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Yeah, the G90 and 7300 are not in the same class. My X5105 has terrible audio, but I can have a very small package with a random wire antenna and have 80-6m without any fuss. It's all a compromise. I have other QRP radios that are much smaller and sound amazing, but require resonant antennas and a speaker/headphones and a battery.

I'm surprised how many people regularly bring a 7300 into the field. I have an FTdx10 at home and I don't consider that to be a portable radio. The 710 is supposed to be more field-y than the FTdx10, so maybe. Honestly if you're going to setup for an hour or two, the 891 is the way to go. A waterfall is nice, but when I don't have one I really don't notice it. And nothing that leaves my house has a waterfall. Unless I'm running QRP, I use an FT-857, which is the predecessor to the 891.

If you want a 7300 I won't try and talk you out of it. They're very good, and do have a built-in tuner that can help the radio play nicer with a slightly high SWR (but nothing like the Xiegu tuner).

<blockquote data-quote="ToddDubya" data-source="post: 9195526" data-attributes="member: 29151">Yeah, the G90 and 7300 are not in the same class. My X5105 has terrible audio, but I can have a very small package with a random wire antenna and have 80-6m without any fuss. It&#039;s all a compromise. I have other QRP radios that are much smaller and sound amazing, but require resonant antennas and a speaker/headphones and a battery.I&#039;m surprised how many people regularly bring a 7300 into the field. I have an FTdx10 at home and I don&#039;t consider that to be a portable radio. The 710 is supposed to be more field-y than the FTdx10, so maybe. Honestly if you&#039;re going to setup for an hour or two, the 891 is the way to go. A waterfall is nice, but when I don&#039;t have one I really don&#039;t notice it. And nothing that leaves my house has a waterfall. Unless I&#039;m running QRP, I use an FT-857, which is the predecessor to the 891.If you want a 7300 I won&#039;t try and talk you out of it. They&#039;re very good, and do have a built-in tuner that can help the radio play nicer with a slightly high SWR (but nothing like the Xiegu tuner).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ToddDubya, post: 9195526, member: 29151"] Yeah, the G90 and 7300 are not in the same class. My X5105 has terrible audio, but I can have a very small package with a random wire antenna and have 80-6m without any fuss. It's all a compromise. I have other QRP radios that are much smaller and sound amazing, but require resonant antennas and a speaker/headphones and a battery. I'm surprised how many people regularly bring a 7300 into the field. I have an FTdx10 at home and I don't consider that to be a portable radio. The 710 is supposed to be more field-y than the FTdx10, so maybe. Honestly if you're going to setup for an hour or two, the 891 is the way to go. A waterfall is nice, but when I don't have one I really don't notice it. And nothing that leaves my house has a waterfall. Unless I'm running QRP, I use an FT-857, which is the predecessor to the 891. If you want a 7300 I won't try and talk you out of it. They're very good, and do have a built-in tuner that can help the radio play nicer with a slightly high SWR (but nothing like the Xiegu tuner). [/QUOTE]

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