Xiegu G90 20W HF Radio Transceiver, SDR Structure, SSB/CW/AM/FM Modes

Researched a lot before buying this little gem, most reports are highly praising. Although the screen is small under 2 inches it is easy to read due to clear quality display. Good choice of HF bands and the software driven menus cover many useful bells and whistles. The in built auto tuner works fast and efficiently. This model has been around for several years now and the latest firmware 1.80 has definitely ironed out several early issues. 20 watts power is very useable and the built quality is robust. The microphone has many buttons in which to drive the radio if you wish to skip on using those on the radio front itself. Lots of extras are available from Xiegu to complement the G90, feast your eyes with the help of Utube. This new model has improved heat dissipation on the underside. At a very reasonable £, what’s not to like about this small but very useable rig.

Excellent radio, search around look at the reviews if you’re thinking of buying this radio, nice and compact, performs perfectly and has one of the best antenna tuners in the business, great value too!

Everybody knows that the Xiegu G90 is a great radio. The truth is this is second one time I bought one. The first time I returned it (got a Yaseu FT710 instead) because I could not get it to work for me as first rig for HF (having got back into the hobby late last year). I think the problem was actually my poor set-up of the antenna (an End Fed Long Wire for 10-80m). I decided to go back to the G90 as I wanted something relatively inexpensive to use for portable use (Parks On The Air etc.). I tested it at home first with my DX Commander antenna to good effect but it came into it's own activating a couple of parks running of a LiPO4 battery 30Ah and an inverted V dipole for 40m. Immediately, I am working Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, Ireland aswell as inter-G on just 20W. The tuning is great with an internal antenna tuner if needed and the sound quality is fantastic.

This is a crackin' little HF rig. Have had multiple 10,000km QSO's from England to Brazil. The first G90 I got was from from Amazon Warehouse and advertised as "used, like new" but was actually an old model with a destroyed power-amp but unused accessories and a serial number way different to the one on the box. Someone obviously killed it, bought a new one and returned the dead one - not sure if it was Radioddity or Amazon that shipped it out again without checking it. Amazon made it right, though, and I'm very happy with the radio. The G90 is quite versatile. The front panel can be removed and extended away from the actual radio with a supplied cable, great for getting space between RF stages and your PC for data modes. There are ports for a key (traditional or paddles), an external waterfall display (or PC running SDR software), and CAT control. A DIN port on the back exposes PTT (output only), and audio in/out specificaly for data modes with their own gain and volume settings. Firmware can be updated by the user, too, using a cable that comes with the radio. The default display shows you all the usual mode and frequency information plus a waterfall which is great for finding active stations, as well as an S-meter and dBm value, and on transmit you get to see power, modulation and SWR as well as your outgoing waterfall. The built in antenna tuning tools ... there's a SWR sweep option, which draws a little graph of F vs SWR, and the famous antenna tuner/matching unit. I've not had it take more than half a second to match up my antennas but apparently it will try quite hard to match anything - just look on youtube for "G90 antenna". Based on my experience of getting a dead rig the first time I will add - Although it's called an automatic antenna tuner, you have to trigger the tuning! The rig remembers the settings for each frequency it sees, but doesn't tune unless you tell it to. I haven't done it, but the transmit frequency limits can be removed without breaking the warranty seal. If you're after a first or portable HF rig - this is a good one.

Fantastic radio, glad I bought it.

Good seller the radio arrived next day with prime this radio is fantastic I already have the xiegu x6100 which is nice but I am so glad I got this G90 the only little winge is I wish it had a screen like the X6100 as my eyes are not that clever now but hey that's my problem I'm sure most people will be fine with it,I did buy a bench mount magnifier which helps a lot off of Amazon its a oblong shape so magnifies the whole front of the radio, As a simple to use radio tunes most antennas I would advise this to anyone starting out or just want something quick to set up and easy to use,

Really nice radio. Straight out the box, having seen loads of still and video images on line regarding the g90, it seemed....well, small! However, this faded away into insignificance as the screen is very clear and easy to read. You can connect to laptop via an external sound card and HDSDR which is my next project. Connected up to my vertical whip HF antenna in the garden, I was picking up central, southern Europe easily. I have yet Tx but I have used the antenna analyser and tuner. What a great bit of kit. It brought down an swr of 2.5 to a flat board in about 5 seconds. Fantastic. Transmit power in watts is controlled in 1w steps from 1 to 20. There's a lot of good things said about this radio and now owning it, I would agree. This is my entry level into the HF world and I think I've got a blindingly great bit of kit.

