Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

So, there was no FT817 replacement announced at Dayton. In my view this means one is unlikely to appear ever now. I am amazed by the stupid...

Somewhere on the grapevine - it may have been an earlier comment to a post (?) - I heard that the FT817ND is being discontinued. Is this ano...

It is rumoured that Yaesu will, at long last, announce a replacement to the FT817 at Dayton this year. Lots of people are awaiting this rig,...

At the moment I am looking for a new rig, but I am prepared to wait some time. I have never been keen on running high power and 5-10W would ...

See http://yo9irf.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/icom-reveals-first-sdr-ic-7300.html . YO9IRF has been collecting data on the ICOM IC7300 . Alth...

I have mentioned this before, but I am truly amazed that Yaesu has not updated the FT817.  OK, I have heard the "if it ain't broke ...

This rig does look like it will be popular, although at a stated UK price of £999 I have my doubts. This seems VERY high to me when the FT84...

The following (extract from a) post from Bryan KE6ZGP appeared on the FT817 Yahoo group in the last few days. "Tom interviewed the Y...