUU]

Very interesting, thanks.

[@paulleach1164]

Just thinking.. This is the field version. Wonder if they will release a high power unit in a few months after launch???

[@tav9755]

From what I see it looks like a really nix TRX. Seems like a good successor of the beloved ft-818

[@raymondmejia158]

Any idea of release price?

[@timelord1137]

Operation in SSB, CW, AM, FM and C4FM digital modes SDR Technology. Two independent receiver circuits provide true simultaneous dual-band operation, whether in the same band or in different bands. An optional Automatic Antenna Tuner can be attached to the rear of the transceiver with the 5670mAh high-capacity Li-ion battery pack. The optional Cooling-fan, which is necessary for comfortable FT8 operation, can also be combined with the antenna tuner. USB ports support CAT operation, audio input/output and TX control. Touchscreen with 3DSS Personally, I have already saved money and know which radios from my shek I will sell.

[@TobotronPrime]

I love my Yeasu kit, (I have a FT-710 and their basic handhelds) but for QRP on the road I just think the Xiegu kit edges it, the G90 has the built in tuner and there is an unofficial battery pack for it too and you also have the x6100 and now x6200 which for me are just everything you need in one package (battery and atu), that it doesn't have VHF doesn't bother me.

[@x01xoo19]

Xiegu G90 unofficial battery can you please share a link?

[@RBMD2A]

I reserved one with DX Engineering

[@mariemccann5895]

Can you connect an external display?

[@KK4DF]

I really like this radio, with one exception. Why is the HF output on the ATU different from the HF output on the radio? Why not BNCs on both???

[@michaelscott2592]

Will it have a cw decorder to read cw from its screen like on the 10 .Thanks

[@prephampaul]

They had 4 examples on each table of configuration, external power, battery power, ext power/tuner, battery/tuner, external power/fan/tuner. I think from what I saw. I'm going to take another look at my 2 hour stream and try to separate out the three radios for smaller specific videos.👍

[@HamRadioDX]

The stacking config confused me a bit.. I couldn’t properly see the connections

[@prephampaul]

@@HamRadioDX there are 5 configurations shown on the back of the brochure. battery, fan/tuner, tuner, fan, battery/tuner

[@mikesradiorepair]

Unfornately dual receivers does not mean full duplex. We can only hope it's full duplex. Especially since I have already preordered one. Rumor has it that it is full duplex in the comments of another video that showed them at the Ham Fair in Japan. Time will tell.

[@guyvkradio2257]

@@mikesradiorepair hey, Mike. It is full duplex I spoke to one of the design team today.

[@HamRadioDX]

The V+V, V+U and U+U was interesting in the doco... historically with Yaesu that has meant full duplex, especially with their older mobiles

[@mikesradiorepair]

@@guyvkradio2257 That's fantastic news.

[@BowWowPewPewCQ]

@@guyvkradio2257 I've heard there are some caveats like no HF+HF. Just rumors at this point, of course.

[@sulochanasatyan7228]

I will wait to see it's waterfall and scope functioning. Till then happy with my 705😅

[@yakovdavidovich7943]

At @11:00, is that a battery and a tuner on the radio at the same time, maybe?

[@dadlavinder]

What’s it going to cost?

[@ts440s]

QRP why not 50 watts???

[@stevetaylor2955]

So what power is the amplifier? Doesn't look like 100w.

[@billjobes1851]

Does this radio have CW and SSB Messages for ease of POTA and SOTA and Contesting? I don't see any mention, and if Messages is lacking, that's a major negative hit for potential buyers.

[@dylanschulz2404]

Full duplex 160 m to 70 cm! That would be an interesting mode of ops.

[@steveehabibi1]

this looks like they took a lesson from the short commings of IC705 (though few) and fixed them. fingers crossed for a small efficient amp like the one for the TX-500.

[@o00scorpion00o]

It looks more compact than the 705. I laugh when Yaesu call it a FT-818 replacement, it isn't simply because it will cost a huge amount more and it's got a lot of features a lot of people don't want or need and the 818 with a mic processor would have been all the radio many people would have ever needed. We see the same tactics in the Auto Industry, simple cars are gone, cars now have more and more tech shoved in people's faces, cars are now entertainment centres and many parts are really expensive to replace, for example, many car headlights can't be replaced without the main dealer coding the headlight to the cars main computer. Anyone familiar with motorcycles will see the exact same thing happen with Honda for example, they replaced their much loved Deauville NT750 with the NT1100 and called it a Deauville replacement but it's a much more expensive bike with a bigger engine and a lot more tech TFT screens etc, they can charge much more for it, one reason the old bikes are so popular is due to their simplicity. While I've no doubt the 1F will be an amazing radio, Yaesu need to come up with a much cheaper radio or they will force a lot of people to buy Chinese radios.

[@cageordie]

$35 for a place in the queue? LOL! They can shove that concept where the sun doesn't shine.

