Retool the FT-891. Add the 2m/440 to the radio. Make two separate ports for the RF. HF is one port and the 2m/440 on the other. All 100 watts on all modes. Remote head in a 891 package with a better display.
Agreed! I'd buy a notional FT-891V in an instant! I still have my FT-857D for VHF+ contesting. It's almost the same size as the 891, maybe just an inch longer.
If Yaesu would just fix the UI on the 891, that would be enough to make me happy. Dumping settings every time you change bands is just bad design. The UI on the 857 isn't great, but at least it works. FWIW, the triple conversion receiver on the 891 is freekin' amazing. Bought an 891 to replace my 857 two years ago, tried to love it. After a year I sold the 891, kept the 857.
100W portable shack in a box flip-off front (separation kit) with a waterfall etc - e.g. a 705 in a 7000 form factor. Would sell like hot cakes. Better finish and quality and GUI (yes - you Yaesu).
You are 100% right and the critics to this ask are always: Use a 7300 and a mobile rig Or They won’t do this because it’ll eat into the sales of the 7300+9700. I don’t want two separate radios. If they don’t make what people want, then Chinese manufacturers will deliver it and cannibalize the sales.
I don't care brand (Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom). I want VHF/UHF multimode. I mean 6 meter, 2 meter, 1.25 meter, 70 cm, 33cm, 23 cm. It needs to have a connection for data (circumvent pre/deemphasis). Do two ports on the back of the radio, VHF for one, UHF for the other. Detachable faceplate with the mic connected to the faceplate.
How about an HT, that has all of, your VHF/UHF, 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, 33cm,23cm, and 10m, FM,as well, with all mode, all analog........ KF4KQL, 73S...........
@@russturner3454 I don’t know what the market would look like. Given we are on the other side of the solar maximum there’s a good chance there would be interest because: It’s perfect for a tech+ It would expand interest in little used bands Renew interest in data Be perfect for satellites Go well with the crop of inexpensive HF only QRP rigs… There’s a lot of reasons what I asked for could be popular. I even identified how to split the bands so it’s possible to make antennas for it…
@@StanleyRankin-ey7yc a seven band HT? I think the antenna prevents that from being a thing. You want to design an antenna that is resonant at points in 1.17 GHz of bandwidth. This is why I only considered 6 bands, 3 VHF and 3 UHF. That’s not a problem for two antennas.
15:10 - YES! HF+6+2+70 ALL MODE, small (remote head) suitable for mobile, with ATU, and USB (cat) control. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! We had it better in the early 2000's than we have it now. What happened!?
Given the state of technology and electronics we are living in these days, I too was surprised and even perplexed as to why we are still putting out single band FM transceivers that don’t bring much to the table. It seems like every major manufacturer should, by now, have a QRO all-mode dual-band or tri-band mobile-friendly option (vhf/UHF) as well as an all-mode-all band shack in the box option for vhf/uhf/HF.
Your spot on with me after being out for 30yrs it's the same old thing 2m is completely detached from HF and it should be 2m HF and usable scanner modes like a uniden sds100 and oh yea unlocked.
We need a refresh of the 891. Basically the same radio and form factor, but with the same size or bigger color screen with a waterfall display. If they took the screen size from the ftm-400 and put it on the 891, that would be perfect.
Agreed! I love my IC706MK2, but not having an ATU, like on my G90, is a pain. While in the field for POTA, I just need HF, but need everything in the car. Maybe make a unit that joins the vhf/uhf component if needed, but can detach if looking to reduce weight on a SOTA/POTA.
I agree with everything you said, but would like to add that Yaesu never replaced the quad band 8900. This is a huge missed opportunity for Technicians. Imagine a quad band 2m, 70cm, 6m, 10m all mode radio with a built in soundcard. IT would be an instant hit.
@@MrEpaulets yes I know the original 8900 was FM only. I was suggesting a new version but all mode SSB, AM, FM, CW and add a built in USB sound card for digital modes. IT would then be a perfect rig for techs
Jason, I totally, totally, totally, agree with you. My only comment is that maybe Yaesu wants to see how well their FTX-1F sells and if it is a big hit then maybe they will come out with a 100 watt version. It would have to be in a bigger case, but if it had the same face as the FTX-1F then I would probably buy something like that to replace my FT-891. Great video. N3EDO.
You’ve hit the nail on the head, Jason. We need: 1) Tri-band (incl 220) mobile, with or without all-mode, with or without digital, that has an attractive removable head. All-mode would be nice too, but not necessary if #2 is also produced. 2) We also need a mobile 2m/70cm/50/10/HF all-mode, with or without digital, but includes a built-in sound card that also has an attractive removable head that includes a color waterfall. This pair of radios would sell like nobody’s business, for both mobile, man-pack, and base-station radios.
I agree with the idea of a mobile shack-in-the-box... and make sure it has a detachable face! Also, while not discussed in your video, I hope someone markets a 500W HF amplifier that's powered by 13.8V! MFJ left a hole in that market when they stopped producing the ALS-500.
Yeah, I was really surprised recently when I poked around and found out that 12V HF amps aren’t a thing. You can get a 350W amp for 2m that connects directly to 12V (and draws up to 50A!), but no such thing on HF? Weird.
What we need in base station radio is the updated ts-2000 because no radio today or yesterday can do what that radio could. Add a waterfall and D-star to it and enhance its sky command and you have the ultimate radio. A lot of hams will argue that the Yaesu ft-847 can do what the ts-2000 can do but the difference is that it only did 50 watts vhf fm while the ts-2000 did 100 watts on vhf fm. And the Yaesu 847 does not have a sky command type setup. Yaesu’s most recent offering which is the Yaesu ft1d that gives all mode but it’s qrp make a 100 watt version and now you got something with substance. The ts-2000 and ft-847 can crossband repeat in hf or vhf uhf. No radio does that today in a shack in the box. Not the 991a or the 9700 or the icom 7100 so that’s a bummer. Also make the third mode 220 because it would get more use and not be threatened every couple of years to be taken away from the ham community. The 9700 can handle the 1.2ghz band just fine on its own. So let’s start lobbying for a radio like that for a shack in the box. A lot hams don’t realize that 2 meters sideband is a contesting band and 220 simplex is also. So make a radio that will do 220 sideband and now you’ve got another band and mode in the arsenal look at the d-75 with it’s tri-band capability you can do 220dv mode how great is that. That’s also why kenwood’s new mobile better be tri- band because they will fly off the shelves if they are a lot of us are waiting and hoping. 73’s Jason keep up the good work you and all the others Josh Eric and everyone 👍🖖😉
I'm a new ham, and I absolutely agree that we need an all mode VHF/UHF radio. I dropped $800+ for a used ft-857d that could have gone on Yeasu's P&E sheet instead of ebay. I dont wanna hear, "There's not a big enough market." There IS a huge market for it with people under 60. Digital modes are what is exciting for newer hams.
@@tulrich2 Honestly, I would agree, that would be nice. 50w across the board would be good, 100w 28/50 would be better. Personally if they made it compact enough 50/50/25/20 would be a great option, make it full duplex like the 8900r and that would be THE satellite rig.
