Owned one for 2 weeks now, and I'm still finding cool features! Receiver is hot as hell, Tx. audio processing and EQ are great additions. Ordered the optional digital wiring harness, hooked up my Easy Digi, loaded Fldigi, and was making QSO's within 30 min. Great engineering,Yaesu!
Been off air for 18 years and I'm buying this with my stimulus money. A couple of my ham friends are happy that we will be hanging out on the air again like back in the day.
This rig has a lot of good wins going for it. The hybrid front end is awesome in strong signal conditions, you get the SDR/DSP benefits with the benefits of a superhet front end. The rig (if the manual is correct) allows for 0-4kHz transmit width, and 3 band parametric EQ as well as three ways to feed audio, mic jack, RTTY/Data line level and USB for digital path. These are all great features for people who like to work on their audio. The EQ has two settings per mode, so AM and SSB can have two separate audio setups each, you can set up one way for quiet conditions and another for DX/noisy conditions...easily toggled. The receive audio appears to be good and wide as well, another big bonus for those who like ESSB. The receiver itself seems to measure up very close to the 101 series which is very impressive at the price point. If Flex hadn't doped the evaluation with Sherwood, this would be the #2 rig on the list right now. Incredible value for the price. The external monitor display connection is another differentiator for the price. Yaesu did a great job with this one.
The main problem with going straight from antenna to A/D conversion (Analog to Digital) is ALIASING. Suppose the sample rate is 1 million samples per second, and coming down the wire is a 1.1 megahertz signal. It's waves *almost* synchronize with the sample rate of the A/D converter, such that at each sampling, we are a bit farther along in the cycle of the signal. To the A/D converter, it is a 100 kilohertz signal absolutely indistinguishable from a real 100 kilohertz signal. It is similar to a double-balanced mixer in a conventional receiver, but instead of sum and difference frequencies, you get only difference. So you MUST have some sort of filter in front of the A/D converter to prevent aliasing. Because of potential for strong signal overload it helps to have bandpass filters, not just a lowpass filter. This is particularly true for high powered possibly nearby AM broadcast stations. To have them hit the A/D converter would be ungood for your desired signal.
Love my 101MP. I ran a 7300 for a year or so and it is a great bang-for-the-buck radio. But after using the 101 for a couple of months, I am a big believer in the hybrid approach, at least how it is implemented in the 101. If the 10 is anywhere near the same performance, it'll be my backup/portable choice for a 100W radio, ymmv. The audio on the 101 is non-fatiguing (contour control FTW) and the stock mic gets great audio reports. Agree that most modern radios are very good, but there are differences in both operating ergonomics and rx/tx performance.
The Icom IC-7300 and the Yaesu FTDX10 are not in the same category. Several people sold Their IC-7300 here in Europe. On a very busy band, the IC-7300 suffers from front-end overloading. So for heavy dxing and contesting, the radio is no good. QRM fighting is the solution. That's why the hybrid technology is used in those new Yaesu radio's
Oh man...just got this radio today. I have to admit, it is remarkably better than the 991. Dont get me wrong, love the 991, and it is in my lineup...but the noise reduction ability of the dx10 is unbelievable. My wife is not easily impressed, and she was blown away. She was impressed with the Heil PRAS on the 991, but the dx10 literally took a signal from white noise to nothing but the tx. Really impressive
Hi, do you recommend the dx10 over the 991 for my first rig? I like that the 991 has VHF and UHF, but not sure if I want an all in one that's good, or a radio that does HF very good. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!
@@markgutierrez9295 ….really depends on what you do with your radios. If you spend any significant portion on HF, then the dx10 is definitely a better setup, by far. If you want a good all around radio that is very versatile, then it’s tough to beat the 991. I actually only use my 991 for 2m 70cm. Which is really a shame in a way, but I already had it before the dx10 and I like having an hf backup. Both are great radios, so I would just consider what you want out of it.
Well, thank you. Possibly the best Radio review I’ve ever watched. I appreciate you taking time over the filtering capabilities and teaching me things along the way. Great video Josh. Happy New Year to you and your family.
I remember my dad taking a chance and buying a hybrid radio, and it was probably one of the best selling radios of all times. Yes it was another Yaesu radio in which I still have. I am talking about the Yaesu FT 101 series, which I have the E model. LOL I just actually bought the FTX 10, I am waiting for it to come in.
All i can say is i love my Ftdx10. Its brought anew dimension to the hobby for me. Afterall i nearlly quit ham radio. But with Ft 1200 and Ftdx 10 am back with a bang. Cheers for videos. 73s
I am all for the front-end filtering. I’ve seen how good Yaesu did with the filters in the FT-847 after putting an SDR Play tap in it. There’s no reason for any receiver to have a huge amount of spectrum feeding it, unless you need the bandwidth for a particular mode or using multiple receivers/tuners, as you can do with the SDR software. But if I’m using the radio to work a 3KHz or narrower signal, I don’t need my front-end exposed to much more than that. I believe the 101 has a tuning variable front-end, but I might be wrong. Having the front-end filtered prevents desensitization, compression, intermod and the like when a strong signal shows up in its passband. That’s not desirable when you have a neighbor, or working field day! Despite the headroom on the SDR, just look what invoking the high-pass filter for blocking AM broadcast, or the stop band filter for FM does to the noise floor of your SDR. This is the same principle. I’m not so much worried about the loss in the filtering, but rather the induced noise. Yaesu knows what they are doing, and I’ll bet the specifications will show it to be very good. I have my FT-847 set up remotely. The VHF/UHF antenna is 420’ above ground. I work people simplex every day 60+ miles from me with 25 watts out of the transmitter and no preamp on the receiver. In the Chicago suburbs, I get no Intermod on VHF at all, and only occasionally on UHF. Whenever I get out of the ham bands and into the general coverage wideband filtering, the intermod is terrible because of the broadness of the filter. I’m sure impressed with this new rig, and bring a proud owner of an IC-7300, I can’t wait to get one of these! I love the interconnections, especially the external DVI monitor. Though, they should have made that HDMI, but I can convert! I’m also a fan of the 3D screen, it reminds me of the SETI project software!
