G90 on the beach, fresh seafood, local beer, hard to imagine a better day. I think I need to plan a trip to Rhode Island! Thanks Walt... keep them coming!
Guy with the metal detector reminded me of a recent experience I had a park. 😂 First, maintenance almost ran over over coax and counterpoise with the lawnmower then I had a couple gather around it with their dog. I need to start bringing my little collapsible traffic cones again.😂
Walt, I took mine out last Saturday. 17 ft wire on my Crappie pole with 3 counterpoise. I made contact with a Net in Illinois from Western NY. Then I realized I never turned the power power up! I contacted on just one watt! I love this radio already! Dan KE2CYV
Well, since I did not get a G90 earlier, fair game to get one now! Thank you, Walt! Needed this video. We (Pinellas County, Fl.) are looking at a Cat 4 (Cat 5 as I type) headed our way. Antennas are down, yet again and the home is boarded up. Here we go again!! -73 KQ4KIO Talmadge...
Video started out, I hope you wouldn’t see any differences, wanted to see if it was a good as the old one. Glad to see it worked well right of the box.
Walt, I have a G90 myself and love it. I've learned a ton from you thanks. You're a bad influence. Now I want a second G90! I'm envious of the power pole connector.
I too have the updated G90 with the power pole connection and updated firmware and I LOVE IT!!! I purchased the G90 because of watching your channel. The tuner will tune anything! 73 Chris VA3COJ
Another great video with two of my favorite topics, radio and food. I had a good Sunday on the low end of 10m to California from Maine. Thank you for your videos. KC1TWE. Have a great day.
Hi Walt. That is a great update. Glad the new G90 is working well. You do indeed have a lot of background noise / QRM / buzzing! I would have thought that being on the coast, away from things, might have been a bit quieter ! Great work though. 73, Mike.
S glad the new g90 works so well. I hope the guy with the metal detector found a treasure. I’m going to get some seafood this month. My birthday was the 4th, wanted some then but wife wanted pizza. She’s disabled so she gets the say-so.😁
Excellent, the upgraded software on my G90 was a great improvement. Just passed my full exam; will be taking my g90 and a power adapter to run it from a hire car next month from San Diego. M0NMT
Great video Walt! I was able to run my G90 the first time right out of the box. I think the biggest difference between your old G90 and the new one is that the filter control is different. You can't control the left and right sides independent of one another on the latest firmware. If you old G90 was firmware 1.73, the new firmware had digital USB and LSB settings. I've been making contacts all over Europe on 10-meters. Have fun with the new G90. I'm going to buy a second on at some point because I love this radio so much. I broke through some big pile-ups on Sunday and my contact were surprised that I was running 20 watts and a wire antenna. You can't beat the built in tuner. Thanks again...73...Hugh...KN6KNB
Good to see the out of the box settings performed well. Oh the joys of trying to see displays in bright sunlight. Wouldn't it be great to have one that was full color indoors but have a switch to display like a Kindle when you're outside!
Just got my first g90 about 2 weeks ago and have been using it on a 17ft whip like you did in the video. It has been great for me as a newbie in the POTA world. I will say the ATU in the g90 will match it on 40 and I may a few contacts, and it will match on 80 but with all the losses no one cod hear me. Glad you are enjoying your 2nd g90 as I am enjoying my first. Take care.
I don't think it's "loss" on 40 and 80 as much as it's low efficiency from using 1/16 of a wavelength on 80m. Try taking about 53-55ft of wire and clipping it to the top of your 17ft whip and running it as an inverted L or a sloper. Thats about the 71ft of a common "random wire" and it may work a little better on the lower bands for you if you ever wanted to do nvis.
HI Walt, congratulations on the 2nd G90. I still have my G90, it was one of the first that came into the UK. I am in the process of putting together my next Enthusiastic Steve UA-cam video, it includes a shout out to you and your channel as i know many over this side of the pond have yet to discover you and your channel of great content. All the best Steve M6WVV aka Enthusiast Steve south UK
I have a relatively new G90, complete with the built-in power pole connectors. I'm really impressed with it, especially for the money! I'm taking a quick road trip later in the week, and the G90 will be coming with me. Hopefully the bands will continue to be on "good behavior". I won't be near any salt water, but I will have elevation working in my favor. Dang, that salmon looked absolutely amazing! It's absolutely brain food -- one of two I can always count on to put my noggin in turbo mode (pizza is the other). Sadly, I'm the only one in my family who likes it, so I'm generally limited to having it when I go out. National seafood month sounds like the perfect excuse!
