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This Yaesu radio has a design that is far superior to ICOM. Its design is very, very beautiful; it looks professional and elegant in a living room. On the other hand, the 7300 has a slightly inferior design. However, it is much more intuitive, much more enjoyable to use, and much more pleasant overall. I will add handles to the ICOM 7300, which will give it a professional and engineer-researcher style. Both radios are similar in reception and transmission for DX.

Great review. I watched your review of the Flex 3000 several years ago and it was the deciding factor in my buying one. Your reviews are informative and you present the information very nicely. I have a Radio Shack HTX-10 but it is noisy and missing a knob or two. Might just pick up one of these for some summertime fun!

I would like to add a couple of points to what he has done so well. He forgot to mention the Icom's multimeter that allows you to see all your meter settings at once which I have on my Icom IC-7100 as well and it is really important running digital modes to monitor your power output, ALC and SWR with the constant TX and RX of the FT-8. I do love the Icom's menu system which is easier to see where you are going. I used to have the Yaesu FT-710 and in the beginning I did not like the menu system. However, after using it for a month or so I realized something. When you click on the menu of the Icom you get all the icons but no information. However, when you click on the menu for the Yaesu you get their boring list, but all of them show you the current settings at a glance which is a good thing and you don't have to actually go in any deeper to see where things are set. That is very nice as well. To bad we could not have a radio and the better features of each radio. Maybe some day. I think it comes down to what you want out of your radio and how you plan on using it. Also, the Icom had the presets for FT-8 long before the Yaesu did. I used FT-8 on my Icom 7300 and never had any problems and it is a breeze to set up. On my FT-710 I frequently lost connection and could not tell when I wasn't actually transmitting. That is why I like the Icom multimeter. Maybe Yaesu could do something similar. Thanks for posting and I always love your videos. 73's and hope to hear some of yall on field day tomorrow.

As an old Kenwood TS-940 user I was leaning towards an 890 but that 7610 dual receive is a show stopper.

C’mon people, You cannot compare the 7300 to the DX10. Two completely different radios. Although I hate ICOM it just isn’t fair…. I would compare the 991a to the 7300 and the 991a would still win. Of course all My opinion… any items that are missing from the 991a can be done via your PC via the audio in/out ports on the sound card.

john9bernay0s2666 Bob Nagy I Have exact same Black Cat!! Wow, John Bernays just Wagging The Cat atcha! Yes, I am still alive (74 Years Old ) and finally got a Room where I can Make SWL receiver out side 5 Windows and a Fire Escape high up Top of Building facing East. I let my Ham Technician License retire 11-28-2020 because I thought the Hotel would Never Put me into a Good Room, but after 12 Years I am Ready, problem is Senility. I ordered the Tecsun H501 Digital World band AM/FM Shortwave Long wave Radio with SSB Reception, Dual Speakers, & MP3 Player, Matte Black for SWL. Tecsun H501 Digital Worldband AM/FM Shortwave Longwave Radio with SSB Reception, Dual Speakers, & MP3 Player, Matte Black

Bob Nagy I Have exact same Black Cat!! Wow, John Bernays just Wagging The Cat atcha! Yes, I am still alive (74 Years Old ) and finally got a Room where I can Make SWL receiver out side 5 Windows and a Fire Escape high up Top of Building facing East. I let my Ham Technician License retire 11-28-2020 because I thought the Hotel would Never Put me into a Good Room, but after 12 Years I am Ready, problem is Senility. I ordered the Tecsun H501 Digital Worldband AM/FM Shortwave Longwave Radio with SSB Reception, Dual Speakers, & MP3 Player, Matte Black for SWL. Tecsun H501 Digital Worldband AM/FM Shortwave Longwave Radio with SSB Reception, Dual Speakers, & MP3 Player, Matte Black Buy it again

This was a great review. Old ham here been out of hf for many years do I thought I would try ten meter. Again thanks for the review 73’s

I am a handy man and have a basic soldering kit, but I am not sure I have what it takes to put this together. I don’t have a radio license and have been learning CW for a couple of months, and want to get better at copy and consistently writing correct code. But, I don’t have a license and I am wondering if it is ok to get a radio and listen to it, or use something like this as a practice device. Can I practice sending without broadcasting, just for the oscillator?

So if shipped from China is a negative, be happy to pay for US prices from places like Elecraft. Life is simple and we all have options.

One extra feature - if you press and hold the Tune knob the step will change to 1 kHz. A tap will set it back down to a smaller step.

12:12 how can I get my screen exactly like this?? I’ve been trying for hours and can’t figure it out !!

Bob your the best tech out there

Bob naggy is a very good decent man he lives in Texas and he is a very nice individual plus a great technician I bought from him an ic275Agood 30:13 good radio

Best video on the 991, thank you sir.

Great video, I wish you could do a current draw comparison between the two in receive and transmit

You guys are missing a very important fact with regards to the ftdx10. Ask yourself this, how does the ftdx10 produce a a wideband scope, given it has 3 roofing filters preceding a mixer? Think about it. Actually, if you check out the block diagram of the ftdx10 you will notice it deploys 2 adc's, one for the band scope and the other for roofing filter, the dsp then calculates the antenna noise floor with the roofing filter resulting in much lower noise floor over the ft710. Yaesu engineers aren't that stupid after all. Cheers Darren

Excellent video!

Please the new G2 review?? Please??

Amazing review. No better out there for sure. Thank you.

Parker is Cat control greetings from TG5ALY

The SSB mode is the same bandwidth as CWW, but the BFO offset is removed, so the display shows the suppressed carrier frequency like every other SSB rig. Kinda sad (for us) that John recently announced his retirement, and the current run of TR-45Ls will be the last.