Totally agree with the FT-857/IC-7000 replacement necessity! As well as an all mode vhf/uhf radio! Missing both. I used to have an FT-897d and I loved it for being a transformer, you go the way you want. And I can’t say that the FT-991a has fully replaced it, though the radio itself is a great ‘shack in the box’. My friend sold his FT-857d that he used in the car and sometimes at the countryside, regretted it and is now searching one back, which is quite hard to find in a good condition, obviously. Same for the vhf/uhf all mode radio - I have still not bought any of the new Yaesu radios exactly because I don’t need an FM station. I want SSB! And the only more or less acceptable for mobile use is Icom IC-910h, but it is still large and hard to find. We need both all mode mobile station and a shack-in-the-box! 😤
The space I'd really like to see the major manufacturers fill with a thoughtful release would be a 'shack-in-a-box' man-portable field radio. A *true* field radio - something that is IP67 rated, low-profile rotary encoders, sealed buttons, protective rails standard....something that can get rained-on and not fail, something that can be confidently packed in a backpack and one doesn't need to baby. Currently, the only radio out there that even comes close to this is the Lab599 TX500 Discovery -- which has it's own set of issues (country of origin, cabling, no internal soundcard, old-school black-and-white screen). In point of fact, with the popularity of POTA, what I'd really like to see is *all* major manufactuer's radios that even pretend to be man-portable to adopt this feature as standard. The other feature I'd really like to see adopted is a re-design of the VFO knob; replacing "big black knob" with something like the after-market 'spinner' and 'cranker' knobs that came out for the 817. I don't think the one I have on my 817 is made anymore, but it not only has an offset hole that can be easily spun, but also a raised conical finger dimple for fine-tuning. This design is far more functional than the "big black knob" style, or even the 'cranker' style VFO knobs.
Agreed. I have a 9700, but would love a 2m / 70cm 100 watt all mode mobile radio. That thing would fly off the shelves. Like you said, leave all the bells and whistles, minus a sound card, out of the radio.
I stil use a IC 7000 in my vehicle. One of the best options for mobile use and installation. My perfect radio for the mobile will be a radio were I can montitor HF and 2 meter at the same time. Space is limited for fitting 2 radio's. Almost like the Kenwood TS 2000 in a smaller package. 😊
100% agree on the 857. what the heck,,why is the most popular yaesu not for sale anymore? why hasnt the 857 been revived? or why isnt the 891 including 2m and 70cm isnt that the answer?
The idea of a VHF/UHF-only all-mode is interesting. The “shack in a box” concept works, but like you said the 991A is big and heavy, so a much smaller mobile could certainly work for a lot of people. The one part I might disagree with you on is that while broader support of 1.25m would be nice generally, if I had to pick only 3 bands for a VHF/UHF all-mode I might go with 2m, 70cm, and then 6m instead, since that band has some interesting funky propagation opportunities that a very portable all-mode would be very handy for. My other big desire continues to be finding a way to cram an internal tuner into the same physical size box of the FT-891 and updating the screen to a higher resolution in the same size so the menus can suck less. Both should still have detachable faceplates. Hell, the “shack” models like the FTDX-10 and FT-710 should too - I have very limited desk space here. But, very portable mobile-sized non-FM rigs are certainly the market gap, whether we’re talking about VHF/UHF or HF.
How about a mobile-sized radio that covers the main bands a Technician can do voice on? So 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm. Maybe even 1.25, and yes, all-mode, not just voice. The recent 'new' Raddiodity QT80 made me think about this, and that of course can be modd'd for other HF bands too. I have a General license but I do feel that's a bit of a gap for those who maybe never want to go beyond a Technician license but still have access to 10 and 6 as well as the VHF and UHF bands they can use.
17:00 "One of our favorite manufacturers. The reason we're asking you guys for this is because we love the radios you make (overall)..." "You guys are great; we love all your stuff and if we didn't we wouldn't be asking for it" ...and also because the Chinese radios are dominating you on radio selection for talkies, and catching up quickly on HF equipment.
I had a Yaesu FT-100 for years (the predecessor to the FT-857D). It was my first HF rig. It was a 'shack in a box' radio. I did enjoy using it, but it was - as you say - long in the tooth. So, I upgraded for the newer filtering options, and eventually sold it. I would not mind having something to replace it, but currently there's nothing out there that works.
I still live using my FT-818, but my only complaint would be more 🐄🔔 (I would like the option of more power, more cowbell). If Yaesu would make a more robust/QRO model with that 2m-70cm all mode, they might hit the mark.
It appears that the big 3 ( or 4 ) don't really have a finger on the pulse of ham radio here in the states. Most everyone is saying the same thing.... give me a 705, or even the new Yaesu, that's coming out, but give it to us with 100w ( or at least 20w like the xiegu ). We want current state of the art radios but with some power. Paying for a radio with all the features, but is only 5 or 10 watts, and paying over a k for them seems like such an insult to what hams are about. The reality of it all, is that as long as we keep paying the asked price, they will just keep doing this. I never have an issue with what someone charges, my problem is with what we will pay. And btw, Jason... Good video !! 73
I had a FT857D for a mobile around 10 years ago and I LOVED 2m SSB mobile. I had a small 2m loop antenna on the roof that I could drive around with. I made quite a few contacts on 2m ssb and I would love to do that again. I am a General Class ham however I do not really get on HF that often. Mostly VHF. 6m, 2m and 70cm.
Totally agree in both cases. What we DIDN'T need was a $6300 Anniversary Edition rig. I was really hoping for a refresh of the 7300. Heck, let's be honest, they could add SO many improvements (filters, DSP, Iambic A, B, AND Ultimatic keying, etc.) if they just put out a firmware update.
Any rig, (2m or HF) that comes with a removable face, should come with the mic jack built into the face AND the body, so I don't have to run a 15-meter mic cable to the radio body, that I tucked under my seat, 6 feet away from the face !!!
Basically a Yeasu FT 991a (great radio) but with the removable faceplate like the FTM500. The FT 991a is a wonderful beast for POTA but it doesn’t fit on a dashboard or anywhere.
Great job ! Right ON ! dual band all mode. I liked doing AM on 2 meters and FT 8 on 2 with SSB as well on a IC 705. Some of that weak signal stuff can be fun on 2 m/440 . Would like sound card built in but I have a Digi Rig. SSB on VHF/UHF goes very far .73
100% agree! 2m/70cm all mode with full duplex would be sweet! I like my FTM-500, but would like the SSB and digital modes or at least APRS for satellite work. I'd snap one up no question for some manned portable work. Throw in a third band like 220 and they'd be printing money in no time
I get the same comment about the FT-991A when I mention a replacement for the FT-857 and my response is the same as your response. I still run my 857. I bought a FT- 710 a few months back but I still have my 857 hooked up.
It's almost 2025. EVERY new radio should have a USB C interface, for control, programming and for HTs, charging. Second, EVERY radio should have a bluetooth interface, for programming, audio TX/RX and PTT. Let's buid in a sound card while we're at it. Memory is cheap, so include enough to store a bazillion channels, or at least an SD card slot for all storage and support high capacity cards.