Glad the new G90 is working out for you, I will be interested to know if there are any major differences between the new and old model because I have a 2020 model G90, still in its box unopened, due to health issues but I'm now well enough to unwrap and use it. I love the non-radio pieces which are entertaining, informative and gives a more complete picture of your operating conditions. Do some radio, then do some bites and beer... perfect day!
Tempting me to get one. And as one ham tuber says, "If you're lost in the middle of the desert, set up an antenna. Someone will come walking through it within 10 minutes!"
Haha I was pretty sure You didn't touch firmware ;D If something isn't broken, don't repair it. Greetings from Poland and thank you for sticking to G90 so far. For me compatct factor and tuner forged in heaven by chineese gods ;D makes G90 perfect radio for about 75% hams. 73 !
Love my later model G90 down here in Australia. Bought about 7 months ago. Using an end fed 1/2 wave on 40m, a 49:1 unun and home brew common mode choke on a ferrite ring. Loads up really well on 40m - 10m. Be interested to see how you go with the NFM feature on 10m. Mine has FM I don't think the early ones had it. Ya gotta luv the G90!
@COASTALWAVESWIRES The "wooop" noise is actually from a Chirpsounder. I used to with them in thr military, specifically the AN/TRQ-35, called "Turkey 35".
Nice presentation, Walt! One can tell that Xiegu has been listening to it's customer base and the improvements (which are slow) are coming steadily. You might as well enjoy that TDY money when you eat because one doesn't make extra dollars anymore when you go TDY. 73s!
I guess the screen was too bad in the sun to see, but I wanted to see the waterfall image to see if you were showing all the radiation from the solar blast that I was seeing on my waterfall this weekend.
That's why I bring my mag loop as an alternate, especially when I run the risk of having anyone coming around me. Most people are inquisitive but some people are just PIA's
Hey Walt, if you didn't know already Radioddity sells a parts kit for the G90. It includes a new power connector too. Should be pretty easy to fix your old one. I'm planning on buying a parts kit just to have on hand.
Fired mine up yesterday and nothing happening on any bands . Looked out and the antenna has taken a beating from the weather already (and the worst of winter to come !). Could have switched to the EFHW but what the heck - fired up the QRP HDR instead. Might fix the antenna today and give it another go. We will get to speak on a QSO one day my friend. 73 M7BLC
Very nice video, you have all my sympathy. Best, healthy food I saw you consuming so far, just an advice the green stuff on the side is very good for your health...eat it, so we can enjoy more of your videos in future 😊
Hi Walt, a updated G90. I wonder what the updates are?. Very popular set in UK. You were probably getting interference from the metal detector. All the best David M0DUU
I keep hoping to see one with a burned out final or something online, all I need is a new head unit for mine. The VFO keeps jumpign backwards when tuning upwards, curiously tuning down it's fine, and the headphone out port isn't working, which means I can't do digital.
Hi Walt. Congratulations on your brand new G90. I've been following your channel for a long time and with great interest, both for the ideas for portable antennas and for the description of the places where you satisfy your hunger afterwards! While watching your latest video, the following question occurred to me: Which setup has the better performance on the 10m band, 17' telescope with tuner vs. resonant antenna tuned to 10m, more metal in the air with loss due to tuner vs. resonant, much shorter antenna? Could you do an A - B test? I would be curious to see the result. 73s, HB9MTN, Ed
I understand tuning say a 17’ whip but I’m hazy on how the counterpoise or radials affect the SWR. And do both affect it the same way. Let’s say I need to lengthen my antenna to get the resonant point to where I want to operate. Can I do that by lengthening the counterpoise or the radials. Or do I have to adjust the 17’ whip. In other words do the radials or counterpoise affect SWR or just your ground?
