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No price information yet, but this looks interesting to say the least. My Yaesu's aren't going anywhere, but this looks like it could be a neat auxiliary radio. Specifications at link: https://www.radioddity.com/products/xiegu-g7250   |
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Interesting. Looks like you can take the head unit quite a ways from the base. I have multiple Xiegu radios, and for the most part they work very well. Guess we will see where it ends up on price. 9-13v input. In b4 the china hate. 
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: Interesting. Looks like you can take the head unit quite a ways from the base. I have multiple Xiegu radios, and for the most part they work very well. Guess we will see where it ends up on price. 9-13v input. In b4 the china hate. The head unit is not "wireless" to the base unit though like the Flex Radio Maestro is with their radios. It does need a cat5 or cat 6 cable. |
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Originally Posted By chumpmiester: From what I could find it will only have a 3:1 tuner in it instead of the wider ranging tuners found in the G90, X6100 and X6200. That is strange, the 100w amp has the usual Xiegu tune anything tuner. |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: That is strange, the 100w amp has the usual Xiegu tune anything tuner. |
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Originally Posted By chumpmiester: From what I could find it will only have a 3:1 tuner in it instead of the wider ranging tuners found in the G90, X6100 and X6200. I am not sure I would take that as gospel. If there is one thing Xeiegu is known for is internal tuners. I have to believe Radioddity just fooked that up. |
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Originally Posted By d4xycrq: Not a penny more than five hundo…. Otherwise you could buy a gently used 7300. Link? lol |
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Curious about the G90 (slight derailment here): I know the head can be remoted but does there exist the capability to do up/down frequency or memory switching, PTT and so forth? Reverse engineered the protocols used for the FTM-10R/SR and IC-703 to enable this on my touring bikes. Would like to swap the Icom for a G90 on one of them. But control of the rig via bar mounted switches is a must. |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: Interesting. Looks like you can take the head unit quite a ways from the base. I have multiple Xiegu radios, and for the most part they work very well. Guess we will see where it ends up on price. 9-13v input. In b4 the china hate. Your Xiegu Bat signal is tuned up proper, my Arfcom friend  This thread brought to you by HOLOSUN  
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Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: I am not sure I would take that as gospel. If there is one thing Xeiegu is known for is internal tuners. I have to believe Radioddity just fooked that up. I do hope that the G7250 has the same tuner capabilities was the other Xiegu radios. That way one would not need to run an external tuner at all. |
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Originally Posted By AnalogKid: Curious about the G90 (slight derailment here): I know the head can be remoted but does there exist the capability to do up/down frequency or memory switching, PTT and so forth? Reverse engineered the protocols used for the FTM-10R/SR and IC-703 to enable this on my touring bikes. Would like to swap the Icom for a G90 on one of them. But control of the rig via bar mounted switches is a must. Some have had RFI issues when separating the head unit from the main body on the G90. So something to think about and test for. The G90 uses a standard DB9 cable with mail and female connectors. I will be curious to see if the new G7250 has any similar issues and if Xiegu uses a good shielded CAT6 cable. |
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Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: No price information yet, but this looks interesting to say the least. My Yaesu's aren't going anywhere, but this looks like it could be a neat auxiliary radio. 
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Attached File It looks very similar to my Flex Maestro control head. It certainly makes sense for the Chinese to offer a 100 watt radio. |
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Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: The head unit is not "wireless" to the base unit though like the Flex Radio Maestro is with their radios. It does need a cat5 or cat 6 cable. |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: Looks like it would be a good POTA rig. It being Chinese, I am unlikely to ever buy one, but I know the brand is liked by some here. How much splatter do they usually have? Way less than a lot of folks blasting legal limit or above. Xiegu makes decent equipment and a fair price. They are not without their quirks and problems, but the same can be said for all brands. I bought a G90 to try HF so I wouldn't be out a bunch of money if I decided it sucked. I managed to get 70 countries with 20w SSB with a home made efhw antenna. I have hung out in my back yard with an X6100 using it as an HT and hunted pota activations with success. It's a 10w radio with a built in battery, and I used a telescoping base loaded whip attached directly to the radio and a counterpoise clipped to the base. It was fun. I have never checked into the weekly net on anything besides a Xiegu radio ranging from 5 to 100w. I have had positive experiences with my Xiegu gear, and great service from radioddity. I don't think there are any radios that don't have any chinese components in them so I guess the anti chinese sentiment only goes so far. |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: Way less than a lot of folks blasting legal limit or above. Xiegu makes decent equipment and a fair price. They are not without their quirks and problems, but the same can be said for all brands. I bought a G90 to try HF so I wouldn't be out a bunch of money if I decided it sucked. I managed to get 70 countries with 20w SSB with a home made efhw antenna. I have hung out in my back yard with an X6100 using it as an HT and hunted pota activations with success. It's a 10w radio with a built in battery, and I used a telescoping base loaded whip