Video/review of the revolutionary Icom-7300 Software defined Export CB

[543_Dallas]

So you got nothing then?

No soup for you.

 

[L2]

No soup for you.

That's what I thought.

 

[543_Dallas]

That's what I thought.

I was on your side but you're just too sensitive or have some kind of complex.

 

[L2]

I was on your side but you're just too sensitive or have some kind of complex.

No other rig in its price range comes close.

 

[543_Dallas]

No other rig in its price range comes close.

I do not disagree with that. I haven't used a 7300 so I don't have an opinion. All I can say is the ones I've heard sounded good.

What I meant by my original post is that there are some critics on this forum that will always have something negative to say. They don't mind telling you that you have a pos but if you buy something too nice or expensive they get jealous and call it a waste of money.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Obviously you don't know fact from BS since you believed that an 820 is a better transceiver than the 7300. Unless you own one all your comments seem like trolling.

I'm on vacation at the moment and can't wait to go home and play with my 7300.

Me troll? Nope in fact I tend to evict trolls from the forum. There are different ways to judge a radio. Some like the bells and whistles. Some like the DSP filtering. Some like the ability to reject adjacent frequency in-band signals. Some like the IMD performance. I stand by saying that when subjected to strong adjacent frequency QRM the venerable 820 is a damn good receiver when it has a decent SSB filter like the YK-88S (2.4 KHz) or the YK-88SN (1.8 KHz). It also does not suffer from blocking (desense) on out-of-band signals like a lot of the newer rigs do. I base my statement on the basics of receiving that takes adjacent freq QRM, and strong signal handling ability along with decent sound. Can the 7300 dig a signal out of the noise better? Probably, if you start tweaking everything but for a general purpose radio on a crowded band with lots of signals a properly maintained 820 can hold it's ground. One problem is finding someone capable of properly maintaining a rig of that vintage.

 

[L2]

I do not disagree with that. I haven't used a 7300 so I don't have an opinion. All I can say is the ones I've heard sounded good.

What I meant by my original post is that there are some critics on this forum that will always have something negative to say. They don't mind telling you that you have a pos but if you buy something too nice or expensive they get jealous and call it a waste of money.

Agree my friend. Sorry I misread your post.

 

[L2]

Love my 7300. It’s the best HF radio I’ve ever owned and it’s a bargain.

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Same.

And just think it comes with a high stability temperature-compensate crystal oscillator. On some transceivers this was/is an option that you have to buy. Also, it comes with a voice speech synthesizer. Again, not long ago this too was an option you had to buy. So yeah, I think it's a bargain too.

If any of you want to read an excellent review of the 7300 receiver aspect check out N9EWO review. http://webpages.charter.net/n9ewo2/ic7300.html

 

[jon666]

wow this thread is brutal. i love everything about the 7300. it kills my kenwood ts 2000. now i got it fixed does over a 100 watts with my heil icm microphone. bur the trolls say i have junk so.

 

[jon666]

I have been testing out the Icom IC-7300 Export radio for about 2 weeks now and so far it has impressed me over any other radio I have used. It is the best AM modulation I have heard out of any Export radio that has crossed my bench. Sideband is superb as well Zero drift with its 0.5 PPM TXCO.

you get brick wall selectivity yet great audio RX no muffled voices. The PA loafs at full power and the temperature of the pills stay nice and cool (you can monitor temp via one of the meters)
Noise Blanker and Noise reduction is very effective as well, you can pull signals out of the mud no problem.

Whats amazing is all these features and performance comes in such a small package, its like the size of two cobra 29ltds stacked one on top of each other.

And finally, once you get your ticket you can go up 1 meter and work 10 meter band or go down 9 meters and work the 20 meter band and talk on the popular 14.313 Mhz frequency. No forklift upgrade required when your needs expand in the future.

here are two quick videos I did showing some of the features.

Basic screen in action showing you all kinds of parameters in real time.


Spectrum and audio modulation scope.

i need to get me a export radio like this. oh hell i got one its FCC approved ham radio.ill be dammed

 

[jon666]

all it needs is echo a Rodger beeps. and a class c 16 pill and a few noise toys. then it will be a true export

 

[L2]

all it needs is echo a Rodger beeps. and a class c 16 pill and a few noise toys. then it will be a true export

lol

 

[AndrewGS]

I might put turbo echo in mine with a big, chome knob set sticking out of the side. I wish it would only key 1W and swing that 100W.

 

[w9cll]

I might put turbo echo in mine with a big, chome knob set sticking out of the side. I wish it would only key 1W and swing that 100W.

Don't forget the Nitro Knobs and blue lighting.

 

[jdobbs2001]

all it needs is echo a Rodger beeps. and a class c 16 pill and a few noise toys. then it will be a true export

You can activate the roger beep via the service menu. 8 choices.