Yaesu FT-818ND vs Xiegu X6100
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Yaesu FT-818ND or Xiegu X6100? I put both radios side by side: figures from the manufacturers’ datasheets and photos to the same scale. The Yaesu FT-818ND comes out ahead for 2 m power, 70 cm power and TX current draw; the Xiegu X6100 wins on HF power, 6 m power, AM power, antenna tuner, LAN / remote control, SD card and weight.
XieguX6100
HF · 6 m10 Wtuner0.9 kg
Specs side by side
| YaesuFT-818ND▲ 3 | XieguX6100▲ 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bands and modes | ||
| Transmit bands | HF 1.8–29.7 MHz50–52 MHz144–146 MHz430–440 MHz | HF 1.8–29.7 MHz50–54 MHz |
| Receive range | 0.1–56 · 76–154 · 420–470 MHz | 0.5–30 · 50–54 MHz |
| Modes | SSBCWAMFM | SSBCWAMFMRTTY |
| Transmit power | ||
| HF | 6 W | 10 W ▲ |
| 50 MHz (6 m) | 6 W | 10 W ▲ |
| 144 MHz (2 m) | 6 W ▲ | — |
| 430 MHz (70 cm) | 6 W ▲ | — |
| AM | 2 W | 2.5 W ▲ |
| Receiver | ||
| Construction | superheterodyne, double conversion | SDR, direct conversion and sampling |
| Second receiver | — | — |
| Spectrum and waterfall | basic swept analyser | 96 kHz spectrum + waterfall |
| Features | ||
| Antenna tuner | — | built-in, up to SWR 4.5:1 |
| Display | monochrome LCD | 4″ colour, 800×480 |
| LAN / remote operation | — | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth |
| USB | none (CAT interface) | USB: CAT + audio, USB host |
| SD card | — | |
| Antenna connectors | BNC (front) + SO-239 (rear) | 1× BNC |
| Power and case | ||
| Power | 13.8 V DC or built-in 1900 mAh Ni-MH battery | 9–15 V DC or built-in battery (5 W) |
| Transmit current draw | 2.7 A ▲ | 3 A |
| Dimensions | 135 × 38 × 165 mmwidth × height × depth | 180 × 86 × 49 mmW × H × D |
| Weight | 0.9 kg | 0.9 kg ▲ |
| Other | ||
| Memory channels | 200 | no data |
| Release | 2018discontinued | 2021 |
Data: manufacturers’ spec sheets and manuals · as of 31.10.2026
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