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Testing and Reviewing the Xiegu G106...Yeah, Radioddity sent me a second one. Let's see how this performs.
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@LivingByFire
@LivingByFire 4 месяца назад
My first HF radio was a G106. I made my first QSO with a gentleman in Florida from my home in KY. It's a $300 radio. Don't expect an ICOM or Yaesu type quality and you'll be good.
@1958johndeere620
@1958johndeere620 Год назад
I think Mike got an email from Radioddity saying they had some pictures of Mike in some precarious positions and they would be made public if he didn't do another review.
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
Who doesn't? That's nothing new.
@markusberg2770
@markusberg2770 Год назад
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” And all the way back to Alexander Hamilton-US history is replete with scandals of human sexuality. Too bad such incidents are more often used for leverage than to promote good moral character. I appreciate your honest reevaluation of the Xiegu G106.
@8thspirit
@8thspirit Год назад
@@hamradiotube Hi there. You might want to check Waters and Stanton channel. He had many things to say about you...
@DonzLockz
@DonzLockz Год назад
Very kind of Radioddity to do a drive-by and throw another radio on your lawn!😄📻
@walteredwards544
@walteredwards544 Год назад
Thank you for the re- review. I believe they will fix it. I love the concept of this radio and the form factor. It's the perfect little knock about that I can take out and not freak out like I do with my ICOM 705 now.
@Tank6883
@Tank6883 Год назад
Great review. I'm thinking your first video caused such an uproar in the Xiegu factory they went nuts! lol. The way I see it, you're only looking out for us. Thank you.
@jimlynch9390
@jimlynch9390 Год назад
Thank you for a great review. Glad they are trying to improve the quality of their radios.
@hankfox4170
@hankfox4170 Год назад
Hey Mike! Good review (even overlooking the fact that the Men-in-Black came and used the Neuralizer on you). Seriously, this Radio is much improved over the first one even though there are still a few rough spots. I think both reviews were fair, it's just that the first one was much more entertaining because the material was there.
@matthewkitchen5425
@matthewkitchen5425 Год назад
Mike, thanks to you I was able to get my G106 along with the DE-19 on WSJT-x and make contacts on FT8. I’m using a longwire, and a cheap vertical antenna. Just today on 15m I was able to make a 3900+ mile contact to Germany from PA. I’m just getting my feet wet in HF. I took your warranty advice and figured if it turns out to be crap, I’ll return it.
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
Hey thats awesome, good for you. Glad to know the radio is working for you. Welcome to the wonderful world of HF.
@craigvk2paw17
@craigvk2paw17 Год назад
Great review mike , but more importantly great to see you rocking the crocs
@Dusty_Ham
@Dusty_Ham Год назад
Thanks for the update Mike! Still doesn't seem to be the radio for me, but I appreciate seeing that it's... fixed? Better? More... something... lol
@Ham-Solo
@Ham-Solo Год назад
Definitely improved audio compared to when we were using it in Stephen F. Austin park on that POTA. I think you even had my recorded response saying “Wow” when it sounded like crap. This audio was at least cleaner on the production model as they call it. Nice follow up especially after our previous experience. Ham-Solo K0FYR
@haramanggapuja
@haramanggapuja Год назад
Well, that's interesting. Don't think I'll spring for it over keeping my IC705 but at least we know one of 'em does seem to work better 'n the first one you got. (And that was a helluva review, yo. I also enjoyed your response to comments video.) Stay sane, amigo. 73 de W8IJN
@AlanElBee
@AlanElBee Год назад
Mike, you crack me up. Keep 'em coming. Cheers, K7KS
@frankjesko8165
@frankjesko8165 Год назад
Thanks for the quick review, Mike. Agreed it's small, lightweight, and easy on the batteries but the audio and RF spectrum appear dodgey at best. As for the only $300 price tag, I found a FT757GXII at the Orlando Hamfest for $250 and a TS440SAT at the Shelby Hamfest yesterday for $400 complete. I know, apples to oranges (heavier, larger power appetite, dramatically cleaner RF and AF, and durable) but those Cycle 22 rigs are still a viable option. There are always tradeoffs. keep the reviews coming 73 de Frank, NM9X
@JReed305
@JReed305 Год назад
Looking better. Don't know what the power draw is but looks to be a good back pack radio that you won't cry over if it gets a little banged up.