attached directly to the radio and a counterpoise clipped to the base. It was fun. I have never checked into the weekly net on anything besides a Xiegu radio ranging from 5 to 100w. I have had positive experiences with my Xiegu gear, and great service from radioddity. I don't think there are any radios that don't have any chinese components in them so I guess the anti chinese sentiment only goes so far. Originally Posted By lorazepam: Originally Posted By Emoto: Looks like it would be a good POTA rig. It being Chinese, I am unlikely to ever buy one, but I know the brand is liked by some here. How much splatter do they usually have? Way less than a lot of folks blasting legal limit or above. Xiegu makes decent equipment and a fair price. They are not without their quirks and problems, but the same can be said for all brands. I bought a G90 to try HF so I wouldn't be out a bunch of money if I decided it sucked. I managed to get 70 countries with 20w SSB with a home made efhw antenna. I have hung out in my back yard with an X6100 using it as an HT and hunted pota activations with success. It's a 10w radio with a built in battery, and I used a telescoping base loaded whip attached directly to the radio and a counterpoise clipped to the base. It was fun. I have never checked into the weekly net on anything besides a Xiegu radio ranging from 5 to 100w. I have had positive experiences with my Xiegu gear, and great service from radioddity. I don't think there are any radios that don't have any chinese components in them so I guess the anti chinese sentiment only goes so far. I often pick you up at 57 to 59 here in SE MA on the arfcom net. Not sure what you usually push for power on those nights. To clarify, I am not anti-Chinese. I am anti-communist. It is difficult to avoid all Chinese goods, but I do my best without making it a career. |
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Originally Posted By TinLeg: I wonder what "connected via Ethernet" precisely means? As in TCP/IP over Ethernet? Could the head be connected to my home network in the living room while the radio is in the shack? If not - is it true Ethernet / twisted pair rj45 T568 pin out? |
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New picture uploaded. Looks like it has Anderson Power Pole connectors, 2 antenna ports! and an ethernet jack for the remote head. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By tyrex13: New picture uploaded. Looks like it has Anderson Power Pole connectors, 2 antenna ports! and an ethernet jack for the remote head. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/83116/G7250_09_resize_webp-3806049.JPG Interesting. That looks like a real ethernet networking jack. It's possible it's just the component without the actual ethernet circuitry but... that'd be super cool if it is actually TCP/IP. |
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Originally Posted By TinLeg: Interesting. That looks like a real ethernet networking jack. It's possible it's just the component without the actual ethernet circuitry but... that'd be super cool if it is actually TCP/IP. Given that it has the link and activity lights, My guess it's legit IP. It might not be for the head, that DB9 could be for the head as well I guess. I don't know if I'd rather have the head be networkable or the whole machine... |
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Looks like the head does connect with that serial like connector, so the machine must be an appliance. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By tyrex13: Not a Xiegu fan, but this does look interesting. This is essentially a X6200 integrated with a XPA125B as far as hardware goes, so anything less than $1,300 would be a deal. I would expect it to come out at ~$1,200 and eventually be available on sale for $1k. Those prices are within shouting distance of well known Japanese radios. I struggle with the idea of buying Chinese over Japanese for a lot of reasons. |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: Those prices are within shouting distance of well known Japanese radios. I struggle with the idea of buying Chinese over Japanese for a lot of reasons. I'm with you, but... Since this appears to be a network appliance it's only peer is the 7300 mkII and that doesn't have 2 antenna I/O's. This appears to be a less expensive alternative/knock of the Flex Maestro. Attached File Attached File You can't dismiss the similarities in appearance between the Flex Maestro and the G7250 control head. Even the G7250 radio body has similar lines and lighting as the Flex 8400. Attached File |
| Since it appears the 9 pin connector is being used to interface the operator panel to the radio, that means there is not I/O for external hardware interfacing. It does look like it has a tuner port but still nothing like a gpio, PTT, BCD, or band data. No serial interface. Hate it for the guys that want to use this radio at home and need to interface with external hardware like an amp or tuner. I dislike using RF sensing to key an amplifier. |
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Originally Posted By SandHillsHillbilly: Since it appears the 9 pin connector is being used to interface the operator panel to the radio, that means there is not I/O for external hardware interfacing. It does look like it has a tuner port but still nothing like a gpio, PTT, BCD, or band data. No serial interface. Hate it for the guys that want to use this radio at home and need to interface with external hardware like an amp or tuner. I dislike using RF sensing to key an amplifier. There are 2 RCA jacks on the back of the amp unit that are likely send and ALC. |
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Originally Posted By tyrex13: I'm with you, but... Since this appears to be a network appliance it's only peer is the 7300 mkII and that doesn't have 2 antenna I/O's. This appears to be a less expensive alternative/knock of the Flex Maestro. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/83116/flexradio_product-2020_maestro-front-240-3806444.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/83116/G7250_01_resize_webp-3806445.JPG You can't dismiss the similarities in appearance between the Flex Maestro and the G7250 control head. Even the G7250 radio body has similar lines and lighting as the Flex 8400. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/83116/FLEX-8400_Straight_png-3806447.JPG Those Flex radios look pretty cool. 
