G90 HF Transceiver HF Radio 20W SSB/CW/AM/FM SDR Structure with Built-in Auto Antenna Tuner

This is a crackin' little HF rig. Have had multiple 10,000km QSO's from England to Brazil. The first G90 I got was from from Amazon Warehouse and advertised as "used, like new" but was actually an old model with a destroyed power-amp but unused accessories and a serial number way different to the one on the box. Someone obviously killed it, bought a new one and returned the dead one - not sure if it was Radioddity or Amazon that shipped it out again without checking it. Amazon made it right, though, and I'm very happy with the radio. The G90 is quite versatile. The front panel can be removed and extended away from the actual radio with a supplied cable, great for getting space between RF stages and your PC for data modes. There are ports for a key (traditional or paddles), an external waterfall display (or PC running SDR software), and CAT control. A DIN port on the back exposes PTT (output only), and audio in/out specificaly for data modes with their own gain and volume settings. Firmware can be updated by the user, too, using a cable that comes with the radio. The default display shows you all the usual mode and frequency information plus a waterfall which is great for finding active stations, as well as an S-meter and dBm value, and on transmit you get to see power, modulation and SWR as well as your outgoing waterfall. The built in antenna tuning tools ... there's a SWR sweep option, which draws a little graph of F vs SWR, and the famous antenna tuner/matching unit. I've not had it take more than half a second to match up my antennas but apparently it will try quite hard to match anything - just look on youtube for "G90 antenna". Based on my experience of getting a dead rig the first time I will add - Although it's called an automatic antenna tuner, you have to trigger the tuning! The rig remembers the settings for each frequency it sees, but doesn't tune unless you tell it to. I haven't done it, but the transmit frequency limits can be removed without breaking the warranty seal. If you're after a first or portable HF rig - this is a good one.

Everybody knows that the Xiegu G90 is a great radio. The truth is this is second one time I bought one. The first time I returned it (got a Yaseu FT710 instead) because I could not get it to work for me as first rig for HF (having got back into the hobby late last year). I think the problem was actually my poor set-up of the antenna (an End Fed Long Wire for 10-80m). I decided to go back to the G90 as I wanted something relatively inexpensive to use for portable use (Parks On The Air etc.). I tested it at home first with my DX Commander antenna to good effect but it came into it's own activating a couple of parks running of a LiPO4 battery 30Ah and an inverted V dipole for 40m. Immediately, I am working Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, Ireland aswell as inter-G on just 20W. The tuning is great with an internal antenna tuner if needed and the sound quality is fantastic.

Great 20w SDR transceiver. Easy to use and plenty of videos online covering every aspect of how to use the radio. I was up and running within 10 minutes. Excellent value

Really nice radio. Straight out the box, having seen loads of still and video images on line regarding the g90, it seemed....well, small! However, this faded away into insignificance as the screen is very clear and easy to read. You can connect to laptop via an external sound card and HDSDR which is my next project. Connected up to my vertical whip HF antenna in the garden, I was picking up central, southern Europe easily. I have yet Tx but I have used the antenna analyser and tuner. What a great bit of kit. It brought down an swr of 2.5 to a flat board in about 5 seconds. Fantastic. Transmit power in watts is controlled in 1w steps from 1 to 20. There's a lot of good things said about this radio and now owning it, I would agree. This is my entry level into the HF world and I think I've got a blindingly great bit of kit.

Dislikes:- None Likes:- size perfect, display clear, controls intuitive, everything is just perfect for the Transceiver it is trying to be and succeeding in every way , the auto tuner is rapid and I swear it could tune wet string. This is a lovely rig the power output is ideal for its usage out in the field on portable batteries or in your vehicle , its not going to kill your battery that quickly. Bonuses are to be found too , like the built in CW reader , this works yes but can be a little hit n miss, it doesn't always read the callsign the same on consecutive passes, but hey it's a freebie, all in all , I'm very pleased with this rig and have treated it to a flight case to keep it pristine while being transported to various locations. Highly recommended to all my fellow hams at my society who are now considering purchases . Well done Xiegu and your furthering development with this Tranceiver. It has all the controls and facilities needed without all the frills . I love it .

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a Ameteur radio

Lives up to all the hype and more! Little bit of a learning curve - but it's the same for any new transceiver. Whether you are new to ham radio or have a few years under the belt, the G90 is worth every penny. Don't dither. Just go for it!

Je suis en période de test pour l'instant et j'en suis vraiment satisfaite.. En réception je l'ai comparé avec mon yaesu 840 sur la même antenne et la il m'a vraiment étonnée.. Meilleur qualité sans pb.. Test fait sur antenne filaire MFJ 1982MP.sur 20w déjà des pays EU contacté.. Les filtre sont de très bonne qualité et efficace.. En Cw vous avez un décodeur mais bon faut vraiment que le signal arrive correctement même si le filtre est bon si la puissance du signal est faible le décodeur restera plus un gadget mais bon il est la..Il s'allume tres vite..réglage efficace filtre bande par glissement g/d ou les 2 en même temps ou soit g soit d.. Je l'ai fait marcher toute 1 journée et la chaleur est bien dissipée.. Si l'on fourni 1 amperage de 10A sur 10v vous sortez 20w donc pratique pour une batterie extérieur.. Très peu gourmand en Conso RX/TX.. Les reproches.. Pas de pied intégré il faut acheter le support à part.. donc accès difficile sur les 5 boutons du bas. Eux même rallongés du a l'écran derrière donc appuis difficile.. Écran petit(mais efficace et luminosité réglable voir même extinction juste de l'écran pour économie).. Le système de décrochage de la face avant peu pratique car à chaque fois faut dévisser 4 petite vis et ça enlevé totalement la protection de la partie avant.. Bouton VFO petit mais bon on peu le changer sois même. Et enfin son poids de 1,6kg a ne pas négliger s'il on veux le transporter en Rando..

tres bien emballe,complet et sans bris...satisfait

En fantastisk apparat. Jag hade bara önskat bakgrundsbelysning på kapparna. I mörker famlar man i blindo.

Molti pensano che per iniziare servano radio da 1500€, menu complicati e accessori costosi. In realtà oggi esistono soluzioni molto più accessibili e perfette per chi vuole cominciare senza stress. Una di queste è la Xiegu G90, una radio che costa intorno ai 427€ e offre tutto ciò che serve per fare radio sul serio: è semplice e veloce da usare ha un accordatore automatico integrato è un vero SDR con waterfall ha 20 W reali, più che sufficienti per collegare mezzo mondo non richiede accessori costosi permette di imparare e divertirsi senza complicazioni Le radio dei marchi storici come ICOM, Yaesu e Kenwood sono ottime, ma non sono obbligatorie per iniziare. Hanno menu complessi, costano molto di più e spesso richiedono accessori aggiuntivi. La G90 dimostra che si può entrare nel nostro hobby con qualità, semplicità e un investimento contenuto. È una radio che permette di imparare, crescere e fare QSO reali senza svuotare il portafoglio. Per chi vuole una stazione definitiva, vale anche la pena aspettare il modello successivo alla G90: Xiegu sta crescendo rapidamente e i prossimi apparati saranno ancora più completi e moderni. L’importante è iniziare, fare esperienza e godersi questo bellissimo hobby senza farsi spaventare dai prezzi o dalla complessità.

Nach anfänglichen Startschwierigkeiten und zwei Austauschgeräten - was mit dem super Service von Radioddity freundlich und problemlos möglich war - nutze ich hier ein Xiegu G90, was für die Größe Erstaunliches leistet. Hauptargument für den Kauf für mich war neben dem guten Preis-Leistungsverhältnis die Flexibilität beim Einsatz im Haus. Mein Shack liegt im 1.OG und über ein 15m serielles Kabel kann ich das abnehmbare Bedienteil quasi an jeder Stelle im Haus verwenden. Ein Lautsprecher oder ein Kopfhörer an der Kopfhörerbuchse des Bedienteils liefern mir die Audiosignale im Bett, am Wohnzimmertisch oder im Büro - flexibler geht's nicht. Nächster Schritt wird der Einsatz beim Camping sein. Mit seinen maximal 20W Sendeleistung und einem eingebauten Tuner, der wirklich gut abstimmt, waren schon QSOs nach Afrika möglich. Sicherlich sehr hilfreich ist dabei auch die wirklich gute Modulation, die mir beim G90 von vielen OMs attestiert wird. Auch die Empfänger-Empfindlichkeit ist meiner Meinung nach sehr gut. Das Gerät steht dabei im Vergleich zu meinem IC7300 in Nichts nach. Außerdem: Firmware-Updates lassen sich einfach aufspielen. Das Display ist informativ, zeigt alle wichtigen Infos aus kleinstem Raum und die Bedienung über die zugegeben nicht ganz so griffigen Bedienknöpfe ist schnell verstanden. Mit den schon öfter kritisierten Bedienknöpfen kann ich aber wegen der vielen Vorteile gut leben. Ich bin gespannt, was weitere Firmware-Updates noch für neue Features und Verbesserungen bringen. Fazit: ein gutes SDR-Gerät für Neueinsteiger oder als Ergänzung auch mal für den mobilen Einsatz.