Could you please do a test : Transmit with another 20W transciever say 10 yards and 6 Khz away - and check if it causes interferrence ? If not - I am tempted
You are making it very difficult to resist buying a G90. I notice, however, that the pictures of the G90 on Radioddity still show the old configuration with no vent holes and the old power connector, rather than Anderson Powerpole connectors. Can I assume that they just haven't updated their photos, and that I will indeed receive the new version if I order one? As always, thanks much for sharing. Steve
I ordered a G90 from Radioddity mid-August. I was ready to crack it open, void the warranty, and replace power connection with power-poles...so you can imaging my surprise upon pulling it from the box! The firmware version is beyond what most online info shows us and there are some changes to UI/UX. I'll let Walt dive in and tell us what he learns! 🙂
@@Savior-Faire Thanks for your reply. That sounds promising. I've also sent a message to Radioddity asking the same question, so I'll see what they say. But, I would like to hear from Walt on this too.
Walt: I have used a G90 here for about 3 years so far. I got the accessorary cooling base, and the fan keeps the case right around 85°F while running FT8, even cooler while running SSB or CW. Running without the fan, the case sides hit 110°F while running FT8 and 105°F running SSB:CW. I would be curious as to how much the new vents keep the heat down. My Xiegu X6200 gets really warm on digital modes with case temps approaching 130°F. Radioddity suggested a small external fan blowing on the case for cooling, but haven't taken the time to rig that up. Do you know what S/N the "New" G90's started at? Power poles look great, and would probably fix the voltage sag on TX that I see with the Molex style power connections. 73, Keith, WB2VUO in Amherst, NY
Walt, thank you for your channel. You really have great content. I was wondering how the audio is in the newer version. I have the original and I think it’s kinda harsh. Do you think they’re using the same internal speaker in the new version? 73
Your so lucky living by the sea. I live about 70 miles from the sea, virtually impossible to get really fresh fish. Is the Atlantic Salmon there wild or farmed. You only get farmed here, wild is very rare and expensive.
Hello Walt. I hope you're well. I just ordered the Xiegu G90. I was wondering if you had any recommendations for the best antenna. I will be traveling in my 36 ft motorhome and would like something easy to deploy. I am looking into the coil (Wolf River) with a 102" whip. Can I simply mount this to the RV and use the chassis for the ground? Thanks!
Good move to have a spare G90 Walt. Something I have done quite some time ago. I have a new one sleeping in its box. Just curious: what version of firmware (two versions) has it been delivered with? Too bad they haven't upgraded the VFO button. It would have been nice. Best 73s de F4LDT
Recently (Aug '24) purchased a G90 from radioddity. Here's the version info: BASE:V1 .79, Nov 25 2022,11:48:37; APP :V1.80, May 7 2023,16:19:36 -- mine did come power-pole ready. The UI/UX has been changed around a bit from what I can tell. UA-cam G90 videos haven't caught up yet, but I glad that Walt is leading the charge! Thanks, Walt 🙂73
@@F4LDT-Alain "Power pole" is the name of that power connector on the new radio. Many hams in UA-cam land use them to connect to their different power sources, particularly when out portable.
@@paulsengupta971 Thanks for that, you beat me to it! Anderson powerpole connectors right in the radio itself...no more special power cable dongles required...at least for the G90.
Thanks Walt. Much appreciated. Quick Question for when you have time: I just got my new G90. I hear a popping sound when I change bands. Is that normal? 73
So i gotta ask: does the new g90 perform better in terms of cooling? I also wonder if they still are susceptible to broadcast interference or if they fixed that.
Switching to the power pole connector was a nice added touch.
G90 on the beach, fresh seafood, local beer, hard to imagine a better day. I think I need to plan a trip to Rhode Island! Thanks Walt... keep them coming!