Thanks for this video. A couple comments: I listened several times through each receiver demonstration and I could tell zero advantages towards the 7851. This is pretty common from testing I've done as well on the bands in the real world with various radios. All the sensitivity in the world means very little on HF when were most often noise limited, or maybe more accurately, interference limited. I good directional antenna can be more helpful sometimes! I was hoping to see how the 7851 was better dealing with that with its selectivity, but didn't really see that here. I even preferred the 7610's CW filtering and sound over what I heard, as did you I believe. I have made a career field testing of various types of radios in live conditions over the decades and have seen in most cases, the highest rated receivers in the lab don't really make all that much difference in the real world, and some actually fall short for various reasons (some you alluded to). I do own a 7610 now, and have for a couple years. I have a few contests and Field Days under my belt with it, and agree 100% about the Digi-Sel tracking bandpass filters being absolutely crucial in a multi-multi environment. Tremendous difference to the point the other stations' desense from other bands is completely mitigated. I also own a Flex, and I find I spend most of my time on the 7610, but I do find some of the features of the Flex handy at other times. AM on the Flex (transmit and receive) is far superior, for instance. Graphical filter adjustment is a breeze as well. I would love to see Icom integrate graphical filter on the 7610's screen using the USB mouse on the rig. Lastly, I don't follow the comments about mic gain (one press of the multi-knob gets you there), and the same with the VFO/Memory change (one press of the Quick button gets you there). I have had several Icoms in the past, and still run a couple 7000s for mobile and portable use sometimes, but the menu are quite different on the 7610, yet I find it far easier than most other rigs to use. Long presses of on screen buttons for example take you right where you need quickly without having dedicated HW buttons, and change based on mode. Very handy, IMHO. Press & hold the S-meter to get the to multi-function meter quickly from the large spectrum scope, for example. Press & hold the M. Scope button to get back. Press & hold the AGC on screen button to get to its adjustment screen, and again, press & hold the M. Scope or Exit button to get back. Very easy to navigate around things you need quickly using the touch screen buttons. There may be a lot of short cuts you're missing out on! Thanks again and 73!

I have both a DX10 and a 710. I can't tell any difference in the receive, they hear the same. The DX10 just has more filters to pull out distant stations.

Bob your review videos on the 7610 and 101d are the best I have seen on YT in the ham radio genre. I have subscribed and thank you.

The Chinese are undercutting the Japanese the way the Japanese undercut the US manufacturers. I hate to see manufacturing leave the USA, but the hams are sure getting a lot of technology now for their dollar.

I got a G-90 and built a 55 Watt amp to go with it for portable use with less than optimal antennas. Haven't needed to use the amp yet. I like fishing on light tackle.

Slightly concerned you're turning he AF dial when playing with the DSP / notch and then again with playing with the filters on the IC-7300 Thats the wrong knob, the 'MULTI' know is the right one for changing DSP / notch and the 'TWIN PBT' knobs are the ones for moving the PBT. Not trying to be an ass.. just an observation that you might not have had much experience operating the IC-7300.

On this video you have used the word "Punchy" several times. Plese define meaning.

Remember W5AWG John Bernays? Yes, 74 Years Old living in San Francisco.

I didn't know you could disable modes. I would love to exclude the PA and AM modes. Anybody knows how this can be done?

In version 1.6 NB is now implemented. Hold M.V. Button down. Yu has built a cooling solution as well, $35 takes some soldering to install. Also, do you have the part number and brand for the elegant stands you use. I was not able to find them. Excellent review! I was looking for info on how to use/adjust the waterfall display functions. You have any insights?

4/2024: WoW from the future. Excellent review. Thank You & Best Regards

Robert, your info on SDR was priceless. This was a wonderful overview of the G90, I am just getting back into Ham Radio (currently radio and wallet poor) and have narrowed my search for equipment to the G90 for it's portability and for it's small foot print for my small shack. I have subscribed to your channel and thank you for being here.

I have an Icom IC-718 and an Icom IC-728, so I didn't need this radio. I bought it for use as a CB. This radio can be programmed on a computer with the correct cable, which I have. It's a lot easier than trying to program it from the front panel. The quality of this radio is amazing for a communist Chinese radio. It reminds me a lot of my Yaesu 2900R 2 meter radio, and the quality seems every bit as good. This is no Baofeng pile of trash.

Great video! What power supply do you use with it?

I have the 710 ....real nice.

you arent stuck on one band using a resonant antenna. you can RX/TX on all the lower band that are harmonics of that one. for example using a 40m antenna you can do 40,20,10

Great Review! Thanks

Many thanks for the video, Robert. Perhaps you can help me solve a problem I have with the FX-4CR. The radio skips over the 20-m band. IOW ... I get no 14 MHz frequencies on the dial.

Thanks for this straight to the point review.

Leaning towards the G90 with built in tuner. Nice revew.

Very nice video, Bob. I immediately ordered one and received it after 4 days. Are the heat sinks glued on or fixed with screws? From where got you the stands? Are you from Hungary? Nagy means large in English😊. Best 73 KC3CVR, Dietmar, Pittsburgh PA

Great review!

Nice Job of reviewing these radios. I did not understand for sure if the Icom did or did not have a 3rd receive only input. I love that on my FTDX 3000

I'm sold. Buying one as soon as i can. New HAM on a budget, this radio looks perfect for me. Great video, Thanx!!

Would love for you to do one of these for the 6400 or 66OO -- or both at the same time. Lol!

I will never own another ICOM radio again.

We just spoke on the 20m band about this as you were about to eat oatmeal. Excellent review and I am now buying. Thanks! Scott - KQ4PEF

Thanks for the video. Does this rig have the same clock battery issue that the 7300 has?