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Originally Posted By SandHillsHillbilly: Since it appears the 9 pin connector is being used to interface the operator panel to the radio, that means there is not I/O for external hardware interfacing. It does look like it has a tuner port but still nothing like a gpio, PTT, BCD, or band data. No serial interface. Hate it for the guys that want to use this radio at home and need to interface with external hardware like an amp or tuner. I dislike using RF sensing to key an amplifier. |
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Originally Posted By chumpmiester: If you look closer to the photos you will see that it is a 15 pin serial connector. Which I find even odder. I wish they would just use RJ45 connectors instead. I noticed that as well, perhaps it's for a monitor in order to expand the screen for a fixed station. 73, Rob |
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Originally Posted By robmkivseries70: I noticed that as well, perhaps it's for a monitor in order to expand the screen for a fixed station. 73, Rob |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: As an experienced Xiegu customer, I would wait a couple months and at least 2 firmware upgrades before buying. The control head makes me think of the disaster the gsoc was. The G90 is a great little radio but the X6100 and X6200 have a few things that need fixed. And we all know that the GSOC was a total dumpster fire. |
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Originally Posted By chumpmiester: I have to agree. The G90 is a great little radio but the X6100 and X6200 have a few things that need fixed. And we all know that the GSOC was a total dumpster fire. The X6100 rocks with the R1CBU firmware. You can run ft8 self contained, and save the contacts to the usb card. I think the G106 is a solid value for a qrp radio, it's very popular with cw users. Tons of IC705 users have the amplifiers, and are happy with them. No experience with the X6200, my 6100 is close enough I am not interested. I have a G1M, a 4 band qrp radio that is similar but nicer than the usdx radios from china. They aren't perfect, but they do some interesting things and are not afraid to try new stuff. Does yaesu even have a radio with usb-c? |
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I have no experience with the X6100 or G106 so I can't comment on either. I looked at the Icom IC-705 but went with the X6200 instead as it was half the price and I don't need the VHF/UHF in a QRP radio. As far as Yaesu radios having USB-c, I would have to look up the specs on the FT1 to see if it does or not. Yaesu's base station radios still use USB b |
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Originally Posted By chumpmiester: I doubt it since there is also a 15 pin DB port on the back of the main unit. Originally Posted By chumpmiester: Originally Posted By robmkivseries70: I noticed that as well, perhaps it's for a monitor in order to expand the screen for a fixed station. 73, Rob @chumpmiester Thanks,, no worries! |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: The X6100 rocks with the R1CBU firmware. You can run ft8 self contained, and save the contacts to the usb card. I think the G106 is a solid value for a qrp radio, it's very popular with cw users. Tons of IC705 users have the amplifiers, and are happy with them. No experience with the X6200, my 6100 is close enough I am not interested. I have a G1M, a 4 band qrp radio that is similar but nicer than the usdx radios from china. They aren't perfect, but they do some interesting things and are not afraid to try new stuff. Does yaesu even have a radio with usb-c? FTX-1 has USB-C. |
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I got to reading the questions and answers on the Radioddity G7250 page and the head does connect to the main body by the 15 pin DB connectors. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: They are neat radios, but everyone I know that has one they sit on a shelf or go bag most of the time. I used mine for 2m/70cm for field day. I recently took it to a cabin. When I do longer or weekend POTA setups I like to use 2 antennas and so I really like the dual HF ports. Use my 80m OCFD for NVIS and DX Commander Expedition for DX. Beats having to disconnect and reconnect. I could see replacing my 991A in my shack with it, but I think I'll continue to use it portable and put it in my Eberlestock FACTrack that I use for overnights. Tuner seems to be faster than the traditional Yaesu tuner and the screen is obviously way better than the 991A. |