look at this. The Russians getting on the band wagon too.
https://lab599.com/
https://lab599.com/
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Xiegu G90 (repost in own thread)
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The beauty of radios like the G90 is their portability. The 20w output seems more than sufficient with just a resonant inverted V as long as you choose the location. And the portability means you can find the spot that just makes it all happen. For me it is the ocean. In fact a cliff above the ocean to be exact. I am making contact on 20 and 40 meters with stations running a lot more power. Out of the city means the noise levels are way down and the S/N is way up. A lot of folks are using end fed antennas with good results but I prefer a resonant dipole set up as an inverted V. I just feel a resonant antenna will transmit more effectively than any 'tuned' antenna. I also think it helps with keeping the noise down. It is also easy to make, easy to tune and easy to trouble shoot.
I have a 40m and 20 dual band inverted V antenna fed at the top of a 10m fibreglass pole. The wires help guy it and easy to trim to a low SWR. The 20w gets heard way better than my (now deceased) FT817.
I have a 40m and 20 dual band inverted V antenna fed at the top of a 10m fibreglass pole. The wires help guy it and easy to trim to a low SWR. The 20w gets heard way better than my (now deceased) FT817.
My local SOTA mentor is a die hard Yaseu operator. He found even on a mountain top the 817 was not enough power. He found 20 watts is great.
I weighed my kx2 and amp. .87 kg for without cables. 1kg with cables, so about same weight as the G. I may just have 1 in the house soon.
The 108 sure has better readability. The Yaesu is a brother from another mother. I find the G90's screen just a tad overcrowded. 
A tad overcrowded perhaps but seeing the signals a bit above and below where you are at gets real useful after a while. Start depending on your eyes before your ears!
Here's the optionial stand with tilt legs. The fan is thermal controlled. Also has Powerpole point. Pretty nice. 
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I wouldn't say that. This unit is perfect for field/portable use. In reading comments in various Facebook groups, it seems that many are using it in the shack. I myself, have done just that, but it'd never be my main rig.
Either way, the radio is small enough, that I just reach down, pick it up, then hold it eye level to adjust, if it's needed. I rarely operated portable, but I've had my share of "tiny" Qrp rigs. This unit blows everything I've ever had away. The features, build quality, performance and value, makes this rig far more than a novelty. If I had my way, I'd want them to make the display customizable to where you can delete rarely used options.
If the screen was much bigger, I'd just schlep my 857.
Either way, the radio is small enough, that I just reach down, pick it up, then hold it eye level to adjust, if it's needed. I rarely operated portable, but I've had my share of "tiny" Qrp rigs. This unit blows everything I've ever had away. The features, build quality, performance and value, makes this rig far more than a novelty. If I had my way, I'd want them to make the display customizable to where you can delete rarely used options.
If the screen was much bigger, I'd just schlep my 857.
