Yaesu FT-991/A Firmware Upgrades Released

Yaesu FT-991/A Firmware Upgrades Released on January 16th. Yaesu has released firmware upgrades for both the FT-991 and its successor the FT-991A HF/50/144/430 MHz radios. There are no significant release notes for the firmware upgrades, other than a mere “Improved and optimized” note. This most likely means that the firmware …

Icom IC-7200 Back In Production

Icom IC-7200 Back In Production There has been some chatter about this for a few weeks now. Yesterday, the following post from Icom America‘s facebook page confirmed it: The IC-7200 was in production between 2007 and 2016, when it was discontinued. But, apparently, Icom realized that they should start producing …

Best Of All Time 2016 Results

Here are the Best Of All Time 2016 Results.   Thank you all for voting on HamRadioReview’s Best Of All Time Ham Gear for 2016.   Best Of All Time 2016 Results Quick links in this page Best Handheld Radio Best Mobile VHF/UHF Radio Best Mobile/Portable HF Radio Best Base …

ICOM IC-7610 Presentation [Info+Images]

ICOM, Inc. performed an “Amateur Radio Festival” at their headquarters in Osaka, Japan, on December 10th this year. Among other things, an ICOM IC-7610 presentation took place in the premises.   ICOM IC-7610 Presentation The ICOM IC-7610 transceiver is practically the successor to the IC-7600 which has been in production …

QRPver-1 Monoband QRP Transceiver

QRPver-1 Monoband QRP Transceiver anyone? The QRPver-1 is a QRP monoband transceiver the size of… a power bank. This is version “3” and I believe it is the backpacker’s dream. At around 200 grams, you’ll get to the summit easier. If you care about SOTA anyway 😉 and don’t mind …

Yaesu FT-991 vs FT-991A [Video]

ML and S posted a Yaesu FT-991 vs FT-991A video on their channel showcasing the differences between the previous and updated models. The main differences shown in the video are the waterfall display on the new model, along with the fact that the audio is not muted when sweeping through …

First unboxing of the Yaesu FT-891 HF/50 radio [Video]

ML&S uploaded a video today unboxing the Yaesu FT-891 HF/50 radio. Enjoy: