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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C2.1
Wind 433.1 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 22:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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Repair & Troubleshooting

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

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

    Jennifer Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    Linda Thompson

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

    Mark Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    James Holloway

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

    Sarah Moore28,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Sarah Moore28

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

    Michelle Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Morse Coder

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

    Robert Martinez,
    • 2 replies
    • 917 views
    DX Lover

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

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    Michael Stevens

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

    Tom Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Brian Mitchell

  9. IC-7300 goes deaf after about 20 minutes — heat related maybe?

    Moon Bounce,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Lisa Chen

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

    John Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 170 views
    David Rodriguez

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

    Bob Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Susan Davis

  13. IC-7300 ALC Troubleshooting for SSB Audio

    Robert Martinez,
    • 0 replies
    • 141 views
    Robert Martinez

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

    Andrew Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Giovanni Rossi

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

    Christopher Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Lisa Thompson

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

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    Steven Wilson

  17. IC-7300 putting out like 10 watts max, checked the obvious stuff already

    David Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    David Williams50

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

    David Davis44,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Jessica Davis18

  20. IC-7300 randomly dropping TX power, cant figure out whats going on

    James Brown39,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Rick Anderson

  21. IC-7300 dropping output power randomly, swapped finals already

    Lisa Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Sarah Brown

  22. IC-7300 randomly dropping output power mid transmission — driving me nuts

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Thomas Anderson

  23. TS-590 HF Power Drop but Full Output on 6m - Classic DC Feed Issue?

    David Park,
    • 2 replies
    • 395 views
    Steve Anderson

  25. TS-440S Final Amplifier Failure - Need Troubleshooting Advice

    Jessica Thomas,
    • 2 replies
    • 158 views
    Michelle Taylor

  26. IC-7300 putting out like 20w max no matter what i do

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    Carlos Mendoza

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

    Thomas Bradley,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Thomas Bradley

  28. FT-857D putting out low power on 40m, fine everywhere else

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    James Wilson46

  29. IC-7300 intermittent TX dropout — driving me nuts

    Jessica Williams53,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Andrew Jackson

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