[@louisquatorze6060]

I hope it can tune Atas-120....

[@G6MDX-Dai]

Yes until we know that it does support ATAS-120 I will not per-order

[@G6MDX-Dai]

PRE-order😂

[@ChatGPT1111]

Nice QRP rig and answer to the 705. Too bad it doesn't pick up 222 MHz (1.25m) though. We also need an alternative to the Icom 905 for microwave and SHF TV bands, one that is actually portable with a battery and does not require a $5K investment with the transverter and parabolic to include 10GHz.

[@Newdeath91]

I wounder if it's ATAS compatible?

[@christopherreddick5263]

That’s cute and all but I’m keeping my KX2

[@Glock21911]

Can we put an external amp to it?

[@johnmknox]

Competition is always a good thing. I wonder if it can do 4m? That would give it an edge over the IC-705. It will be interesting to see how they price it and if the prices drop in the near future if we are going to have a recession.

[@MirlitronOne]

I'll wait until it actually exists.

[@HamRadioDX]

Under glass at Hamfair not real enough?

[@mattcero1]

Two antennas is the best improvement for sure as well as dual receive. I wonder how much they'll charge for s/w for this. The IC-705 s/w is free. It'll come out at $1599 I'm thinking, here in the U.S.

[@muzzpvt7164]

Does it have a 10MHz reference input? Can it change frequency via CAT while transmitting 🤔

[@HamRadioDX]

No 10 MHz reference input that I've seen. CAT control change when transmitting will be interesting to see if it does - all my Icoms do.

[@derek45auto23]

Dear YAESU, Please bring back ( an updated ) FT-857

[@TWX1138]

I'm curious if they'll come up with alternate backs including things like amplifiers to let this unit get away from merely being a low-power QRP radio. It could be a convenient radio for mobile use with YSF for the 2m/70cm bands plus 6m/HF in a package that doesn't take up nearly as much space as an FT-991a would, or might at least support using this almost like a control-head with the amplifier module being mounted remotely.

[@Philip-KA4KOE]

No specs on receiver current draw.

[@Arby1965]

I skipped this and went for the FT891 because, well you can turn the power down. Now if they would have paired this control head to the 891, they might have had a home run.

[@mewrongwayKOCXF]

For 35 bucks I'll take a dozen!!! Awesome Hayden! 👍👍👍

[@shonniebhida]

Will hang on to my cash until hopefully a 100w at a later time

[@jeromeGrzelak]

Just call it a ft819

[@flashover52]

Does that mean you can use a BNC connection for your antenna into the radio but if you use the tuner, you have to have an adaptor? If so, that's pretty dumb. Why the heck not just make those both the same?

[@Ramjet7777]

6w/10w 😂😂 Might as well get a handheld! I was sold until you said 6 watts.

[@YllaStar95970]

The Icom 7760 looks like a beauty.👍

[@JonathanKayne]

Thw real reason they have that dome over the radio is because otherwise people would open that USB flap to see what kind of connector they used 😂 Also, I pray that is any connector other than micro USB. Micro USB is for cheap garbage, not for a fancy radio. I will take literally any connector other than micro USB any day!

[@HamRadioDX]

I’d have a guess this is still a development model and will change between now and release too

[@8bitchiptune420]

it looks too big to replace 817

[@thinkingbubba32]

I might have missed it, but as of yet I've not seen a suggested MSRP. It would be disingenuous to reserve a radio that is outside of my pricing comfort zone.

[@HamRadioDX]

I agree

[@schoocg]

Nice overview thanks. Ordered mine. Anyone need an amazing clean KX3:-)

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks!

[@Windmill97]

Shoot me a price for the KX3 via QRZ.com. Rich W5SON

[@bear8330]

Cost???

[@TravelinHam]

I'll call it an 817/818 replacement if it has an 817/818 price.

[@paul_daniels]

Why do all the new Yaesu radio's remind me of a 90's stereo system? Be interesting to see how it competes with the 705 in performance

[@HamRadioDX]

Haha yes!

[@Blake-jl8lh]

Im speculating but yaesu generally beats icom in head to head receiver performance but not enough that a generic user can tell.

[@skylabby]

was hoping to find out if it had WiFi and Bluetooth.

[@mikearmstrong9899]

The used market just got flooded!

[@barrybogart5436]

Now it is time for Elecraft to come out with an KxFOUR.

[@toddbu-WK7L]

A couple of years ago, I was very close to buying the KX-3 but opted for a TX-500 instead. Both are great radios. If Elecraft does decide to go this route, I hope that they keep their simple design philosophy. I feel like Icom and Yaesu both have uninteresting radios that are more designed like computers with radios rather than radios with computers. There is obviously a big market for computer-centric radios, but not for me. Just keep things simple so that they always work and are easy to operate.