@propagating-radio
@propagating-radio Год назад
Thanks for doing a follow-up Mike.
@scottmcdonald9996
@scottmcdonald9996 Год назад
Glad to see ya do this one. Not sure what your test set up is when you’re using that Icom as a spectrum analyzer, but you might want to think about checking a radio you think is bad on a real analyzer before publishing a radio-based analyzer image as gospel truth. The additional operational detail in this video is really helpful BTW. Any evidence of overload when really strong signals are present ? Tnx.
@Matthew-KN4QHQ
@Matthew-KN4QHQ Год назад
I do find having my knob protected is very important.
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
I agree!
@Scott_AI5EF
@Scott_AI5EF Год назад
Much better, Mike. Thanks for being trooper. So no CW decoder?
@mostlypostie1
@mostlypostie1 Год назад
I'm glad to see this video. And I hope we see more like this one...
@rich-kc3tbc286
@rich-kc3tbc286 Год назад
Thanks Mike for the review. Did you notice any birdies on the receiver without an antenna connected? From my experience with Xiegu, their radios receive internal tones due to little or no shielding in the RX section. The Xiegu X6100 had many birdies on all bands, I retuned it. The G90 had birdies too but far less in frequency and amplitude, sold that radio. Thanks again for the useful review. Rich KC3TBC
@kennethherring2918
@kennethherring2918 Год назад
For what it's worth, Mike is an influencer and as such his opinions, good or bad, have an impact on people's decisions on whether to buy a radio or not. I guess the point I'm trying to make here, is it really necessary to recommend not buying based on personal opinion instead of letting people decide themselves based on facts. Personally, I generally watch several reviews and the draw my own conclusions. To Mike, I mean no respect and enjoy the videos, I'm just voicing my thoughts on the subject.
@rong8955
@rong8955 Год назад
This is a good follow up to your first review. We can give them credit for pushing the envelope on HF pricing.
@N3PEM
@N3PEM Год назад
Like you said this would probably be a good radio for beginners. Will you bring this out to a park and take it for a spin see how it behaves in the wild?
@treaddirt
@treaddirt Год назад
Mike, thanks for the honest junkyard dog review.
@db3mi
@db3mi Год назад
heard one on a full 40m band in SSB just a moment ago. Sounded really great over 1000km away ... 73
@temporarilyoffline
@temporarilyoffline Год назад
Is that VFO knob not pushed all the way on? Its amazing the amount of force required to push them home. Imma also be "that ham" and say that the X6100 is easier to get on FT8... the DE-19 is MUCH MUCH better than the CE-19! For the dirty FT8 output, can you turn down the "speaker" volume in MacOS the same way you changed the input volume to solve the inbound splatter? I'm still not sure where this radio fits in the hamisphere... it seems overpriced, but is it's polish higher enough than the *SDX radios to warrant an extra $200?
@norrinradd8952
@norrinradd8952 Год назад
Agreed. PROS: Size, weight, ALL of HF CONS: Still a pricey polished TURD This is the radio for the guy that can only afford it because of the free shipping.
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
I just brute forced it and it did go in a little bit. Still wobbles slightly but it does seem better. I couldn't get the 6100 to work on ft8. It just wasn't having it. I don't know about the speaker volume. I'll have to check that. Good idea. I don't know where it sits either. I would just get a G90 for another $100.
@stevegriffin9552
@stevegriffin9552 Год назад
Hey Mike thinks for video i’ve heard of the name of the radio but that’s about all I know of it. It looks like something I will not buy for myself but thank you for doing for a view on it. Have a great rest of the weekend. WD5ENH Steve
@guyhornbeck8940
@guyhornbeck8940 Год назад
Hi Mike: Do you know if the new digital interface device you showed in this video would work with the X-5105 or G90? Thanks, Guy Hornbeck
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
I do. I just tried it on the x5105 and it works. Even made a few contacts.
