Digirig, Xiegu G90, FT8 Fast & Easy
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- Опубликовано: 16 авг 2024
- Installing the Digirig into my Xiegu G90 Go Box for Fast & Easy FT8 Communications. Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting. Xiegu G90 Locked on Transmit? This video is for you.
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00:00 - Pulp Radio Skit
04:22 - Download Flrig. It's a must.
05:07 - Finding your Com Port
05:40 - *Flrig Settings
07:04 - Computer Audio Settings
08:54 - Radio Settings
09:36 - Restart Flrig
09:42 - WSJT-X Settings
10:53 - Marker 8
11:26 - Outro
11:38 - Super Sweet K8MRD Metal Riff
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One update for users of Firmware 1.79 on the G90. Changing from MIC to LINE IN doesn't send the output to the digirig / computer like on version 1.78 and below. You have to change modes from USB to U-D and then the digirig /software will be able to decode the signal. Most of the videos on RUclips use the older firmware versions and this has caused some frustration that it still doesn't work after going through everything else step by step.
That is changing the mode on the radio and not in the software, yes??
Yes, the radio mode.
Thank you this is the info I was looking for. I was getting 0.0W and ALC:100 with no transmitting happening before this.
@@manwithaladderexact same problem. Did you fix the 0 watts when transmitting?
When I went to the Digirig Mobile Store from the link I was presented with four different flavors of the interface. Thanks to the forum, which is the first place one should go to when looking solutions to problems, I was able to learn that the G90 works with the Logic Levels (default) configuration. This was the only relevant information that seemed to be missing from this excellent (as usual) video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us in the best spirit of Elmerism.
FYI the one on Amazon is the (default) configuration and many reviews said that it works great.
I've been using the XGGcomms Digimode-4 cable for a couple years. One USB to the PC and two connections to the G90, just like this. Works with FLRig, sets up as a "IC-7100" and done. Just set WSJT-X to look at FLRig for control. It's been great.
For those who didn't know like me, the "Fake It" split setting makes your PC output a tone at one frequency and the radio moves its output up or down to put the tone on the right "segment". It can get weird at the edges of the 3kHz space. This makes your output power consistent. I learned this by scratching my head for a few hours.
All that said the digirig is much cheaper and you don't have to wait for it to come from the UK.
P.S. Love the into, particularly the Walley World shirt lol We have the Marty Moose eggnog glasses for Xmas time!
well look at that. Learn something new every day. I honestly don't know why I started using Fake It, but it's worked for me for all these years. Eggnog is gross but I'd drink out of a Marty Moose glass for sure.
I have the same but I use a X5105 with it. There’s even a profile setting in flrig for the x5105! Working the World Dig on 5W. 73
I used the XGGComms also works great. Why do you use Icom 7100 with FlRig?
Digirig rocks, a good and responsive Ham owner. Signalink works, but would never buy another after their ridiculous price hike from about $80 to $165! That's just taking advantage, this one works as well if not better at about half the price, and it's much smaller. If you order from his site, he has more options...
Holy crap those went up! I remember spending about $100 on my Signalink back in the day.
Thanks for this video Mike. I was using Omnirig but was not having much luck with it, like a delay in transmitting. At any rate, Flrig did the trick and I'm ready for some portabl FT-8.
Loved the opening, Mike! One quick reminder for G90 users, remember to disconnect the serial cable on the side of the radio head when powering up rig or it will go into Programming Mode and you will need to reboot the radio without that cable connected. Bonehead me has done that too many times. 😆
Hmm, mine has not done that.
Hi Mike. As the digital modes become more popular the "how to" videos are becoming much better and more specific regarding the setup. Your video is right up there at the top of the heap. Your video is a very clear, start to finish, step by step presentation. Seven tree.
I appreciate you compiling this video very helpful and thorough.
Glad you got it working. You're gonna want fans in that case now. My g90 got up to 110F in "free space" at 20w. I still love that case.
Nah. When it's 105 degrees out all a fan does is turn it into a convection oven lol! Hmm, that gives me an idea...Easy bake ham radio.
Thank you very much. I have been trying to get this set up working for a long time. The setup you show worked the first try. Thanks from W8DCR
Very cool. So glad it helped!
Great intro! Thought it was going to be the Christopher Walken scene with a digirig instead of a watch.
I really need to brush up on my Walken impersonation. I don't feel it's up to par anymore.
