You are the man! Thank you for giving us a good look at this QRP Xceiver. It is early indeed and Xiegu does not disappoint in that some things are not defined or missing. The radio does have some quirks as well and that internal noise thing was BAD! It sounded like feedback in the receiver or something. Wow. And output audio needs tweeking and some control over that. Probably Heil has that covered. Anyway thank your for the video!
Appreciate the amount of time and effort you placed into this overview, Sean. For POTA/SOTA ops strictly using CW, I’ll acknowledge this radio presents some merit. Otherwise, as others on this thread have noted, there are too many limitations at this price point to find serious appeal here, especially when alternatives like the G90 offer far greater capability at only a slightly higher sales price (or, as you noted, a used example at roughly the same sales price). Thanks again ! de K3SDM
And this is why people like a nice analogue device with rotary dials and no digital dingbattery . A great review you realy worked hard to understand this thing.
Once they announced the price I was out. I get that its a qrp rig... (I have three...) but the price for whats offered just isnt there for me. There are other radios that offer significantly more for just a bit more in price. I see 891s for 500 all the time. there are qrp rigs at the 5-600 dollar range that i believe offer more. I see some comments saying this is for people looking to get into HF. ..... PLEASE DONT. your frustration will kill your interest in my experience. I tried to go low cost hf to begin with and it was a disaster.
Dude, unfortunately gut first impressions of product announcements are spot on. This is one of those times. Thanks for the hands-on confirmation. In other Xiegu news, they’ve announced a new connection box for the G90 et al rigs with the XPA125B.
So far, I'm enjoying mine. Like many have said though, if you're not into QRP don't buy as your first, second or third radio until you have mastered the techniques of QRP. Most of what I do is digital from PSK31, FT8, SSTV, Olivia, at al and am really amazed how well it works with the DE19 interface. NOTE: As of now, you really have to remember to select iCOM 7000 in your communications program to make it work on digital.
Thank you for this. I'm betting they'll fix this soon. This is a perfect little Travel Radio for me, along with a little whip antenna and I'm good to go. Love my G-90 because that baby can bark!
Ham radio dude it is now June 20th 2023 and it's a nice radio firmware updates and it's a really nice radio I love the simplicity of the radio a small it'll go anywhere you want it to be please don't badmouth this radio I love you brother have a good ❤️
Thanks Joe. Everyone's entitled to an opinion and I don't believe I said anything unfair about the radio for the time the video was made and the current state it was in during that time. Take care, have a good one
Thank you for this video. I am looking for something small, light, QRP where I can take it with me wherever I go. I am waiting for more videos on the G106 whether for you or someone else. The price of this transceiver could be 50$ lower, but that's good and that's it.
I bet, those development engineers at xiegu have no HF ham radio callsign, or, if they have, they have no experience operating out in the field some SOTA or POTA or similar :( but anyway, thank YOU for the video! :) vy73 from Hamburg/Germany, Dietmar, DL4HAO
2:45 Interesting about the power cable shielding. The thin double shielded one on my G90 wore through the positive after 11 months on the desk, like an inch from the radio. Perhaps the weight of the ferrite helped where it bends and it might hang off the desk edge. I think it felt like thin like silicone etc.
This is actually a great little radio and I have had nothing but success with it on SSB, FT8, SSTV and, yes, AM. Once it was configured for these modes, it has continued to perform quite well.
It uses a electic microphone. The audio on these rigs are basic. However, you could adapt a dynamic microphone system, but you cannot attach a Dynamic directly to the radio. The Yaesu uses a normal microphone input.
Hi, thanks for the review. I have experience with the Xiegu G-1m 4 band 5 w. qrp transceiver. The G-106 is really just a 9 band version of the G-1m(same firmware, display, and buttons)! For me the big advantage of the G-1m and probably G-106 is size and weight, a lot smaller and lighter than G-90 easy to pack. If you use resonant antenna, it does what you need, particularly for CW where 5 watts is adequate. One problem I have had with G1-m that may also affect G-106 is there are no bandpass filters which makes overload from AM broadcast an issue. For the G-1m, I installed a small broadcast filter (there is room in the G-1m case). Time will tell if this is a problem with G-106. Thanks again. John N0JT
This would be a great little radio once the bugs get worked out. I could see throwing this in a bag for easy SOTA/POTA activations. Looking forward to when these come out.