Jason I know we have talked about this before several years ago. Icom excused out with the IC-7100, I never liked the funky screen. Saw it more as a compact desk radio with it being able to be used mobile. Didn't like the Plane Jane screen much myself. When I was running semi I looked for as new as I could find the icom mobile radios, ic-706 m2g's and or the ic-7000. I'd I could get another one in about the same shape and price so I could have 2 ic-7000s I would "2 is 1 & 1 is none" theory. But if yaesu could pack the 891 with the 144 and 440 bands in the mobile radio I might look at that do to yaesu having a hf antenna screwdriver to go with it... the FTM 500 with the small screen was a disappointment when that radio came out to replace the FTM 400, the other disappointment was kenwood dropping the tmv-710G 2m/70cm radios before bringing out this new one that was at the Japan ham fair that there isn't much info out about. Folks think kenwood screwed the pooches with that one. Kenwood has been lackluster with new radio products..
I agree also Jason, 2m , 70cm, all mode mobile and a reversion of the 991A with bigger display or Monitor DVI. There is only the 991A and the Icom 9700 available . There is not enough Base units to choose from , Base radios are becoming to small.
Here is what I can see: a FT-857d version of the FT-891 with the display similar to the FTM-500. A version of the IC-7100 with a smaller version of the IC-705 display. Don't need the body and head to connect other than by cable. Needs to be able to be connected to a Lido face plate mount like the LM-300-QR. That sets the display size and weight. A simple to use, small form factor vhf/uhf/hf all band, all mode radio for mobile use. I get customers every week saying they need a small, all band, all mode vhf/uhf/hf rig like the IC-7000/ FT-857D type radio. They wish the IC-705 was 100 watt but not the size of the IC-7300. They wish the FT-891 was all band and had a modern display. If the big three don't make one, eventually someone else will.
I agree fully, with the POTA and SOTA operators hitting so many parks, the ability to operate CW/SSB/FT8 in a small package on 2m/70cm would be wonderful
I like that idea 100 watt all mode-all band 5in screen for waterfall with the attachments for the digital modes (like system fusion, d-star,dmr), maybe sound card internal and the best we can get as far as power consumption.
I have had my amateur radio license in Germany for a year now, class E, DO as a prefix. I was faced with the same problem as people today who want to buy a radio. My requirements were 100 watt ATU optional but it had to have all bands KW, VHF, UHF, all modes CW, digital interface via USB, FM, AM, SSB, optional digital (C4FM, D-Star) and only a few modern radios could do that, they were the IC-705, FT-991A, FTX-1F. The problem is simply that the ic-705 and the FTX-1F only produce 10 watts and that is simply not enough for me personally, which is why, as stupid as it sounds, I use the FT-991A as a portable device. Sure, it is twice as heavy as my ft-891 but I have everything with me. With my FT-891 I always have to decide what to take with me and what I want to do. If there is nothing going on, I can use the FT-991A to switch to VHF where there is usually always something going on and an extra antenna made of a little cable doesn't cost me as much in terms of weight as another radio which I would have to carry around anyway, so I always have everything with me. It would have been nice if ICOM or Yaesu had brought out a new FT-857D or an IC-706mk2g. I would be the first to buy it and many who make pota do too. 73 DO4NRW Andi from germany
Agreed. If there was a new/updated FT-857 at a reasonable price I would buy it today. Also, I've sort of been hoping that C4FM, D-STAR, or whatever digital mode would come on optional expansion cards to keep the price of new radios down but still include newer features. It seems like the digital radios have newer modern interfaces with fancy bells and whistles while newer analog ones are still a blast from the past. It would be nice to save a bit of cash but still have that slick interface, with the option to include digital modes at a later date. The Kenwood TH-D75, for example, at a lower price would still be a great radio if it had D-STAR as an optional add-on.
A handheld all in one that includes hf. It can be done, but they refuse. I tried. Elecraft sort of gets it and so does xiegu, but the rest don’t get it. Handheld for the field and then tie it to an amp for the shack. Take a G90 and condense it into a handheld format with the same size screen.
yeah we have 4 metres here 70MHz as well as 6 metres, I have a Yaesu FT-DX 10 it does, all the usual HF bands plus 6 and 4 which is nice, I also use a Yaesu FTM 100 DE linked to my HRI-200 Wiresx box and have a registered node on c4fm and it all works lovely
Jason, loved the video and agree 100%! I’m a bit surprised the Chinese manufacturers haven’t jumped all over this market. I expect if we see some all mode all band small case radios from China, the big manufacturers will follow soon.
I agree an all-band all-mode mobile would be great. If the display on the new FTM-150 is as big as it looks, I would love a higher end mobile with that display. It would be great to have dual-band, dual receive, with Fusion, and APRS as a sub- on the B-band, so it was “dual watch” with your B-band frequency and became a transmit only as needed. Basically an FTM-200D as the B-band.
1. 100% agree on the all mode mobile. Add 220 and 900 and I would literally throw money at them! 2. Love my 991a but it is not a mobile radio, no matter how badly they want it to be. That is an ammo can. 3. The number one problem with radio manufacturers coming out with these "new" radios is that they're just not new at all. It's the same radio over and over with minor tweaks here and there. If radio manufacturers want to attract the younger generations to ham radio they need to start innovating! Wifi and/or Ethernet capabilities, exposed APIs to allow for third party and open source software apps to expand functionality - I shouldn't need to by extra boxes, cables, and antennas to get a waterfall on my computer screen, I should be able to connect a cable to my radio and get that functionality out of the box. Bottom line is that ham radio is facing a crisis. 95% of the hams in the US are 65+ and there is nothing drawing in younger generations. As more and more keys start falling silent, there will be less radios being purchased new. Companies will not keep manufacturing radios if they're not making enough profit and soon the used radio market will be all that is left. We've got to do something now before it's too late.
Agreed, also we in Europe want such a TRX... let's have some manufacturer competition happening here again and not just another 70% along the way for 140% of the price of the old one.
I want an all mode all band mobile radio designed for newer cars. The 706mkIIG was close. It lacked 220 and 900. 40 watts above 6 meters would be fine. And 20 watts on 900mhz. With the simple operation of 1990's ICOM or Kenwood.
I'm with you all the way for the all modes. Id like the integrated CAT control on the vhf/uhf radio too. I use my ft897 for contestia on 2m. Having a dedicated vhf/uhf option that also has cw would increase our use of the whole band.
Revise the Icom 9100 - doesn’t have to be a DX10 competitor. I own one and it wouldn’t take much to update without adding $$$$. Or drop 23cm from the 9700 and make it an option so we can have a serious 2/70. Really miss my TS711-811
You had a rep from Y on your channel demoing new rigs. I asked a question about an all mode 2M mobile. You asked the guy my question and he seemed agitated that I even asked it. Guess what? No customers, no job!