Guy with the metal detector reminded me of a recent experience I had a park. 😂 First, maintenance almost ran over over coax and counterpoise with the lawnmower then I had a couple gather around it with their dog. I need to start bringing my little collapsible traffic cones again.😂
Walt,
I took mine out last Saturday. 17 ft wire on my Crappie pole with 3 counterpoise. I made contact with a Net in Illinois from Western NY. Then I realized I never turned the power power up! I contacted on just one watt! I love this radio already! Dan KE2CYV
Glad the G90 is front and center again. It's like an old friend. Keep the G90 videos rolling.
If I ever make it to Rhodesia Island again, will need to go back through you videos for restaurants.
Awesome videos…Ocean view, radio and food 👍 Loving my new G90 as well!
Well, since I did not get a G90 earlier, fair game to get one now! Thank you, Walt! Needed this video. We (Pinellas County, Fl.) are looking at a Cat 4 (Cat 5 as I type) headed our way. Antennas are down, yet again and the home is boarded up. Here we go again!! -73 KQ4KIO Talmadge...
Video started out, I hope you wouldn’t see any differences, wanted to see if it was a good as the old one. Glad to see it worked well right of the box.
Looked like the perfect day Walt. Thanks for sharing. Jim
Walt, I have a G90 myself and love it. I've learned a ton from you thanks.
You're a bad influence. Now I want a second G90! I'm envious of the power pole connector.
Nice radio, Walt! Saving up for a G90!!
Hi Walt, thanks for the update!
G90 Rocks!
🇺🇸 AC3EA 🙏
I too have the updated G90 with the power pole connection and updated firmware and I LOVE IT!!! I purchased the G90 because of watching your channel. The tuner will tune anything!
73
Chris
VA3COJ
I am also on my second G90, what a radio!!
Another great video with two of my favorite topics, radio and food. I had a good Sunday on the low end of 10m to California from Maine. Thank you for your videos. KC1TWE. Have a great day.
The ATU is indeed fantastic! I can tune a short G5RV indoor attic antenna on every band except 160.
Hi Walt. That is a great update. Glad the new G90 is working well. You do indeed have a lot of background noise / QRM / buzzing! I would have thought that being on the coast, away from things, might have been a bit quieter ! Great work though. 73, Mike.
Getting the Gansett! Great video as always Walt! Picked up a G90 because of your videos and I love it! My go to SOTA & POTA machine.
S glad the new g90 works so well. I hope the guy with the metal detector found a treasure. I’m going to get some seafood this month. My birthday was the 4th, wanted some then but wife wanted pizza. She’s disabled so she gets the say-so.😁
Can't wait to see what firmware and upgrades that were done other than power poles connection! 👍G90 👍❤️
Very cool video! I like the new rig! Happy it’s working well
I made the K6LA contact on 40 meters Saturday night. 2389 miles away.
Always makes me pleased that I purchased a G90.
It works extremely well on CW.👍
Thanks Walt!
73 de N1XV
Excellent, the upgraded software on my G90 was a great improvement. Just passed my full exam; will be taking my g90 and a power adapter to run it from a hire car next month from San Diego. M0NMT
Great video Walt! I was able to run my G90 the first time right out of the box. I think the biggest difference between your old G90 and the new one is that the filter control is different. You can't control the left and right sides independent of one another on the latest firmware. If you old G90 was firmware 1.73, the new firmware had digital USB and LSB settings. I've been making contacts all over Europe on 10-meters. Have fun with the new G90. I'm going to buy a second on at some point because I love this radio so much. I broke through some big pile-ups on Sunday and my contact were surprised that I was running 20 watts and a wire antenna. You can't beat the built in tuner. Thanks again...73...Hugh...KN6KNB
I just need a good mod to make my older G90 into powerpole. Love that radio!
Sounds great! Can't wait to try mine. Should be here by the end of the week! 73, Norm
Good to see the out of the box settings performed well. Oh the joys of trying to see displays in bright sunlight. Wouldn't it be great to have one that was full color indoors but have a switch to display like a Kindle when you're outside!
Just got my first g90 about 2 weeks ago and have been using it on a 17ft whip like you did in the video. It has been great for me as a newbie in the POTA world. I will say the ATU in the g90 will match it on 40 and I may a few contacts, and it will match on 80 but with all the losses no one cod hear me. Glad you are enjoying your 2nd g90 as I am enjoying my first. Take care.