Thanks for the video. Good stuff here. I just got my hands on the FTdx10 today. So far I relly like it and found it fairly easy so far but I need to de a deep dive on the menus. I started my HF adventure with a Kenwood TS590SG which is a great radio but I wanted something with a scope and this is what I decided I wanted. Love it.
Thsnks for the tip on using the attenuator in combination with a preamp on 40m BTW. That's something I never thought of trying on my FT-891. Fun times tonight when the QRM noise floor climbs, seeing if various things help me to hear people. I'll definitely try this.
Really nice rig, with a lot of functions for that cost. My first HF rig was a preowned ft-991. Love it. Connected to an SDRPlay and controlled via Omnirig. I was considering the IC-7300, but got the ft-991 for $700 with box everything. Too good to pass up. And wow...5 or 6 on the DNR. I rarely ever go above 4, mainly set to 3
This review was fantastic! Thanks Josh! I just received my FTDX-10 today and I’m playing your video again while I play around with the settings. Awesome stuff!
Thank you, nice job. I like it, it has a nice quality to the audio. I run a 991A and a 6600 currently. It's been almost 2 years and the hybrids are still out there apparently :)
Great video as usual!!! For new owners that need or want a really great tutorial on the FTDX10 try the series that N4HNH has on TH-cam. Once again, great video.
I'm with you on the VFO knob, Josh. In my youth as an SWL I bought a used, consignment Kenwood R-1000 receiver (which to this day I wish I'd kept instead of selling it when I upgraded to an R-5000) and I loved the flywheel effect of its VFO. Give it a fast spin and let go and it would keep on spinning for two or three seconds. It was a great way to jump from the bottom to the top of a band in a hurry. 73.
It’s OK Josh… We all make mistakes. You did a good job here. It will be interesting to see what the actual bench test numbers are for this radio. Happy new year.
Nice review. Quite a radio but I think I'll keep my IC-7300. The 7300 is just a few steps simpler yet still has some of the same features. Price also matters.
As always a great review. Considering a IC-7300 or this FTdx10 as a new radio. I am an ICOM fan but might go Yaesu this time. BTW had G90 troubles at Field Day. Froze on FT8 on 40m band and although it was still working, no controls would work. Factory reset and cool down fixed it. K5FIT
Josh in a conventional SDR radio the input to the a/d cannot handle all of the signals that it often sees simultaneously especially since some of those levels can be very high. This causes intermod and overload. Superhet prior to the input is desirable especially as the sunspot cycle improves and additionally large antennas can really cause too much signal level. It is a proven fact that reducing unwanted energy to the input of any sdr is the desirable way. The best receiver in my Shack uses this scheme as well and is by far the most amazing. During a contest where bands are packed with hundreds of very adjacent high level signals one often hears splatter which we often blame on the "other guy" I can tell you that I have proven that more often then not, this splatter is caused by overload and subsequently intermod at the a/d receiver input. The radio of preference in my Shack does have low mixer noise, high dynamic range mixer, then SDR and then consequently less chance of overload. I can tell you the difference is huge. The benchmark model I am referring to is the Rohde & Schwarz XK4100. In summary it is always better to have a Superhet scheme before the a/d. Please have a look at my antennas on qrz in order to understand what does not work well under my conditions. My flex and 7300 require constant attenuation, many other radios that you wouldn't expect as well have trouble during crowded bands at my site. Feel free to contact me directly, I look forward to hearing from you. 73 Howard VE2AED
One antenna out - no problem, most/many of us use antenna switches already. Sometime in the last few days I saw a pdf on the ARRL ranking of receiver performance and they also rank the Yaesu FTDX101 top place - (wish I had downloaded it, can't find it now) so I assume it will be like the 7300/7610 thing with the DX10 being very much along the DX101 performance ranking. For those that diss the hybrid SDR concept, please note that the upcoming Elecraft K4 in its highest form will use the same idea for highest performance, and this FTDX10 is dramatically less expensive. Thanks for the great overview, much more real useful info than those I have seen up to this time! My next rig was going to be a Flex 6400, but this may replace that idea.
Hi Josh, I was at HRO Anaheim last Saturday (field day weekend) and Rob did head to head for me with the 7300, FtDX-10, and FTDX 101D. All sounded great but yes the 101D did work great. Think the FTDX-10 would work for me but think going to save money and when Christmas comes around get 101D. Working on upgrading my antenna system in the meantime; been using 757GX2 for 30 years. Thanks for reviews.