Just saved thus video 5-30-24...just got a g90 this week and will do some ft8 eventually on this rig. Thanks
Have fun!
Great video Mike! I also use the digirig with my G90, works great. All digital modes, including Vara/Winlink. Digirig works great with my Windows 10 laptop and my Windows 11 pc.
May I ask your settings for winlink? not having much luck. everything else works great!
Awesome, thanks for another testimonial.
Mike, great video! Got mine working at Huntsville, using same set-up you recommend. Thanks!!
Awesome Ron!
This looks quite useful, I'm trying to do digital modes w/ my G90 using a Sabrent usb sound card and I'm having all sorts of difficulty getting it to work reliably. My antenna is a Wolf River Coil I typically just throw on a mag mount on top of my vehicle while parked. So far I have gotten people to hear me one time, I'm having trouble figuring out what my issue is. Most days receive is quite good, unable to get ahold of anyone to tell me what my transmit sounds like.
The intro is great! It's good to see some more G90 stuff recently, especially when it comes to digital modes. 73
Thanks Dusty! I really need to use the G90 more. Since I got the 705 it's just been sitting in the corner collecting dust.
Hey Mike. Thanks for these detailed instructions. Worked perfectly and K0TX got another sale of a Digirig and cables.
Fantastic video, I already had a home brew audio interface using audio transformers to isolate the PC from the radio. I guess Digirig is similar. Just bought a min DIN plug for a few bucks is all that it cost me.
Using your setup getting on FT8 was dead easy and got into the USA on 10Watts with EFHW.
Mike;
You need to do an updated version of this using a Macintosh. I used a Mac mini and I couldn't believe how easy it was to get everything up and running.
Awesome walkthrough. Love the digirig and saving for the g90
Just getting started on digital. Like always. Awesome streamlined, no fluff content that quickly got me going. 73
Hey thanks so much. Glad to help!
One of the best videos out there to get the G90 on JS8. Thank you!
Oh thanks so much. Glad it was helpful.
Good video. Two stop bits for when you really really want to stop.
I don't even know what they do, but I'd rather have two.
Thanks for doing this video Mike. I have been considering going digital with my G90 but didn't want to get that hockey puck thing. This is a lot easier. Hope to connect with you on ft8 someday
No problem! Hope this helps make your decision. Catch you on the air!
You were likely right about that echo option. The latest version of Flrig doesn't have that echo check box. Wonder why not?
I've had good experience with Digirig with Yaesu 891 and 818 and Linux OS.
Awesome, good to hear.
Thanks Mike, just what I needed to help sort out my issues. Great video
Great instructional video. I have 2 G90's. One I run with the XPA-125 amp in my shack for FT8 and the other one is for portable use with a Digimode-4 for digital. I have to use the CE19 in the shack since I haven't found another way to run the amp with the radio yet. I did just get a Digirig for testing with a Baofeng HT but I might buy the cables for the G90 as well. I had some issues with the amp early on and Radioddity replaced it under warranty right away. They advised, with the amp, to keep the ALC between 20 and 80 and those setting seem to work well for that setup. Thanks for what you do. Jack K5FIT
Ok Mike I have done everything your video says and the chap you reference. I still get a com error. If I could send pictures here would send you shots of my settings and the errors. I guess some mates are just lucky.
same here
LOL! That opening.
I too have a G90, and never had a desire to use digital. I might change my mind now.
I didn't either for the longest time. That's what's so great about ham radio. So many avenues to explore. Get bored with one, move to another.
don't forget to list your current radio firmware, because every time the G90 gets a version upgrade, the cheat sheets for the functions will have parts that no longer applies, and so the procedure to find a setting may not be the same if your radio's firmware version is not the same as yours. Otherwise fantastic video, thanks for the go kit idea as well. 73 de KN4GEI
This got me on my way with the g90. Thanks!
Thank you Mike for sharing the info about DigiRig. Great Video.
Thanks for watching!
I would love this rig. I like that it has a bit more punch for field day and winter field day. But I just can’t see myself buying another rig withough 6 meters. What a great price though!
Yeah but how often is 6 even open? Not a big deal to me but I get what you're saying.