Dislikes:- None Likes:- size perfect, display clear, controls intuitive, everything is just perfect for the Transceiver it is trying to be and succeeding in every way , the auto tuner is rapid and I swear it could tune wet string. This is a lovely rig the power output is ideal for its usage out in the field on portable batteries or in your vehicle , its not going to kill your battery that quickly. Bonuses are to be found too , like the built in CW reader , this works yes but can be a little hit n miss, it doesn't always read the callsign the same on consecutive passes, but hey it's a freebie, all in all , I'm very pleased with this rig and have treated it to a flight case to keep it pristine while being transported to various locations. Highly recommended to all my fellow hams at my society who are now considering purchases . Well done Xiegu and your furthering development with this Tranceiver. It has all the controls and facilities needed without all the frills . I love it .

Zdecydowanie polecam to radio, zwłaszcza do pracy w terenie. ZALETY: Jakość wykonania: To czysty, chłodny metal. Czuć w ręku, że to solidny i wytrzymały sprzęt, a nie tania plastikowa zabawka. 20W to super opcja , więcej niż QRP a jednocześnie ciągle mobilne Skrzynka ATU zestroi nawet drut. Wbudowany tuner radzi sobie rewelacyjnie. Jakość dźwięku: Czysta i wyraźna modulacja. Rozmiar ekranu: Sam wyświetlacz jest ostry i bardzo czytelny, ale mały. Ergonomia pracy: Radio położone płasko na stole jest niewygodne w obsłudze. Koniecznie trzeba doczepić nóżki lub podkładać coś aby wyświetlacz był skierowany w stronę oczu . Ja bardzo polecam do SOTA , POTA i jako pierwsze radio ogólnie też . Używam z End Fed 20m i w pierwszy tydzień zrobiłem Chile z Polski w SSB na 20m. SP9EDC

tres bien emballe,complet et sans bris...satisfait

En fantastisk apparat. Jag hade bara önskat bakgrundsbelysning på kapparna. I mörker famlar man i blindo.

Nun, mein erstes Funkgerät habe ich vor 45 Jahren gekauft, ich glaube insgesamt waren es über hundert Geräte. Die Xiegu hat mich aber tatsächlich beeindruckt, so klein, Tuner drin, 20 Watt, Wasserfall..... Empfänger okay, Mod okay, Bedienung auch okay. Ein paar liebenswerte Macken: Der eingebaute Lautsprecher ist vor allem in NFM viel zu leise, externen Speaker kann man nicht anschließen, nur Kopfhörer, NF Pegel reicht nicht. Ein Fosi Kopfhörerverstärker löst das Problem! Gerät hat keinen Mic Gain, Modulation ist auf NFM etwas laut und kratzt etwas, naja ein Luxusproblem, meist ist man ja zu leise. Ich hatte auch die Yaesu FT 891, klar ist besser insgesamt, kostet aber 300 Euro mehr und ist schwerer und hat keinen Tuner. Für Portabelbetrieb finde ich die Xiegu besser. Für zuhause eher einen IC 7300. Für Einsteiger finde ich die Xiegu aber auch okay, oder zum Hören, auch für Radiosender. Aber man muss unbedingt den Sound über einen Verstärker an einen anständigen Speaker bringen. Zur Not an den marantz und die B&W Boxen vom Papa. Grins! Laut Beschreibung kann er serienmäßig kein FM, kann er aber doch, zumindest meiner, nicht mal schlecht auch für Freelancer, muss man nur erweitern. Also für den Preis und die Größe ist das Teil echt voll okay.

Après 3 mois d’utilisation, le G90 est excellent. Contacts réalisés à plus de 8000kms avec une endfed. Le son est plutôt bon mais le micro est un peu etouffé. Le trou n’est pas en face de la pastille du micro ce qui étouffe le son lors de votre emission. Petite modification à réaliser pour agrandir légèrement le trou avec foret 1mm. J’espère qu’il fonctionnera encore longtemps. Les 20w sont impressionnants et suffisants pour faire des contacts partout dans le monde. Le x6100 est plus compact pour effectuer des sorties pota et plus facilement transportable (pas besoin de batterie externe). Le seul inconvénient du G90 est la nécessité d’avoir toujours une batterie externe, et c’est logiquement plus encombrant. C’est son seul vrai défaut pour du portable.