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Ha! like kids pulling out their marbles for comparison. Yup, the Xiegu 90—the Yaesu Ft 891 and 991A and the FT DX 3000. (Don’t know how I ended up being a Yaesu guy). I like my DX Commanders and have three different ones, the Sky Scrapping Nebula, the Classic and the Rapide.

I am noticing that DX-peditions are going more toward DX Commanders for their field work. Makes sense. Callum has re-fined a nice bit of kit there.

I also have the Kenwood v71a, Alinco 235 and 6m mono-banders. Oh and a Kenwood 700a various handhelds (Yaesu and Kenwood)

Two different battery boxes. one for the Xiegu 90 and one for the 891....

I picked up the G90 aroudn Thanks givign when they were running a bundle sale. Got the radio, fan stand, another stand and the data connection dongle for $400. Couldnt beat that. Now the G-90 is running closer to $600 today?

I am liking that little Chinese radio. But having the hardest time to get it working properly on FT-8. I guess I will continue to use the 891 for that one.

think I have a radio addiction....

I run FT8 between a Linux desktop and a single USB connection to the FT-991A. I purchased a DigiRig interface for the G90, but have not put it in service yet. On my "to do" list is LiFePO4 batteries for the field. I have a couple big solar panels that will keep batteries and rechargeable devices e.g. cell phones and hand held radios going as long as necessary.

I really want a good, fixed vertical, but the expanse of grass and dogs make a set of radials as a permanent fixture a very difficult endeavor. I just pull the radials out when using the Wolf coils and roll them back up when not in use.