@guyhornbeck8940
@guyhornbeck8940 Год назад
Do you see it as an advantage over the CE-19 or just repackaging?
@470smith
@470smith 2 дня назад
Will the radio produce a full 5 watts on all bands?
@McPilot_W3DDS
@McPilot_W3DDS Год назад
Nice how you are using the antenna caddy as a "lazy susan" Very versatile
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
ahh you caught that lol
@Mr_Meowingtons
@Mr_Meowingtons Год назад
yeah the mic sounds like you have a rag over the mic.. if its not the circuits limiting deff try drilling a hole in the mic heck i had to drill a hole in my Icom 7100 mic..
@georgehaha6969
@georgehaha6969 Год назад
I'm still thinking this is a reboxed G1M with a reversed colour screen, a much better mic port and a better ACC port like the G90. Seems a bit of a wheel reinvention exercise. Great to see the new DE19 to replace the CE19. Mind I think the G106 is all band HF where the G1M was only 80/40/20/15m for Tx. For me it is a G1M version 1.5
@norrinradd8952
@norrinradd8952 Год назад
Agreed. I think you nailed it with G1M version 1.5.
@nbookie
@nbookie Год назад
As a portable it sucks. As soon as it lays flat in the bag, anything touches it and it will turn on. Nothing protecting the power button.
@Randrew
@Randrew Год назад
I'm impressed that they were able to send some bruisers all the way from Chongqing to break your kneecaps and change your tune! My mother-in-law passed away in January and my wife wasn't able to get back to Beijing for services because of pandemic restrictions. But being serious, there's still something really wrong here. If not lying, Radioddity should have known better than to send a pre-production unit out for the review cycle. In any case, you'd hope a *radio* retailer would at least test the darned thing first! Of course the real worry is that the first unit was really off the production line and Xiegu's QC just isn't/wasn't working.
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
Haha, you should have seen the guys. They were huge! Honestly we'll never know what the real story is. It's possible it was damaged in shipping. Josh had the radio before me and he says he didn't have any of the issues I had. It's also kind of a good thing no one checks the radios before they get sent out for review. This is just as anyone else could receive it.
@VR2UNA
@VR2UNA Год назад
I don't think their factory is in Chongqing anymore. It's in Dongguan.
@Jim-xs2fl
@Jim-xs2fl Год назад
Nice save. Constructive criticism is always a plus.
@hkmp5s
@hkmp5s Год назад
If one of my neighbors had a dog that crapped ham radios in my front yard I would strangely be ok with that.
@samradioman3843
@samradioman3843 Год назад
I remember many decades ago (maybe the mid 1980's) when the ARRL Labs stopped accepting radios for testing from manufacturers. For pretty obvious reasons when you think about it. Their solution was that if a manufacturer wanted a review done by ARRL labs they would have to send a voucher for a free radio from any distributor. Thus making sure they received an off the shelf radio that didn't get any special care. It would be a full production unit like any HAM would get over the counter. So did this radio get "special attention" ? We'll never know unless they send you a voucher to go get one from a HAM Radio Sales outfit. A lot of dough for a unit that barely passes the quality of most home-brew rigs. My two cents worth on the issue.
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
I strongly doubt any special attention was given to these radios.
@samradioman3843
@samradioman3843 Год назад
@@hamradiotube Clearly not the first one HI HI.
@norrinradd8952
@norrinradd8952 Год назад
I hope this is still true, but the review of the K4 in September's QST magazine leads me to believe otherwise. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, but the wording is suspect. "Like many other new K4 owners, ARRL placed an order in the fall of 2019 and began a nearly 2-year wait for our K4 to arrive." "We received the K4 in mid-September 2021, and our Lab staff dutifully took the brand-new radio out of the box and began performing our standard battery of tests."
@AndrewWells527
@AndrewWells527 Год назад
Need to start a new series - "Mike Reviews Terrible Radios", because the first one was more entertaining! Glad to see the production model is better though.
@rudyhardy370
@rudyhardy370 Год назад
Like you said, "it's a three hundred dollar radio". My radio must must been a good one. So your first review must have been grossly premature. Like the 6100 this 106 is a fun radio and I look forward to all of the firmware upgrades.