Likewise, I have a FTdx-101MP sitting right next to a near perfect, but almost 30 year old, FT-1000. I think the FTdx-10 might be for the person who would buy a 991A but is and wants a better HF receiver and doesn't mind not 2M and 70CM in the same box. That would describe me as I have an FT-897A (that's going to get sold) and have never used its 2M or 70cm capabilities. The FTdx10 and 991A are about the same size and I'm thinking of doing a POTA activation or 2 with it.
It seems I'm not as knowledgeable as most, having my general for a couple of years now. I'm going to stick with the 7300. It seems it has most features that I would be using, and more user friendly to me Great video
Gees I just got the FTDX101MP a while back and I have a FTDX5000MP sitting on the bench collecting dust, I am thinking of selling. I also have the 991A sitting on the radio bench next tp my ICOM 9700. Then there is the K3 collecting dust and the 706 on the shelf... I think I will take a rest on getting more equipment for a while.. First cleanout the shack on radios I am not using and then maybe get the tower and beams going.. Oh ya those who have the FTDX5000MP and looking at the FTDX101MP, you won't gain anything on the receiver or transmit, I would say as a user the only difference is the touch screen.. KB6DX
Two years later and I finally bought one to replace my 23 year old FT-840. Absolutely incredible how far technology has come in 2 decades. I couldn’t have even conceived of anything like this when I started in the hobby 25 years ago. You kinda missed the mark since it’s #3 on Sherwood and actually should be #2 since the Flex 6700 was based on the production model, and not what was finally released in the consumer version which used different components to keep costs down and margins up.
I like this mounted on my backpack, LiPo, mini-loaded Hexbeam attached to one of the backpack frame rails, surprising the EU contacts made while getting in my 2hrs of daily walking.
Seems strange to only have 1 antenna input. Also, no network port, you have to buy an external box. I think on the FT-DX 101 you also have to buy the external network interface. Looks like another great radio.
I agree, it has always seemed strange to me that affordable radio's only have 1 antenna input. The only ones i have seen with 2 antenna inputs are those with dual transmitters/receivers which are all 2X the price like your IC7610. same for an Ethernet port, 2X the price. not sure what a lan connection is good for anyway except remote operation. maybe the usb can provide what a lan port does
Excellent review. However, the radio control panel kept going in and out of focus. Suggestion: Set your camera to manual focus and lock it in. Best, Dan.
I think it has 4m as well for us across the pond. Also, I'm sure it's probably already been corrected but, FPGA stands for "Field-programmable gate ARRAY" you nearly got it right lol. Meh, who cares, right.
My FTDX-5000MP beat both 101 and 10, but I bought 10 anyway, Awesome radio. This review is excellent for those who are looking around the SDRs. FPGA can't handle everything, especially RF or kind of the analog signal. The passive components and RF parts design is most important than digital ... why is the FTDX-5000MP still a champion in QST report???
What do mean by QST? Which ranking? By whom? And no offense, but I have no idea what your experience is measured with. Sherwood has clear rigorous testing approach that is repeatable against all the radios he tests. The 500 shows up around 15th place on Sherwood list. Ftdx-101 is #1 and ftdx10 is #3
@@HamRadioCrashCourse My 5000MP beat my 10 , I 100% understand and 10% gap around between 5000 and 10. 101 = 2 10s, Again, uTune beat RC Tune 100%. QST Magazine Product Reviews.
Looks quite nice, thanks for the review...better check the linear output that keys the the amp though. I have an FT-991A I bought a year ago and the amp keying output was shorted to ground right out of the box. Did not know it until I recently purchased an amp. Factory says 5 weeks turn around on the repair after they receive the rig. I do love the FT-991 though. Nice radio.
The limitation is not signal loss prior to digitisation - the limitation (and the reason you don't have an ADC connected to the antenna) is the limited SFDR in a wideband, high samplerate ADC. The amount of spurs would make for a bad system - that's one of the main reasons to still use an analog RF and IF. Moreover, for HF bands no more than a few 100kHz BW is needed if you wanted to digitise the entire band for spectrum monitoring.
Nice Video, thanks for that. Well, Yaesu will NEVER understand, that HAMs need a power TUNE botton (zero beat and one push only) to set up PAs ore Antenna Kuppler. Sure you can select it on the CS botten, but it don't tune, you have to go at CW ore FM mode. You will find this tune butten "PF" - also with adjustable output power at ZERO BEAT - on all new Kenwood Radios. Best 73 Mark from Bavaria
Yeah. That irks me too. I have the CS button on an FT450 set up to drop to 10W and send carrier. That works great with the external auto-ATU I have. The built-in ATU on the 450 and on this, works for up to 3:1 VSWR - so an extern ATU is good for dragging antennas over wider frequency ranges and so on. FTDX10 looks great, has great performance, and would be a huge step forward for me. It's a pity that left that one simple thing out.
Nice Job... I would highly suggest that any new owner grab a copy of Andrew Barron's book "The Guide to the Yaesu FTDX10", which is a great supplement to the Yaesu manual.
The screen issue is because the camera frame rate is different than the refresh rate of the yaesu screen. Try filming the screen at different frame rates. 60p 60i. 23.97 or 24p for instance. When your editing you video try setting up your project frame Rate at different rates also.