There is a $20 coupon available now dropping it down to $299 at Radioddity. The G105 that it replaced was $250 and only had 4 bands. If you only have $300 and can't come up with $450 for the G90 it is not a bad option. You can buy a 25 year old icom 706 at a hamfest like I did this week for $200. Replace the cracked and deteriorating Mike cable. No warranty. Options are expensive if available at all and repair parts are not available anymore from ICOM again if available at all from any source.
" If you only have $300 and can't come up with $450 for the G90 it is not a bad option." A better option might be to wait a few months to save up the rest of the $450 ;)
I want to add that it is just A radio, I have 6 fully functional HF stations HI HI. This radio is kinda a side hobby. I used to hike, but my AS has made that impossible. however, it is kinda between the Chinese $150 rigs hf rigs and the G90. I am having fun with mine. POTA...
@@HAMRADIODUDE I think it’s an HF radio for the same price as a vhf/uhf mobile and upper end HTs. It may not be all that glitters but as an entry level radio I’m impressed. Difficult without going hands on
Dude, I also suck at CW, but the difference between Iambic A and B relates to the last dit or dah sent. Iambic A finishes as soon as you release the pads, Iambic B ends always with a dit.
Close... Iambic B leaves with the opposite element of the last one sent. It is all about release timing. To fully understand the difference, send a 'C' at 5 WPM in each mode. If you are in B and have the dot key engaged when you start the last dash, then release the dot and the dash, you will get a trailing dot. In mode A, the dot paddle has to be engaged at the time the dot starts or you don't get the last dot. Note that if you are in mode B, but key it the way you would in mode A, it will work like mode A and you won't hear any difference. Do this test at 5 WPM so that you have time to discern the difference. 73, Len, KD0RC
Sure you aren't confusing "shield" with "sheath"? The cable you're showing has a sheath - an insulation layer - around the inner (presumably positive) conductor; it uses the braided shield as the other conductor. The risk is that if the sheath - not the shield - were to break then the inner conductor could short to the outer shield. That's another reason for your excellent recommendation of a fused cable insert - thanks. Those two manufacturing decisions alone would stop me from ever taking this thing seriously. In a fairly expensive piece of kit they're pure penny-pinching.
Thank you! That sounds more reasonable. "The sheath for the inner conductor" would be a good way to say it? Yes, the center conductor is positive, if I recall correctly. Hard to take the radio seriously. Thanks for the suggestion/comment.
Iambic keyer modes A & B are different in one subtle area. It is in regard of how some characters are finished. (all Japanese radios are only type "B") The difference is reveled when you send the character. "C" Type "B" self completes the dash (not long) and type "A" does not. Anyone that can send at 20 or more wpm that is accustomed to type "B" cannot send a "C" properly with a type "A" keyer. Type "B" is preferred by higher speed operators. They are not called short and long, they are called dots and dashes. Ron W4BIN
rehashed G1M with extra bands, FM receive... firmware is nearly the same, gui is same... 66 memories? no cw messaging... boot screen editing? i predict this rig will be orphaned much like G1M... latest rpts are that the digi interface does not work
Hello, what doesn't seem to be attractive is the use of the g106 with batteries, if I'm not mistaken it only reaches its maximum power at 13.8. how would the output power be using lipo batteries for example?
Hello. If I'm not mistaken, I was running these tests off a lifepo4, although I cant exactly remember. I sent this radio off to my buddy to play with it more. When I get it back, there will probably already be an answer elsewhere, but I'll check both battery and PSU
@@HAMRADIODUDE I believe it would be interesting to show how it works through batteries, testing their respective powers. It would be very interesting, I was in doubt, between the usdx and the g106.
Great show of a new product. This might be a good contender for those on low budget that want to get in HF. Still a great show of a new product. It has been made clear that my opinion of what might be a good contender for those on a low budget (that don’t mind dealing with potential issues or challenges) that want to get into HF, was initially inadequately worded and completely false. I do appreciate the community reaching out to correct me in an effort to prevent others from potentially dealing with frustration. So to change my comment to better reflect what might be more acceptable… It’s a crap product that is cheaper than most other things to get initially and if you don’t like to be challenged and just want to wait to save up the extra few bucks for possibly less frustration, move along. However, if you are a junkie for things that are cheap and challenge you, then this MIGHT be a good contender for you.