While I am a new ham, I can see the value in the "shack-in-a-box" 100 watt radio. At present, I only have HT for VHF & UHF and not much room to add another chassis on my table. A single radio would be great.
i currently run a FT-857D, IC-5100 and a TYT 9800 (wanting to replace this with a ANYTONE AT5888UVIII when i can get my hands on one). i would love to replace the 857 with an all band all mode with dual VFOs even if one side is HF and the other is only vhf/uhf though more flexability is always better. ideally i like the form factor of the 5100 screen and think that would work well or just a little bigger would be good too. i would probally go down to 2 radios if the HF rig had 2 VFOs and the 2nd being a triband dual vfo
I agree fully, I would love an American all mode, HF, 6M, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm radio. I would like one that is consider mobile first. I just picked up both the Yaesu VX-6R and the Kenwood TH-D75A. I have the FT-5DR, FT-891 and the IC-705 already. I don’t care if they have digital or not for the most part. I have multiple digirigs and a Mobilinkd v4 already. Plus 100w Amp for the IC-705 and a 50w amp for 2m. I would like an all mode!!!!!!!!
I want a VHF-UHF all-mode shack-in-a-box with 6m, (4m for Europe), 2m, (1.25m for the USA), and 70cm with GPS, APRS, Bluetooth, a USB-C computer interface for digital work, and C4FM, D-Star, or (dare I say) DMR available on an option card at extra cost for those who need or want it. I'd like the radio body no bigger than the FT-897, with a removable faceplate that is mostly full color touch screen. And for grins and giggles, make it 80-100 watts on all bands. Sell it at FT-891 prices, and give it a sidecar automatic matching network for 6m for the price of an FT-710 Field. That's dream-radio territory for new technicians.
The two 2m radios, one is a smaller single package with a fan, the other has that huge heatsink with no fan. I like using my FT-2800m as a base radio since it doesn't have a fan. What I would like to see is more radios that will do 2m SSB, and a data jack on the back.. A 10m, 6m, 2m, SSB/FM in a mobile size would be great.
It's 2024. Look at the offerings from other manufacturers. That anyone 578uviii plus is nice. Once the price comes down a little I'll buy it. I purchased my first and only yaesu the ft70d. Great receiver but not enough power and too expensive compared to other handhelds out there. For me, 100ish watts 70cm, 2m, 1.25m, 6m, FM and ssb, dmr, full duplex with a waterfall display
What we need is a Yaesu FT857 Successor, that has similar format to the upcoming FTX-1F, with the concept of removable battery and tuner being attached together. And it would do HF+6+VHF, and maybe UHF. 100W on HF, at least 50W VHF while plugged into an external power source, at most 20W ALL BANDS using the attached battery. Have the radio take circuit concepts from the newer FTDX10 and FT710 receive and transmit circuits to give it top of the line front end and give it a Waterfall display with most of the same features from the newer yaesu radios, AND PLEASE ADD AVERAGING YAESU. We also need to have full duplex, at least on VHF and UHF, just like the FTX-1F. We could go two ways here, have a FT857 style body with a removable head. Or we can style it after the FTX-1F or IC705. I prefer the 2nd option as it creates a more compact setup, and lets be real, if you are operating mobile, just get a 891. We need internal sound card, cat control, and obviously data for external amps and tuners. Also, YAESU, lets pick up the habit of creating a integration with sdr softwares like SDR Radio or thetis, and be able to link up the sdr reciever and transmitter through our computer and expand our waterfall display. That way if we wanted to we could use audio and a waterfall through our computer and use it like a hermes lite or anon or flex when we have it sitting at our desks, and when we want to go out portable, POTA, or QRP, its a beast of a standalone SDR Rig picking up after the innovations of the 710 and DX10 and putting them in a package that beats the qrp radios like FTX-1F, 705, and Xiegus, and is able to fully replace the FT857 and 891. Wouldn't it be awesome. We've got to raise our standards, seriously, if we are easily paying well over $1000 for a radio, it must be WELL DEVELOPED and ready to take on the market and the demand of amateur radio ops. We don't have the money or development to do all this, but we can certainly dream it. It is up to the big three (Icom, yaesu, Kenwood) to make it.
I love my FT991a but I use it as a base station. It is a heavy radio and not mobile friendly. I would be very interested in a mobile friendly shack in the box radio. I looked long ad hard at the IC7100. Even considered getting two one as a base one as a mobile. But as you point out that head is problematic plus it’s very old tech at a very new price. I just couldn’t justify it.
Retool the FT-891. Add the 2m/440 to the radio. Make two separate ports for the RF. HF is one port and the 2m/440 on the other. All 100 watts on all modes. Remote head in a 891 package with a better display.
This!
Yep we are not interested in your dstar yeasu fusion bs.
Agreed! I'd buy a notional FT-891V in an instant! I still have my FT-857D for VHF+ contesting. It's almost the same size as the 891, maybe just an inch longer.
Yup. I'd buy 2 of em
If Yaesu would just fix the UI on the 891, that would be enough to make me happy. Dumping settings every time you change bands is just bad design. The UI on the 857 isn't great, but at least it works. FWIW, the triple conversion receiver on the 891 is freekin' amazing. Bought an 891 to replace my 857 two years ago, tried to love it. After a year I sold the 891, kept the 857.
Thank you for this video!!! I am 200 percent on the bandwagon for the IC-706/7000, Ft-857D, FT-891 replacement!!
100W portable shack in a box flip-off front (separation kit) with a waterfall etc - e.g. a 705 in a 7000 form factor. Would sell like hot cakes. Better finish and quality and GUI (yes - you Yaesu).
You are 100% right and the critics to this ask are always:
Use a 7300 and a mobile rig
Or
They won’t do this because it’ll eat into the sales of the 7300+9700.
I don’t want two separate radios. If they don’t make what people want, then Chinese manufacturers will deliver it and cannibalize the sales.
shack in a box. HF+2M+70cm all mode, built in tuner (a good one like Xiegu’s), and built in digi card
This ^
Agreed. I'm still using my
IC-706 MKIIG
I don't care brand (Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom). I want VHF/UHF multimode. I mean 6 meter, 2 meter, 1.25 meter, 70 cm, 33cm, 23 cm. It needs to have a connection for data (circumvent pre/deemphasis). Do two ports on the back of the radio, VHF for one, UHF for the other. Detachable faceplate with the mic connected to the faceplate.
Too small a market for that requirement. Would cost alot with minimal sales ( virtually none outside USA )
How about an HT, that has all of, your VHF/UHF, 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, 33cm,23cm, and 10m, FM,as well, with all mode, all analog........ KF4KQL, 73S...........
@@russturner3454 I don’t know what the market would look like. Given we are on the other side of the solar maximum there’s a good chance there would be interest because:
It’s perfect for a tech+
It would expand interest in little used bands
Renew interest in data
Be perfect for satellites
Go well with the crop of inexpensive HF only QRP rigs…
There’s a lot of reasons what I asked for could be popular. I even identified how to split the bands so it’s possible to make antennas for it…
@@StanleyRankin-ey7yc a seven band HT?
I think the antenna prevents that from being a thing. You want to design an antenna that is resonant at points in 1.17 GHz of bandwidth. This is why I only considered 6 bands, 3 VHF and 3 UHF. That’s not a problem for two antennas.
