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The Xiegu G90 is a 20-watt HF SDR transceiver that covers 160 through 10 meters (including 60 meters in the US) and receives from 0.5 to 30 MHz. It runs on 13.8 volts, has a detachable control head, and shows a ±24 kHz live spectrum and waterfall on its 1.8-inch color display. The headline feature — the thing owners rave about more than anything else — is the built-in automatic antenna tuner, which handles a wide range of mismatches fast enough that field operators just toss up a wire and go. It suits portable operators (POTA/SOTA), first-HF-rig buyers on a budget, and digital-mode experimenters. Twenty watts is the sweet spot: materially better than 5-watt QRP for voice, still easy on batteries. New units sold around $450–$497, so on the used market this is a lot of radio per dollar — when the firmware is current. When buying used: check the firmware version first — early firmware had poor receive audio and quirks, and one owner found a used G90 was transformed by a firmware update. The base radio does NOT do FM (that needs the GSOC expansion controller), and there is no internal sound card, so digital modes need an external interface (DE-19/CE-19, DigiRig, or similar). Expect it to run hot on long digital sessions — Xiegu treats some overheating as normal, and there's a clip-on fan accessory. Also worth a look: VFO knob tightness, and on very early units the thin stock power cable and mini-Tamiya connector (later units moved to Powerpoles).
Yes — it's a popular digital rig, but it has no built-in sound card, so you need an external audio/CAT interface like the Xiegu DE-19 or CE-19, a DigiRig, or an XGGComms unit. The common setup is LINE input selected, mic gain around 10, AGC off, AUX levels set sensibly, and low power on FT8. On firmware 1.79 and later, use the U-D mode so data exits the rear port.
It does run hot — several owners report the case getting noticeably warm even on phone, and Xiegu itself treats some overheating with long use as normal. The usual mitigations: the G90-H1 clip-on fan accessory, shade for portable ops, and reduced power on long FT8 sessions.
Owner consensus is yes at the ~$450 new price: 20 watts, a waterfall display, a wide-range tuner, and excellent audio are hard to beat for the money. The caveats buyers repeat: update the firmware before judging it (early versions were rough), the printed manual is thin (use the groups.io cheat sheets), and it's not a full-time shack-rig substitute.
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