Please buy a used 100 watt rig or a better qrp rig if you are looking to get into HF for the first time. I tried to go cheap myself first... it was an exercise in frustration. Used 891s, 450ds, used 7300s would be a better use of cash imo. 100 watts really helps when you are new. And there are better qrp rigs if you want that, though they do cost substantially more.
@@LJH08Ralith thank you for that advice. Yes I agree with the overall assessment you have provided. I appreciate you taking the time to provide reasoning.
QRP is not for someone to start out with. Get something with 100 watts on a low budget. You can always throttle the power down to 5 watts to see if QRP appeals to you. This rig would be a high level of frustration for anyone starting out. Something you won't hear from the UA-cam used car salesmen...
It is ready to rock, looks wise. Dummy loads are overrated, and in line with an swr meter, all kinds of not actual radiating happening, and alot of options for it to return through ground. Needs to be on air with legit antenna. A not calibration, during every transmission activated swr meter is needed. AM transmission denied is them clearly stating it is not a hackable ham rig. It just needs an SWR Meter, and maybe a kickstand to angle radio face up. An external, 5 or 6 led, no calibration swr meter would go great with this, but does not exist. Swr meters are always bulky, and designed to be looked at from 20 feet away. They could release a batch without special order, and under 5 watt triggered autotuner, and swr with impedence and wattage on the display to make a solid combo of stuff they make already.
@@HAMRADIODUDE You only really need to know about "SPLEET" is if you hunting some rare DX haha. I only learned when I started trying to work Dxpeditions last fall.
There is a $20 coupon available now dropping it down to $299 at Radioddity. The G105 that it replaced was $250 and only had 4 bands. If you only have $300 and can't come up with $450 for the G90 it is not a bad option. You can buy a 25 year old icom 706 at a hamfest like I did this week for $200. Replace the cracked and deteriorating Mike cable. No warranty. Options are expensive if available at all and repair parts are not available anymore from ICOM again if available at all from any source.
@@HAMRADIODUDE Hi, nice overview - missed one point (or missed you mentioning) the Headphone jack is located on the microphone. 👎It's not easy to plug into either and does not mate to any of my headphones for stereo-both ear piece reception. QSK is very close to full QSK 👍Hopefully they can and will add RF Gain, RF output adjust and AGC adjust. But for the price is a decent little radio with good sensitivity.👍 Pete WK8S
You are the man! Thank you for giving us a good look at this QRP Xceiver. It is early indeed and Xiegu does not disappoint in that some things are not defined or missing. The radio does have some quirks as well and that internal noise thing was BAD! It sounded like feedback in the receiver or something. Wow. And output audio needs tweeking and some control over that. Probably Heil has that covered. Anyway thank your for the video!
Appreciate the amount of time and effort you placed into this overview, Sean. For POTA/SOTA ops strictly using CW, I’ll acknowledge this radio presents some merit. Otherwise, as others on this thread have noted, there are too many limitations at this price point to find serious appeal here, especially when alternatives like the G90 offer far greater capability at only a slightly higher sales price (or, as you noted, a used example at roughly the same sales price). Thanks again !
de K3SDM
And this is why people like a nice analogue device with rotary dials and no digital dingbattery . A great review you realy worked hard to understand this thing.
Once they announced the price I was out. I get that its a qrp rig... (I have three...) but the price for whats offered just isnt there for me. There are other radios that offer significantly more for just a bit more in price. I see 891s for 500 all the time. there are qrp rigs at the 5-600 dollar range that i believe offer more. I see some comments saying this is for people looking to get into HF. ..... PLEASE DONT. your frustration will kill your interest in my experience. I tried to go low cost hf to begin with and it was a disaster.
Buy something used with 100 watts if you are a beginner. Go to a hamfest where you can hopefully try it. Find someone upgrading.
Thanks for putting so much effort into this video. Looks like they have a lot of work to do.
Dude, unfortunately gut first impressions of product announcements are spot on. This is one of those times. Thanks for the hands-on confirmation. In other Xiegu news, they’ve announced a new connection box for the G90 et al rigs with the XPA125B.
Glad I could help!
By far the G90 is a better value.
Definitely.
So far, I'm enjoying mine. Like many have said though, if you're not into QRP don't buy as your first, second or third radio until you have mastered the techniques of QRP.