Refresh the FT891 with color display and live band scope
15:10 - YES! HF+6+2+70 ALL MODE, small (remote head) suitable for mobile, with ATU, and USB (cat) control. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! We had it better in the early 2000's than we have it now. What happened!?
I completely agree, I would love an all mode 2m/70cm small "mobile sized" rig and without the digital.
Given the state of technology and electronics we are living in these days, I too was surprised and even perplexed as to why we are still putting out single band FM transceivers that don’t bring much to the table. It seems like every major manufacturer should, by now, have a QRO all-mode dual-band or tri-band mobile-friendly option (vhf/UHF) as well as an all-mode-all band shack in the box option for vhf/uhf/HF.
Exactly we don't want these radios in 2025 for talking to Mr Cho in Japan we want them for shtf and talking locally to buddies on the road.
Single band can have it's benefits, but $275 for single band is too much. If that 85w radio was $175 it would always be sold out.
I’m a new ham maybe I’m crazy but I would like to see something like the IC 705 but with 50 to 100 W, a built-in tuner full duplex for satellites
Lots of people have said that, great idea
Your spot on with me after being out for 30yrs it's the same old thing 2m is completely detached from HF and it should be 2m HF and usable scanner modes like a uniden sds100 and oh yea unlocked.
We need a refresh of the 891. Basically the same radio and form factor, but with the same size or bigger color screen with a waterfall display. If they took the screen size from the ftm-400 and put it on the 891, that would be perfect.
With a built in sound card!
Could not agree with you more - IC706MKIIG updated, maybe a sound card but no DStar.
Agreed! I love my IC706MK2, but not having an ATU, like on my G90, is a pain. While in the field for POTA, I just need HF, but need everything in the car. Maybe make a unit that joins the vhf/uhf component if needed, but can detach if looking to reduce weight on a SOTA/POTA.
I agree with everything you said, but would like to add that Yaesu never replaced the quad band 8900. This is a huge missed opportunity for Technicians. Imagine a quad band 2m, 70cm, 6m, 10m all mode radio with a built in soundcard. IT would be an instant hit.
I would have bought that in a heartbeat if that existed a few months ago.
The OG 8900 was FM only on 6m and 10m. Do you mean a new all-mode version, or another FM only?
@@MrEpaulets yes I know the original 8900 was FM only. I was suggesting a new version but all mode SSB, AM, FM, CW and add a built in USB sound card for digital modes. IT would then be a perfect rig for techs
I have the 7100 in my vehicle and it works out very nicely with a head mount
Jason, I totally, totally, totally, agree with you. My only comment is that maybe Yaesu wants to see how well their FTX-1F sells and if it is a big hit then maybe they will come out with a 100 watt version. It would have to be in a bigger case, but if it had the same face as the FTX-1F then I would probably buy something like that to replace my FT-891. Great video. N3EDO.
You’ve hit the nail on the head, Jason. We need: 1) Tri-band (incl 220) mobile, with or without all-mode, with or without digital, that has an attractive removable head. All-mode would be nice too, but not necessary if #2 is also produced. 2) We also need a mobile 2m/70cm/50/10/HF all-mode, with or without digital, but includes a built-in sound card that also has an attractive removable head that includes a color waterfall.
This pair of radios would sell like nobody’s business, for both mobile, man-pack, and base-station radios.
I agree with the idea of a mobile shack-in-the-box... and make sure it has a detachable face! Also, while not discussed in your video, I hope someone markets a 500W HF amplifier that's powered by 13.8V! MFJ left a hole in that market when they stopped producing the ALS-500.
Agreed
Yeah, I was really surprised recently when I poked around and found out that 12V HF amps aren’t a thing. You can get a 350W amp for 2m that connects directly to 12V (and draws up to 50A!), but no such thing on HF? Weird.
I've never even seen a 500watt 12v amp in action. If mfj was selling a bunch of them at a profit they wouldn't have went out of business lol
What we need in base station radio is the updated ts-2000 because no radio today or yesterday can do what that radio could. Add a waterfall and D-star to it and enhance its sky command and you have the ultimate radio. A lot of hams will argue that the Yaesu ft-847 can do what the ts-2000 can do but the difference is that it only did 50 watts vhf fm while the ts-2000 did 100 watts on vhf fm. And the Yaesu 847 does not have a sky command type setup. Yaesu’s most recent offering which is the Yaesu ft1d that gives all mode but it’s qrp make a 100 watt version and now you got something with substance. The ts-2000 and ft-847 can crossband repeat in hf or vhf uhf. No radio does that today in a shack in the box. Not the 991a or the 9700 or the icom 7100 so that’s a bummer. Also make the third mode 220 because it would get more use and not be threatened every couple of years to be taken away from the ham community. The 9700 can handle the 1.2ghz band just fine on its own. So let’s start lobbying for a radio like that for a shack in the box. A lot hams don’t realize that 2 meters sideband is a contesting band and 220 simplex is also. So make a radio that will do 220 sideband and now you’ve got another band and mode in the arsenal look at the d-75 with it’s tri-band capability you can do 220dv mode how great is that. That’s also why kenwood’s new mobile better be tri- band because they will fly off the shelves if they are a lot of us are waiting and hoping. 73’s Jason keep up the good work you and all the others Josh Eric and everyone 👍🖖😉
I'm a new ham, and I absolutely agree that we need an all mode VHF/UHF radio. I dropped $800+ for a used ft-857d that could have gone on Yeasu's P&E sheet instead of ebay. I dont wanna hear, "There's not a big enough market." There IS a huge market for it with people under 60. Digital modes are what is exciting for newer hams.
How about a 28/50/144/440 "Technician special," in the form of an all-mode rebirth of the FT-8900R?
Problem is it was FM only and most 28/50 activity is on USB.
Not to mention that the FM portion on 10 Meters is in the General Class Band. SSB voice is the only voice mode Technicians can use on 10 Meters.
@@w9awx1I've done some FM on 6M, but there's not a lot of it compared to the other modes.
That's why I said "all-mode."
@@tulrich2 Honestly, I would agree, that would be nice. 50w across the board would be good, 100w 28/50 would be better.
Personally if they made it compact enough 50/50/25/20 would be a great option, make it full duplex like the 8900r and that would be THE satellite rig.
Totally agree with the FT-857/IC-7000 replacement necessity! As well as an all mode vhf/uhf radio! Missing both. I used to have an FT-897d and I loved it for being a transformer, you go the way you want. And I can’t say that the FT-991a has fully replaced it, though the radio itself is a great ‘shack in the box’. My friend sold his FT-857d that he used in the car and sometimes at the countryside, regretted it and is now searching one back, which is quite hard to find in a good condition, obviously.
Same for the vhf/uhf all mode radio - I have still not bought any of the new Yaesu radios exactly because I don’t need an FM station. I want SSB! And the only more or less acceptable for mobile use is Icom IC-910h, but it is still large and hard to find.
