Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver Review

[RatsoW8]

Good for you, but it is hardware issue, not software All IC-7300 are defective, no exceptions. No mention DAC overload problem. Hard to notice on wire, but on good antenna system it is pain in the ass.
Mike

Can you post a link where I can read more about it? Didn't find much even on the 7300 yahoo group.

 

[sp5it]

http://yo3hjv.blogspot.com/2016/04/playing-with-front-end-of-ic-7300.html
and google for "ic-7300 ovf"
Mike

 

[jon666]

i bought one about a week ago. its still in the box. having a hard time letting go of my kenwood. i just cant seem to put it in the box. the kenwood ts2000 was my first ham radio. shack in a box. got it when i passed the test. but ill get around it i guess.

 

[Ranch55]

I have been using my IC-7300 for almost a year now. It is a very good radio.

 

[jon666]

do you get 100 watts out on ssb.
ive heard people complain they are only getting like 30-35 watts out on ssb

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

i bought one about a week ago. its still in the box. having a hard time letting go of my kenwood. i just cant seem to put it in the box. the kenwood ts2000 was my first ham radio. shack in a box. got it when i passed the test. but ill get around it i guess.

Maybe set them up side by side for a while? I would just use the both of them.

 

[jon666]

great idea thanks. im going to do that. if i have enough room on my desk

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

great idea thanks. im going to do that. if i have enough room on my desk

If there's room for one, there's room for two. I have a hard time letting stuff go too, so I don't. LOL

 

[jon666]

yes i would never sell my kenwood. its the radio that got me into ham radio

 

[tba02]

do you get 100 watts out on ssb.
ive heard people complain they are only getting like 30-35 watts out on ssb

I have no problem getting 100 watts output on two of them.
I had one time when it was 90 watts but I was running about 16 feet of power feed cable and there was too great a voltage/current drop (It was just doing a quick connect/setup to test something and didn't feel like dismantling everything, hence long cables).

 

[Ranch55]

do you get 100 watts out on ssb.
ive heard people complain they are only getting like 30-35 watts out on ssb

Yes, that is a common complaint, and it is accurate.
Maximum AM dead key on my 7300 is 30 watts. It will "swing" up to 75~80 wattson AM.
Full power on SSB, it will put out 135 plus watts. I normally run mine at 50%~80% power output.
Putting the radio into technician service mode allows the factory settings to be adjusted. The radio can be adjusted to output 150 plus watts, but I do not have it adjusted that high.

 

[jon666]

thanks

 

[jon666]

how do i get the radio into technician service mode .
and what do i have to change to get a 100 watts on ssb. right now im getting 35 watts on ssb on my pep meter.
thanks sorry so many questions

 

[tba02]

Before you go into service mode,
Switch to CW mode.
Enable the internal mic to key the radio -
- Press Menu / Keyer
- Long press Edit/Set, then CW-Key Set
- MIC Up/Down Keyer = ON
- Key Type = Straight
Exit the Menu, use the Down button on the mic to send a tone (RF Power = 100%) into a dummy load
What does the meter show (and what meter are you using) ?

 

[jon666]

meter shows 35 watts on ssb on my mfj peak reading meter.
dont know the model #
thanks