What is a good ham radio?

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Best ham radio: 9 top rated for quick communication

Yaesu FT-891 HF (best for in-car)
Kenwood Original TH-D74A (best functionality)
BaoFeng UV-5R 65-108 (best for beginners)
Greaval UHF VHF (best ham kit)
BTECH Mobile UV-50X2 (best mobile)
BaoFeng BF-F8HP (best battery life)
Xiegu G90 (best with detachable display)

What’s the point of FT8?

FT8 lets you work the world from small or deed restricted lots. FT8 is a weak signal – not a low power mode (power works the really weak ones) FT8 lets you work DX on 6m when there would be none. FT8 is suddenly dominating VHF/UHF contesting.

What are the features of Yaesu ft-990?

The Yaesu FT-990 features multiple direct digital synthesizers for pure local signals for high performance. The triple-conversion, general coverage receiver tunes from 100 kHz to 30 MHz. A 500 Hz CW filter is built in. It has keypad entry. Power output is adjustable up to 100 Watts output (25W AM).

How long have you owned your Yaesu ft-990?

Time Owned: more than 12 months. I have owned my Yaesu FT-990 for a year now. It is fed into a 5 band off-center dipole up about 30 ft. It is my primary radio and never fails to impress me. If I can hear them, I can work them. I always get great audio reports with stock microphone.

Does the Yaesu ft-990 Hiss mod actually work?

The mod does improve the audio hiss level and can be reversed if you are not happy with the end result. I still use the FT990 as my main radio and I greatly appreciate its good ergonomics. Time Owned: more than 12 months. I have owned my Yaesu FT-990 for a year now. It is fed into a 5 band off-center dipole up about 30 ft.

Is the Kenwood ft-990 a good transceiver?

The FT-990 is one of the best transceivers from the analog era. I tested the FT-1000MP, FT-2000, Kenwood TS-950 and others.

What is a good ham radio?