I don't think it's "loss" on 40 and 80 as much as it's low efficiency from using 1/16 of a wavelength on 80m. Try taking about 53-55ft of wire and clipping it to the top of your 17ft whip and running it as an inverted L or a sloper. Thats about the 71ft of a common "random wire" and it may work a little better on the lower bands for you if you ever wanted to do nvis.
HI Walt, congratulations on the 2nd G90. I still have my G90, it was one of the first that came into the UK. I am in the process of putting together my next Enthusiastic Steve UA-cam video, it includes a shout out to you and your channel as i know many over this side of the pond have yet to discover you and your channel of great content. All the best Steve M6WVV aka Enthusiast Steve south UK
Glad you stuck with the G90. I was wondering from your last video. Hey don’t forget ECARS in the morning on 7.255. That’s a good spot to try for 40m.
I have a relatively new G90, complete with the built-in power pole connectors. I'm really impressed with it, especially for the money! I'm taking a quick road trip later in the week, and the G90 will be coming with me. Hopefully the bands will continue to be on "good behavior". I won't be near any salt water, but I will have elevation working in my favor.
Dang, that salmon looked absolutely amazing! It's absolutely brain food -- one of two I can always count on to put my noggin in turbo mode (pizza is the other). Sadly, I'm the only one in my family who likes it, so I'm generally limited to having it when I go out. National seafood month sounds like the perfect excuse!
That's really kool Walt!! Now lets get some fish & Chips! 😋
Glad the new G90 is working out for you, I will be interested to know if there are any major differences between the new and old model because I have a 2020 model G90, still in its box unopened, due to health issues but I'm now well enough to unwrap and use it. I love the non-radio pieces which are entertaining, informative and gives a more complete picture of your operating conditions. Do some radio, then do some bites and beer... perfect day!
I also have this MFJ 17 feet vertical antenna. The performance is not bad.
Tempting me to get one.
And as one ham tuber says, "If you're lost in the middle of the desert, set up an antenna. Someone will come walking through it within 10 minutes!"
Love my old G90 73 de M7CUN.
Looking forward to seeing some 40m antennas and action in the future!
Haha I was pretty sure You didn't touch firmware ;D If something isn't broken, don't repair it. Greetings from Poland and thank you for sticking to G90 so far. For me compatct factor and tuner forged in heaven by chineese gods ;D makes G90 perfect radio for about 75% hams. 73 !
Walt, 40M is a great band in the afternoon. I use it a lot when I am having trouble getting activated.
Congratulations, Walt, and good contacts! 73 de PU2OIP.
Love my later model G90 down here in Australia. Bought about 7 months ago. Using an end fed 1/2 wave on 40m, a 49:1 unun and home brew common mode choke on a ferrite ring. Loads up really well on 40m - 10m. Be interested to see how you go with the NFM feature on 10m. Mine has FM I don't think the early ones had it. Ya gotta luv the G90!
Walt G90 the best ever, blimy walt you love your food take care, this is the way of the ham
@COASTALWAVESWIRES The "wooop" noise is actually from a Chirpsounder. I used to with them in thr military, specifically the AN/TRQ-35, called "Turkey 35".
Lol you had us there Walter lol. Well done
Nice presentation, Walt! One can tell that Xiegu has been listening to it's customer base and the improvements (which are slow) are coming steadily. You might as well enjoy that TDY money when you eat because one doesn't make extra dollars anymore when you go TDY.
73s!
I guess the screen was too bad in the sun to see, but I wanted to see the waterfall image to see if you were showing all the radiation from the solar blast that I was seeing on my waterfall this weekend.
Came for the radio review. Stayed for the salmon review.
Great fun Walt ! 73
Greetings from Cape Town.
I gotta get me one of these G90s... now just wishing I had the salt-water advantage! Looks like the new G90 is a winner. 73 Walt.
The one thing I wish my IC-705 had is the G90 antenna tuner.
That was a lot of noise for being on the beach.
Lol i bought this G90 because of you! Now you bought the same radio as me! 😅😅😅 Good Job Walt!
