Best HF Ham Radio for 2024 - Best Ham Radio Base Station

I wanted to say thank you. I just passed my technician and general exams on the 1/13/2024 with the help of the live streams you have made available. Thank you very much!

I have the 991A and it's hands down the best (currently) shack in the box available. I highly recommend it.

I just got my genaral upgrade this morning!!!

This was a great video. Having had experience with most of these rigs, you nailed this one. Good job!. Please tell your friends at the manufacturers that what we actually need in 2024, is small, all mode, all band mobiles and new QRP portable radios. We do not need any more new 2/70 only radios... !!!! 73

My wife and I are new to Ham Radio. We recently bought two HF radios (a Yaesu FTDX10 and a Xiegu G90) and required gear. We will use the radios at home as base stations, as well as at field days and at monthly POTA activations and car camping trips. For the portable applications, we want to be able to safely transport our radio gear from home to the locations. We are considering two alternative case strategies and want your opinion/recommendation: Alternative 1: Store the radios and gear in Harbor Freight 4800 and 5800 Apache cases during transportation, and we will pull them out of the cases and put them on a picnic table or truck tailgate when at POTA or camping location, and on a desk when at home. Alternative 2: Mount them in 4U or 6U Gator Cases and put the whole case on the picnic table, tailgate, or desk and leave them in the gator case during use. Your advice is greatly appreciated. Cary (KY4YG)

I have the FTDX10 and it's a great radio. I'd definitely put it at the top of the list, I agree. Good run down of available models overall.

I just bought a FTDX10 and I’m excited for it. I test for general in April, so in the meantime I’m getting my shack upgrade with antennas and proper grounding.

For all the reasons you said about the DX10 is the reason I purchased that radio. Now for POTA I am torn between the 891 and 710 and leaning toward the 710 simply because I do not have to haul the radio far in any of the parks I activate and often simply operate either from my truck's cab or tailgate. Also there is almost know learning curve with the 710 from the DX10.

Checking in on my buddy. Keep the great videos coming, my Dude. 😎

that great. still using my IC 7300 and my backup IC 735 . I have used the IC 705 and love it. may get one. but what I am waiting is for is what Kenwood going to put out for a base 100/200 watt HF + 6M radio. Kenwood has a great history of great radios . 73's

I did months of research coming back into the radio family having done it for UK and US back in the 80s and 90s. For me the ftdx3000 was best value. But the 991A was just the best in my price bracket. I mean, come on an ex military radio guy actually having to pay for his radio? LOL. Love Yaesu kit. Funnily enough now starting to learn Japanese

Thanks Jason! I have the IC-7100 and love it. I use it for SSB and FT8 on the HF bands and DSTAR on FM repeaters in my area. I don't take it mobile very much but I do travel with it only on VHF/UHF since I do not have a HF mobile antenna yet.

Great line-up that mirrored my recent decision to get the FTDX-10. Once I narrowed things down to radios over $800 the FTDX-10 (to me) because a no-brainer choice. Greate rig!

i finally took my FTDX10 out for POTA and it was great. I need to do that more often.

Great video, I own a 991A, love that radio...

I have a premonition that Yaesu will be announcing the replacement to the FT818 sometime this year. It could be the IC-705 killer….

I can vouch for the Yaesu FT710. It wasn't available when I bought my FT891, or I would have went with the FT710 field. My advice is to skip the AESS, a $20 extension speaker will give better sound.

Hands Down, the Xiegu G90! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Too bad our American manufacturers can’t learn a damn thing from Xiegu and make a 100-120 watt version of this rig! 😢

Great video thanks

We have come a long way since taking cals, good to see you doing what you enjoy