Mike I have watched your video on the digirig set up just like you said work maybe 30 minutes and it quit working I contacted Digirig about it come to find out where it says USB by the frequency it should say U-D once I said that on my Radio frequency it went to work with no problem I've have made lot of contacts with it doing a fine job now I have always noticed on some videos that people do . That something is left out that us newbies do not understand I am new to this and appreciate all the help from the videos I see but sometimes stuff is left out that we don't understand thank you for your videos and keep up the good work just wanted to let you know that was my problem that i didn't have that checked by the frequency .Where it says SSB it has to be U-D but on my ft891 it says D-U a big difference between the two Radios the FT-891 is so hard to set up but the g90 is a dream 73s and a big 10.4 . have a blessed day . KQ4AHR
Hey Tommy, where did you find the U-D mode? According to the manual (page 30) FT8 uses USB.
@@peterpankonin6993 it's on the mod button where you go to CW AM FM and SSB at it looks like a V-D but it U-D that will set it where it will transmit just make sure you have everything else set and your off to the races. Now this is for the ( Digirig) setup but if your using the program cable and the 8 pin cable it is for it to I have a video with Lacey on RUclips don't tell us a clean everything they leave stuff out and we newbies we get messed up 73 KQ4AHR
@@peterpankonin6993 let me know if you get it working good luck 73
@@Tommy-K4BWN Hi Tommy, I didn't find the U-D mode, but everything seems to be working fine. I ran FT8 for about two hours this afternoon and contacted S Africa and Portugal on 20m at 15w.
@@peterpankonin6993 well it looks like V-D are you running the it with the Digirig I did good till I got the Digirig then it stopped transmiting but was told to put the mode in D-U but it's backwards on my g90
Title is wrong it isn’t fast and easy. Trying to do xiegu G90, to Digirig to HRD. Two digirigs and 3 months later still not working get error can’t read frequencies. Don’t silicon labs anywhere.
I just got this kit, and the usb cable is a longer coiled cable now.
Great video! love the stewardship notes at the end!
Thanks!
Never mind my previous question, why...instead of using the G90 in the flrig software, I used the 5105 model instead. Interesting?
Epic introduction!
Thank you very much
Hi I enjoy your videos and the one on the digirig but I got my g90 set up with a sound card so far it's working KQ4AHR from Alabama
Oh-Emm-Gee!!!!! I cannot believe how utterly non-user-friendly is the process for simply connecting my G90 to my 'puter. All the gadgeteria required, all the extra, confusing software requiring a PhD to correctly charm into functioning. I thought just plug in what came with the radio and CE-19, wave a few wires around and done. No! no simple find for a program so the radio display can show up on my computer. That's all I really wanted, was a larger display for my eyes. Wow...
This looks good but I got scared when you plugged the Serial cable in to the data port on the control head. I plugged a cable in there one time and it immediately "Bricked" my G90. I had the power off but still hooked up . I had to do the entire Firmware Update to get it back to life. Now I an afraid to plug anything in that port.
same thing happened to me, lost some minutes off my life
Great video, that's going to help a lot of people
I hope so!
Mike I had sent you a text earlier about my G90 radio on using the digirig it not working with my G90 radio. My problem was I upgraded my firmware to 1.79 but it now shows the U-D and also has the L-D on the mode so when you up grade the firmware to 1.79 it changes a lot of stuff on G90 . Just wanted to let you know that was my problem the Digirig is working really good . 73 KQ4AHR
you say download flrig then the video showa fldigi what gives?
Pulp Fiction opener was 100%
Hah thank you so much.
I could toss the Mike with my G90. It has never been used. In the 10 months I’ve had the radio it has never been used for anything but digital. I have settled on the same setup that you are using. But, every once and a while I would like to kick up the power a bit. I have a XPA125B but have not figured out how to bring it into the mix since both it and the Digirig need to utilize the G90 ACC port do you have suggestions! I’d like to compete with the guys with monster beams…
Just noticed the next post with basically the same question, so I am not alone.
Ezekiel 25:17. :The radio of the righteous man....... Good opening
Ah that's a good one!
thanks for your Input, love your Setup in the case. yo`ve got two Wattmeters, what for?
one monitors solar input, the other monitors the battery
Cracking vid Mike.
Great video Mike.
Thank you very much.
I can get our G90 to connect and get a green light for the radio but no transmit. Also the screen on the G90 goes blank. Have to disconnect power to reboot the radio.