Could you please help me with something. I have been searching everywhere to see if the ftdx 10 has the VC tuner in it like ftdx 101D has. It is the VC-tuner that makes the 101D so fabulous and everybody wants it. They say the little brother 10 edition it’s also good at tuning in a station I cannot find any picture that shows the VC-tuner on the ftdx 10 Version. Do you know anything about this could you help me please
You should have been a technical educator. A lot of this amateur radio stuff goes right over my head. I now understand how my dx10 works. Next up searching your account for a topic I haven't figured out in 15 years. 73 NA8Y
@@HamRadioCrashCourse love the way you explain things. I've watched so many videos. Read the manual. Never knew what cs was! Now I do. I saw you made a dipole video. I'm betting I am going to love your presentation style.
Hi, Please help me ... I will buy a new radio and I am in doubt which one to choose ??? Kenwood ts 890 or Icom 7610 ??? yaesu ftdx 101mp can you help me with the opinion on which one is best ??? thanks 73 mas 51
Carlos, it depends on what your preferred mode of operation is. Do you do mostly CW ? mostly SSB? mostly digital? You can waste a lot of money if you get a radio that has much more capability than you really need.
i have a 7300 and just bought this yaesu ftdx 10 and to be honest i love it the receive is amazing compared to the 7300 mind you i would love to try the yaesu ftdx 101 just to see what its like 73
Great Video!! Thank you!! Do you see yourself doing a direct comparison of the FT-DX10 and the IC-7300. I'm very much on the fence about these two radios. 8P6RC
Can’t compare a hi end receiver to a mid level Rx Robert. The 7300 is great low cost SDR but you won’t pull you contact away from a 1k spaced signal. This dx10 will separate those adjoining signal and give you ability to hear. Listen to the 7300 in a contest environment. You ll give up and move on or just won’t pull the signal out. Noise on 7300 in suburbs is s7 on this rig will be s3/4 on the same antenna. Imho 😉 KC3ONO
@@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953 Thank you Kevin: With the bands getting crowded, being able to separate signals becomes imperative. My primary interest is to set up a Pactor/VaraFM station for Hurricane preparedness using WinLink. 8P6RC
Array, Array, Array. Sorry, miffed that accronym. FPGA: Field Programable Gate Array :D
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You beat me to it. "Array" hip hip "Array" lol.
How much $$
@@johnbelcher7164 1700$
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It made it to spot 3 on Sherwood. This is one of the best receivers available.
Pretty 'dog-gone dog if you ask me.
Owned one for 2 weeks now, and I'm still finding cool features! Receiver is hot as hell, Tx. audio processing and EQ are great additions.
Ordered the optional digital wiring harness, hooked up my Easy Digi, loaded Fldigi, and was making QSO's within 30 min.
Great engineering,Yaesu!
FT-DX10 is a amazing feature packed radio. I don't even use my IC-7300 anymore. Going to sell it.
Been off air for 18 years and I'm buying this with my stimulus money. A couple of my ham friends are happy that we will be hanging out on the air again like back in the day.
Thank you for actually getting to know the radio before posting a review. Nice job of presenting things we want to know!
Thanks for watching!
I would like to hear the cw, I haven't seen any reviews on listening to the cw yet. Can you do one ?
Field Programmable Gate ARRAY !! Oops😮
This rig has a lot of good wins going for it. The hybrid front end is awesome in strong signal conditions, you get the SDR/DSP benefits with the benefits of a superhet front end.
The rig (if the manual is correct) allows for 0-4kHz transmit width, and 3 band parametric EQ as well as three ways to feed audio, mic jack, RTTY/Data line level and USB for digital path. These are all great features for people who like to work on their audio.
The EQ has two settings per mode, so AM and SSB can have two separate audio setups each, you can set up one way for quiet conditions and another for DX/noisy conditions...easily toggled.
The receive audio appears to be good and wide as well, another big bonus for those who like ESSB.
The receiver itself seems to measure up very close to the 101 series which is very impressive at the price point. If Flex hadn't doped the evaluation with Sherwood, this would be the #2 rig on the list right now. Incredible value for the price.
The external monitor display connection is another differentiator for the price. Yaesu did a great job with this one.
Number 3 Sherwood baby! I sold my K3 and got this and am very happy. That’s high praise. The 7300 is great but can’t handle the signals this can. :)
The main problem with going straight from antenna to A/D conversion (Analog to Digital) is ALIASING. Suppose the sample rate is 1 million samples per second, and coming down the wire is a 1.1 megahertz signal. It's waves *almost* synchronize with the sample rate of the A/D converter, such that at each sampling, we are a bit farther along in the cycle of the signal. To the A/D converter, it is a 100 kilohertz signal absolutely indistinguishable from a real 100 kilohertz signal.
It is similar to a double-balanced mixer in a conventional receiver, but instead of sum and difference frequencies, you get only difference.
So you MUST have some sort of filter in front of the A/D converter to prevent aliasing. Because of potential for strong signal overload it helps to have bandpass filters, not just a lowpass filter. This is particularly true for high powered possibly nearby AM broadcast stations. To have them hit the A/D converter would be ungood for your desired signal.
Love my 101MP. I ran a 7300 for a year or so and it is a great bang-for-the-buck radio. But after using the 101 for a couple of months, I am a big believer in the hybrid approach, at least how it is implemented in the 101. If the 10 is anywhere near the same performance, it'll be my backup/portable choice for a 100W radio, ymmv. The audio on the 101 is non-fatiguing (contour control FTW) and the stock mic gets great audio reports. Agree that most modern radios are very good, but there are differences in both operating ergonomics and rx/tx performance.