@StuartM0TTQAmateurRadio
@StuartM0TTQAmateurRadio Год назад
The lesson for vendors is "don't sell people with YT channels radios you haven't tested to see if they work or not". It's not Mike's problem
@enigmarbs2886
@enigmarbs2886 Год назад
If you see the "precision" of the rotary encoder... it's still crap
@AndyAAzeroAM
@AndyAAzeroAM Год назад
I'm not interested in this radio (Just not my style) BUT I have watched 2 videos on it now. I'd say good job Mike
@jonmcadams5401
@jonmcadams5401 Год назад
Will the DE-19 adapter and cables work with the G90 for easier FT8?
@rafaelcambon1
@rafaelcambon1 Год назад
It's marketed as working with the G90, I'm curious as to how well it works compared to the Digirig which is $40 more. Currently there aren't any reviews for it on Amazon or RU-vid. I have the DE-19 and rarely use it because it makes my rig so unstable.
@jonmcadams5401
@jonmcadams5401 Год назад
@@rafaelcambon1 Thank you for that information.
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
That is a great question. I will find out.
@rafaelcambon1
@rafaelcambon1 Год назад
@@jonmcadams5401 Sorry I meant to say I have the CE-19 and rarely use it.
@jonmcadams5401
@jonmcadams5401 Год назад
@@hamradiotube Great! Thank you.
@pauljameson1
@pauljameson1 Год назад
Well that makes sense why when I heard you this last weekend when I was doing POTA it didn’t even sound like you! WB7N
@phillyedhrj
@phillyedhrj Год назад
Looks way better
@G7VFY
@G7VFY Год назад
For a little bit more, you can buy a 2nd hand FT-817nd, or TWO, Tru-SDX QRP TRZ.
@notreallydaedalus
@notreallydaedalus Год назад
817s are usually around $600 on ebay... Where are you seeing them close to 3?
@barrybogart5436
@barrybogart5436 Год назад
TruSDX only does 20-80, and costs $150. But I do like mine. Should have covered the 'classic' bands though.
@barrybogart5436
@barrybogart5436 Год назад
@K O I have a TruSDX. The speaker problem is proclaimed by the designers themselves. Leave the volume at 10 and it will be OK. The KX3 speaker is also crap so no one uses it either. The filters seem good to me - I don't need asymmetry or shift. Please explain the 'dicey SSB' and etc. etc. The TruSDX is not designed to be anyone's only transceiver!
@Randrew
@Randrew Год назад
@@fibonacho There's a couple on ebay right now starting at $500, shipped. The rest are auctions or those weirdos in Japan who always ask a few hundred more.
@VE3FAL1Fred
@VE3FAL1Fred Год назад
Awesome Mike. Glad to see some fixes in place….Fred VE3FAL
@walty28msn
@walty28msn Год назад
Find the radio in the grass kkkkkkk nice 😄😄😄😄
@vu3mes
@vu3mes Год назад
Still price is high even when compared to the G90.
@Tire_Smoke
@Tire_Smoke 4 месяца назад
Man, you really got beat up in the comments of the first review. The comments for this one seem to be better 🙂 I didn't understand it, you obviously got a bad radio so you gave it a bad review and tried to have a little fun with it. Maybe the most of the audience forgot to take their metamucil that morning. The second radio looks useable, but I'm going to pass on it anyway. It looks a little more "klunky" than I would want to play with, lol. Thanks for the honest reviews, some of us appreciate it!! 73 K9ZF certified old fart
@AliReza-zx8km
@AliReza-zx8km Год назад
Nice............... ❤️
@jeffreypetchharrison4363
@jeffreypetchharrison4363 Год назад
wobble wobble wobble , what a vfo is that an add on ..jeff
@DellFargus
@DellFargus Год назад
Should have picked up the radio in the yard with a bag or a poop-scoop.
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
Watch my first video of this radio.
