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WRTC 2018 Prime Sponsor

The organizers of the WRTC 2018 have the pleasure to announce that YAESU Musen will support WRTC 2018 as Prime Sponsor. During the Ham Radio 2016 YAESU Director Masao Mori and WRTC 2018 President Christian Janssen, DL1MGB, signed a “Memorandum of Understanding”. YAESU Musen, well renowned as a leading manufacturer of amateur radio equipment, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. The name YAESU stands for innovation and tradition. YAESU has been supporting a great variety of projects in the field of DXing and contesting for many decades. Already at the WRTC 2002 in Finland YAESU stood in the front row in developing the idea of the World Radio Team Championship. YAESU has announced immediate financial support and to provide technical equipment. They will donate all rotators for the WRTC antennas. Their most reliable technical standard will guarantee fairness in this radiosport competition, the core idea of the WRTC for more than 25 years. Masao Mori stated, “YAESU is happy to get into such close contact with the WRTC 2018 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary. We are looking forward to providing our long standing experience in the cooperation with the great events of amateur radio.”

Source: DXNews

New Yaesu FT-710

UPDATE (JULY 7) some more info including cost via DX-World advertiser, WIMO JULY 6, 2022 – Social media awash with news today that YAESU is about to introduce a new transceiver – the FT-710. It will cover 160-6m with 100w output. Note: The FT-710M and FT-710S are the 50 and 10 watt versions of this new radio. Scheduled to be released in late August, the price is still unknown. Late August coincides with the Tokyo Ham Radio Fair.

Source: DX-World