FT710 out August 2022, that'd be 3wks time or so
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I use a K3S in my shack, have been not active for 4 years nw, I was looking for radio to use in my camper, It will be a Ftdx10!
I’m new to all things Ham and studying for my Tech exam. I can truly say I didn’t understand much of this review! 😁
Better buy a Pro510 buddy.... Ill be on Ch 21..........
The Icom IC-7300 and the Yaesu FTDX10 are not in the same category. Several people sold Their IC-7300 here in Europe. On a very busy band, the IC-7300 suffers from front-end overloading. So for heavy dxing and contesting, the radio is no good. QRM fighting is the solution. That's why the hybrid technology is used in those new Yaesu radio's
3d spectrum: I can now admire my abysmal QTH noise in the time domain
somehow reminds me of TRON
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Lmao..SuperShiny
Yeah but you can give it a haircut when you get too much of it!
Still getting LOLz from that 1 year+ later! HIHI de K9SPY
Oh man...just got this radio today. I have to admit, it is remarkably better than the 991. Dont get me wrong, love the 991, and it is in my lineup...but the noise reduction ability of the dx10 is unbelievable. My wife is not easily impressed, and she was blown away. She was impressed with the Heil PRAS on the 991, but the dx10 literally took a signal from white noise to nothing but the tx. Really impressive
Hi, do you recommend the dx10 over the 991 for my first rig? I like that the 991 has VHF and UHF, but not sure if I want an all in one that's good, or a radio that does HF very good. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!
@@markgutierrez9295 ….really depends on what you do with your radios. If you spend any significant portion on HF, then the dx10 is definitely a better setup, by far. If you want a good all around radio that is very versatile, then it’s tough to beat the 991. I actually only use my 991 for 2m 70cm. Which is really a shame in a way, but I already had it before the dx10 and I like having an hf backup. Both are great radios, so I would just consider what you want out of it.
K3 killer, that's for sure. And I have to give Yaesu credit for having the guts to give this radio a performance that is VERY close to the FTdx101!
This is the best demo of the 3DSS that I have seen anywhere on the interwebs. You make it look actually appealing.
Well, thank you. Possibly the best Radio review I’ve ever watched. I appreciate you taking time over the filtering capabilities and teaching me things along the way. Great video Josh. Happy New Year to you and your family.
I remember my dad taking a chance and buying a hybrid radio, and it was probably one of the best selling radios of all times. Yes it was another Yaesu radio in which I still have. I am talking about the Yaesu FT 101 series, which I have the E model. LOL I just actually bought the FTX 10, I am waiting for it to come in.
All i can say is i love my Ftdx10. Its brought anew dimension to the hobby for me. Afterall i nearlly quit ham radio. But with Ft 1200 and Ftdx 10 am back with a bang. Cheers for videos. 73s
Very nice. Glad you’re back in!
@@HamRadioCrashCourse Cheers for reply.
I am all for the front-end filtering. I’ve seen how good Yaesu did with the filters in the FT-847 after putting an SDR Play tap in it. There’s no reason for any receiver to have a huge amount of spectrum feeding it, unless you need the bandwidth for a particular mode or using multiple receivers/tuners, as you can do with the SDR software. But if I’m using the radio to work a 3KHz or narrower signal, I don’t need my front-end exposed to much more than that. I believe the 101 has a tuning variable front-end, but I might be wrong. Having the front-end filtered prevents desensitization, compression, intermod and the like when a strong signal shows up in its passband. That’s not desirable when you have a neighbor, or working field day! Despite the headroom on the SDR, just look what invoking the high-pass filter for blocking AM broadcast, or the stop band filter for FM does to the noise floor of your SDR. This is the same principle. I’m not so much worried about the loss in the filtering, but rather the induced noise. Yaesu knows what they are doing, and I’ll bet the specifications will show it to be very good.
I have my FT-847 set up remotely. The VHF/UHF antenna is 420’ above ground. I work people simplex every day 60+ miles from me with 25 watts out of the transmitter and no preamp on the receiver. In the Chicago suburbs, I get no Intermod on VHF at all, and only occasionally on UHF. Whenever I get out of the ham bands and into the general coverage wideband filtering, the intermod is terrible because of the broadness of the filter.
I’m sure impressed with this new rig, and bring a proud owner of an IC-7300, I can’t wait to get one of these! I love the interconnections, especially the external DVI monitor. Though, they should have made that HDMI, but I can convert! I’m also a fan of the 3D screen, it reminds me of the SETI project software!
Blocking AM and FM from getting to any sdr dongle makes a huge difference like day and night! Yaesu figured it right with ftdx10 and ftdx101
Just posted 3d on the Sherwood list!
Thanks for the video. Good stuff here. I just got my hands on the FTdx10 today. So far I relly like it and found it fairly easy so far but I need to de a deep dive on the menus. I started my HF adventure with a Kenwood TS590SG which is a great radio but I wanted something with a scope and this is what I decided I wanted. Love it.
Nice review Josh. That tuning thing was a bit weird! Read the manual is great advice. In these modern radios there are often 'easter eggs' we miss!
Thsnks for the tip on using the attenuator in combination with a preamp on 40m BTW. That's something I never thought of trying on my FT-891. Fun times tonight when the QRM noise floor climbs, seeing if various things help me to hear people. I'll definitely try this.