Most of what I do is digital from PSK31, FT8, SSTV, Olivia, at al and am really amazed how well it works with the DE19 interface. NOTE: As of now, you really have to remember to select iCOM 7000 in your communications program to make it work on digital.
Great job on this Dude. A little sneak peek also at what’s the come… Well organized video and well done!
Thanks Larry. It took a few days but I really wanted it documented. I'm going to take it apart tomorrow and probably do a Livestream with it
@@HAMRADIODUDE
Where is the live stream video?
Seems like it’s disappeared 👻
@@borisk7664 yeah. Nearly all my Livestreams go private after the stream. Sorry.
Thank you for this. I'm betting they'll fix this soon. This is a perfect little Travel Radio for me, along with a little whip antenna and I'm good to go. Love my G-90 because that baby can bark!
You'll need a battery. I'm sure someone will come up a small clip on battery in the future that plugs into the back. That would be cool
Ham radio dude it is now June 20th 2023 and it's a nice radio firmware updates and it's a really nice radio I love the simplicity of the radio a small it'll go anywhere you want it to be please don't badmouth this radio I love you brother have a good ❤️
Thanks Joe. Everyone's entitled to an opinion and I don't believe I said anything unfair about the radio for the time the video was made and the current state it was in during that time. Take care, have a good one
Thank you for this video. I am looking for something small, light, QRP where I can take it with me wherever I go. I am waiting for more videos on the G106 whether for you or someone else. The price of this transceiver could be 50$ lower, but that's good and that's it.
Sean, Here we are a year later. Have there been improvements in the G106? Thanks!! 👍👍👍
My advice is to save your money and get a Yaesu FT-891.
I bet, those development engineers at xiegu have no HF ham radio callsign, or, if they have, they have no experience operating out in the field some SOTA or POTA or similar :( but anyway, thank YOU for the video! :) vy73 from Hamburg/Germany, Dietmar, DL4HAO
There is (was?) 2 videos on UA-cam about the xiegu shop. Check them out: very interesting. 73 de Doug/K4ETS
2:45 Interesting about the power cable shielding. The thin double shielded one on my G90 wore through the positive after 11 months on the desk, like an inch from the radio.
Perhaps the weight of the ferrite helped where it bends and it might hang off the desk edge. I think it felt like thin like silicone etc.
This is actually a great little radio and I have had nothing but success with it on SSB, FT8, SSTV and, yes, AM. Once it was configured for these modes, it has continued to perform quite well.
I'd like to upgrade the firmware in and try again
It uses a electic microphone. The audio on these rigs are basic. However, you could adapt a dynamic microphone system, but you cannot attach a Dynamic directly to the radio. The Yaesu uses a normal microphone input.
Hi, thanks for the review. I have experience with the Xiegu G-1m 4 band 5 w. qrp transceiver. The G-106 is really just a 9 band version of the G-1m(same firmware, display, and buttons)! For me the big advantage of the G-1m and probably G-106 is size and weight, a lot smaller and lighter than G-90 easy to pack. If you use resonant antenna, it does what you need, particularly for CW where 5 watts is adequate. One problem I have had with G1-m that may also affect G-106 is there are no bandpass filters which makes overload from AM broadcast an issue. For the G-1m, I installed a small broadcast filter (there is room in the G-1m case). Time will tell if this is a problem with G-106. Thanks again. John N0JT
im just about to recieve mine in the next 2 or 3 days
the FT8 comes with it for digital mode 👍
This would be a great little radio once the bugs get worked out. I could see throwing this in a bag for easy SOTA/POTA activations. Looking forward to when these come out.
As long as I can listen to SW channels, AM broadcast and WFM,I'm good
A hideously priced shortwave radio. Get you a Tecsun R-912 for $20...probably have better audio.
There is a $20 coupon available now dropping it down to $299 at Radioddity. The G105 that it replaced was $250 and only had 4 bands. If you only have $300 and can't come up with $450 for the G90 it is not a bad option. You can buy a 25 year old icom 706 at a hamfest like I did this week for $200. Replace the cracked and deteriorating Mike cable. No warranty. Options are expensive if available at all and repair parts are not available anymore from ICOM again if available at all from any source.
" If you only have $300 and can't come up with $450 for the G90 it is not a bad option."
A better option might be to wait a few months to save up the rest of the $450 ;)
Or find a used g90 for 350
It does CW quite well, and I am happy with it.
