WITH Hamventions and Swap meets starting next month you may be able to get a deal on an hf radio
The following table provides a summary of what is currently available. Prices are recent, however there are many sales on these days. It all depends on what features you want – power, portability, waterfall display. Don’t forget you need to add an antenna and power supply too.
HF Radios
Low-Cost
· (Tr)uSDX 5W $195 $121 (Kit) Alliexpress
· Xiegu G106 5-10W $404 Radioddity
· FX-4L 5W $385US BG2FX
· FX-4CR 15-20W $550US BG2FX
Truly Portable (Internal Battery)
· Icom IC-705 5-10W All-Mode/All-Band $1,699
· Elecraft KX-2 5-10W $1.500US
· Elecraft KX-3 5-10W $1,880US
· Allunce RS-918 5-10W $629 DXCANADA
All-Band/All-Mode (HF and VHF/UHF)
· Icom IC-705 5-10W $1,699
· Icom IC-7100 100W $1,499
· Yaesu FT-991A 100W $1,749
Moderately Priced Units
· Xiegu G90 20W $666 DXCANADA
· Xiegu X6100 10W $880 DXCANADA
· Icom IC-718 100W $849
· Yaesu FT-891 100W $899
Base Stations (100W)
· Icom IC-7300 $1,999
· Yaesu FT-710 $1,649
· Yaesu FT-DX10 $1,979
Websites
BG2FX https://bg2fx.com/transceivers-1
Radioddity https://www.radioddity.com/
Elecraft https://elecraft.com/
DXCANADA https://dxcanada.ca/
Canada Radioworld Toronto https://www.radioworld.ca/
GPS Central Calgary https://www.gpscentral.ca/
RPH Communications Richmond http://www.rhecomm.com/RHE_Radio_Communications/Home.html
Burnaby Radio https://burnabyradio.com/
Fleetwood https://www.fleetwooddp.com/
US Ham Radio Outlet https://www.hamradio.com/
GigaParts https://www.gigaparts.com/
DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/
MFJ https://mfjenterprises.com/
R&L Electronics https://www2.randl.com/