Good afternoon, I followed your directions, yet I'm unable to get WJST to properly interface, keep getting the "rig control error". I've tried every possible combination, no cigar. Any suggestions would be helpful, please
My wife, my son, and I are all new to Amateur Radio, but learning as fast as we can. I want us to be able to communicate using SSB, CW, FT8. I purchased a Yaesu FTDX10 for our main radio and have been having fun learning with it. I want to buy a second cheaper radio for the three of us to use (when two of us want to work simultaneously for POTA and such) and am considering the G90. I see that I would need something like a Digirig to connect/interface a laptops to the G90 for CAT and FT8. Is the Digirig type component also need with the FTDX10 or does that radio include the laptop interface?
best cold open ever
Haha, thank you!
Hey Mike, or anyone, what's the ribbon cable called that connects the head to the body? I need that so bad. The cable that came with it keeps bending the connector that came with it making the connection come lose inside. I have to keep re-soldering the connector inside. N9MOE
Any updates to FLRIG to see the new U-D setting for digital? FLRIG seems to change it back to USB
Having the same problem. Have you found the fix?
Enjoyed Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Love me some digiRig♡
I finally got my G90 with Digirig up and running with WSJT-X however I'm having an issue with the ALC. I am unable to adjust it. I can move the slider up and down and it hovers right around 25. I've played with the Line In and Line Out on the radio. I've messed with all of the volume sliders in sound settings in windows. Nothing I do makes a difference. I'm able to transmit at the selected power output but again, just stays at 25 ish. Any ideas?
Oh yeah. We happy.
Youre using a very interesting DB9 cable for the xiegu g90 headunit, as i have problems with the original cable and a second one and also they are too big for my project, can you please provide me a link or something to your datacable? that would be awesome! thanks! 73
Never could get it to work. FLRIG always says "check serial port connection." I open conflig > transceiver, press update, and set it to the com port I see in device manager. Same problem. I tried installing the latest com port drivers, same thing. 😞
I had the exact same issue. I had to uninstall the driver for Silcon Labs and manually install it. After that it worked for me.
Huh, didn't know you could rename audio devices in Windows.
It only took a Mac guy to teach you lol!
One of the nicer hidden features of Device Manager. Helps stay organized.
Good video
Thanks for making this video it was a great help!
Just wondering what logging software do you use with this? I have tried HRD log book and have gone over all the settings in forwarding the log from JTDX to HRD log but can't get it to communicate and work?
Thanks
George
Alberta Canada eh
Canada Eh? lol. Um, am I using a log in this?? I assume you're on Windows. I'm actually a Mac guy so I may not be able to help you. I don't use the windows computer to log. I email the .adif from WSJT-X to myself and import it into my logging software called Aether, but it's only for Mac. Maybe try WSJT-X instead of JTDX?? I honestly don't know the difference though. I'm sure it will work. Often in my life I have to struggle for a couple days only to realize its some stupid setting that I didn't set properly.
Me again; unfortunately, I spoke too soon. After exhausting every option I've found online, I still need help getting the FLRig, Digirig & WSJT to work. Please advise
Telling me it isn't working doesn't help me help you. What specifically isn't working. Did you watch every second of this video from start to finish or were you skipping around? IF you follow every step in this video it should work for you. Unless you're on Winblows 11, then I can't help you.
I noticed you have both of your sound decided set to “left” and most others have it set to “mono”. Is there a reason for that or is that just what works for you?
Mike, my selecting fake it under split mode it put an S in the little green circle next to the band selection drop down. I think you want this set to none - no split mode. Just got my G90. Had this all working the other day. Shortened my provided cable and no input audio. Can't figure it out to save my life. What firmware version are you running. I updated to 1.79b03. Perhaps I need to roll it back to the 1.78 it came with??
Nope. I want it set to fake it. If you don't have good shielded cables you're going to get all kinds of audio issues. Exactly like you just described. One day it works, the next it doesn't. Frustrating as all get out. I did a video on some good ones that I recommend but unfortunately they don't make a USB-C version. ruclips.net/video/a7MPa3NCj3A/видео.html. I doubt it's a firmware issue but I think I'm on 1.78. I saw no reason to do the newest update.
Absolutely first class video for this application. However, there is one one tiny place where he could’ve improved on this video…. At the part where he said the radio locked up and would not work. Instead of getting Flrig going, he may have tried using a medical syringe with a long needle and given the G90 a hard stabbing injection of epinephrine in heart of the radio. 😂 😂😂
Nice and easy! Now.... what does FT8 do?
It automates the contact making process to eliminate any and all personal interaction with the other station. Perfect for the introvert, or when you just don't feel like talking but you still want to make contacts. Really really good for weak signal work. Think WSPR but the contacts actually count.