I thought it did also
(at least for what I know)
I want to add that it is just A radio, I have 6 fully functional HF stations HI HI. This radio is kinda a side hobby. I used to hike, but my AS has made that impossible. however, it is kinda between the Chinese $150 rigs hf rigs and the G90. I am having fun with mine. POTA...
Nice! New hardware!
What are your thoughts after watching
@@HAMRADIODUDE I think it’s an HF radio for the same price as a vhf/uhf mobile and upper end HTs. It may not be all that glitters but as an entry level radio I’m impressed. Difficult without going hands on
@@503Nick awesome! Thanks for watching along
@@HAMRADIODUDE $299 at radioddity. If I needed it I’d definitely buy/recommend for someone’s first qrp radio
Dude, I also suck at CW, but the difference between Iambic A and B relates to the last dit or dah sent. Iambic A finishes as soon as you release the pads, Iambic B ends always with a dit.
Close... Iambic B leaves with the opposite element of the last one sent. It is all about release timing. To fully understand the difference, send a 'C' at 5 WPM in each mode. If you are in B and have the dot key engaged when you start the last dash, then release the dot and the dash, you will get a trailing dot. In mode A, the dot paddle has to be engaged at the time the dot starts or you don't get the last dot.
Note that if you are in mode B, but key it the way you would in mode A, it will work like mode A and you won't hear any difference. Do this test at 5 WPM so that you have time to discern the difference.
73, Len, KD0RC
3rd review I’ve seen where there are serious concerns about the quality of this model.
Absolutely. I think the other two are demo units, mine was/is a unit that was for customers (I did buy it). Scary
Sure you aren't confusing "shield" with "sheath"? The cable you're showing has a sheath - an insulation layer - around the inner (presumably positive) conductor; it uses the braided shield as the other conductor. The risk is that if the sheath - not the shield - were to break then the inner conductor could short to the outer shield. That's another reason for your excellent recommendation of a fused cable insert - thanks.
Those two manufacturing decisions alone would stop me from ever taking this thing seriously. In a fairly expensive piece of kit they're pure penny-pinching.
Thank you! That sounds more reasonable. "The sheath for the inner conductor" would be a good way to say it? Yes, the center conductor is positive, if I recall correctly. Hard to take the radio seriously. Thanks for the suggestion/comment.
Iambic keyer modes A & B are different in one subtle area. It is in regard of how some characters are finished. (all Japanese radios are only type "B") The difference is reveled when you send the character. "C" Type "B" self completes the dash (not long) and type "A" does not. Anyone that can send at 20 or more wpm that is accustomed to type "B" cannot
send a "C" properly with a type "A" keyer. Type "B" is preferred by higher speed operators.
They are not called short and long, they are called dots and dashes. Ron W4BIN
Very easy to understand, yet thorough explanation. Thank you
rehashed G1M with extra bands, FM receive... firmware is nearly the same, gui is same... 66 memories? no cw messaging... boot screen editing? i predict this rig will be orphaned much like G1M... latest rpts are that the digi interface does not work
I’ll keep my X5105……and amp!
Does radio have rf gain control?
Did you have any compression on the transmit for SSB? I wonder if that would help with power output.
The radio doesn't have any settings (there may be a new firmware, I'll have to check) to adjust the audio, unfortunately m
Hello, what doesn't seem to be attractive is the use of the g106 with batteries, if I'm not mistaken it only reaches its maximum power at 13.8. how would the output power be using lipo batteries for example?
Hello. If I'm not mistaken, I was running these tests off a lifepo4, although I cant exactly remember. I sent this radio off to my buddy to play with it more. When I get it back, there will probably already be an answer elsewhere, but I'll check both battery and PSU
@@HAMRADIODUDE I believe it would be interesting to show how it works through batteries, testing their respective powers. It would be very interesting, I was in doubt, between the usdx and the g106.
Great show of a new product. This might be a good contender for those on low budget that want to get in HF.
Still a great show of a new product. It has been made clear that my opinion of what might be a good contender for those on a low budget (that don’t mind dealing with potential issues or challenges) that want to get into HF, was initially inadequately worded and completely false.
I do appreciate the community reaching out to correct me in an effort to prevent others from potentially dealing with frustration.
