Questions tagged [icom-ic-7300]
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How do I set the spectrum scope gain on the Icom IC-7300?
I have an IC-7300.
When observing weak signals, the spectrum scope has signal peaks that are way too small. Just now I was listening to a clearly audible CW signal that was easily heard but hardly moved the spectrum scope at all. I had to squint at…
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Is an Icom radio’s model ID info available via a CI-V command?
I have built a prototype device using an Arduino Nano Every which communicates (using CI-V commands) with Icom radios, to augment control of them. Currently I use the default addresses of the “target Radio” (set to 0x94 - 0x97 via jumpers on the…
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SWR of 1.5 -- use internal antenna tuner or not?
My IC-7300 has an internal antenna tuner that can handle a SWR of up to 3:1.
The other day I noticed that a frequency I was transmitting on (the 40m FT8 frequency FWIW) has an SWR of 1.5 (was my first time running FT8 on 40 meters). I expected that…
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Why is IC-7300 transmitting at zero power in "Rig" split mode with WSJT-X and FT8?
I am successfully running FT8 with WSJT-X on Windows 10 with my IC-7300. I am using IC-7300 as the rig.
On reading the official WSJT-X User Guide (and various YouTube videos, etc.) I see that many places strongly recommend running FT8 in split mode.…
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wsjt-x problems with windows 11 Icom 7300 USB sound hangs
Description of problem:
WSJT and JTDX both stop receiving sound after about 2-3 hours when running on Win 11 with ICom 7300.
This did not happen with my Raspberry Pi running the same rig.
The waterfall shows black about 2-3 hours after starting the…
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IC7300 soundcard issues
I have a brand new Dell XPS laptop running windows 11 pro. The rig is an IC7300 which I had running WSJT-x (JTDX) as well as other digi modes using ham radio deluxe fine on an older (10 year old machine) windows 10 laptop.I have everything running…
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Icom 7300 low frequency broad-spectrum noise
What's causing these horizontal bands of noise?
It's the middle of the day here in a low density city neighborhood.
They were not present about 20 minutes ago; now they are even stronger and filling in the space between the lines.
Cannot hear any…
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What did I just do to my rig? Audio went crazy and had to reboot
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I was experimenting with different settings on my IC-7300 and trying out manually controlling the RF Gain with AGC off. Too much gain for a moment caused audio clipping followed by the audio going into a weird state. Even after flipping AGC…
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IC-7300 internal tuner failing when before tuning I have a 1.5:1 SWR?
I have an IC-7300 and have tried it with a couple of antennas. In each case the internal tuner works sometimes, and not others. That is not a surprise in itself, but sometimes when the untuned SWR is 1.5:1 the internal tuner still fails. I can…
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After upgrading the firmware on my IC-7300, there's a new preset in a language I can't understand, what is it?
I recently upgraded the firmware on my Icom IC-7300 and a new menu item appeared: "Preset". I assume this is a way to save different radio configurations but I haven't looked into it yet. Inside "Preset" there were two items, FT8 which I'm familiar…
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Can I splice a random wire antenna?
I have an Icom AH-4 with a random wire antenna. I have a fence around my property that is 60 feet long by 70 feet wide. The outdoor tuner is placed at the begining of the 60 foot section which leads to the 70 foot section. I intend to both receive…
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FLDigi Crashes When Trying to Load RigCAT Description File
I am trying to setup FLDigi with my ICOM-7300 via the USB connection so I can start using digital modes. Everytime I try to follow the instructions here, it doesn't work. Specifically, everytime I try to load the .xml file, FLDigi hangs up and…
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Is the ground on the back of the Icom IC-7300 an electrical or RF ground?
On the back of the Icom IC-7300 there's a ground connector:
The manual goes on to say this:
Is this an electrical or RF ground?
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