Would this setup and software be similar with the X5105?
Question for you. I’m trying to do the same setup just one difference. Trying to use Linux Mint for my OS. I get transmit all the time on the G90. Anyway you can try to do a video of serving up using latest Linux mint and the 73Linux from km4ack?
I would be the wrong person to ask about Linux.
@@hamradiotube:-D
wasnt there a video on how to do this without anything other then a couple cables?
Yes, temporarily offline ham radio put one out last week.
Yeah, that was a great video! 😉
Yes, Temporarily Offline showed yet another way to get this to work. He's much smarter than me, which is why I chose to go with the Digirig.
@@hamradiotube You inspired me!
Cool video. Digirig is tiny!
Indeed.
I have a G90, and a Yaseu FT 991a, and half a dozen other radios, but I'm 73 I don't need or want digital.
Yeah, you say that now, but wait till you're 74...
@@hamradiotube You are a riot!
how about logging in ft8?
Nice.........
Thanks
Not enough appreciation for the favorite movie reference 🙂 Of course, most of my brain is taken up by movie quotes and old song lyrics, lol. 73 de K9ZF
Hey Mike, you know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in Paris?
They don’t call it a quarter pounder?
@@hamradiotube No, they got the metric system there, they wouldn’t know what a Quarter Pounder is. They call it Royale with Cheese.
@@W3DRE You know what they put on their fries in amsterdam?
@@DellFargus Mayonnaise. They drown them in that shit.
win11, followed all instrs, flrig transceiver not responding???
Unfortunately winblows 11 I can’t help you with.
Try to uninstall the Silicon Labs driver and then manually install the correct driver from their website. That was the fix for me.
Let me give you a challenge. Get a digirig working with a G90 running Ham Radio Deluxe. This has been a challenge. Who is up for that one?
The bigger challenge would be getting me to use a windows computer
Actually a man after my own heart. My main computers are Macs. I have an Ubuntu web server. The only extra computer I have is a Windoooze computer.
Do you have the digirig/flrig/g90 setup instructions for Mac? I'm a couple days away from going through the mac process and hoping the settings translate well
@@hamradiotube
@@hamradiotube I dislike Windows as well, but this is what the vast majority of people use. How about basing your tutorials on Ubuntu? That is the future.
By the way, for me, using the DigiRig for the 891 is a pain in the a$$.
What issues did you have, Ed? I'm considering the DigiRig for my 891.
How so?
I think a lot of it was using a 40m loop.
And the configuration is different but doable.
It wouldn't decode when I used it.
Are you sure that you want your ALC so high? High ALC should be an indication that it's clipping your audio to prevent splattering. HamRadioDX and TO have a segment about it here: ruclips.net/video/dOXbvKNu0c4/видео.html On a side note, it's awesome that you're doing FT8 more - we had a QSO last week on 17m FT8 while I was doing POTA in Hawaii.
On the G90, the closer you are to zero the more you are over driving the signal. If you're running the current firmware, the manual actually says that ALC 100 is under driving the signal and ALC 0 is over driving it. You can tell this is the case because he had his radio set to 15 watts. At 100 ALC he was only pushing around 13 watts. After adjusting the ALC he was able to achieve full power.
Mike is an OG when it comes to the G90. Pretty sure they're going to name the next version G90M. Maybe OG90M? Who knows?
@@norrinradd8952 ahhh, that makes sense, it's the opposite for Icom
What Norrin said. And heck yeah on the Hawaii POTA!! I needed HI hunted so bad too. Now all I need is to hunt AK and I'll have all 50 states hunted! Thanks so much for being out there!
Hi there! You might be want to check waters and stanton channel. He literally call you hoax and and other stuff for g106 rewiev.
Yes he did!! But I don't think Peter knows that Mike was sent a different radio and gave a better review...
@@davepuckett3197 Didn't know that. Thank you.
@@davepuckett3197 But still, not making any research before calling other hoax and stuff makes Peter hoax himself. I unsubbed him.
I just left him a comment. You should go check it out.
@@hamradiotube On my way Sir.
73's🎙KD9OAM🎧📻📡 🚧
I could only take one minute of this video. Bye.
Ah, more stuff to try. Thanks for another great video, amigo. Stay sane! 73 de W8IJN
Cool video! I need to break down and try digital. 73 de Bill, W4YAH
Cool video! I need to break down and try digital. 73 de Bill, W4YAH