Great work walt!! Looking forward to seeing you visit a place that smokes the ribs out there 😋 73
That's why I bring my mag loop as an alternate, especially when I run the risk of having anyone coming around me. Most people are inquisitive but some people are just PIA's
Perhaps the new G90 can also catch fish! Seriously thanks for the video always great updates.
You're slowly selling me on the g90. The internal atu will probably be the thing that does it.
I found the trick. Watch your videos while eating lunch. Now you dont make me as hungry.😂
Nice! AI5SS
All the landlocked people headed to Long John Silver’s now. 😂
Hey Walt, if you didn't know already Radioddity sells a parts kit for the G90. It includes a new power connector too. Should be pretty easy to fix your old one.
I'm planning on buying a parts kit just to have on hand.
I should look into that, too.
Fired mine up yesterday and nothing happening on any bands . Looked out and the antenna has taken a beating from the weather already (and the worst of winter to come !). Could have switched to the EFHW but what the heck - fired up the QRP HDR instead. Might fix the antenna today and give it another go. We will get to speak on a QSO one day my friend. 73 M7BLC
Another good video! Well if ain’t broke don’t fix it, must be Xiegu’s moto.
Digging the hat, Walt! Semper Paratus! NY9G
Very nice video, you have all my sympathy.
Best, healthy food I saw you consuming so far, just an advice the green stuff on the side is very good for your health...eat it, so we can enjoy more of your videos in future 😊
Hi Walt, a updated G90. I wonder what the updates are?. Very popular set in UK. You were probably getting interference from the metal detector. All the best David M0DUU
I kind of want to get another g90 just as backup
I wonder if the guy metal detecting was causing interference. I know those things emit multiple frequencies.
I have looked at these for a long time...maybe someday...I have too many radios right now.
I keep hoping to see one with a burned out final or something online, all I need is a new head unit for mine. The VFO keeps jumpign backwards when tuning upwards, curiously tuning down it's fine, and the headphone out port isn't working, which means I can't do digital.
Hi Walt. Congratulations on your brand new G90. I've been following your channel for a long time and with great interest, both for the ideas for portable antennas and for the description of the places where you satisfy your hunger afterwards!
While watching your latest video, the following question occurred to me:
Which setup has the better performance on the 10m band, 17' telescope with tuner vs. resonant antenna tuned to 10m, more metal in the air with loss due to tuner vs. resonant, much shorter antenna? Could you do an A - B test?
I would be curious to see the result.
73s, HB9MTN, Ed
tnx agn walt de wb8e
As they used to say in New England, “Hi, neighbah, have a ‘Gansertt!” 73, Mike K3CXG who dat! Like a good neighbah…
I understand tuning say a 17’ whip but I’m hazy on how the counterpoise or radials affect the SWR. And do both affect it the same way.
Let’s say I need to lengthen my antenna to get the resonant point to where I want to operate. Can I do that by lengthening the counterpoise or the radials. Or do I have to adjust the 17’ whip. In other words do the radials or counterpoise affect SWR or just your ground?
Nice video. How we tell the old and new versions apart ? Don't want to get sold an old one !
Great video, many thanks! Robert K5TPC
Yes the G90 is awesome really awesome.
I don't regret i bought this one
I love my wife but also the G90😂
Ron, Pd3ron
Could you please do a test : Transmit with another 20W transciever say 10 yards and 6 Khz away - and check if it causes interferrence ? If not - I am tempted
I think the metal detecting guy acted as a parasitic array. For 40 use the mad dog coil and the full 17ft whip
I am very happy with my G90, which I bought after watching your videos. I really enjoy watching you play radio!!! de N4RVR
You are making it very difficult to resist buying a G90. I notice, however, that the pictures of the G90 on Radioddity still show the old configuration with no vent holes and the old power connector, rather than Anderson Powerpole connectors. Can I assume that they just haven't updated their photos, and that I will indeed receive the new version if I order one?
As always, thanks much for sharing.
