FT-891 - New Radio From Yaesu?

 

This photo, which has appeared on several radio forums in the past few days, is reportedly showing a new radio from Yaesu. The Yaesu FT-891.

  

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Documentation also appears to show that the radio is for HF and 6M.

 

The power requirements are 13.8V and 23 AMPS, suggesting that the radio will have 100w of power on transmit.

Now we just need to know the price......!

UK CB Radio: Single Side Band (Mobile)

Video: YouTube/Steve Stevens

In this video Steve shows us the advantages of using SSB even in flat conditions. Starting a chat with one other station and by the end of the video he has quite a nice little net going with stations in Luton, The South Downs, Peterborough and London.

SSB activity has increased dramatically in many parts of the UK since it was legalised in 2014 with many weekly nets springing up. Steve's video shows that a call on the UK SSB Calling Frequency (27.275 USB) can lead to some great contacts even in poor/flat conditions. 

So why not give it a try? Give out a call on 27 Mid Band (27.275 USB).

Albrecht AE6110 - UK CB Radio Servicing Review and Testing

Another set of videos from the UK CB Radio Servicing channel on YouTube (LINK). On this occasion they take a close look at the Albrecht AE6110 CB Radio:

Wouxun KG-UV9D Dual Band Radio Review

Video: YouTube/M0OGY

Dave takes a look at the Wouxun KG-UV9D

A Look Back At CB Radio In 2015!

Video: YouTube/M0OGY

Dave (M0OGY) takes a look back at CB Radio in 2015

Aurora 20/12/15

Video: YouTube/Carl Gorse


Video: YouTube/Tony Everhardt


Look out - The aliens are coming!!!!!

Shack In A Box!

Video: YouTube/Wow Sly

An interesting project for sure.....!

Galashiels Radio Rally 2015

CTX Halloween AM Net

The CTX gang are at it again with another AM NET on Saturday 31st October 2015 18:00 - 21:00 hours.

Calling will take place on the UK AM Calling channel 14EU (27.125Mhz) then QSY when contact is made. 

So do listen out and join in with the fun!

President Jackson 2 CHROME - World's First Photos!

So the rumours appear to be correct (Someone did buy one!) and here we have it, the first pictures of an actual President Jackson 2 CHROME in the real world!

Looks like a lovely radio for sure and very difficult to get your hands on due to a limited supply. 

Out of the box it has all the usual Multi EU bands with 4 watts AM/FM and 12 watts SSB, and can of course be set to EXPORT mode with a little extra output power.

It remains to be seen if this radio will become a truly 'classic' President. Only time will tell!

Home Brew SSB - QRP Radio On The Air

Video: Youtube/mk1tina

This video shows a 'home brew' QRP SSB transceiver in use and sure is working well! Great use of an old CB radio case.