We need both all mode mobile station and a shack-in-the-box! 😤
The space I'd really like to see the major manufacturers fill with a thoughtful release would be a 'shack-in-a-box' man-portable field radio. A *true* field radio - something that is IP67 rated, low-profile rotary encoders, sealed buttons, protective rails standard....something that can get rained-on and not fail, something that can be confidently packed in a backpack and one doesn't need to baby.
Currently, the only radio out there that even comes close to this is the Lab599 TX500 Discovery -- which has it's own set of issues (country of origin, cabling, no internal soundcard, old-school black-and-white screen).
In point of fact, with the popularity of POTA, what I'd really like to see is *all* major manufactuer's radios that even pretend to be man-portable to adopt this feature as standard.
The other feature I'd really like to see adopted is a re-design of the VFO knob; replacing "big black knob" with something like the after-market 'spinner' and 'cranker' knobs that came out for the 817. I don't think the one I have on my 817 is made anymore, but it not only has an offset hole that can be easily spun, but also a raised conical finger dimple for fine-tuning. This design is far more functional than the "big black knob" style, or even the 'cranker' style VFO knobs.
Agreed. I have a 9700, but would love a 2m / 70cm 100 watt all mode mobile radio. That thing would fly off the shelves. Like you said, leave all the bells and whistles, minus a sound card, out of the radio.
I stil use a IC 7000 in my vehicle. One of the best options for mobile use and installation. My perfect radio for the mobile will be a radio were I can montitor HF and 2 meter at the same time. Space is limited for fitting 2 radio's. Almost like the Kenwood TS 2000 in a smaller package. 😊
100% agree on the 857. what the heck,,why is the most popular yaesu not for sale anymore? why hasnt the 857 been revived? or why isnt the 891 including 2m and 70cm isnt that the answer?
Yaesu should just create a 100W body that clips onto the new FTX-1F QRP radio, boom problem solved!……P.S. can we have an all mode that covers 220?
Yes, the big manufacturers need to listen!!!
I would love a VHF/UHF version of an FT-710.
The idea of a VHF/UHF-only all-mode is interesting. The “shack in a box” concept works, but like you said the 991A is big and heavy, so a much smaller mobile could certainly work for a lot of people. The one part I might disagree with you on is that while broader support of 1.25m would be nice generally, if I had to pick only 3 bands for a VHF/UHF all-mode I might go with 2m, 70cm, and then 6m instead, since that band has some interesting funky propagation opportunities that a very portable all-mode would be very handy for.
My other big desire continues to be finding a way to cram an internal tuner into the same physical size box of the FT-891 and updating the screen to a higher resolution in the same size so the menus can suck less.
Both should still have detachable faceplates. Hell, the “shack” models like the FTDX-10 and FT-710 should too - I have very limited desk space here. But, very portable mobile-sized non-FM rigs are certainly the market gap, whether we’re talking about VHF/UHF or HF.
How about a mobile-sized radio that covers the main bands a Technician can do voice on? So 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm. Maybe even 1.25, and yes, all-mode, not just voice. The recent 'new' Raddiodity QT80 made me think about this, and that of course can be modd'd for other HF bands too. I have a General license but I do feel that's a bit of a gap for those who maybe never want to go beyond a Technician license but still have access to 10 and 6 as well as the VHF and UHF bands they can use.
17:00 "One of our favorite manufacturers. The reason we're asking you guys for this is because we love the radios you make (overall)..." "You guys are great; we love all your stuff and if we didn't we wouldn't be asking for it" ...and also because the Chinese radios are dominating you on radio selection for talkies, and catching up quickly on HF equipment.
857D with an optional 3rd band & dual/crossband feature.
I had a Yaesu FT-100 for years (the predecessor to the FT-857D). It was my first HF rig. It was a 'shack in a box' radio. I did enjoy using it, but it was - as you say - long in the tooth. So, I upgraded for the newer filtering options, and eventually sold it. I would not mind having something to replace it, but currently there's nothing out there that works.
I hear ya
I still live using my FT-818, but my only complaint would be more 🐄🔔 (I would like the option of more power, more cowbell). If Yaesu would make a more robust/QRO model with that 2m-70cm all mode, they might hit the mark.
It appears that the big 3 ( or 4 ) don't really have a finger on the pulse of ham radio here in the states. Most everyone is saying the same thing.... give me a 705, or even the new Yaesu, that's coming out, but give it to us with 100w ( or at least 20w like the xiegu ). We want current state of the art radios but with some power. Paying for a radio with all the features, but is only 5 or 10 watts, and paying over a k for them seems like such an insult to what hams are about. The reality of it all, is that as long as we keep paying the asked price, they will just keep doing this. I never have an issue with what someone charges, my problem is with what we will pay. And btw, Jason... Good video !! 73
A 6m all mode would be pretty sweet too. Might as well pick up a 991A though if I wanted all three.
Yes, I agree 👍 2M/70cm all mode mobile form factor .... Maybe add 6 meters too. And a new update for the Yaesu FT 857.
Thank You
KF6IDK
I had a FT857D for a mobile around 10 years ago and I LOVED 2m SSB mobile. I had a small 2m loop antenna on the roof that I could drive around with. I made quite a few contacts on 2m ssb and I would love to do that again. I am a General Class ham however I do not really get on HF that often. Mostly VHF. 6m, 2m and 70cm.
Totally agree in both cases. What we DIDN'T need was a $6300 Anniversary Edition rig. I was really hoping for a refresh of the 7300. Heck, let's be honest, they could add SO many improvements (filters, DSP, Iambic A, B, AND Ultimatic keying, etc.) if they just put out a firmware update.
I don’t know if it’s just me but I love the look of those 90s/00s mono band radios that so many companies made
I do enough vhf repeater/simplex work as a net control so that heavy duty 85w monoband may be on my wish list
Any rig, (2m or HF) that comes with a removable face, should come with the mic jack built into the face AND the body, so I don't have to run a 15-meter mic cable to the radio body, that I tucked under my seat, 6 feet away from the face !!!
Basically a Yeasu FT 991a (great radio) but with the removable faceplate like the FTM500. The FT 991a is a wonderful beast for POTA but it doesn’t fit on a dashboard or anywhere.
I would also like something like this in my travel trailer - a remote head would go nicely on the headboard of the bed, but a full radio doesn’t fit.
I would LOVE to see an HF rig like the 7300, with a built-in 200 watt amp!!
I want an IC-7000...with the modern stuff.
Agree with both the 857 size shack in a box all mode, and 2mtr/70cm all mode.
Great job ! Right ON ! dual band all mode. I liked doing AM on 2 meters and FT 8 on 2 with SSB as well on a IC 705. Some of that weak signal stuff can be fun on 2 m/440 . Would like sound card built in but I have a Digi Rig. SSB on VHF/UHF goes very far .73
Ide agree. My field radio is an x6100. Looking at picking up a 891 soon.
HF/UHF/VHF all mode - mobile - 100Watt from Yaesu PLEASE!!! Something I can install in my camper truck for emergency comms.
