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SFI 94
SN 49
A 7
K 0 Quiet
X-Ray B3.4
Wind 368.6 km/s
Aurora 1
Updated 20:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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Repair & Troubleshooting

Get help diagnosing radio faults, power issues, interference, damaged hardware, and equipment repair.

  1. FT-817 putting out maybe 1 watt on 40m, fine on everything else

    Amanda Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Robert Miller

  2. IC-7300 intermittent TX fault - only happens when warm

    Christopher Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Christopher Lee

  3. IC-7300 intermittent TX dropout — pulling my hair out

    Emily Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Thomas White

  4. IC-7300 suddenly way down on receive, TX seems fine?

    Robert Kim97,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Michael Williams

  5. IC-7300 putting out low power on 40m only, rest of the bands fine

    Jessica Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Amanda Williams49

  7. IC-7300 dropping power randomly, already swapped the PA board

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    Ham Mountain

  8. IC-7300 putting out like 20w max on all bands, already checked the ALC

    John Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    James Moore

  9. IC-7300 putting out maybe 20w max, driver stage issue?

    Jennifer Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Linda Thompson

  10. FT-897 final amp getting hot way too fast, something's off

    Mark Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Jennifer Lee

  11. IC-7300 dropping TX power after a few minutes — caps or something else?

    Emily Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 131 views
    Nicole Larsen

  13. Troubleshooting Guide: When to DIY vs Professional Ham Radio Repair

    Robert Martinez,
    • 2 replies
    • 979 views
    Radio Geek

  14. IC-7300 putting out low power on 40m only, everything else fine

    Sarah Moore28,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Sarah Moore28

  15. IC-7300 TX audio suddenly sounds terrible on the other end

    Bob Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Linda Johnson

  16. IC-7300 no output power after lightning storm — not sure where to start

    Michelle Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Michelle Davis

  17. IC-7300 dropping power after a few minutes — thermal issue or something else?

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Michael Stevens

  19. ft-857d transmits but no receive on 20m

    Tom Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 120 views
    Brian Mitchell

  20. IC-7300 putting out low power on 40m only, other bands fine

    Jennifer Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    Amanda Wright

  21. Multimeter selection for ham radio bench work - DMM vs analog for troubleshooting

    John Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 255 views
    David Rodriguez

  22. IC-7300 ALC Troubleshooting for SSB Audio

    Robert Martinez,
    • 0 replies
    • 205 views
    Robert Martinez

  23. IC-7300 randomly dropping power mid-QSO — already checked the obvious stuff

    Andrew Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Giovanni Rossi

  25. IC-7300 putting out maybe 20w on 20m, fine on everything else — what am I missing

    Andrew Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Andrew Martinez

  26. IC-7300 putting out way less power than it should — already checked the obvious stuff

    Christopher Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Lisa Thompson

  27. IC-7300 suddenly way down on receive, tx seems fine — stumped

    David Davis44,
    • 1 reply
    • 152 views
    Frank Nakamura

  28. IC-7300 putting out low power on 40m only, everything else seems fine

    Thomas Bradley,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Michelle Garcia

  29. IC-7300 putting out weird audio on TX, neighbors complaining about me too

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 117 views
    Steven Wilson

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