Really nice rig, with a lot of functions for that cost. My first HF rig was a preowned ft-991. Love it. Connected to an SDRPlay and controlled via Omnirig. I was considering the IC-7300, but got the ft-991 for $700 with box everything. Too good to pass up.
And wow...5 or 6 on the DNR. I rarely ever go above 4, mainly set to 3
This review was fantastic! Thanks Josh! I just received my FTDX-10 today and I’m playing your video again while I play around with the settings. Awesome stuff!
Glad I could help!
Nice coverage Josh! I really like the contour and notch graphic representation so you can see where in the passband you are effecting the sound.
Two years into ownership of this rig (thanks to Josh and N4HNH) and I couldn't be more pleased. Best radio money I've ever spent.
Thank you, nice job. I like it, it has a nice quality to the audio. I run a 991A and a 6600 currently. It's been almost 2 years and the hybrids are still out there apparently :)
Great video as usual!!! For new owners that need or want a really great tutorial on the FTDX10 try the series that N4HNH has on TH-cam. Once again, great video.
I'm with you on the VFO knob, Josh. In my youth as an SWL I bought a used, consignment Kenwood R-1000 receiver (which to this day I wish I'd kept instead of selling it when I upgraded to an R-5000) and I loved the flywheel effect of its VFO. Give it a fast spin and let go and it would keep on spinning for two or three seconds. It was a great way to jump from the bottom to the top of a band in a hurry. 73.
Josh! Thank you for the “Alien/Nostromo” reference! I just bought one of these - my first HF radio - very excited to ‘reach out’
Great job. Best overview of the ftdx10 that i have found !
It’s OK Josh… We all make mistakes. You did a good job here. It will be interesting to see what the actual bench test numbers are for this radio. Happy new year.
Pull the knob off, drill holes in its backside, glue in lead fishing weights. It should then spin longer as a function of its momentum.
Nice review. Quite a radio but I think I'll keep my IC-7300. The 7300 is just a few steps simpler yet still has some of the same features. Price also matters.
As always a great review. Considering a IC-7300 or this FTdx10 as a new radio. I am an ICOM fan but might go Yaesu this time. BTW had G90 troubles at Field Day. Froze on FT8 on 40m band and although it was still working, no controls would work. Factory reset and cool down fixed it. K5FIT
Excellent review Josh thank you, looks like a good rig.
Josh in a conventional SDR radio the input to the a/d cannot handle all of the signals that it often sees simultaneously especially since some of those levels can be very high. This causes intermod and overload. Superhet prior to the input is desirable especially as the sunspot cycle improves and additionally large antennas can really cause too much signal level.
It is a proven fact that reducing unwanted energy to the input of any sdr is the desirable way. The best receiver in my Shack uses this scheme as well and is by far the most amazing. During a contest where bands are packed with hundreds of very adjacent high level signals one often hears splatter which we often blame on the "other guy" I can tell you that I have proven that more often then not, this splatter is caused by overload and subsequently intermod at the a/d receiver input.
The radio of preference in my Shack does have low mixer noise, high dynamic range mixer, then SDR and then consequently less chance of overload. I can tell you the difference is huge. The benchmark model I am referring to is the Rohde & Schwarz XK4100. In summary it is always better to have a Superhet scheme before the a/d. Please have a look at my antennas on qrz in order to understand what does not work well under my conditions. My flex and 7300 require constant attenuation, many other radios that you wouldn't expect as well have trouble during crowded bands at my site. Feel free to contact me directly, I look forward to hearing from you. 73 Howard VE2AED
One antenna out - no problem, most/many of us use antenna switches already.
Sometime in the last few days I saw a pdf on the ARRL ranking of receiver performance and they also rank the Yaesu FTDX101 top place - (wish I had downloaded it, can't find it now) so I assume it will be like the 7300/7610 thing with the DX10 being very much along the DX101 performance ranking.
For those that diss the hybrid SDR concept, please note that the upcoming Elecraft K4 in its highest form will use the same idea for highest performance, and this FTDX10 is dramatically less expensive.
Thanks for the great overview, much more real useful info than those I have seen up to this time!
My next rig was going to be a Flex 6400, but this may replace that idea.
just pulled the trigger. after years of thinking about radio, i just now amazoned a baofeng uv5. i know nothign at the moment
This is a beautiful radio. It will be my next radio. Greetings from Ontario , Canada VE3NCV
HI,good video, well explained, it seems to be a top notch radio, thanks from Rotterdam.
Hi Josh, I was at HRO Anaheim last Saturday (field day weekend) and Rob did head to head for me with the 7300, FtDX-10, and FTDX 101D. All sounded great but yes the 101D did work great. Think the FTDX-10 would work for me but think going to save money and when Christmas comes around get 101D.
Working on upgrading my antenna system in the meantime; been using 757GX2 for 30 years.
Thanks for reviews.
Watch out for Rob. He’ll get you 🤣
I like the 3D water fall. You can see the sample reflections over space.
How did i miss this??
Watching replay now!
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I like what you did with turning the waterfall white :) I cant wait to play with one!!!
I remember when a Hybrid Transceiver was a "solid state" transceiver that had "tube finals"..
Hahah. Yes.