[@morganbailey4469]

For the most part Elecraft is a dead company with undeveloped products using the customer base as beta testers at the customer's cost.

[@barrybogart5436]

@@morganbailey4469 I don't know what products you are talking about. My K2 and KX3 have been stellar for almost 15 years.

[@yakovdavidovich7943]

Looks like it's a lot shorter in depth than the IC-705, making it 57% the volume of that radio. It's width and height are somewhat larger than the ICOM, however.

[@HadassahSobel]

but it is far wider? I think it is over 8 inches wide, I need to go check the specs again.

[@MrBracey1970]

Not a replacement for the FT818 for me-its just a 705 competitor,not a true rugged field radio-such a shame 😮

[@HamRadioDX]

It’s a replacement in the context that the 818 is discontinued which was Yaesu’s last all band, all mode QRP radio

[@HamRadioDX]

But yes, a 3 year late 705 competitor

[@noimnotarobotcanubeleiveit7024]

Exactly. I bought my 817 when they first came out. Its been used and abused constantly since then. I could still sell it for more than i paid. I dont care about colour touchscreen, i have a phone for that. I would be impressed with a magnesium case, ip68, Bluetooth, and wideband sdr receiver that can be used full duplex. Also 2.4ghz for qo100

[@AllanM2e0]

This is the radio that should’ve come out instead of the ft-818nd . Better late than never

[@milohoffman274]

But does it finally receive the US weather band (162.x mhz)? One of the biggest misses of the FT817.

[@michaelmeyer2725]

I wonder what it's gonna cost.

[@Blake-jl8lh]

I am willing to bet yaesu will do everything they can to put this in under the cost of a 705. The 710 absolutely beats the snot out of the 7300 and its cheaper. Idk if the margins are there but you best believe the sales team wants to get the base version cheaper than a 705

[@wadeduvall7026]

What's the point of having the tuner attach to the back if you still need to use a control cable? I guess power, but... jeez. Also the tuner doesn't have BNC out?

[@HamRadioDX]

Power and “control”. BNC is a bit of a horrible connector too

[@ch716]

If Marcus can’t add support for this to his yaesu Mac software, it’s a pass for me. Without wifi, it likely won’t work, or the waterfall will be too slow in the software, like sdr-control on the ic-7300. 705 works beautifully with sdr-control. I only wish the 705 was dual receive.

[@eldontyrellcorp]

What would be the price ? Around 1000€ I presume.

[@gerrykavanagh]

Given that the 705 is about €1500, I would imagine north of that, at least initially

[@eldontyrellcorp]

@@gerrykavanagh Ok, that's a little bit over my budget. But who knows what the price will be.

[@jeremyjohnson6023]

Where is the 857 replacement??

[@ch716]

No wifi or GPS😢. Hopefully ICOM refreshes the 705 as a result of this.

[@mastermoarman]

Looks like the reused the ftm500 faceplate

[@billisnice]

It has a 5670mAh Lithium-ion battery pack.

[@Steve-qn6bt]

Let me guess. This thing is going to hit the market at around $1,500 USD. Yaesu and Icom. Driving the average amateur radio enthusiast into the waiting arms of cheap Chinese radio manufacturers, one radio at a time.

[@toranamunter]

Porsche buyers don't care what Toyota just released or what it costs. Great to have options.

[@wjjohns04able]

I just can’t get excited about 10w. Icom already has a solid unit in that arena, and unless the price point is significantly better, I don’t see the point.

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

A radio: yes! A hype? I pass.

[@skyterrapin]

This is not the 817/818 replacement

[@timg5tm941]

Mate I think it’s more like a copy of the 705.

[@HamRadioDX]

You’re right Tim, just three years late!

[@kchaney56]

We really do not need another QRP under powered and over priced radio. Please bring on the 100 watt radios.

[@Chris_KI4WCO]

I wonder if they are going to come out with an amp for it too

[@HamRadioDX]

Possibly? Hope so!

[@kellyw1648]

These new radios are great. Yaesu and Icom. But the prices just keep going up and up. Guess I better sell my motorcycle if I want to buy one of these. Not happening. Just I will get one in about 10 yrs.

[@electropro83]

All band all mode? Lol. In a world of digital, this is just another analog radio with a single digital mode. At 6 watts advertised and probably 3-5watts actual.

[@timothymorris1499]

No tuner. Weak power. Where’s the beef? No thanks, I’ll continue on with my 7300 and my G-90. How about a makeover for the 891 Yaesu? It does look pretty though.

[@tangoseal1]

1299.95 my guess

[@paulziminskin2ghr282]

Whats with all these QRP radios ? Are they really that popular, Give me a 100 watt radio....

[@ManuelPinner]

USB C this what the FTX 1F,

[@brian.7966]

I think we are lucky for them to bring out these new radios, with all those Cheap Chinese radios that have flooded the market, you will buy those cheap crappy radios.