Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

This is a reminder that the Dayton Hamvention is this coming weekend.  Dayton is in Ohio, USA 🇺🇸. As far as I know, it is the biggest amat...

Since before the peak of the last solar cycle (24), I have been speculating about Yaesu launching a replacement to the flagship FT-817/818 ...

For over 40 years, I have been a great fan of Yaesu. In the past they were at the forefront of innovation in amateur radio.  Like many, I ha...

Does anyone have any idea if Yaesu is planning to launch a new HF QRP radio as a proper replacement for the FT817?  The FT818 is a joke. One...

Yaesu has announced the ending of production of the FT818 transceiver claiming parts shortage as their reason.  When the FT818 was launched,...

This was introduced some years ago, mainly to address component obsolescence with the FT817.  I have owned 2 FT817s over many years and thes...

When their replacement for the FT817ND was announced most people groaned that they could miss out on such an opportunity.  Way back in 2010 ...

The FT817/818 has appeared in a few guises, but Yaesu has totally "missed the boat" with regard to a really competitive replacemen...

When the FT818 appeared I was disappointed. The FT817 has been popular for many years and the FT817ND and FT818 seem to have built on that...

Here I have two FT817s. The first was bought (I think) in 2001. I was wondering why I was getting no reports of my 2.5W FT8 CQs on 6m, so I ...

It seems there may be a real FT818 coming to replace the FT817. I have no facts, so this could all be wrong. From what this hints at, I a...

These little rigs from Yaesu have basically remained unchanged since 2000. They cover all bands from 160m-70cm (not 4m or 1.25m), all mode...

Looking through some old photo albums, I spotted me with an FT817 in the garden dated 2001. This means I first bought the FT817 at least 16 ...

Yesterday evening was quite successful with spots exchanged with several stations on 2m WSPR. G8OFA (189km) was the best DX. I am thinking...

With BREXIT, Japanese goods, and USA goods, priced in USA dollars should be some 10% more expensive to import into the UK. I expect dealers ...

I was going to invest in an IC7300, but, for the moment, I have decided not to bother. The FT817 serves me well and I am not that intereste...

See http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/ssb-cw-filter-module-for-the-ft-817/ . I admit that I first spotted this on the Southgate News website.  ...

Well, if there is to be a replacement for the FT817 we are likely to hear about it this weekend at Dayton. This is the biggest amateur event...

At the moment I am happy with the rigs I have, so I can wait to replace rigs. At the moment the IC7300 looks a favourite over the FT991, b...

If the rumours are to be believed, this month we may get an announcement at Dayton on a replacement to the FT817. Of course, it is entirely ...