So to change my comment to better reflect what might be more acceptable…
It’s a crap product that is cheaper than most other things to get initially and if you don’t like to be challenged and just want to wait to save up the extra few bucks for possibly less frustration, move along. However, if you are a junkie for things that are cheap and challenge you, then this MIGHT be a good contender for you.
Please buy a used 100 watt rig or a better qrp rig if you are looking to get into HF for the first time. I tried to go cheap myself first... it was an exercise in frustration. Used 891s, 450ds, used 7300s would be a better use of cash imo. 100 watts really helps when you are new. And there are better qrp rigs if you want that, though they do cost substantially more.
@@LJH08Ralith thank you for that advice. Yes I agree with the overall assessment you have provided. I appreciate you taking the time to provide reasoning.
@@Danbertization just don’t want anyone to go through the headache and frustration I did. Almost quit radio over it.
QRP is not for someone to start out with. Get something with 100 watts on a low budget. You can always throttle the power down to 5 watts to see if QRP appeals to you. This rig would be a high level of frustration for anyone starting out. Something you won't hear from the UA-cam used car salesmen...
@@twohandsandaradio thank you for your honest opinion and feedback.
Good video buddy
Thank you
Thank you
Ah I got it A vs B . Dot vs dit for the tail .... 😲
@iowahank oh no, I'm confused again! (Just kidding). Funny how I heard it on the premiere but not in the office
Some sort of metal = Chinesium.... And just because I couldn't stop by and not take the bait... Great Review - ROFL
Haha...
If you get me some pollo fundido... You can say whatever
@@HAMRADIODUDE Next time you're in AZ, let me know. I'll buy.
Really those gray knobs make that radio look cheap
They do work well. Maybe the gray wasn't the best color for them
Did you update the firmware?
It failed to update. I sent the radio to Adam k6ark so he can compare it with some stuff. When I get it back, I will
It is ready to rock, looks wise. Dummy loads are overrated, and in line with an swr meter, all kinds of not actual radiating happening, and alot of options for it to return through ground. Needs to be on air with legit antenna. A not calibration, during every transmission activated swr meter is needed. AM transmission denied is them clearly stating it is not a hackable ham rig.
It just needs an SWR Meter, and maybe a kickstand to angle radio face up. An external, 5 or 6 led, no calibration swr meter would go great with this, but does not exist. Swr meters are always bulky, and designed to be looked at from 20 feet away. They could release a batch without special order, and under 5 watt triggered autotuner, and swr with impedence and wattage on the display to make a solid combo of stuff they make already.
I think there's alot of room for improvement on this radio. :/
That's to say it nicely
less than1/2 finished radio.... just another 6100 that will never be 100%
I get why people buy these things but you can get a much better quality older name brand hf rig for the same price
Ummm SPL is split... 73 de NM9O
That makes sense. The user manual says "special frequency" or something. Thanks
@@HAMRADIODUDE You only really need to know about "SPLEET" is if you hunting some rare DX haha. I only learned when I started trying to work Dxpeditions last fall.
The uSDX radios are better than this!
AM is useless at QRP levels, besides just be useless anyhow.
Yeah you're right.. No one has ever used 10m am locally.
But hey.. if you enjoy having a radio with only 2/3 of the modes listed, this radio is for you
Too expensive - this is $200 - 250 radio at most.
There is a $20 coupon available now dropping it down to $299 at Radioddity. The G105 that it replaced was $250 and only had 4 bands. If you only have $300 and can't come up with $450 for the G90 it is not a bad option. You can buy a 25 year old icom 706 at a hamfest like I did this week for $200. Replace the cracked and deteriorating Mike cable. No warranty. Options are expensive if available at all and repair parts are not available anymore from ICOM again if available at all from any source.
Great video! And yeah, I think I'll wait a while on this'n. 73 de W8IJN
Thanks for putting so much effort into this video. Looks like they have a lot of work to do.
My pleasure. I had a good time picking this apart. Disassembly video to come in the future. Have a good one
@@HAMRADIODUDE Hi, nice overview - missed one point (or missed you mentioning) the Headphone jack is located on the microphone. 👎It's not easy to plug into either and does not mate to any of my headphones for stereo-both ear piece reception. QSK is very close to full QSK 👍Hopefully they can and will add RF Gain, RF output adjust and AGC adjust. But for the price is a decent little radio with good sensitivity.👍 Pete WK8S