@stewpot3971
@stewpot3971 Год назад
Xiegu should look at updating the venerable G90 (their best seller I imagine) rather than releasing mediocre radios. Both the G90 and X5105 are excellent rigs. The 6100 has had its teething problems and now this one is a big disappointment to be honest. I was excited when both where first announced and equally disappointed when watching the now many reviews. Now it is left for Yaesu to throw their hat in the QRP ring to see what they can come up with...
@norrinradd8952
@norrinradd8952 Год назад
Agreed. I think if they can streamline that G90 without losing any features they would have another winner. I'm envisioning using my Tablet to control my G90 and do FT8. I mean something direct like a bluetooth/wifi connection and an actual app, not jumping through hoops of flaky remote viewers. G90A1, I'll wait for it.
@Randrew
@Randrew Год назад
Their performance could be explained if they always fire the last production development team and hire a new one for each new release. It's like they don't learn from either the failures or successes of their past.
@stewpot3971
@stewpot3971 Год назад
@@Randrew they may just be implementing a "Ready, Shoot, Aim" policy where they rush it to market and hopefully fix any small problems through firmware updates... doesn't always work as we see here.
@K5KTM
@K5KTM Год назад
Agree strongly. I would love to see an updated 100w G90. I love my G90 as is but would love to be able to bump it up on power output.
@mewrongway
@mewrongway Год назад
The original review was much more exciting Mike!
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
I know, I know.
@randyab9go188
@randyab9go188 Год назад
Cw tone 666??🧐🤪
@axandio
@axandio Год назад
Sometimes, you simply DON'T get what you pay for.
@twohandsandaradio
@twohandsandaradio Год назад
No matter how hard your try, you can't polish a turd.
@503Nick
@503Nick Год назад
Woohoo
@JT-py9lv
@JT-py9lv Год назад
Humm.....
@mthc85
@mthc85 Год назад
Love your reviews, but they ain't getting my momoey!!! 73
@norrinradd8952
@norrinradd8952 Год назад
For the price, this radio is not appealing. I have too many radios that already cover the capabilities of this unit. That being said, for around 200-250 USD, having a radio this small and lightweight that covers all of HF, I would build an entire kit around it. It does have it's place, just not at my house and not for $320. I paid $400 for a NEW G90. Even at it's current price the G90 is a better deal. In most situations, it's worth the extra 2 pounds to me. It's probably meets the requirements for someone that wants a dedicated rig to tackle SOTA that won't break the bank. That's what I would do with it. I would be adding it to cart right now if it was 199. Guess I'm cheap.
@deenunya7735
@deenunya7735 Год назад
think u got a bit of a roasting of ur 1st review of thw 106 waters n stanton , but no memtion of a name Bud
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
I just left him a nice comment on his video. 73
@martinsalt1839
@martinsalt1839 Год назад
@@hamradiotube can't see your "nice" comment on his video. Has he deleted it ?
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
@@martinsalt1839 I suppose he has.
@forgetyourlife
@forgetyourlife Год назад
Ghosted by the OM
@michaelstoddard8708
@michaelstoddard8708 Год назад
Sad hams complain. Go!
@Randrew
@Randrew Год назад
I had to go find out what "sad ham" is supposed to mean. Strange... then I came back and the closest examples I could find here was you and a couple of others offering off-topic, non-helpful complaints about "sad hams". Is that irony?
@laszlokovacs8827
@laszlokovacs8827 Год назад
Pre-post-pre-production. Still a stinker. BTW, Dog was kinda insulted by the comparison in the first review. He's over it now but advises if its dog 💩just leave it in the yard and let nature deal with it.
@kylefreemason
@kylefreemason Год назад
Mike, I dislike how you comb your hair and the smell of the gum you are chewing. Such a turn off which distracts from your video. Lol jk! Love your channel. If the g106 were 200$ maybe… but for a bit more, the g90 is the better choice. Xiegu surely must realize this. Of course, they may be banking on this rig being worthy of the price since it is smaller than the g90. Thanks for the update vid. 73, W0AAV
@Randrew
@Randrew Год назад
I'm still (or again, after this re-review) tempted by the G106, except for the price. Yes, I would probably accept the hurt of $200, but just barely. Not it's present price, though, and not the extra for the interface box necessary for digital modes. Also I don't get Xiegu's hangup on using external interfaces for digital modes... I used to think my IC-7300 could do without because it's a premium brand and price. But recently I've fallen in love with the QRP-Labs QDX which - for $91 plus shipping and some assembly - just plugs into my laptop's USB port and works.
