Xiegu G106 - not what you think! 

Finally an objective video with supporting evidence. Finally a video that doesn't start with "This device is crap" and then tries to prove it by saying anything and everything. After 6 months of experience I confirm your comments: It is a very good portable radio. Personally I only do CW but even at the shack I use it more often than my IC-7300 because I have trouble telling the difference in reception between the two transceivers... 73. Jo - F5NFB

Good to see perspective and common sense. This radio really puts it in reach for many, especially those that want to do a little portable QRP. Thanks for demystifying some of the criticisms this radio as attracted. 👍🏻 73 Mike

Great to see proper tests rather than the you tube haters slating kit off, as said a great priced qrp bit of kit, if you want close to perfection then spend a grand on an Elad thanks guys, 73 de G0VCW

That's a great way to show case a new radio with a bench test especially one that has at the moment got some doubting Thomas's following it on the usual social media platforms .

Wonderful demonstration. MLS has mastered the ideal use of RU-vid. Your demonstration videos are the best!

It would be interesting to see how the G106 works with the Xeigu XPA125B 100 watt amplifier (output, spectrum, band switching, etc.) since that amplifier has a very good ATU.

Wow! Affordable HF! Brilliant! Never heard of this rig until watching this video. Thanks and 73 de KI7ONN

Thanks for the video.

Thanks you for review of the G106.Yes I have a G90 and a X5105 and they are very nice radios for what they cost.They also have nice build quality.I think this radio has taken a bad rap considering what it has for the cost.I may try one also.

The digital interface (DE-19) referred to was released by Xiegu at the same time as the G106 and works well with both the new G106 and the existing G90 radio. It is the usual, load the drivers on your windows PC - plug in the cables and turn on and audio in and out and the 19200 bps serial ports simply appear in the device manager and whatever program you are using.

A very good Thursday afternoon to you all from Wellington Somerset

This radio looks awesome when you are on a budget or new to the hobby out in a field it will get you on the air and making contacts awesome :) Great Video guys

The G-106 is a good radio and I will be factual in my comments: I have a G-106 and I made a CW contact in QRP from France to New Zealand this summer. ZL2IFB received me 459... My traffic conditions were not exceptional: G-106 + G5RV with 5W but neither were Gary's: Only 100W with a 2 X 2 element antenna.

Awsome stuff ! Thanks for taking the trouble to tech it out :)

Martin, I never doubted that Scotty takes part of your staff. 😉

Racal RA17 1µV RX Xiegu G106 not too shabby...

what i would like to understand the basic characteristics of the radio are with preamplifier ON or Off? Is Off an attenuator? The radio has a very high S/N ratio low noise floor clean signal without (P). compared to my flex, k2, ft817, where's the catch? I ask the owners, when I turn on the g106 radio it starts with the preamplifier active without the (P) appearing on the display, does this happen to you too? Tnx, to understand if is a bug or not

I was wondering about the VFO's frequency accuracy and the cold to hot drift and the keying waveshape. Ron W4BIN

Nice video indeed

Can you connect an audio recorder through the rear socket or is it specific to the speaker Mike?

Strange that you did not display the S meter in a S meter calibration test?

Hi sir

I'm a novice and a little confused about your spectrum test. If I understand correctly, 5 Watts output should be 37 dBm. You added a 30 dB attenuator (1000x attenuation or / 1000 Watts) to protect the analyser, so I would expect to see about 7 dBm or about 5 mW on the spectrum analyser at the 14 MHz fundamental (5000 mW / 1000). But we saw about -33 dBm, or about 40 dBm lower than I would expect (7 dBm minus -33 dBm). If I add 40 dBm to each harmonic shown, I see about -45 dBm (0.000032 Watts) at 28 MHz and -52 dBm at 42 MHz. Those are still tiny harmonics so I'm not complaining... just wondering if I'm figuring something wrong.

Third harmonic guys, not second!

Please check cw risetime

Thanks for the review. 73 HB9DHH René