100% agree! 2m/70cm all mode with full duplex would be sweet! I like my FTM-500, but would like the SSB and digital modes or at least APRS for satellite work. I'd snap one up no question for some manned portable work. Throw in a third band like 220 and they'd be printing money in no time
I get the same comment about the FT-991A when I mention a replacement for the FT-857 and my response is the same as your response. I still run my 857. I bought a FT- 710 a few months back but I still have my 857 hooked up.
It's almost 2025. EVERY new radio should have a USB C interface, for control, programming and for HTs, charging. Second, EVERY radio should have a bluetooth interface, for programming, audio TX/RX and PTT. Let's buid in a sound card while we're at it. Memory is cheap, so include enough to store a bazillion channels, or at least an SD card slot for all storage and support high capacity cards.
Amen. You just said exactly what I've been saying for years.
Jason I know we have talked about this before several years ago. Icom excused out with the IC-7100, I never liked the funky screen. Saw it more as a compact desk radio with it being able to be used mobile. Didn't like the Plane Jane screen much myself. When I was running semi I looked for as new as I could find the icom mobile radios, ic-706 m2g's and or the ic-7000. I'd I could get another one in about the same shape and price so I could have 2 ic-7000s I would "2 is 1 & 1 is none" theory. But if yaesu could pack the 891 with the 144 and 440 bands in the mobile radio I might look at that do to yaesu having a hf antenna screwdriver to go with it... the FTM 500 with the small screen was a disappointment when that radio came out to replace the FTM 400, the other disappointment was kenwood dropping the tmv-710G 2m/70cm radios before bringing out this new one that was at the Japan ham fair that there isn't much info out about. Folks think kenwood screwed the pooches with that one. Kenwood has been lackluster with new radio products..
Could not agree with you more! A modern FT-857D with the same capability of the FT-991A would be awesome and a home run for hams.
I'll say it again, I can't understand the lack of TRADITIONAL memory banks in the Yaesu top of the line MOBILE radios! Their HTs have them!
Right
I agree also Jason, 2m , 70cm, all mode mobile and a reversion of the 991A with bigger display or Monitor DVI. There is only the 991A and the Icom 9700 available . There is not enough Base units to choose from , Base radios are becoming to small.
Here is what I can see: a FT-857d version of the FT-891 with the display similar to the FTM-500. A version of the IC-7100 with a smaller version of the IC-705 display. Don't need the body and head to connect other than by cable. Needs to be able to be connected to a Lido face plate mount like the LM-300-QR. That sets the display size and weight. A simple to use, small form factor vhf/uhf/hf all band, all mode radio for mobile use. I get customers every week saying they need a small, all band, all mode vhf/uhf/hf rig like the IC-7000/ FT-857D type radio. They wish the IC-705 was 100 watt but not the size of the IC-7300. They wish the FT-891 was all band and had a modern display. If the big three don't make one, eventually someone else will.
FTM-150RASP has a serial port in the back. I plan on plugging in my Mobilinkd for mobile packet.
How about a place on each of the Big 4 for suggestions for product development?
Or a drop box for written suggestions at Ham meets.
I agree fully, with the POTA and SOTA operators hitting so many parks, the ability to operate CW/SSB/FT8 in a small package on 2m/70cm would be wonderful
I like that idea 100 watt all mode-all band 5in screen for waterfall with the attachments for the digital modes (like system fusion, d-star,dmr), maybe sound card internal and the best we can get as far as power consumption.
Need built in Data Ports and onboard TNC.
I have had my amateur radio license in Germany for a year now, class E, DO as a prefix. I was faced with the same problem as people today who want to buy a radio. My requirements were 100 watt ATU optional but it had to have all bands KW, VHF, UHF, all modes CW, digital interface via USB, FM, AM, SSB, optional digital (C4FM, D-Star) and only a few modern radios could do that, they were the IC-705, FT-991A, FTX-1F. The problem is simply that the ic-705 and the FTX-1F only produce 10 watts and that is simply not enough for me personally, which is why, as stupid as it sounds, I use the FT-991A as a portable device. Sure, it is twice as heavy as my ft-891 but I have everything with me. With my FT-891 I always have to decide what to take with me and what I want to do. If there is nothing going on, I can use the FT-991A to switch to VHF where there is usually always something going on and an extra antenna made of a little cable doesn't cost me as much in terms of weight as another radio which I would have to carry around anyway, so I always have everything with me. It would have been nice if ICOM or Yaesu had brought out a new FT-857D or an IC-706mk2g. I would be the first to buy it and many who make pota do too.
73 DO4NRW
Andi from germany
Agreed on all counts!! Dualband all mode I would definitely buy!! I am sending my 7000 off to be repaired so I can put it in my shack or mobile!!
Agreed. If there was a new/updated FT-857 at a reasonable price I would buy it today.
Also, I've sort of been hoping that C4FM, D-STAR, or whatever digital mode would come on optional expansion cards to keep the price of new radios down but still include newer features. It seems like the digital radios have newer modern interfaces with fancy bells and whistles while newer analog ones are still a blast from the past. It would be nice to save a bit of cash but still have that slick interface, with the option to include digital modes at a later date. The Kenwood TH-D75, for example, at a lower price would still be a great radio if it had D-STAR as an optional add-on.
Make an updated version of the FT-891 and add 2M and 70CM. Call it the FT-891A. A more portable all band all mode 100W radio would fly off the shelf.
A handheld all in one that includes hf. It can be done, but they refuse. I tried. Elecraft sort of gets it and so does xiegu, but the rest don’t get it. Handheld for the field and then tie it to an amp for the shack. Take a G90 and condense it into a handheld format with the same size screen.
144/220/440 mobile all mode with removable head is needed paired with a 891 for mobile use and a replacement for the 857D will also be welcome.
I agree 100%. I use my IC-706MKIIG & my IC-7000 because there is nothing out there worthy to replace them.
yeah we have 4 metres here 70MHz as well as 6 metres, I have a Yaesu FT-DX 10 it does, all the usual HF bands plus 6 and 4 which is nice, I also use a Yaesu FTM 100 DE linked to my HRI-200 Wiresx box and have a registered node on c4fm and it all works lovely
I agree about a newer version of the 706MKIIG / 7000 full shack in a box, 100 W. Yesterday we where talking about this. TI2MOT
Jason, loved the video and agree 100%! I’m a bit surprised the Chinese manufacturers haven’t jumped all over this market. I expect if we see some all mode all band small case radios from China, the big manufacturers will follow soon.
I agree an all-band all-mode mobile would be great. If the display on the new FTM-150 is as big as it looks, I would love a higher end mobile with that display. It would be great to have dual-band, dual receive, with Fusion, and APRS as a sub- on the B-band, so it was “dual watch” with your B-band frequency and became a transmit only as needed. Basically an FTM-200D as the B-band.
I just bought FT891, for POTA, Over landing/camping. A nice color screen would have been nice and better menu interface.
I use mine often
Hopefully the big manufacturers listen. 2m/440 all mode mobile is def on my radar.
1. 100% agree on the all mode mobile. Add 220 and 900 and I would literally throw money at them!
2. Love my 991a but it is not a mobile radio, no matter how badly they want it to be. That is an ammo can.
3. The number one problem with radio manufacturers coming out with these "new" radios is that they're just not new at all. It's the same radio over and over with minor tweaks here and there.