Steve
I ordered a G90 from Radioddity mid-August. I was ready to crack it open, void the warranty, and replace power connection with power-poles...so you can imaging my surprise upon pulling it from the box! The firmware version is beyond what most online info shows us and there are some changes to UI/UX. I'll let Walt dive in and tell us what he learns! 🙂
@@Savior-Faire Thanks for your reply. That sounds promising. I've also sent a message to Radioddity asking the same question, so I'll see what they say. But, I would like to hear from Walt on this too.
@@stellarpodplease keep us informed. Thanks HB3XBL 👍🇨🇭
Looks like it works well! How does one go about getting their hands on one of those CWaWs stickers?
For your old G90, why not take it apart and replace the stock power cord connector with PowerPoles? :)
Hi Walt I see there's a 10 watt version of this radio thinking of getting me one there are a few upgrades thank you 9z4apa 73s.
Walt: I have used a G90 here for about 3 years so far. I got the accessorary cooling base, and the fan keeps the case right around 85°F while running FT8, even cooler while running SSB or CW. Running without the fan, the case sides hit 110°F while running FT8 and 105°F running SSB:CW. I would be curious as to how much the new vents keep the heat down. My Xiegu X6200 gets really warm on digital modes with case temps approaching 130°F. Radioddity suggested a small external fan blowing on the case for cooling, but haven't taken the time to rig that up.
Do you know what S/N the "New" G90's started at? Power poles look great, and would probably fix the voltage sag on TX that I see with the Molex style power connections.
73, Keith, WB2VUO in Amherst, NY
Walt, thank you for your channel. You really have great content. I was wondering how the audio is in the newer version. I have the original and I think it’s kinda harsh. Do you think they’re using the same internal speaker in the new version? 73
forget the radio reviews; switch to restaurants
Your so lucky living by the sea. I live about 70 miles from the sea, virtually impossible to get really fresh fish. Is the Atlantic Salmon there wild or farmed. You only get farmed here, wild is very rare and expensive.
Is the QRM on 20M Due to the metal detector?
Hello Walt. I hope you're well. I just ordered the Xiegu G90. I was wondering if you had any recommendations for the best antenna. I will be traveling in my 36 ft motorhome and would like something easy to deploy. I am looking into the coil (Wolf River) with a 102" whip. Can I simply mount this to the RV and use the chassis for the ground? Thanks!
what is that thing the radio is sitting on ? Great radio, been using mine for years
Good move to have a spare G90 Walt. Something I have done quite some time ago. I have a new one sleeping in its box.
Just curious: what version of firmware (two versions) has it been delivered with?
Too bad they haven't upgraded the VFO button. It would have been nice.
Best 73s de F4LDT
Recently (Aug '24) purchased a G90 from radioddity. Here's the version info: BASE:V1 .79, Nov 25 2022,11:48:37; APP :V1.80, May 7 2023,16:19:36 -- mine did come power-pole ready. The UI/UX has been changed around a bit from what I can tell. UA-cam G90 videos haven't caught up yet, but I glad that Walt is leading the charge! Thanks, Walt 🙂73
@@Savior-Faire Thanks a lot for the info. Sorry for asking, but what does "power-pole ready" mean? Confused non-native English speaker here 😅
@@F4LDT-Alain "Power pole" is the name of that power connector on the new radio. Many hams in UA-cam land use them to connect to their different power sources, particularly when out portable.
@@paulsengupta971 Thanks for that, you beat me to it! Anderson powerpole connectors right in the radio itself...no more special power cable dongles required...at least for the G90.
Thanks Walt. Much appreciated. Quick Question for when you have time: I just got my new G90. I hear a popping sound when I change bands. Is that normal? 73
Did you leave the factory clip on the radio and put power poles connectors on the wires
I didn’t notice if you had the speech compressor on or not, did you use that? On mine it puts out quite a bit better with it on. 73 de N4LOX
BTW until my wife will see some random monthly payments and cancel them like always xd I decided to support your channel :D 73
Awesome! Thank you!
Does the new G90 get as hot as the old one?
So i gotta ask: does the new g90 perform better in terms of cooling?
I also wonder if they still are susceptible to broadcast interference or if they fixed that.
Do the new G90s having internal fan?