{"id":17193,"date":"2016-02-03T08:28:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T12:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=17193"},"modified":"2016-02-03T08:28:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T12:28:23","slug":"the-xiegu-x5105-a-new-qrp-portable-transceiver-in-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/the-xiegu-x5105-a-new-qrp-portable-transceiver-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"The Xiegu X5105: a new QRP portable transceiver in development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Xiegu-X5105.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17194\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17194\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Xiegu-X5105.jpg\" alt=\"Xiegu-X5105\" width=\"799\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Xiegu-X5105.jpg 799w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Xiegu-X5105-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Xiegu-X5105-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Xiegu-X5105-482x300.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Mike, who writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I thought your readers might like to know about the new\u00a0Xiegu X5105 [HF] transceiver which is being developed by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wouxun.us\/\">Wouxun group<\/a>\u00a0out of China (the same company who produces an inexpensive line of amateur HTs).<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/yaesuft817.com\/wp\/qrp-ft-817-elecraft-kx3-icom-703-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\">YaesuFT817.com<\/a>, the X5105&#8217;s receiver is a double-conversion superheterodyne\u00a0design and is made portable by way of\u00a03 rechargeable lithium batteries of 1.8 mAh each. Native output of 5 watts.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve read that the price will be around $500 US.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/neo\/groups\/X108-Transceiver\/conversations\/topics\/2907\" target=\"_blank\">The X-108 forum<\/a> also has the following message, I assume, from a company representative&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Xiegu Tech will launch new products. I\u2019m very pleased to share relevant information with you:-)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I. X5105 short wave transceiver<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>X5105 is a highly portable transceiver working at HF+6m band, with a built-in power output of 5W.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Technical features: double-conversion superheterodyne, fitted with up to 3 lithium batteries of 18,650mph each.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Expandability<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A standard main unit (embedded with one 8-pole 2.7k-SSB crystal filter)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>An optional high stability, high precision TCXO module<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>An optional 500Hz narrow band crystal filter<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>An optional plug-in 5W antenna tuner module<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>II. XPA125 integrated amplifier and antenna tuner<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>XPA125, with a built-in antenna tuner, amplifies the output up to 125W.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Technical features:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>125W linear power amplifier + combined LC antenna tuner.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Expandability:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>A standard 125W amplifier, An optional 125W automatic antenna tuner.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks for all of the info, Mike!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s an interesting portable design. I like the display&#8211;reminds me of the Icom IC-746.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be very curious how well it performs as a general coverage receiver. I don&#8217;t see any specs regarding AM mode or the maximum bandwidth. The price is certainly competitive; nearly half that of the <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/a-review-of-the-elecraft-kx3-a-world-class-transceiver-superb-shortwave-receiver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elecraft KX3<\/a>. I seriously doubt it could give the KX3 a run for its money, performance-wise, but who knows?\u00a0Looks like we&#8217;ll have more info by the end of the year when the X5105 hits production. Thanks again for the tip!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Mike, who writes: I thought your readers might like to know about the new\u00a0Xiegu X5105 [HF] transceiver which is being developed by the\u00a0Wouxun group\u00a0out of China (the same company who produces an inexpensive line of amateur HTs). According to YaesuFT817.com, the X5105&#8217;s receiver is a double-conversion superheterodyne\u00a0design and is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,836,3,43],"tags":[4732,4731,4730,4729,4728],"class_list":["post-17193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-new-products","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-x5105","tag-xiegu","tag-xiegu-x5105","tag-xiegu-x5105-qrp-transceiver","tag-xiegu-x5105-transceiver"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4tj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46707,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/radio-deals-radioddity-cyber-monday-and-flash-sale\/","url_meta":{"origin":17193,"position":0},"title":"Radio Deals: Radioddity Cyber Monday and Flash Sale","author":"Thomas","date":"November 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I just received an email announcement from Radioddity noting their holiday sale which lasts through November 30, 2020. 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