Re: First HF Radio?
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I think the hardware design is now sufficiently stable. The software is still a work in progress, so you have to have some tolerance for issues there if you're going to use it as your first HF radio. If you're the kind of computer user who happily runs beta software and updates often, it might be a good choice for you right now. The most direct competition is the Xiegu G90, and the contrasts between them are interesting. The G90 software is in a more complete state now. But its software lacks polish, and based on Xiegu's?track record it will probably never get it; they release products that are barely usable, work on the software until it's good enough, then move on to the next thing. The sBitx software is open source, and I expect that it will eventually be very very good; we're just not there yet. If your budget for an HF radio is in the US$400-500 range and you just want something that works right now without any fuss, I wouldn't recommend either of those. I'd say to check the used market for an Icom, Kenwood, or Yaesu that fits your budget. But watch out for eBay because prices there are often inflated; check with your local radio club to see if anybody has a suitable radio for sale, or visit a hamfest. On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 12:43?PM Jim <winickyj@...> wrote: I am a ham that so far has only used vhf/uhf.? I have my general and am interested in diving into HF and find the sBitx_V2 interesting.? I am interested whether forum members would think that the Radio is stable enough to be suitable for a first/only HF radio? #sBitx_V2 |
Shirley Dulcey KE1L