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Review: LDG Z-817 Automatic Antenna Tuner

by w3mbgReviews 07/10/2022No Comments

4/5 stars The LDG Z-817 is a purpose-built antenna tuner for the Yaesu FT-818/817. The Z-817 interfaces with the FT-817/818 via an 8-pin mini-din cable, and includes a pass-through port for allowing the tuner to pass CAT commands from a PC to the radio while leaving the tuner plugged in. The form-factor of the Z-817 …

A New SOTA Operator’s Experience with the Xiegu G90

by w3mbgReviews 19/06/202221/07/2023No Comments

See my G90 Update for some information on problems I had with the G90 after this initial review was written. When I started participating in SOTA last summer, all I had to work with was a dual-band HT and a roll-up J-pole. I managed to activate a few successful summits thanks to some VHF S2S …