One of the best reviews on TH-cam, excellent work, THANK YOU ! 👍
Greetings from France.
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fpga = field-programmable gate array (not assembly)
Other than that: For the price I really wish they had included an IF/RX out.
'An' IF/RX out. :-)
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#3 on the Sherwood Report, Josh. This radio is the Real Deal.
Likewise, I have a FTdx-101MP sitting right next to a near perfect, but almost 30 year old, FT-1000. I think the FTdx-10 might be for the person who would buy a 991A but is and wants a better HF receiver and doesn't mind not 2M and 70CM in the same box. That would describe me as I have an FT-897A (that's going to get sold) and have never used its 2M or 70cm capabilities. The FTdx10 and 991A are about the same size and I'm thinking of doing a POTA activation or 2 with it.
It seems I'm not as knowledgeable as most, having my general for a couple of years now.
I'm going to stick with the 7300. It seems it has most features that I would be using, and more user friendly to me
Great video
Lol a little off on the Sherwood prediction. The ftdx 10 blew the competition out of the water 💦
Gees I just got the FTDX101MP a while back and I have a FTDX5000MP sitting on the bench collecting dust, I am thinking of selling. I also have the 991A sitting on the radio bench next tp my ICOM 9700. Then there is the K3 collecting dust and the 706 on the shelf... I think I will take a rest on getting more equipment for a while.. First cleanout the shack on radios I am not using and then maybe get the tower and beams going.. Oh ya those who have the FTDX5000MP and looking at the FTDX101MP, you won't gain anything on the receiver or transmit, I would say as a user the only difference is the touch screen.. KB6DX
Two years later and I finally bought one to replace my 23 year old FT-840. Absolutely incredible how far technology has come in 2 decades. I couldn’t have even conceived of anything like this when I started in the hobby 25 years ago. You kinda missed the mark since it’s #3 on Sherwood and actually should be #2 since the Flex 6700 was based on the production model, and not what was finally released in the consumer version which used different components to keep costs down and margins up.
Thank you. You intro into explaining what a Hybrid SDR is bascially tells me that I would not want a Hybrid.
So just give me the Icom 7300.
DNF adds a fair bit of distortion on mine. The NB also does. The DNR works pretty good up to setting 3 or 4.
I like this mounted on my backpack, LiPo, mini-loaded Hexbeam attached to one of the backpack frame rails, surprising the EU contacts made while getting in my 2hrs of daily walking.
Great video upload !! Good information !! Very soon i go work with this beautifull Transciver !!
Thank you for share your information
Best 73's
Seems strange to only have 1 antenna input. Also, no network port, you have to buy an external box. I think on the FT-DX 101 you also have to buy the external network interface. Looks like another great radio.
I agree, it has always seemed strange to me that affordable radio's only have 1 antenna input. The only ones i have seen with 2 antenna inputs are those with dual transmitters/receivers which are all 2X the price like your IC7610. same for an Ethernet port, 2X the price. not sure what a lan connection is good for anyway except remote operation. maybe the usb can provide what a lan port does
Thanks for the video. To reduce flicker, you might try a neutral density filter on the camera lens to increase exposure time.
Excellent review. However, the radio control panel kept going in and out of focus. Suggestion: Set your camera to manual focus and lock it in. Best, Dan.
@Ham radio crash course great content on the FT-10 great little radio
I think it has 4m as well for us across the pond. Also, I'm sure it's probably already been corrected but, FPGA stands for "Field-programmable gate ARRAY" you nearly got it right lol. Meh, who cares, right.
Just wanted to mention that the FTdx10 is now on mentioned Sherwood testing table, so you don't have to guess at how good it is.
Very nicely explained... good job. congratulations
This has been very helpful, thank you. BTW... Number 3 on Sherwood. Wow! [33:52 Did you really say "Haitch Tee"??? :-)]
Can't wait!!!
Its cool, but is it worth $700 more than the Icom 7300 behind him?
That looks like a pretty sweet radio. Then again most do, compared to my IC718 🤣 great review!
The FT-DX10 is sort of a competitor to the IC-7300.
I would buy it too,it's for my backup /standby radio as a third radio in the shack.
My FTDX-5000MP beat both 101 and 10, but I bought 10 anyway, Awesome radio. This review is excellent for those who are looking around the SDRs. FPGA can't handle everything, especially RF or kind of the analog signal. The passive components and RF parts design is most important than digital ... why is the FTDX-5000MP still a champion in QST report???
Look at the Sherwood report. The 5000 isn’t above the 101 or 10 on the receiver list.
@@HamRadioCrashCourse But why QST ... 😅, and my experience 🤔🤔🤔
What do mean by QST? Which ranking? By whom? And no offense, but I have no idea what your experience is measured with. Sherwood has clear rigorous testing approach that is repeatable against all the radios he tests.
The 500 shows up around 15th place on Sherwood list. Ftdx-101 is #1 and ftdx10 is #3
@@HamRadioCrashCourse My 5000MP beat my 10 , I 100% understand and 10% gap around between 5000 and 10.
101 = 2 10s, Again, uTune beat RC Tune 100%.
QST Magazine Product Reviews.
@@TingILi Then why isn't Sherwood ranking the 5000 higher?
Looks quite nice, thanks for the review...better check the linear output that keys the the amp though. I have an FT-991A I bought a year ago and the amp keying output was shorted to ground right out of the box. Did not know it until I recently purchased an amp. Factory says 5 weeks turn around on the repair after they receive the rig. I do love the FT-991 though. Nice radio.