If radio manufacturers want to attract the younger generations to ham radio they need to start innovating! Wifi and/or Ethernet capabilities, exposed APIs to allow for third party and open source software apps to expand functionality - I shouldn't need to by extra boxes, cables, and antennas to get a waterfall on my computer screen, I should be able to connect a cable to my radio and get that functionality out of the box.
Bottom line is that ham radio is facing a crisis. 95% of the hams in the US are 65+ and there is nothing drawing in younger generations. As more and more keys start falling silent, there will be less radios being purchased new. Companies will not keep manufacturing radios if they're not making enough profit and soon the used radio market will be all that is left. We've got to do something now before it's too late.
Agreed, also we in Europe want such a TRX... let's have some manufacturer competition happening here again and not just another 70% along the way for 140% of the price of the old one.
I want an all mode all band mobile radio designed for newer cars. The 706mkIIG was close. It lacked 220 and 900. 40 watts above 6 meters would be fine. And 20 watts on 900mhz. With the simple operation of 1990's ICOM or Kenwood.
I'm with you all the way for the all modes. Id like the integrated CAT control on the vhf/uhf radio too. I use my ft897 for contestia on 2m. Having a dedicated vhf/uhf option that also has cw would increase our use of the whole band.
With the rigs we have today bands can be opened or closed by adding or removing diodes and wires. So it is very easy to have national rigs.
I agree whole heartedly.. I run ICOM 706 MKiiG and the 7000 for my primary radios K3MOT Odessa DE
Yep
Totally Agree. It looks like Yaesu is bringing out the FTX-1F as an 818 replacement. The 857 won't be too far behind.
I hope so!
I am just here soaking up info, I've been expired for about 30 years. This stuff is incredible!
Revise the Icom 9100 - doesn’t have to be a DX10 competitor. I own one and it wouldn’t take much to update without adding $$$$. Or drop 23cm from the 9700 and make it an option so we can have a serious 2/70. Really miss my TS711-811
You had a rep from Y on your channel demoing new rigs. I asked a question about an all mode 2M mobile. You asked the guy my question and he seemed agitated that I even asked it. Guess what? No customers, no job!
IC-7100 upgrade screen
While I am a new ham, I can see the value in the "shack-in-a-box" 100 watt radio. At present, I only have HT for VHF & UHF and not much room to add another chassis on my table. A single radio would be great.
we can use 220 mhz band in Canuckistan also... so it is most of North America based on area ..🤔
i currently run a FT-857D, IC-5100 and a TYT 9800 (wanting to replace this with a ANYTONE AT5888UVIII when i can get my hands on one). i would love to replace the 857 with an all band all mode with dual VFOs even if one side is HF and the other is only vhf/uhf though more flexability is always better. ideally i like the form factor of the 5100 screen and think that would work well or just a little bigger would be good too. i would probally go down to 2 radios if the HF rig had 2 VFOs and the 2nd being a triband dual vfo
I agree fully, I would love an American all mode, HF, 6M, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm radio. I would like one that is consider mobile first. I just picked up both the Yaesu VX-6R and the Kenwood TH-D75A. I have the FT-5DR, FT-891 and the IC-705 already. I don’t care if they have digital or not for the most part. I have multiple digirigs and a Mobilinkd v4 already. Plus 100w Amp for the IC-705 and a 50w amp for 2m. I would like an all mode!!!!!!!!
I want a VHF-UHF all-mode shack-in-a-box with 6m, (4m for Europe), 2m, (1.25m for the USA), and 70cm with GPS, APRS, Bluetooth, a USB-C computer interface for digital work, and C4FM, D-Star, or (dare I say) DMR available on an option card at extra cost for those who need or want it. I'd like the radio body no bigger than the FT-897, with a removable faceplate that is mostly full color touch screen. And for grins and giggles, make it 80-100 watts on all bands. Sell it at FT-891 prices, and give it a sidecar automatic matching network for 6m for the price of an FT-710 Field. That's dream-radio territory for new technicians.
The two 2m radios, one is a smaller single package with a fan, the other has that huge heatsink with no fan. I like using my FT-2800m as a base radio since it doesn't have a fan.
What I would like to see is more radios that will do 2m SSB, and a data jack on the back.. A 10m, 6m, 2m, SSB/FM in a mobile size would be great.
Yes, keep it simple and do not fill it with marketing bells and whistles. All mode and more knobs vs software driven controls.
Yes!!! That's what we want. Yaesu Icom Kenwood someone please make one of these and take my money.
It's 2024. Look at the offerings from other manufacturers.
That anyone 578uviii plus is nice. Once the price comes down a little I'll buy it.
I purchased my first and only yaesu the ft70d. Great receiver but not enough power and too expensive compared to other handhelds out there.
For me, 100ish watts 70cm, 2m, 1.25m, 6m, FM and ssb, dmr, full duplex with a waterfall display
What we need is a Yaesu FT857 Successor, that has similar format to the upcoming FTX-1F, with the concept of removable battery and tuner being attached together. And it would do HF+6+VHF, and maybe UHF. 100W on HF, at least 50W VHF while plugged into an external power source, at most 20W ALL BANDS using the attached battery. Have the radio take circuit concepts from the newer FTDX10 and FT710 receive and transmit circuits to give it top of the line front end and give it a Waterfall display with most of the same features from the newer yaesu radios, AND PLEASE ADD AVERAGING YAESU. We also need to have full duplex, at least on VHF and UHF, just like the FTX-1F. We could go two ways here, have a FT857 style body with a removable head. Or we can style it after the FTX-1F or IC705. I prefer the 2nd option as it creates a more compact setup, and lets be real, if you are operating mobile, just get a 891. We need internal sound card, cat control, and obviously data for external amps and tuners. Also, YAESU, lets pick up the habit of creating a integration with sdr softwares like SDR Radio or thetis, and be able to link up the sdr reciever and transmitter through our computer and expand our waterfall display. That way if we wanted to we could use audio and a waterfall through our computer and use it like a hermes lite or anon or flex when we have it sitting at our desks, and when we want to go out portable, POTA, or QRP, its a beast of a standalone SDR Rig picking up after the innovations of the 710 and DX10 and putting them in a package that beats the qrp radios like FTX-1F, 705, and Xiegus, and is able to fully replace the FT857 and 891.
Wouldn't it be awesome. We've got to raise our standards, seriously, if we are easily paying well over $1000 for a radio, it must be WELL DEVELOPED and ready to take on the market and the demand of amateur radio ops. We don't have the money or development to do all this, but we can certainly dream it. It is up to the big three (Icom, yaesu, Kenwood) to make it.
I love my FT991a but I use it as a base station. It is a heavy radio and not mobile friendly. I would be very interested in a mobile friendly shack in the box radio. I looked long ad hard at the IC7100. Even considered getting two one as a base one as a mobile. But as you point out that head is problematic plus it’s very old tech at a very new price. I just couldn’t justify it.
Agree on what is needed. Thanks for the video Jason! 73