My unedited out-of-the-box first three QSOs. Starts with VE7SNC answering my short CQ on 20 meters. Sorry for the shaky and sometimes wandering camera! It just occurred to me to grab the camera after our QSO started. My CQ was also answered by two more stations: W9LCM in Indiana and K1IEB mobile on a simple HamStick near Austin, Texas.
When I say "unedited" I really mean it! I started calling CQ on the radio, and didn't think about grabbing my iPhone until VE7SNC answered my call. I was so pleased that ANYBODY heard me that I decided to take a video of the contact. Feel free to make fun of my camera technique--there isn't any! Also, please enjoy the thumb over the lens shots, and one where I just plain ol' forgot to hold the phone up on my subject. Amateur? Yes. Rank Amateur? Definitely.
Recommended Resources:
For those who have bought, or who plan to buy this radio, I strongly suggest that you join the groups.io group for this radio. You'll find them here: [ Ссылка ]
The supplied user manual, like most Chinese radio manuals, is entirely inadequate for some things. It can be especially frustrating to attempt to update the firmware on this radio without additional clear instructions, as I found out myself. Members of the group can help you get through this process.
I also strongly recommend downloading the very clear firmware update instructions posted on the [ Ссылка ] website. Connect Systems also offers a great 1 year warranty and a very attractive price. I bought my G-90 from them and have been very pleased with their service. They did a very thorough job in describing how to do the updates, and also have a nicely-edited user manual by a native English speaker/writer. By saying this, I don't mean to slam our Chinese friends--they speak and write better English than you and I can do Chinese. Probably. At least that's the case for me. And remember that they also built you a very nice ham transceiver!
You will also find a much improved user manual and good service at [ Ссылка ]
I've been a satisfied customer of theirs as well.
Yet another source on the web is Sinotel LTD, a British distributor that has the latest firmware (v1.77 as of 7/2021) and various other info on the G90. Click on the "Downloads" link on the upper left area of the main page, and then scroll about 2/3 of the way down the page to the Xiegu G90 area: [ Ссылка ]
73,
Dave--K7DAA