Thank you for the Alien reference. Now I have to buy this for my daughter Ripley's sake.
Great review, thanks!
field programable gate array is what FPGA stands for.
The limitation is not signal loss prior to digitisation - the limitation (and the reason you don't have an ADC connected to the antenna) is the limited SFDR in a wideband, high samplerate ADC.
The amount of spurs would make for a bad system - that's one of the main reasons to still use an analog RF and IF. Moreover, for HF bands no more than a few 100kHz BW is needed if you wanted to digitise the entire band for spectrum monitoring.
Congratulations!
Lol, the FTdx10 is top three on the Sherwood report
I've had this a week and didn't know about the friction control. Would help if i read the manual! Hi! - thanks, you got a sub
Awesome, thank you!
Great review. Thank you very much. A lot to lole here but I dont care too much for their version of a waterfall.
Hello Josh awesome looking radio wow what's next for the future love this video I'm sharing sharing sharing 🖐️🇺🇸💖👍
Thank you for info.
Amazing review
Sherwood also has information on attenuator in the menu.
Great video very informative.
Nice Video, thanks for that.
Well, Yaesu will NEVER understand, that HAMs need a power TUNE botton (zero beat and one push only) to set up PAs ore Antenna Kuppler.
Sure you can select it on the CS botten, but it don't tune, you have to go at CW ore FM mode.
You will find this tune butten "PF" - also with adjustable output power at ZERO BEAT - on all new Kenwood Radios.
Best 73 Mark from Bavaria
Yeah. That irks me too. I have the CS button on an FT450 set up to drop to 10W and send carrier. That works great with the external auto-ATU I have. The built-in ATU on the 450 and on this, works for up to 3:1 VSWR - so an extern ATU is good for dragging antennas over wider frequency ranges and so on. FTDX10 looks great, has great performance, and would be a huge step forward for me. It's a pity that left that one simple thing out.
Looks like sherwood added it to their website. Looks solid to me, but I am an amateur!
Nice Job... I would highly suggest that any new owner grab a copy of Andrew Barron's book "The Guide to the Yaesu FTDX10", which is a great supplement to the Yaesu manual.
Josh -- you missed it on the Sherwood Review. Its not only in the top 20-30 --- ITS NUMBER 3 !!
I didn't miss it, I said top 20, and the Low side. e.g. 1-10. I nailed it! :D
Bravo Zulu! Good vid. Thanks! es 73 de N5XS
So it's kind of like having an audio CD player that uses a tube based audio amp. ;-) Just kidding!
I really enjoy your reviews, my question is what rigs(mobile, base and HT and with what antenna's.) do you run on a normal basis?
The screen issue is because the camera frame rate is different than the refresh rate of the yaesu screen. Try filming the screen at different frame rates. 60p 60i. 23.97 or 24p for instance. When your editing you video try setting up your project frame
Rate at different rates also.
Could you please help me with something. I have been searching everywhere to see if the ftdx 10 has the VC tuner in it like ftdx 101D has. It is the VC-tuner that makes the 101D so fabulous and everybody wants it. They say the little brother 10 edition it’s also good at tuning in a station I cannot find any picture that shows the VC-tuner on the ftdx 10 Version. Do you know anything about this could you help me please
Hi nice, video review, radio looks awesome and looks easy to use.
I wonder what your top 20 radio list is?
when using this radio with an acom 1010 what settings do you have to enable on the radio or is it just plug and play?
You should have been a technical educator. A lot of this amateur radio stuff goes right over my head. I now understand how my dx10 works. Next up searching your account for a topic I haven't figured out in 15 years. 73 NA8Y
I am an engineer. 👍
@@HamRadioCrashCourse love the way you explain things. I've watched so many videos. Read the manual. Never knew what cs was! Now I do. I saw you made a dipole video. I'm betting I am going to love your presentation style.
Thank you!
Hi, Please help me ... I will buy a new radio and I am in doubt which one to choose ??? Kenwood ts 890 or Icom 7610 ??? yaesu ftdx 101mp can you help me with the opinion on which one is best ??? thanks 73 mas 51
Carlos, it depends on what your preferred mode of operation is. Do you do mostly CW ? mostly SSB? mostly digital? You can waste a lot of money if you get a radio that has much more capability than you really need.
i have a 7300 and just bought this yaesu ftdx 10 and to be honest i love it the receive is amazing compared to the 7300 mind you i would love to try the yaesu ftdx 101 just to see what its like 73
Great Video!! Thank you!!
Do you see yourself doing a direct comparison of the FT-DX10 and the IC-7300.
I'm very much on the fence about these two radios.
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Can’t compare a hi end receiver to a mid level Rx Robert. The 7300 is great low cost SDR but you won’t pull you contact away from a 1k spaced signal. This dx10 will separate those adjoining signal and give you ability to hear. Listen to the 7300 in a contest environment. You ll give up and move on or just won’t pull the signal out. Noise on 7300 in suburbs is s7 on this rig will be s3/4 on the same antenna. Imho 😉 KC3ONO
@@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953 Thank you Kevin: With the bands getting crowded, being able to separate signals becomes imperative. My primary interest is to set up a Pactor/VaraFM station for Hurricane preparedness using WinLink.
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