Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Since the FT817 was introduced about a quarter of a century ago a lot has changed. At that time Yaesu had a totally unique product that sold...

Basically, as far as I can tell there is none, at least available to Jo Public.  No doubt dealers have been told the selling price and any f...

Last night I looked on the Japanese website of Yaesu, hoping to find some clues about the FTX-1F such as price, recent specs, availability e...

This is probably the best value "old" technology transceiver made by Yaesu. It has a detachable head that adds flexibility when fi...

The last I heard was a rumour that the worldwide release of the Yaesu FTX-1F was waiting on the FCC approval.   Despite this, I am puzzled b...

The Yaesu FT101 has appeared in several versions since it first appeared way back. This is part 1 of a restoration project on a very old ver...

This was recently on the FTX-1F IO group... "Talked to the folks at the Yaesu Booth, at the Orlando Hamfest, today. They said the FTX-1...

The Yaesu FTX-1F puzzles me.  This radio was announced, and deposits taken, by many dealers months ago, yet (as far as I am aware) we have ...

It is interesting to read the speculation surrounding the Yaesu FTX-1F.  It was announced last summer and due to be released "early 202...

 As mentioned before, the Yaesu FTX-1F (due "early 2025") is meant to be the competitor to the ICOM IC-705 and the successor to th...

Lots of people are talking about the new Yaesu FTX-1F transceiver due "in early 2025". Very little is known about it yet (as far a...

 One well known UK dealer is selling the Yaesu FT710 Field for £814.99 after the Yaesu cashback.

Some months ago Yaesu announced the FTX-1F which was hailed as the successor to the FT817/818 range and a competitor to the ICOM IC-705. Sin...

When this was announced at the Tokyo Ham Fair some months ago, there was a lot of hype, but little news.  It was expected "early 2025...

This radio is creating quite a buzz.  It is Yaesu's answer to the IC-705 and it also is the long awaited answer to the FT817/818 series....

Yaesu and the dealers have a difficult job with price.  They want to compete with the ICOM IC-705, have it as an FT817/818 replacement, but ...

According to something I was sent by Steve G1KQH and the MLS pages, it looks like this new radio will ship with 4m.This must be a good USP...

Although not available until next year MLS has announced a Yaesu competitor to the ICOM IC-705. At the moment I don’t know the price, but it...

Many people around the planet own an FT817 or its successor.  Before the FT817 became ubiquitous there were the 2m FT290 and 70cm FT790. Eve...

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...