@w4mkh
@w4mkh Год назад
Xiegu seems to come up with great radio ideas but with every radio since the G90 they have failed to follow through and refine them. I have a 7300 and a 705 and I'm done with Xiegu with the possible exception of the 5105 or the G90.
@ERICtheLATE
@ERICtheLATE Год назад
The G90 should have earned Xiegu and Emmy or something. Just the ultimate lil HF portable. A few dozen feet of wire and a charged car battery, you can CW or SSB, the world.
@Randrew
@Randrew Год назад
@@ERICtheLATE I agree. Yes, W4MKH can take his Icom set out to the park or Field Day, but any other more portable type operation will be a little painful. And why is "QRP" in his name if he's rockin' 100W? ;) That's what the G90 is for, IMO. Except for digital modes, that is. My 7300 likes to crap out on TX when plugged into a PC, even with the USB cable all looped up in knots through a ferrite toroid. And the G90 needs that ugly interface board. I'm putting together a field-ready kit with my QDX and new Hermes-Lite 2 plus my laptop. With a clean setup and batteries, I hope to end up with a slick, portable QRP rig.
@truckinguy92
@truckinguy92 Год назад
Glad they made some improvements, but it’s still cheap Chinese junk. $300 is pretty expensive for what it is.
@3asyrider75
@3asyrider75 Год назад
The G90 is pretty good. I would skip this and just get a G90 if on a budget
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
I agree. Love my G90.
@Bob-cu6uw
@Bob-cu6uw Год назад
oh man, was radiodity gonna cut off your sponsorship money?
@randyab9go188
@randyab9go188 Год назад
"includes paid promotion"
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
I almost had to file for bankruptcy.
@Bob-cu6uw
@Bob-cu6uw Год назад
TENS OF DOLLARS!! 😱😱
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
@@Bob-cu6uw maybe in a good month.
@K3JRZOnTheAir
@K3JRZOnTheAir Год назад
Momoey!!! SMH.
@G7VFY
@G7VFY Год назад
Show me the service manual or even a circuit diagram. G7VFY
@ronwolenski-n8wcr
@ronwolenski-n8wcr Год назад
It looks improved, but to me those gray plastic looking knobs makes it look like it came from Mattel....
@hamradiotube
@hamradiotube Год назад
Thos knobs are actually solid metal. Forgot to mention that.
@owlcricker-k7ulm
@owlcricker-k7ulm Год назад
😪🥓 Not as grumpy sad ham.
@W9HJBill
@W9HJBill Год назад
Like people trying to tell me my Sig M17/P320 "is garbage because if you drop it, it might accidently go off." (at least the old versions), to which I reply, "I don't drop my $1500 M17 (weapon, light, and red dot optic), so that doesn't matter." Same thing goes with my portable radios (G90 and IC-705) ... JUST DON'T DROP IT!
@n9kwc1
@n9kwc1 Месяц назад
I can't see me doing FT8. Not worth all the effort. You can operate a computer or you can operate a ham radio. I don't need a computer for this hobby. Seems too redundant.
@charliebrown5611
@charliebrown5611 Год назад
Junk radios. Solder splashes inside. No more Chinese HF radios for me.
@charliebrown5611
@charliebrown5611 Год назад
@@fibonacho If I buy another HF rig, it will be a Elekraft. VHF/UHF who knows?
@ae4xo
@ae4xo Год назад
busted by the hardware review karens. lol
@denelson83
@denelson83 Год назад
Yeah, cheap Chinese crud does not interest me.
@NebulaHatesWatchdog
@NebulaHatesWatchdog Месяц назад
Just don’t watch then. No need to complain that the video exists. People like y’all hurt our hobby, I have nice Yaesus yet I’m always interested to see what the Chinese are doing. They keep getting better, and people have been doing some real creative stuff with them.
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